West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Audition Excerpts
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL DOUBLE BASS ___________________________________________________________________
May 2018
Concerti:
Dittersdorf, Double Bass Concerto in E major OR Vanhal Double Bass Concerto – 1st movement with cadenza
Bottesini, Double Bass Concerto in B minor OR Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto – 1st
movement
Soli:
1. MAHLER, Symphony No.1, 3rd movement 1 excerpt 2. BACH, Violin Concerto in E major, 2nd movement 1 excerpt 3. GINASTERA, Variaciones Concertantes: No.XI 1 excerpt 4. VERDI, Rigoletto 1 excerpt
Orchestral excerpts:
5. BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.5, 2nd & 3rd movements 5 excerpts 6. BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9, 4th movement 2 excerpts 7. BRAHMS, Symphony No.1, 1st & 2nd movements 4 excerpts 8. STRAUSS,R., Der Rosenkavalier , 2nd movement 2 excerpts 9. MOZART, Symphony No.40, 1st & 4th movements 4 excerpts
10. SCHOENBERG, Kammersymphonie 1 excerpt 11. STRAUSS, R., Ein Heldenleben 3 excerpts 12. VERDI, Othello 1 excerpt 13. WAGNER, Die Walküre 3 excerpts
♫ Please note: All excerpts are to be presented in orchestral tuning. In all excerpts that have multiple bars rests of three measures and over please just observe a general pause.
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1) MAHLER, Symphony No.1, 3rd movement
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2) BACH, Violin Concerto in E major, 2nd movement
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3) GINASTERA, Variaciones Concertantes: No.XI
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4) VERDI, Rigoletto, Act 1 No.3
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4) VERDI, Rigoletto cont’d…
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5) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.5
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5) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.5 cont’d…
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5) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.5 cont’d…
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6) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9
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6) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9 cont’d…
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6) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9 cont’d…
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7) BRAHMS, Symphony No.1
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7) BRAHMS, Symphony No.1 cont’d…
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8) STRAUSS, R., Der Rosenkavalier
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8) STRAUSS, R., Der Rosenkavalier cont’d…
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9) MOZART, Symphony No.4
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9) MOZART, Symphony No.40 cont’d…
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10) SCHOENBERG, Kammersymphonie
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11) STRAUSS, R., Ein Heldenleben
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11) STRAUSS, R., Ein Heldenleben cont’d…
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12) VERDI, Othello
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13) WAGNER, Die Walküre
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13) WAGNER, Die Walküre cont’d…
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13) WAGNER, Die Walküre cont’d…
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