Classical Saxophone Excerpts

SAXOPHONE

All Students auditioning for Wind Ensemble rotation, please prepare two contrasting
etudes plus one standard orchestral excerpt. (i.e. Prokofiev – Lt. Kije; Rachmaninoff –
Symphonic Dances; Mousorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exibition)

Violin Excerpts

Instructions: Below are excerpts for the Fall 2009 Ensemble Auditions. Whenever
possible pdf excerpt files have been provided

Should an excerpt not be available musicians are required find the excerpt elsewhere or perform a suitable substitution.

VIOLIN---updated August 10th, 2:20 pm
Tchaikovsky – Sym. #4, mvt. 4 (beginning to B)
Mendelssohn – Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, beginning to 7 after letter D
Mozart – Sym. #35, mvt 2, beginning to repeat

Tchaikovsky Page 1
Tchaikovsky Page 2

Mendelssohn Page 1

Mozart Page 1


If interested in auditioning for Concertmaster, also prepare – (in addition to above)
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnole, solos
Brahms – Sym. #1, solos

Brahms

Rimsky-Korsakov Page 1
Rimsky-Korsakov Page 2
Rimsky-Korsakov Page 3
Rimsky-Korsakov Page 4
Rimsky-Korsakov Page 5

Viola Excerpts

Instructions: Below are excerpts for the Fall 2009 Ensemble Auditions. Whenever
possible pdf excerpt files have been provided

Should an excerpt not be available musicians are required find the excerpt elsewhere or perform a suitable substitution.

VIOLA---updated August 10th, 2:20 pm
Beethoven – Sym. #5, mvt. 3, pick up to bar 170 to 2nd bar of B
Rossini – La Gazza Ladra, Measure 63 to letter C
Tchaikovsky – Sym. #6, mvt. 1, 1st allegro to bar 38


Some excerpts have multiple pages, and each page is a separate PDF.

Beethoven 5

Rossini Page 1
Rossini Page 2

Tchaikovsky Page 1
Tchaikovsky Page 2

PRINCIPAL VIOLA– (in addition to above)
Strauss– Don Juan, 1st page, beginning to C
Strauss

Tuba Excerpts

Instructions: Below are excerpts for the Fall 2009 Ensemble Auditions. Whenever
possible pdf excerpt files have been provided

Should an excerpt not be available musicians are required find the excerpt elsewhere or perform a suitable substitution.

TUBA
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
Franck– Sym. in D Minor
Stravinsky –Petrouschka NO PDF AVAILABLE
Wagner – Overture to the Flying Dutchman
Holst– The Planets NO PDF AVAILABLE
Tchaikovsky – Sym. #4


Each excerpt has multiple pages, and each page is a separate PDF.

Berlioz Page 1
Berlioz Page 2
Berlioz Page 3
Berlioz Page 4

Franck Page 1
Franck Page 2
Franck Page 3
Franck Page 4
Franck Page 5
Franck Page 6

Tchaikovsky Page 1
Tchaikovsky Page 2
Tchaikovsky Page 3
Tchaikovsky Page 4
Tchaikovsky Page 5

Wagner Page 1
Wagner Page 2

Trumpet Excerpts

Instructions: Below are excerpts for the Fall 2009 Ensemble Auditions. Whenever
possible pdf excerpt files have been provided

Should an excerpt not be available musicians are required find the excerpt elsewhere or perform a suitable substitution.

TRUMPET (players who double on piccolo trumpet, substitute one selection of your
choice on piccolo)

Beethoven – Leonore #3---off stage call
Strauss – Don Juan, Letter F-G
Respighi – Pines of Rome, offstage solo NO PDF AVAILABLE
Ravel– Piano Concerto NO PDF AVAILABLE
Mahler – Sym. #5, opening
Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel, reh 35 to 38 NO PDF AVAILABLE

Each excerpt may have more than one page, and each page is a separate PDF

Beethoven Page 1
Beethoven Page 2
Beethoven Page 3

Strauss Page 1 DON JUAN
Strauss Page 2 DON JUAN
Strauss Page 3 DON JUAN

Mahler

Tenor Trombone Excerpts

Instructions: Below are excerpts for the Fall 2009 Ensemble Auditions. Whenever
possible pdf excerpt files have been provided

Should an excerpt not be available musicians are required find the excerpt elsewhere or perform a suitable substitution.

TROMBONE (players who double on bass trombone, play half of each list)
Rosinni– William Tell---Letter C to Letter D
Sibelius – Sym. #7---First page soloNO PDF AVAILABLE
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique----4th Movement, big number 56-58
Wagner – Lohengrin, 3rd act NO PDF AVAILABLE
Schumman – Sym. #3---4th movement, measures 1-8
Ravel – L’Enfant du Sortileges NO PDF AVAILABLE


Some of the excerpts have multiple pages, each page is a separate PDF.

Berlioz Page 1

Rossini Page 1

Schumann

Percussion Excerpts

Instructions: Below are excerpts for the Fall 2009 Ensemble Auditions. Whenever
possible pdf excerpt files have been provided

Should an excerpt not be available musicians are required find the excerpt elsewhere or perform a suitable substitution.


PERCUSSION

Snare Drum
Solo Etude of Choice
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
Prokofiev – Sym. #5 NO PDF AVAILABLE
W. Schuman – Sym. #3 NO PDF AVAILABLE

Xylophone
Gershwin - Porgy and Bess NO PDF AVAILABLE
Stravinsky - Le Noce NO PDF AVAILABLE

Bells
Debussy - La Mer NO PDF AVAILABLE
Stravinsky - Petrouchka (Goldenberg) NO PDF AVAILABLE

Cymbals
Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet NO PDF AVAILABLE
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto #2

Tambourine
Bizet - Carmen Suites 1 and 2

Timpani
Mozart – Sym. #39 NO PDF AVAILABLE
Beethoven – Sym. #9, mvt. 1, Scherzo
Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis NO PDF AVAILABLE

All percussion students should prepare for all instruments. Each excerpt has several pages, each page is a separate PDF.

Cymbals- Rachmaninov page 1
Cymbals- Rachmaninov page 2

Snare- Rimsky Korsakov page 1
Snare- Rimsky Korsakov page 2
Snare- Rimsky Korsakov page 3

Tambourine- Carmen Page 1
Tambourine- Carmen Page 2
Tambourine- Carmen Page 3

Timpani- Beethoven Page 1
Timpani- Beethoven Page 2
Timpani- Beethoven Page 3
Timpani- Beethoven Page 4
Timpani- Beethoven Page 5
Timpani- Beethoven Page 6