PRINCIPAL VIOLA (Tenure Track) AUDITION REPERTOIRE LIST | MAY 2 & 3, 2016 The Florida Orchestra tunes to 440-A
A)
SOLO: (your choice of one of these concerti - first movement only)
BARTÓK: Concerto for Viola, Op. posth., BB 128 (any version)
HINDEMITH: Der Schwanendreher
WALTON: Viola Concerto
B)
SOLO: MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K.364 (320d)
(exposition only)
C)
ORCHESTRAL SOLO EXCERPTS:
J.S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 BWV 1048
III. Allegro [mm.28-38] {Viola I part}
BRITTEN
Peter Grimes: Interlude IV – Passacaglia*
[5 bars after Reh.44 to 18 bars after Reh.44]
ENESCO
Romanian Rhapsody No.1 in A major, Op.11
[2 bars after Reh.7 to Reh.8]
PROKOFIEV
Romeo & Juliet Suite No.2 *
V. Romeo & Juliet Before Parting
[pick-up to Reh.44 through Reh.45]
RAVEL
Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose Suite):
V. Le Jardin féerique | [5bars after Reh.2 to 3 bars after Reh.3]
STRAUSS, R.
Don Quixote, Op. 35
[4 bars after Reh.14 to Variation I] | [Reh.26 through Reh.34]
* This excerpt provided only upon request, after audition confirmation is secured.
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PRINCIPAL VIOLA (Tenure Track) AUDITION REPERTOIRE LIST | MAY 2 & 3, 2016 D)
ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS:
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
II. Andante con moto [mm. 1-10]; [mm. 49-60]; [mm. 98-106]
BRAHMS
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56a
[Variations 5, 7 & 8]
MENDELSSOHN Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
[bar 17 to letter D]; [letter E to 4 bars before letter L]
MOZART
Symphony No. 35 in D major, K.385 “Haffner”
I. Allegro con spirit [Beginning to downbeat of bar 66]
IV. Presto [10 bars after Reh.D to Reh.E] (mm.134-181)
RAVEL
Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 | [Reh.158 to Reh.166]
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op.47 *
I. Moderato [Reh.15 to Reh.17]; [4 bars before Reh.23 to Reh.25]
STRAUSS, R.
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 (A Hero’s Life)
[Reh.77 to 4 bars after Reh.79]; [1 bar before Reh.94 to 2 bars after Reh.97]
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.6, Op.74 “Pathetique”
I. Allegro non troppo [mm. 19-62]
Sight-reading from the standard orchestral repertoire may be asked.
* This excerpt provided only upon request, after audition confirmation is secured.
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