Principal timpani Orchestral excerpts Thursday 14 and Friday 15 February 2019

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1 Principal timpani Orchestral excerpts Thursday 14 and Friday 15 February 2019 Solo repertoire (not included in this booklet) CARTER Audition excerpts Eight Pieces for Four Timpani V. Improvisation MAHLER MOZART Symphony No.7 Excerpt 1 21 Excerpt 2 21 Die Zauberflöte: Overture Excerpt 1 23 ADAMS Naïve and Sentimental Music Excerpt 1 page 2 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.8 Excerpt 1 24 BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra Excerpt 1 3 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.10 Excerpt 1 24 BARTÓK Piano Concerto No.2 Excerpt 1 4 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.11 Excerpt 1 25 BARTÓK Violin Concerto No.2 Excerpt 1 5 SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto Excerpt 1 25 BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Excerpt 1 6 SIBELIUS Finlandia Excerpt 1 26 BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN BERNSTEIN BRAHMS BRITTEN BRITTEN ELGAR MAHLER Symphony No.7 Excerpt 1 7 Excerpt 2 7 Symphony No.8 Excerpt 1 8 Excerpt 2 8 Symphony No.9 Excerpt 1 9 Excerpt 2 9 Excerpt 3 10 Excerpt 4 10 Excerpt 5 11 Candide: Overture Excerpt 1 13 Symphony No.4 Excerpt 1 14 Excerpt 2 14 Excerpt 3 15 Nocturne Excerpt 1 16 Four Sea-Interludes from Peter Grimes Excerpt 1 18 Enigma Variations Excerpt 1 19 Symphony No.5 Excerpt 1 20 SIBELIUS Violin Concerto Excerpt 1 27 R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Excerpt 1 28 STRAVINSKY TCHAIKOVSKY TCHAIKOVSKY WAGNER WESTLAKE WILLIAMS Piano accompaniments for: BARTÓK Le Sacre du printemps Excerpt 1 30 Symphony No.4 Excerpt 1 31 Romeo and Juliet Excerpt 1 32 Excerpt 2 33 Götterdämmerung Excerpt 1 34 Missa Solis Excerpt 1 34 The Phantom Menace Excerpt 1 36 ~ Appendix ~ Concerto for Orchestra Excerpt 1 40 R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Excerpt 1 41 Please note These excerpts will appear at about 81% of their original size when printed on A4 paper. The SSO will supply a hard copy of these excerpts at 100% size (on B4 paper) on request. A copy will also be available at the audition. Sight-reading and/or section playing may also be requested.

2 ADAMS Naïve and Sentimental Music III. Chain to the Rhythm Excerpt 1 = 92 ~~~~~ * (continues next page) 2

3 * Please observe a brief pause before continuing BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra IV. Intermezzo interrotto Excerpt 1 Calmo Please see p.40 for piano accompaniment 3

4 BARTÓK Piano Concerto No.2 First movement Excerpt 1 Mosso in Allegro 4

5 BARTÓK Violin Concerto No.2 First movement Excerpt 1 Risoluto 5

6 BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Second movement Excerpt 1 Allegro, = ca

7 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92 First movement Excerpt 1 Vivace, = 104 Fourth movement Excerpt 2 Allegro con brio, = 72 ~~~~~~~~~ * * Please take second-time bar 7

8 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93 First movement Excerpt 1 Allegro vivace e con brio, = 69 Fourth movement Excerpt 2 Allegro vivace, = 84 ~~ * * Please observe a brief pause before continuing 8

9 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 First movement Excerpt 1 Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso, = 88 Excerpt 2 same tempo 9

10 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.9 cont. Second movement Excerpt 3 Molto vivace, = 116 Fourth movement Excerpt 4 Presto, = 66 ~~ * * Please observe a brief pause before continuing 10

11 Excerpt 5 Presto, =

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13 BERNSTEIN Candide: Overture Excerpt 1 Allegro molto con brio, =

14 BRAHMS Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 First movement Excerpt 1 Allegro non troppo Third movement Excerpt 2 Allegro giocoso 14

15 Excerpt 3 same tempo 15

16 BRITTEN Nocturne, Op.60 Obligato timpani The Prelude (1805) Excerpt 1 Steady march (continues next page) 16

17 The ossia should be played if the highest timpano cannot reach the high G sharp 17

18 BRITTEN Four Sea-Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op.33a IV. Storm Excerpt 1 Presto con fuoco 18

19 ELGAR Enigma Variations, Op.36 VIII. Troyte Excerpt 1 Presto 19

20 MAHLER Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor Fifth movement Excerpt 1 Allegro molto 20

21 MAHLER Symphony No.7 in E minor Fifth movement Excerpt 1 Tempo I (Allegro ordinario) Excerpt 2 same tempo ~~~~ * ~~~~~~ * ~~~ * ~~~~~~~ * Please observe a brief pause before continuing 21

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23 MOZART Die Zauberflöte, K.620 Overture Excerpt 1 Allegro Please note that this excerpt may be played on modern pedal drums (rather than hand-tuned Baroque or Classical instruments) 23

24 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.8 in C minor, Op.65 Fifth movement Excerpt 1 Ancora più animando in Allegro SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.10 in E minor, Op.93 Fourth movement Excerpt 1 Allegro, =

25 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.11 in G minor, Op.103 The Year 1905 I. The Palace Square Excerpt 1 Adagio, = 66 SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto, Op.99 III. Passacaglia Excerpt 1 Andante Please note that the part has been edited to match the bass line, as per the usual custom: the notes above should be played, rather than those in the score 25

26 SIBELIUS Finlandia, Op.26 Excerpt 1 Allegro moderato * * * Please do not observe repeat 26

27 SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 First movement Excerpt 1 Allegro molto vivace upbeat is Allegro moderato 27

28 R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59 Act III Excerpt 1 Schneller Walzer (molto con moto) * (continues next page) 28

29 * Please note the excerpt begins with an upbeat in the accompaniment: * Please see p. 41 for accompaniment 29

30 STRAVINSKY Le Sacre du printemps Timpani I Danse sacrale (L Élue) Excerpt 1 =

31 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36 First movement Excerpt 1 Moderato assai, quasi Andante 31

32 TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Excerpt 1 Andante non tanto quasi Moderato 32

33 Excerpt 2 Moderato assai ~~~~ * * Please observe a brief pause before continuing 33

34 WAGNER Götterdämmerung Timpani I Act III, scene ii Siegfried s Funeral Music Excerpt 1 Mässig langsam WESTLAKE Missa Solis Requiem for Eli 6. Hymn to the Aten Excerpt 1 = 76 (continues next page) 34

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36 WILLIAMS The Phantom Menace: Suite IV. Duel of the Fates Excerpt 1 Allegro deciso (continues next page) 36

37 End of orchestral excerpts 37

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39 ~ Appendix ~ 39

40 BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra IV. Intermezzo interrotto Excerpt 1 Calmo 40

41 R STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59 Act III Excerpt 1 Schneller Walzer (molto con moto) 41

42 R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier cont. 42

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44 R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier cont. 44

45 End of audition paper 45