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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. PROKOFIEV Lieutenant Kijé, 1st movement [2 excerpts]

2. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade [All of 3rd & 4th mvts]

3. BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra [1 excerpt]

4. SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.11, 2nd & 4th movements [3 excerpts]

5. WILLIAMS Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Title [1 excerpt]

6. NIELSEN Clarinet Concerto [2 excerpts]

7. RAVEL Bolero [All; play until stopped]

Snare Drum & multi-percussion

8. SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.15, 3rd & 4th movements [2 excerpts]

Xylophone

9. STRAVINSKY Firebird (Complete ballet) [1 excerpt]

10. GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess: Introduction [1 excerpt]

11. GERSHWIN An American in Paris [5 excerpts]

12. MESSIAEN Chronochromie, V Antistrophe II [1 excerpt]

13. KODALY Hary Janos [1 excerpt]

14. STRAVINSKY Les Noces [1 excerpt]

15. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sinfonia Antartica, 1st & 2nd movements [2 excerpts]

Glockenspiel

16. DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice [4 excerpts]

17. DEBUSSY La Mer, 2nd & 3rd movements [3 excerpts]

18. RESPIGHI Pines of Rome [3 excerpts]

19. MOZART The Magic Flute: Finale, Act I [1 excerpt]

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Vibraphone

20. BERNSTEIN West Side Story Symphonic Dances: ‘Cool’ [1 excerpt]

21. BERG Lulu: Acts 1 & 2 [2 excerpts]

22. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sinfonia Antartica, 1st movement [1 excerpt]

23. MELOZZI Pinocchio [1 excerpt] Marimba

24. ADAMS Harmonielehre [1 excerpt]

25. DEAN Kormarov’s Fall [2 excerpts]

26. GRAINGER The Warriors [2 excerpts]

Tambourine

27. DEBUSSY Iberia, 1st movement [3 excerpts]

28. DVORAK Carnival Overture [3 excerpts]

29. BRITTEN Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes: ‘Storm’ [1 excerpt]

30. STRAVINSKY Petroushka [1 excerpt]

Bass Drum

31. STRAVINSKY Le Sacre du Printemps: Danse de la Terre [1 excerpt]

32. MAHLER Symphony No.3, Part 1, No.1 [1 excerpt] Cymbals

33. RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2 [1 excerpt]

34. TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4 [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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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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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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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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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS CONTINUED 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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VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS CONTINUED

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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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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TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 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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TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS CONTINUED 28) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture continued…

Excerpt C

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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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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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