Audition Excerpts ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION & TIMPANI

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1 West Australian Symphony Orchestra Audition Excerpts ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION & TIMPANI 2017 Set pieces: BACH, J.S., Fugue from Sonata No.1 in G minor for Solo Violin (Marimba) DELÉCLUSE, Etude No. 9 from "Douze Études" (Snare Drum) Snare Drum 1. PROKOFIEV, Lieutenant Kijé, 1 st movement - complete 1 excerpt 2. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherazade, 3 rd and 4 th movements - complete 2 excerpts 3. SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.10, 2 nd movement - Rehearsal #98 to end 1 excerpt 4. WILLIAMS, J., Star Wars:Suite for Orchestra, Main Title - complete 1 excerpt 5. BARTOK, Concerto for Orchestra, 2 nd movement - complete 1 excerpt Xylophone 6. GERSHWIN, Porgy & Bess, Introduction - Beginning to rehearsal letter B 1 excerpt 7. STRAVINSKY, Firebird (complete Ballet) - 1 before 47 to 48 ; 127 to excerpts 8. GERSHWIN, An American in Paris - complete 1 excerpt 9. COPLAND, Appalachian Spring - Rehearsal # 48 to 4 after 49 1 excerpt 10. KABALEVSKY, Overture to Colas Breugnon - complete 1 excerpt Glockenspiel 11. DUKAS, The Sorcerer s Apprentice - Rehearsal # 17 to 20 ; 22 to 24 2 excerpts 12. MOZART, Magic Flute, Act 1 Finale - 1 excerpt 13. RESPHIGI, Pines of Rome, 1 st movement - complete 1 excerpt 14. TCHAIKOVSKY, Valse from Sleeping Beauty Suite - complete 1 excerpt 15. GLAZUNOV, Concerto for Violin in A major - complete 1 excerpt LIST CONTINUED OVER THE PAGE i

2 Vibraphone 16. BERNSTEIN, West Side Story Symphonic Dances - mm. 567 to 607 ; - mm. 620 to excerpts 17. WILLIAMS, J., Escapades from Catch Me If You Can, 1 st movement - mm rd movement - mm excerpts Bass Drum & Bass Drum/Cymbals attachment 18. MAHLER, Symphony No.3, 1 st movement - Rehearsal # 1 to 3 1 excerpt 19. STRAVINSKY, Petroushka (1911) - Rehearsal # 124 to excerpt 20. STRAVINSKY, Rite of Spring - Rehearsal # 72 to 79 1 excerpt 21. DONIZETTI, Lucia di Lammermoor, No.8 Finale II - 15 after Figure 34 to the End 1 excerpt Cymbals 22. RACHMANINOV, Concerto for Piano No.2 - Rehearsal # 32 to 18 bars before 33 1 excerpt 23. TCHAIKOVSKY, Overture to Romeo and Juliet - complete 1 excerpt 24. TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.4, 4 th movement - 16 bars after H to End 1 excerpt 25. DVORAK, Scherzo Capriccioso - Rehearsal Q to End 1 excerpt Tambourine 26. DVORAK, Carnival Overture - complete 1 excerpt 27. STRAVINSKY, Petroushka (1947) - Rehearsal # 201 to excerpt 28. BRITTEN, Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes - Rehearsal # 10 to 11 1 excerpt 29. GRIEG, Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Arabian Dance - 1 bar before A to D 1 excerpt 30. CHABRIER, Espagna - Rehearsal letter L to M 1 excerpt Triangle 31. BRAHMS, Symphony No.4, 3 rd movement - complete 1 excerpt 32. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Cappricio Espagnol, 4 th & 5 th movements - complete 2 excerpts 33. BIZET, Danse Boheme from Carmen Suite No.2 - Rehearsal letter H to 2 bars after I 1 excerpt Castanets 34. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Cappricio Espagnol, 5 th movement - complete 1 excerpt Additional Requirements Demonstrate a Snare Drum roll over 30 seconds: ff > pp < ff Demonstration of simple, 8 bar phrases of the following styles on Drum Set: Rock Swing Jazz Waltz Bossa Nova Salsa LIST CONTINUED OVER THE PAGE ii

3 Timpani 35. MOZART, Symphony No.39, 1 st movement - Beginning to bar 21 1 excerpt 36. BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.5 - Bar 324 of 3 rd movement to bar 50 of 4 th movement 1 excerpt 37. BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.7, 1 st movement - Bar 409 to End 4 th movement - Bar 405 to End 2 excerpts 38. BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9, 1 st movement - Bar 16 to bar 74 - Bar 493 to End 2 excerpts 39. BRAHMS, Symphony No.1, 1 st movement - Bar 68 to bar 91 - Bar 375 to excerpts 40. TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.4, 1 st movement - Bar 331 to bar excerpt 41. SIBELLIUS, Finlandia - Bar 89 to bar 132 (including repeat) 1 excerpt 42. SIBELIUS, Concerto for Violin - 1 before figure 11 for 24 bars 1 excerpt 43. BARTOK, Concerto for Orchestra, 4 th movement - 1 before figure 43 for 8 bars 1 excerpt 44. BARTOK, Concerto for Violin No.2, 2 nd movement - Bar 11 to bar 18 1 excerpt 45. STRAVINSKY, Rite of Spring - figure 189 to 4 after figure excerpt 46. SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.10, 4 th movement - 4 before figure 205 to End 1 excerpt 47. STRAUSS, R., Der Rosenkavalier, Quick Waltz - 6 after figure 62 to 4 before figure 74 1 excerpt 48. STRAUSS, R., Burleske for Piano and Orchestra - from beginning for 20 bars 1 excerpt 49. MARTIN, Concerto for Seven Winds, Percussion and Strings, 3 rd movement - 6 after figure 18 to 7 after figure 22 1 excerpt Please note: in all excerpts that have multiple bars rests of three measures and over please just observe a general pause. iii

4 SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS 1) PROKOFIEV, Lieutenant Kijé, All of 1 st movement 1

5 SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 2) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherezade, All of 3 rd & 4 th movements 3 rd movement 2

6 SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 2) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherazade cont d 4 th movement 3

7 SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 2) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherazade cont d 4

8 SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 3) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.10, 2 nd movement 5

9 SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 4) WILLIAMS, Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Theme 6

10 SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 4) WILLIAMS, Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Theme continued 7

11 SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 4) WILLIAMS, Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Theme continued 8

12 SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 5) BARTOK, Concerto for Orchestra, All of 2 nd movement 9

13 SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 5) BARTOK, Concerto for Orchestra continued 10

14 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS 6) GERSHWIN, Porgy and Bess, Introduction 11

15 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 7) STRAVINSKY, Firebird (complete ballet) Excerpt 1 12

16 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 7) STRAVINSKY, Firebird continued Excerpt 2 13

17 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 8) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris 14

18 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 8) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued 15

19 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 8) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued 16

20 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 8) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued 17

21 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 8) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued 18

22 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 9) COPLAND, Appalachian Spring 19

23 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 10) KABALEVSKY, Overture to Colas Breugnon 20

24 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 10) KABALEVSKY, Overture to Colas Breugnon continued 21

25 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 10) KABALEVSKY, Overture to Colas Breugnon continued 22

26 XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 10) KABALEVSKY, Overture to Colas Breugnon continued 23

27 GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS 11) DUKAS, The Sorcerer s Apprentice Excerpt 1 Vif =

28 GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 11) DUKAS, The Sorcerer s Apprentice continued Excerpt 2 ( = 120 ) 25

29 GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 12) MOZART, Magic Flute, Act 1 Finale No.8 Finale, Act 1 26

30 GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 13) RESPHIGI, Pines of Rome, All of 1 st movement 27

31 GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 13) RESPHIGI, Pines of Rome continued 28

32 GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 14) TCHAIKOVSKY, Valse from Sleeping Beauty 29

33 GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 15) GLAZUNOV, Concerto for Violin in A major 30

34 VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS 16) BERNSTEIN, West Side Story Symphonic Dances Excerpt 1 31

35 VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 16) BERNSTEIN, West Side Story Symphonic Dances continued Excerpt 2 32

36 VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 17) WILLIAMS, Escapades from Catch Me If You Can Excerpt 1 33

37 VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 17) WILLIAMS, Escapades from Catch Me If You Can continued Excerpt 2 34

38 BASS DRUM & BASS DRUM/CYMBALS ATTACHMENT 18) MAHLER, Symphony No.3, 1 st movement 35

39 BASS DRUM & BASS DRUM/CYMBALS ATTACHMENT EXCERPTS CONTINUED 19) STRAVINSKY, Petroushka 36

40 BASS DRUM & BASS DRUM/CYMBALS ATTACHMENT EXCERPTS CONTINUED 20) STRAVINSKY, Rite of Spring 37

41 BASS DRUM & BASS DRUM/CYMBALS ATTACHMENT EXCERPTS CONTINUED 21) DONIZETTI, Lucia di Lammermoor, No.8 Finale II *including Bass Drum rolls 38

42 CYMBALS EXCERPTS 22) RACHMANINOV, Concerto for Piano No.2, 3 rd movement 39

43 CYMBALS EXCERPTS CONTINUED 23) TCHAIKOVSKY, Overture to Romeo and Juliet 40

44 CYMBALS EXCERPTS CONTINUED 24) TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.4, 4 th movement 41

45 CYMBALS EXCERPTS CONTINUED 25) DVORAK, Scherzo Capriccioso 42

46 TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS 26) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture 43

47 TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 26) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture continued 44

48 TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 27) STRAVINSKY, Petroushka 45

49 TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 28) BRITTEN, Peter Grimes, Four Sea Interludes 46

50 TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 29) GRIEG, Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Arabian Dance 47

51 TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 30) CHABRIER, Espagna 48

52 TRIANGLE EXCERPTS 31) BRAHMS, Symphony No.4, 3 rd movement 49

53 TRIANGLE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 32) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Cappricio Espagnol, 4 th & 5 th movement 50

54 TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 32) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Cappricio Espagnol continued 51

55 TRIANGLE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 33) BIZET, Carmen Suite No.2, Danse Boheme 52

56 CASTANETS EXCERPTS 34) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Cappricio Espagnol, 5 th movement 53

57 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Demonstrate a Snare Drum roll over 30 seconds: Demonstration of simple, 8 bar phrases of the following styles on Drum Set: (Candidates may improvise after 4 bars) 54

58 TIMPANI EXCERPTS 35) MOZART, Symphony No.39, 1 st movement 55

59 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 36) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.5, 3 rd & 4 th movements 56

60 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 37) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.7, 1 st & 4 th movements Excerpt 1 Excerpt 2 57

61 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 38) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9, 1 st movement Excerpt 1 58

62 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 38) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9 continued Excerpt 2 59

63 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 39) BRAHMS, Symphony No.1, 1 st movement Excerpt 1 Excerpt 2 60

64 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 40) TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.4, 1 st movement 61

65 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 41) SIBELIUS, Finlandia * Including repeat 62

66 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 42) SIBELIUS, Concerto for Violin No.1 63

67 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 43) BARTOK, Concerto for Orchestra, 4 th movement 64

68 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 44) BARTOK, Concerto for Violin No.2, 2 nd movement 65

69 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 45) STRAVINSKY, Rite of Spring 66

70 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 46) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.10, 4 th movement 67

71 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 47) STRAUSS, R., Der Rosenkavalier, Quick Waltz 68

72 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 48) STRAUSS, R., Burleske for Piano and Orchestra 69

73 TIMPANI EXCERPTS CONTINUED 49) MARTIN, Concerto for 7 Winds, Percussion & Strings 3 rd movement End of Excerpts 70