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West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Audition Excerpts
PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION ___________________________________________________________________
February 2013
Set piece for marimba J.S. BACH Suite No.2 in D minor for Violoncello, BWV 1008: Allemande and Sarabande
Snare Drum
1. PROKOFIEV Lieutenant Kijé, 1st movement [2 excerpts]
2. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade [All of 3rd & 4th mvts]
3. BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra [1 excerpt]
4. SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.11, 2nd & 4th movements [3 excerpts]
5. WILLIAMS Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Title [1 excerpt]
6. NIELSEN Clarinet Concerto [2 excerpts]
7. RAVEL Bolero [All; play until stopped]
Snare Drum & multi-percussion
8. SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.15, 3rd & 4th movements [2 excerpts]
Xylophone
9. STRAVINSKY Firebird (Complete ballet) [1 excerpt]
10. GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess: Introduction [1 excerpt]
11. GERSHWIN An American in Paris [5 excerpts]
12. MESSIAEN Chronochromie, V Antistrophe II [1 excerpt]
13. KODALY Hary Janos [1 excerpt]
14. STRAVINSKY Les Noces [1 excerpt]
15. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sinfonia Antartica, 1st & 2nd movements [2 excerpts]
Glockenspiel
16. DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice [4 excerpts]
17. DEBUSSY La Mer, 2nd & 3rd movements [3 excerpts]
18. RESPIGHI Pines of Rome [3 excerpts]
19. MOZART The Magic Flute: Finale, Act I [1 excerpt]
LIST CONTINUED OVER THE PAGE
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2013 WASO PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION AUDITION LIST OF EXCERPTS CONTINUED
Vibraphone
20. BERNSTEIN West Side Story Symphonic Dances: ‘Cool’ [1 excerpt]
21. BERG Lulu: Acts 1 & 2 [2 excerpts]
22. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sinfonia Antartica, 1st movement [1 excerpt]
23. MELOZZI Pinocchio [1 excerpt] Marimba
24. ADAMS Harmonielehre [1 excerpt]
25. DEAN Kormarov’s Fall [2 excerpts]
26. GRAINGER The Warriors [2 excerpts]
Tambourine
27. DEBUSSY Iberia, 1st movement [3 excerpts]
28. DVORAK Carnival Overture [3 excerpts]
29. BRITTEN Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes: ‘Storm’ [1 excerpt]
30. STRAVINSKY Petroushka [1 excerpt]
Bass Drum
31. STRAVINSKY Le Sacre du Printemps: Danse de la Terre [1 excerpt]
32. MAHLER Symphony No.3, Part 1, No.1 [1 excerpt] Cymbals
33. RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2 [1 excerpt]
34. TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4 [1 excerpt]
♫ Please note: in all excerpts that have multiple bars rests of three measures and over please just observe a general pause.
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Set piece for marimba: J.S. BACH: Suite No.2 in D minor for Violoncello: Allemande and Sarabande
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Set piece for marimba: J.S. BACH: Suite No.2 in D minor for Violoncello (continued)
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS
1) PROKOFIEV, Lieutenant Kijé, 1st movement
Excerpt A
Excerpt B = 120
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED
2) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherezade, All of 3rd & 4th movements 3rd movement
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 2) Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade continued…
4th movement
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 2) Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade continued…
4th movement continued
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED
3) BRITTEN, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Variation K
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED
4) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.11, 2nd & 4th movements Excerpt A – 2nd movement Allegro = 176
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 4) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.11 continued…
Excerpt B – 2nd movement Allegro = = 108
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 4) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.11 continued… Excerpt C – 4th movement
Allegro non troppo = 120
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED
5) WILLIAMS, Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Theme
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED
6) NIELSEN, Clarinet Concerto Excerpt A
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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 6) NIELSEN, Clarinet Concerto continued… Excerpt B Allegro non troppo
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7) RAVEL, Bolero Play until stopped
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SNARE DRUM & MULTI-PERCUSSION EXCERPTS
8) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.15, 3rd & 4th movements
Excerpt A – 3rd movement
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SNARE DRUM & MULTI-PERC CONT’D 8) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 15 continued…
Excerpt B – 4th movement
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS
9) STRAVINSKY, Firebird, Dance of Katshei’s Retinue, Enchanted by the Firebird
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED
10) GERSHWIN, Porgy and Bess: Introduction
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11) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris
Excerpt A
Excerpt B
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 11) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued…
Excerpt C
Excerpt D
Excerpt E
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED
12) MESSIAEN, Chronochromie, V Antistrophe II
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 12) MESSIAEN, Chronochromie continued…
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13) KODALY, Hary Janos
Alla marcia
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14) STRAVINSKY, Les Noces, 2nd movement
= 120
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15) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Sinfonia Antartica
Excerpt A – 1st movement
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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONT’D 15) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Sinfonia Antartica cont’d…
Excerpt B – 2nd movement
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS
16) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Excerpt A
Vif = 120
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONT’D 16) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice cont’d…
Excerpt B
( = 120 )
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONT’D 16) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice cont’d…
Excerpt C
( = 120 )
Excerpt D
( = 120 )
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED
17) DEBUSSY, La Mer
Excerpt A – No.2 Jeux de vagues
Excerpt B – No.2 Jeux de vagues (Allegro)
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 17) DEBUSSY, La Mer continued…
Excerpt C – No.3 Dialogue du vent et de la mer
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18) RESPIGHI, Pines of Rome
Excerpt A
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 18) RESPIGHI, Pines of Rome continued…
Excerpt B (Allegretto vivace)
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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 18) RESPIGHI, Pines of Rome continued…
Excerpt C
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19) MOZART, The Magic Flute
No.8 Finale, Act 1
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VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS
20) BERNSTEIN, West Side Story Symphonic Dances
No.8 Cool, Act 1
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21) BERG, Lulu
Excerpt A – No.1 Szene, Act 1
Excerpt B – No.1 Szene, Act 2
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22) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Sinfonia Antartica, 1st movement
Poco animato = 88
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23) MELOZZI, Pinocchio, Act I
= 60
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MARIMBA EXCERPTS
24) ADAMS, Harmonielehre
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25) DEAN, Kormarov’s Fall
Excerpt A
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MARIMBA EXCERPTS CONTINUED 25) DEAN, Kormarov’s Fall continued…
Excerpt B
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MARIMBA EXCERPTS CONTINUED 25) DEAN, Kormarov’s Fall continued…
Excerpt B continued…
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26) GRAINGER, The Warriors
Excerpt A
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MARIMBA EXCERPTS CONTINUED 26) GRAINGER, The Warriors continued…
Excerpt B
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TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS
27) DEBUSSY, Images No.2: Iberia, 1st movement
Excerpt A
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TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 27) DEBUSSY, Iberia continued…
Excerpt B: figure 24 to figure 30 Excerpt C: figure 32 to figure 34
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28) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture
Excerpt A: beginning to figure C Excerpt B: figure K to figure L
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TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 28) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture continued…
Excerpt C
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29) BRITTEN, Peter Grimes, Four Sea Interludes: Storm
Largamente = 56
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30) STRAVINSKY, Petroushka
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BASS DRUM EXCERPTS
31) STRAVINSKY, Le Sacre du Printemps
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32) MAHLER, Symphony No.3, Part 1, No.1
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CYMBALS EXCERPTS
33) RACHMANINOFF, Piano Concerto No.2, 3rd movement
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34) TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.4, 4th movement Cymbal part only
Allegro con fuoco = 168
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