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, 1st movement - complete 1 excerpt
2. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherazade, 3rd and 4th movements - complete 2 excerpts
3. SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.10, 2nd 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, 2nd 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 133 2 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, 1st 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

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16. BERNSTEIN, West Side Story Symphonic Dances - mm. 567 to 607 ;
- mm. 620 to 631 2 excerpts
17. WILLIAMS, J., Escapades from Catch Me If You Can, 1st movement - mm. 49-64
3rd movement - mm. 33-50 2 excerpts

Bass Drum & Bass Drum/Cymbals attachment

18. MAHLER, Symphony No.3, 1st movement - Rehearsal # 1 to 3 1 excerpt
19. STRAVINSKY, Petroushka (1911) - Rehearsal # 124 to 127 1 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, 4th 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 207 1 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, 3rd movement - complete 1 excerpt
32. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Cappricio Espagnol, 4th & 5th 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, 5th 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

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Timpani
35. MOZART, Symphony No.39, 1st movement - Beginning to bar 21 1 excerpt
36. BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.5 - Bar 324 of 3rd movement to bar 50 of 4th movement 1 excerpt
37. BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.7, 1st movement - Bar 409 to End
4th movement - Bar 405 to End 2 excerpts
38. BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9, 1st movement - Bar 16 to bar 74
- Bar 493 to End 2 excerpts
39. BRAHMS, Symphony No.1, 1st movement - Bar 68 to bar 91
- Bar 375 to 474 2 excerpts
40. TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.4, 1st movement - Bar 331 to bar 363 1 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, 4th movement - 1 before figure 43 for 8 bars 1 excerpt
44. BARTOK, Concerto for Violin No.2, 2nd movement - Bar 11 to bar 18 1 excerpt
45. STRAVINSKY, Rite of Spring - figure 189 to 4 after figure 201 1 excerpt
46. SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.10, 4th 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, 3rd 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.

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SNARE DRUM EXCERPTS

1) PROKOFIEV, Lieutenant Kijé, All of 1st movement

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

3rd movement

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2) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherazade cont’d…

4th movement

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2) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherazade cont’d…

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3) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.10, 2nd movement

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4) WILLIAMS, Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Theme

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4) WILLIAMS, Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Theme continued…

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4) WILLIAMS, Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra: Main Theme continued…

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5) BARTOK, Concerto for Orchestra, All of 2nd movement

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5) BARTOK, Concerto for Orchestra continued…

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6) GERSHWIN, Porgy and Bess, Introduction

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7) STRAVINSKY, Firebird (complete ballet)

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7) STRAVINSKY, Firebird continued…

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8) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris

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8) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued…

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8) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued…

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8) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued…

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8) GERSHWIN, An American in Paris continued…

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9) COPLAND, Appalachian Spring

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10) KABALEVSKY, Overture to Colas Breugnon

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10) KABALEVSKY, Overture to Colas Breugnon continued…

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10) KABALEVSKY, Overture to Colas Breugnon continued…

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10) KABALEVSKY, Overture to Colas Breugnon continued…

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GLOCKENSPIEL EXCERPTS

11) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Excerpt 1

Vif = 120

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11) DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice continued…

Excerpt 2

( = 120 )

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12) MOZART, Magic Flute, Act 1 Finale

No.8 Finale, Act 1

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13) RESPHIGI, Pines of Rome, All of 1st movement

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13) RESPHIGI, Pines of Rome continued…

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14) TCHAIKOVSKY, Valse from Sleeping Beauty

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15) GLAZUNOV, Concerto for Violin in A major

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VIBRAPHONE EXCERPTS

16) BERNSTEIN, West Side Story Symphonic Dances

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16) BERNSTEIN, West Side Story Symphonic Dances continued…

Excerpt 2

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17) WILLIAMS, Escapades from Catch Me If You Can

Excerpt 1

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17) WILLIAMS, Escapades from Catch Me If You Can continued…

Excerpt 2

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BASS DRUM & BASS DRUM/CYMBALS ATTACHMENT

18) MAHLER, Symphony No.3, 1st movement

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19) STRAVINSKY, Petroushka

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20) STRAVINSKY, Rite of Spring

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21) DONIZETTI, Lucia di Lammermoor, No.8 Finale II

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CYMBALS EXCERPTS

22) RACHMANINOV, Concerto for Piano No.2, 3rd movement

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23) TCHAIKOVSKY, Overture to Romeo and Juliet

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

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25) DVORAK, Scherzo Capriccioso

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TAMBOURINE EXCERPTS

26) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture

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26) DVOŘÁK, Carnival Overture continued…

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27) STRAVINSKY, Petroushka

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28) BRITTEN, Peter Grimes, Four Sea Interludes

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29) GRIEG, Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Arabian Dance

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30) CHABRIER, Espagna

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TRIANGLE EXCERPTS

31) BRAHMS, Symphony No.4, 3rd movement

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32) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Cappricio Espagnol, 4th & 5th movement

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32) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Cappricio Espagnol continued…

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33) BIZET, Carmen Suite No.2, Danse Boheme

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CASTANETS EXCERPTS

34) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Cappricio Espagnol, 5th movement

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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)

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TIMPANI EXCERPTS

35) MOZART, Symphony No.39, 1st movement

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36) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.5, 3rd & 4th movements

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37) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.7, 1st & 4th movements

Excerpt 1

Excerpt 2

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38) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9, 1st movement

Excerpt 1

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38) BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9 continued…

Excerpt 2

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39) BRAHMS, Symphony No.1, 1st movement

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Excerpt 2

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40) TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.4, 1st movement

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41) SIBELIUS, Finlandia

* Including repeat

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42) SIBELIUS, Concerto for Violin No.1

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43) BARTOK, Concerto for Orchestra, 4th movement

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44) BARTOK, Concerto for Violin No.2, 2nd movement

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45) STRAVINSKY, Rite of Spring

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46) SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.10, 4th movement

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47) STRAUSS, R., Der Rosenkavalier, Quick Waltz

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48) STRAUSS, R., Burleske for Piano and Orchestra

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49) MARTIN, Concerto for 7 Winds, Percussion & Strings

3rd movement

End of Excerpts

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 2015 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts

SNARE DRUM

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 (second movement: 98–end)

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

 2015 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts

XYLOPHONE

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (beginning–5 after 2)

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

 2015 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts

TIMPANI

Richard Hochrainer: Etude No. 49 from Etüden für Timpani, Vol. 1

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

 2015 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts

TIMPANI

Mahler: Symphony No. 7 (fifth movement: 223–225)

CYMBALS

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet (2 before O–12 after O)

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

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SNARE DRUM
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
III. Alborado
III. Alborada
Prepare whole movement
Prepare whole movement






















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Shostakovich, The Golden Age
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Stravinsky, Petrushka



















TIMPANI
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9


 2019 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts

SNARE DRUM

Delécluse: Etude No. 1 from 12 Etudes

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

 2019 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

 2019 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts

XYLOPHONE

Shostakovich: “Polka” from The Golden Age

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

 2019 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts

TAMBOURINE

Bizet: “Aragonaise” from Carmen, Suite No. 1

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY
 2019 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts

CYMBALS

Sibelius: Finlandia

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

 Prokofiev
Figure 1 to figure 2
Lieutenant Kije
First movement
Snare Figure 1 to figure
Drum Excerpt 2
A - Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kijé - Mvt. I - [1] to [2]

Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kije
First movement
Snare Prokofiev
Drum
Figure 13Excerpt
to five Bafter
- Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kijé - Mvt. I - [13] to 5 after [14]
figure 14
Lieutenant Kije
First movement
Figure 13 to five after figure 14
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Cymbal Excerpt A - Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Overture E to 6 before F
Tchaikovsky
Romeo
Romeo andand Juliet
Juliet Overture
Overture
E
E to six before F
to six before
Tchaikovsky F
Romeo and Juliet Overture
E to six before F

Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky
Romeo
Romeo andand Juliet
Juliet Overture
Overture
Cymbal
TwoExcerpt B - Tchaikovsky - Romeo
Two before O to twelve after
before
Tchaikovsky O to twelve after O and Juliet Overture 2 before O to 12 after D
O
Romeo and Juliet Overture
Two before O to twelve after O

Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky
Romeo
Romeo andand Juliet
Juliet Overture
Overture
Eighteen
Tchaikovsky
Cymbal after
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after bars
- Romeo
nine bars and Juliet Overture 18 after S
Romeo and Juliet Overture
Eighteen after S for nine bars
Tambourine Excerpt - Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite - Trepak
Mahler - Symphony No.5 - V - Timpani
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10. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy overture, 2 measures before letter O through
12 bars after O

Bass Drum, with cymbal attachment

11. Stravinsky: Petroushka, fig. 124 to 127.
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Ensemble Auditions
University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Illinois Wind Symphony
Philharmonia Orchestra
Wind Orchestra

Percussion Audition Excerpts – Fall 2017

Timpani: Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (as marked)

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra (as marked)

Snare Drum: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Delecluse: Etude No. 9 (from Twelve Etudes)

Glockenspiel: Glazounov: Concerto for Violin

Xylophone: Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite

Cymbals: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Tambourine: Dvorak: Carnival Overture

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 2017 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts
Applicants are required to play one solo on either marimba or xylophone (accompaniment
optional), and all excerpts.

TIMPANI

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (first movement: 2 before T–U)

XYLOPHONE

Shostakovich: The Golden Age (Polka: 6 after 45–1 after 46)

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

 2017 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts
SNARE DRUM

John Pratt: Licorice and Molasses (no repeats)

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

2017 Timpani and Percussion Excerpts

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY