Wind & Percussion
2007-08 Audition Excerpts

Music Requirements for the Live Audition:

  1. Students auditioning will be required to perform a two octave major scale slurred up and tongued down. The scale will be determined the day of the live auditions by the State Band Chair. The scale will be selected from one of the following: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, C, F, G, and D. Quarter note MM=120.
  2. A full range chromatic scale slurred up and tongued down. Quarter note MM=120
  3. Sections of the required etude/solos listed below.
  4. Sight reading

Piccolo
Selected Studies for Flute, H. Voxman, Rubank/Hal Leonard. Play page 38, Ab Major etude, first six lines plus two measures to the Quarter rest; page 40, Gigue, the first five lines (no repeat).

Piccolo addendum: On page 38, Ab Major excerpt, students should perform the 11th and 12th measure up an octave to avoid the range problem with the low Db and C.
- (added 9/27)

Flute
Suite in A-Minor, Telemann, published by International Music Co. (2260). Play No. 3 "Air a I'Italien" movement, but no da Capo.

Oboe
Concerto in C for Oboe and Orchestra, attributed to Haydn, edited by Rothwell, published by Oxford University Press (3642131). First movement: page 1, begin at letter D (2nd line) and end on quarter note C (end of line 6). Page 5, play all of the Cadenza. Second movement: page 6, play from the beginning to the end of the 4th line.

Bassoon
Concertpiece, Op. 35, Gabriel Pierné, edited by Schubert-Garfield, published by International Music Co. (1617) Play from the beginning to letter C; letter F to letter H; and letter O to the end.

B-flat Soprano Clarinet
Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, Carl Maria von Weber, published by Carl Fischer (CU-752). Romance movement: begin after C at Recit. with note E on fermata (Lento) prior to Maestoso and play to the end of movement. Polacca movement: play beginning to ten measures rest, and page 10 (in newer editions page 11), begin playing six measures before M and play to the end of the piece.

B-flat Bass, E-flat and B-flat Contra Bass Clarinet
Adagio and Allegro, Johann Ernest Galliard, arr. by Lyle Merriman, published by Southern Music Co. (SS-686).
I: Adagio from Sonata No. 3, begin at A and play to the end of the movement.
II: Allegro from Sonata No. V, play from the beginning to D.

Saxophones (Alto, Tenor, Baritone)
27 Virtuoso Studies by Bassi, transcribed for Oboe and Sax by Gerardo Iasilli, published by Carl Fischer (O-61). #1, page 4: play 3rd line from the top to the end. #14: play first three lines.

B-flat Cornet and Trumpet
Prelude Et Ballade, by Balay, published by Belwin Mills (BWI-69). Play from line 5, last measure (Expressi) to the end of the first page. Skip to Allegro Moderato section: play all of page 2 and end after the first measure on page 3 (11 measures of rest).

French Horn
Morceau De Concert, Saint-Saëns, published by Warner Bros. (TS-0002). Play #1 to #2; play #3 to #4; play #11 to end (no trill on the D).

Trombone and Euphonium
Morceau Symphonique, Alexander Guilmant, ed. Falaguerra, published by Warner Bros. (TS-0046) Play beginning to 4th measure of 3rd line. Play last three lines of page 1. Play from the beginning of Andante Sostenuto to the end.

Tuba
Air and Bourée, by Bach, arr. by William Bell, published by Carl Fischer. (W-1647) Play all of the Air. Bourée: Play from the beginning through the half note 1 measure before #4.

Percussionists may audition in one or more areas, but a separate form and payment must be submitted for each audition area.

Mallets
Masterpieces for Marimba, arr. by Thomas McMillan, Pro Art Publications (1202). Play page 6: Sonatina by Telemann. ($10.00 plus separate audition form per each applicant).

Timpani
Corrected 5/23/07
Solo Timpanist, Vic Firth, published by Carl Fischer. Play page 4-5 6-7, etude #1, entire etude. Quarter note = 116-120. ($10.00 plus separate audition form per each applicant).

Snare Drum
Portraits in Rhythm, Anthony J. Cirone, 50 Studies for Snare Drum, Belwin Mills, (HAB-00101): Play all of #3 (rolls are closed). ($10.00 plus separate audition form per each applicant).
 

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