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Section Percussion/Associate Principal Timpani Audition
April 14 and 15, 2013

 

SOLO REPERTOIRE:
Marimba – 4 mallet Bach solo of choice

SNARE DRUM:
Delecluse, Etude 9 from Douze Etudes, (approx. 60 bpm)
Nielsen, Clarinet Concerto, 10 mm. after reh. 3 to downbeat of reh. 4
2 mm. after reh. 27 through 9 mm. after reh. 32
Prokofiev, Lt. Kije, Mvmt. 1, reh. 1 to reh. 2
reh. 13 through 4 mm. after reh. 14
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Mvmt. 3, complete
Mvmt. 4, complete
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio espagnol, Mvmt. 3, complete
Mvmt. 4, Beginning through 10 mm. after reh. L
Schuman, New England Triptych, Chester, m. 106 through m. 122
Shostakovitch, Symphony No. 10, Mvmt. 2, complete

XYLOPHONE:
Copland, Appalachian Spring, reh. 48 to 4 mm. after reh. 49
Gershwin, Porgy and Bess, Opening
Kabalevsky, Colas Bruegnon, 1 m. after reh. 9 through downbeat of reh. 12
1 m. before reh. 36 to reh. 37
Kodaly, Hary Janos, Mvmt. 6, complete
Messaien, Oiseaux exotiques, reh. 6 to reh. 7
1 m. after reh. 16 to 5 mm. before reh. 18
reh. 26 to reh. 31
Stravinsky, Firebird, Complete Ballet (1910), 1 m before reh. 47 to reh. 48
reh. 127 to reh. 133

GLOCKENSPIEL:
Debussy, La mer, Mvmt. 2, complete
Dukas, Sorcerer’s Apprentice, 4 m. after reh. 17 to reh. 24
7 mm. after reh. 52 to reh. 53
Mozart, Magic Flute, Act One, No. 8: Finale
Respighi, Pines of Rome, Mvmt. 1, complete
Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty, Waltz, complete

VIBRAPHONE:
Bernstein, West Side Story, mm. 567-577
mm. 582-589
mm. 620-632

TAMBOURINE:
Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 1, Aragonaise, complete
Carmen Suite No. 2, Danse
Boheme, 3 mm. before reh. D through 3 mm. after reh. E
Britten, Four Sea Interludes, Storm, reh. 10 to reh. 11
Chabrier, España, complete
Dvorak, Carnival Overture, complete
Stravinsky, Petrouchka, 1947, reh. 201 to reh. 207

TRIANGLE:
Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 2, Danse
Boheme, reh. H through 2 mm. after reh. I
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Mvmt. 2, 9 mm. after reh. K through 17 mm. after reh. K
Mvmt. 4, 9 mm. after reh. W to reh. X

BASS DRUM:
Mahler, Symphony No. 3, Mvmt. 1, 8 mm. after reh. 1 through 2 mm. after reh. 2
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, reh. 72 through 2 mm. after reh. 75
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, Mvmt. 4, m. 272 to the end

CYMBALS:
Mozart, Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio, reh. C through 26 mm. after reh. C (Andante)
Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2, reh. 32 to 13 mm. after reh. 32
Sibelius, Finlandia, 6 mm. after reh. M to reh. O
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Overture, 2 mm. before reh. O to 7 mm. before reh. P
22 mm. before reh. U to 13 mm. before reh. U
Symphony No. 4, Mvmt. 4, m. 272 to the end

TIMPANI:
Bartok, Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Mvmt. 3, complete
Beethoven, Fidelio, No. 16: Finale, mm. 1 through 26
m. 292 to the end (Final Presto)
Beethoven, Symphony No. 1, Mvmt. 3, complete
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, Mvmt. 1, m. 513 to the end
Mvmt. 2, reh. F to reh. H
Bernstein, Candide Overture, complete
Brahms, Symphony No. 1, Mvmt. 1, 2 mm. before reh. B to 5 mm. before reh. C
Mvmt. 4    mm. 268- 299
m. 375 to the end
Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphoses, Mvmt. 2, complete
Martin, Concerto for Seven Winds, 5 mm. before reh. 19 through 7 mm. after reh. 22
Mozart, Magic Flute, Overture, m. 186 to the end
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, Mvmt. 1, 3 mm. after reh. S to reh. V
All Mozart and Beethoven excerpts to be performed with hard sticks on Lefima “Single Crank” Timpani with Renaissance heads. (29”/26”/24”)
http://www.lefima.co.uk/pages/page.php?id=9
All other excerpts to be played on Light Mark XIV drums with Evans Strata heads.
AMERICAN SETUP REQUIRED.
Kolberg and Roc ‘n Soc adjustable stools available.

Percussion instruments to be provided:

Mallets:

–    DeMorrow Xylophone, 3.5 octave (F-C), 2 inch wide bars, 34 ¾ inches high
–    Deagan Glockenspiel #1558, 2.5 octave, 1 ¼ inch wide bars, 35 ¼ inches high
–    Musser ‘Piper’ vibraphone, 3 octave, Graduated bars 2 ¼ – 1 ½ inches wide, 33 ¾ inches high
–    Kori 3.5 octave Marimba, (F-C), graduated bars 2 ½ – 1 ½ inches wide, 33 ½ inches high (risers can be provided if necessary)

Cymbals:

–    16 inch Zildjian Constantinople
–    17 inch Sabian HH Orchestral Viennese
–    18 inch Zildjian Classic Orchestral Medium-Heavy
–    19 inch Zildjian Symphonic American
–    20 inch Zildjian K

Candidates are strongly encouraged to bring their own cymbals to the audition.

Bass Drum:

–    40 inch Ludwig Bass Drum on tilting stand with Fiberskin heads

A snare drum, snare drum stand, bass drum mallets, tambourines, triangles, and triangle beaters will also be provided.  Candidates may bring their own equipment if desired.