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2019 Auditions: PERCUSSION
PERCUSSION – All applicants to prepare these excerpts
Excerpt 1: SNARE DRUM PROKOFIEV, Peter and the Wolf
Excerpt 2: SNARE DRUM WILLIAM SCHUMAN, Third Symphony
Excerpt 3: XYLOPHONE STRAVINSKY, The Firebird
Excerpt 4: XYLOPHONE KHACHATURIAN, Gayne Ballet
Excerpt 5: GLOCKENSPIEL DUKAS, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Excerpt 6: TAMBOURINE DVORAK, Carnival Overture
Excerpt 7: CYMBALS TCHAIKOVSKY, Romeo and Juliet Overture
TIMPANI – Please only prepare these excerpts if you would like to audition for timpani
Excerpt 8: TIMPANI BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9, Second movement
Excerpt 9: TIMPANI BEETHOVEN, Symphony No.9, Fourth Movement
Excerpt 10: TIMPANI TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.4, First Movement
Excerpt 11: TIMPANI BRITTEN, Four sea-interludes from Peter Grimes
GENERAL INFORMATION
Your audition will be unaccompanied
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your audition time
Auditions will last approximately 10 minutes for percussion and an additional 5 minutes
for the timpani portion
Instruments will be supplied but please bring your own sticks, these will not be provided
You are required to prepare the first 7 excerpts if you wish to audition for a general
percussion position and all 11 excerpts if you would like to audition for timpani
You are expected to observe all dynamics, tempi and other instructions on the excerpts.
You will be assessed on tempo, rhythm, dynamics, phrasing and all rests should be
observed accurately
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Excerpt 1
SNARE DRUM
PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf
Crotchet = 100
L’istesso tempo
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Excerpt 2
SNARE DRUM
WILLIAM SCHUMAN Third Symphony
Leggiero
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Excerpt 3
XYLOPHONE
STRAVINSKY The Firebird
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Excerpt 4
XYLOPHONE
KHACHATURIAN Gayne Ballet
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PERCUSSION
Excerpt 5
GLOCKENSPIEL
DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
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PERCUSSION
Excerpt 6
TAMBOURINE
DVORAK Carnival Overture
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PERCUSSION
Excerpt 7
CYMBALS
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture
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PERCUSSION
Excerpt 8
TIMPANI
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.9
Second movement
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Excerpt 9
TIMPANI
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.9
Fourth Movement
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Excerpt 10
TIMPANI
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4
First Movement
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Excerpt 11
TIMPANI
BRITTEN Four sea-interludes from Peter Grimes