ORCHESTRA EXCERPTS
Violin
Solo piece -- Your own choice (1st & 2nd movement exposition only).
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Viola
Solo piece
Fast: K. Stamitz Viola Concerto D-major, 1st movement until bar 137
Slow: J. S. Bach Cello Suite No. 3 C-major, Sarabande (no repeats)
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Cello
Solo piece
First movement, exposition only (or equivalent) of a major concerto (for example: Boccherini B-Flat, Dvorak, Lalo, Shostakovich No.1, St. Saens No.1, Tchaikovsky Rococo).
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Double Bass
Solo piece:
First and second movement of a standard bass concerto (Bottesini 2nd concerto, Koussevitzky, Dittersdorf, Vanhal) or two contrasting movements from a Bach cello suite transcription. Please note that it should be performed in orchestra
tuning, and not solo tuning.
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Flute & Piccolo
All candidates are required to play both flute and piccolo.
Solo piece:
Mozart concerto
in D or in G major (314 or 313)
1st and 2nd movements expositions
Vivaldi piccolo concerto
RV 443- 2nd movement
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Oboe & English horn
All candidates are required to play both oboe and English horn.
Solo piece:
Mozart’s oboe concerto
1st movement - beginning to 120
2nd movement - beginning to 50
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Clarinets
Solo piece:
Mozart: Clarinet concerto in A major, K622, the exposition from bar n. 57 till bar 154
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Bassoon
Solo piece:
Mozart: Bassoon Concerto, KV191, 1st & 2nd movement exposition.
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French horn
*Please prepare both high and low horn parts for the auditions.
Solo pieces (exposition only):
High horns: Mozart concerto No. 4, 1st movement
Low horns: Beethoven Sonata 1st movement
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Percussion
No solo piece.
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Harp
Solo:
One fast and one slow movement or one stand solo piece between 8 and 15 minutes.
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