West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Audition Excerpts

PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION
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February 2013
Set piece for marimba J.S. BACH Snare Drum 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. PROKOFIEV Lieutenant Kij, 1st movement RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade BRITTEN Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.11, 2nd & 4th movements WILLIAMS Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Title NIELSEN Clarinet Concerto RAVEL Bolero Snare Drum & multi-percussion 8. SHOSTAKOVICH Xylophone 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. STRAVINSKY Firebird (Complete ballet) GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess: Introduction GERSHWIN An American in Paris MESSIAEN Chronochromie, V Antistrophe II KODALY Hary Janos STRAVINSKY Les Noces VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sinfonia Antartica, 1st & 2nd movements [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt] [5 excerpts] [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt] [2 excerpts] Symphony No.15, 3rd & 4th movements [2 excerpts] [2 excerpts] [All of 3rd & 4th mvts] [1 excerpt] [3 excerpts] [1 excerpt] [2 excerpts] [All; play until stopped] Suite No.2 in D minor for Violoncello, BWV 1008: Allemande and Sarabande

Glockenspiel 16. 17. 18. 19. DUKAS DEBUSSY RESPIGHI MOZART The Sorcerers Apprentice La Mer, 2nd & 3rd movements Pines of Rome The Magic Flute: Finale, Act I [4 excerpts] [3 excerpts] [3 excerpts] [1 excerpt]

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Vibraphone 20. 21. 22. 23. BERNSTEIN BERG VAUGHAN WILLIAMS MELOZZI West Side Story Symphonic Dances: Cool Lulu: Acts 1 & 2 Sinfonia Antartica, 1st movement Pinocchio [1 excerpt] [2 excerpts] [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt]

Marimba 24. ADAMS 25. DEAN 26. GRAINGER Tambourine 27. 28. 29. 30. DEBUSSY DVORAK BRITTEN STRAVINSKY Iberia, 1st movement Carnival Overture Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes: Storm Petroushka [3 excerpts] [3 excerpts] [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt] Harmonielehre Kormarovs Fall The Warriors [1 excerpt] [2 excerpts] [2 excerpts]

Bass Drum 31. STRAVINSKY 32. MAHLER Cymbals 33. RACHMANINOV 34. TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No.2 Symphony No.4 [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt] Le Sacre du Printemps: Danse de la Terre [1 excerpt] Symphony No.3, Part 1, No.1 [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

Set piece for marimba: J.S. BACH: Suite No.2 in D minor for Violoncello (continued)

SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS

1) PROKOFIEV, Lieutenant Kij, 1st movement

Excerpt A

Excerpt B
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2) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherezade, All of 3rd & 4th movements

3rd movement

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2) Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade continued

4th movement

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2) Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade continued

4th movement continued

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3) BRITTEN, Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Variation K

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4) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.11, 2nd & 4th movements

Excerpt A 2nd movement

Allegro = 176

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Excerpt B 2nd movement

Allegro = = 108

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Excerpt C 4th movement

Allegro non troppo = 120

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5) WILLIAMS, Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Theme

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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 CONTD 8) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 15 continued

Excerpt B 4th movement

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS

9) STRAVINSKY, Firebird, Dance of Katsheis Retinue, Enchanted by the Firebird

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10) GERSHWIN, Porgy and Bess: Introduction

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11) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris

Excerpt A

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Excerpt B

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Excerpt C

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Excerpt D

Excerpt E

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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 CONTD 15) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Sinfonia Antartica contd

Excerpt B 2nd movement

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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS

16) DUKAS, The Sorcerers Apprentice

Excerpt A

Vif

= 120

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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTD 16) DUKAS, The Sorcerers Apprentice contd

Excerpt B (
= 120 )

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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTD 16) DUKAS, The Sorcerers Apprentice contd

Excerpt C (
= 120 )

Excerpt D (
= 120 )

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17) DEBUSSY, La Mer

Excerpt A No.2 Jeux de vagues

Excerpt B No.2 Jeux de vagues

(Allegro)

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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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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, Kormarovs Fall

Excerpt A

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25) DEAN, Kormarovs Fall continued

Excerpt B

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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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27) DEBUSSY, Iberia continued

Excerpt B: figure 24 to figure 30 Excerpt C: figure 32 to figure 34

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28) DVOK, Carnival Overture

Excerpt A: beginning to figure C Excerpt B: figure K to figure L

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28) DVOK, 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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