WASO Principal Percussion Excerpts February 2013 Amended

West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Audition Excerpts

PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION ___________________________________________________________________

February 2013 Set piece for marimba J.S. BACH

Suite No.2 in D minor for Violoncello, BWV 1008: Allemande and Sarabande

Snare Drum 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

PROKOFIEV Lieutenant Kijé, 1st movement RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.11, 2nd & 4th movements WILLIAMS Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Title NIELSEN Clarinet Concerto RAVEL Bolero

[2 excerpts] [All of 3rd & 4th mvts] [1 excerpt] [3 excerpts] [1 excerpt] [2 excerpts] [All; play until stopped]

Snare Drum & multi-percussion 8. SHOSTAKOVICH

Symphony No.15, 3rd & 4th movements

[2 excerpts]

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]

Glockenspiel 16. 17. 18. 19.

DUKAS DEBUSSY RESPIGHI MOZART

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice La Mer, 2nd & 3rd movements Pines of Rome The Magic Flute: Finale, Act I

LIST CONTINUED OVER THE PAGE

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[4 excerpts] [3 excerpts] [3 excerpts] [1 excerpt]

2013 WASO PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION AUDITION LIST OF EXCERPTS CONTINUED

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]

Harmonielehre Kormarov’s Fall The Warriors

[1 excerpt] [2 excerpts] [2 excerpts]

Iberia, 1st movement Carnival Overture Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes: ‘Storm’ Petroushka

[3 excerpts] [3 excerpts] [1 excerpt] [1 excerpt]

Marimba 24. ADAMS 25. DEAN 26. GRAINGER Tambourine 27. 28. 29. 30.

DEBUSSY DVORAK BRITTEN STRAVINSKY

Bass Drum 31. STRAVINSKY 32. MAHLER

Le Sacre du Printemps: Danse de la Terre [1 excerpt] Symphony No.3, Part 1, No.1 [1 excerpt]

Cymbals 33. RACHMANINOV 34. TCHAIKOVSKY

Piano Concerto No.2 Symphony No.4

[1 excerpt] [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

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

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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS

1) PROKOFIEV, Lieutenant Kijé, 1st movement Excerpt A

Excerpt B = 120

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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED

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

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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED

2) Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade continued…

4th movement

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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED

2) Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade continued…

4th movement continued

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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED

3) BRITTEN, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Variation K

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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED

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

Excerpt A – 2nd movement Allegro

= 176

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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 4) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.11 continued…

Excerpt B – 2nd movement Allegro =

= 108

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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED 4) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.11 continued…

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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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED

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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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED

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 CONT’D 8) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 15 continued…

Excerpt B – 4th movement

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS

9) STRAVINSKY, Firebird, Dance of Katshei’s Retinue, Enchanted by the Firebird

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

10) GERSHWIN, Porgy and Bess: Introduction

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

11) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris Excerpt A

== = = = Excerpt B

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 11) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued…

Excerpt C

= = =

Excerpt D

Excerpt E

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

12) MESSIAEN, Chronochromie, V Antistrophe II

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 12) MESSIAEN, Chronochromie continued…

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

13) KODALY, Hary Janos

Alla marcia

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

14) STRAVINSKY, Les Noces, 2nd movement

= 120

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

15) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Sinfonia Antartica

Excerpt A – 1st movement

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XYLOPHONE EXCERPTS CONT’D 15) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Sinfonia Antartica cont’d…

Excerpt B – 2nd movement

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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS

16) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Excerpt A

Vif

= 120

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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONT’D 16) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice cont’d…

Excerpt B (

= 120 )

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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONT’D 16) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice cont’d…

Excerpt C (

= 120 )

Excerpt D (

= 120 )

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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED

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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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 18) RESPIGHI, Pines of Rome continued…

Excerpt C

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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED

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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VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

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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VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

23) MELOZZI, Pinocchio, Act I = 60

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MARIMBA EXCERPTS

24) ADAMS, Harmonielehre

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MARIMBA EXCERPTS CONTINUED

25) DEAN, Kormarov’s Fall Excerpt A

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MARIMBA EXCERPTS CONTINUED

25) DEAN, Kormarov’s Fall continued…

Excerpt B

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MARIMBA EXCERPTS CONTINUED 25) DEAN, Kormarov’s Fall continued…

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) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture Excerpt A: beginning to figure C Excerpt B: figure K to figure L

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28) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture continued…

Excerpt C

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TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

29) BRITTEN, Peter Grimes, Four Sea Interludes: Storm

Largamente

= 56

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TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

30) STRAVINSKY, Petroushka

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BASS DRUM EXCERPTS

31) STRAVINSKY, Le Sacre du Printemps

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BASS DRUM EXCERPTS CONTINUED

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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CYMBALS EXCERPTS CONTINUED

34) TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.4, 4th movement

Cymbal part only Allegro con fuoco

= 168

End of Excerpts

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