West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Audition Excerpts

PRINCIPAL VIOLA ___________________________________________________________________

2017

Concerti:

Either HOFFMEISTER Viola Concerto in D Major or STAMITZ Viola Concerto in D Major - 1st movement including cadenza.

One of the following Viola Concertos: BARTOK, HINDEMITH (Der Schwanendreher) or WALTON - 1st movement.

Soli: 1. BACH, J.S., Brandenburg Concerto No.6, BWV.1051 1 excerpt 2. STRAUSS, R., Don Quixote 2 excerpts

3. DELIBES, Coppelia, Act III No.7: La paix 1 excerpt

4. BRITTEN, Peter Grimes: Passacaglia Op.33b 2 excerpts

5. GINASTERA, Variaciones Concertantes: V. Variazion drammatica per Viola 1 excerpt

Orchestral excerpts:

6. MOZART, Symphony No.35 K385 ‘Haffner’, 1st & 4th mvt 2 excerpts 7. SCHUBERT, Symphony No.4, 4th movement 1 excerpt 8. WAGNER, Tannhäuser: ‘Venusberg Music’ (Paris version) 2 excerpts

9. BRAHMS, Symphony No.4, 2nd mvt 1 excerpt

10. STRAUSS, Don Juan 2 excerpts

♫ Please note for recorded auditions: candidate can stop the tape after the concerto, and also between the solo and tutti excerpts.

1) BACH J.S., Brandenburg Concerto No.6 BWV.1051, 2nd movement (Viola da braccio I part)

Adagio ma non tanto

2) STRAUSS, R. Don Quixote

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2) STRAUSS, R., Don Quixote (continued)

Excerpt 2 Mässiges Zeitmass

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3) DELIBES, Coppelia (Act III No.7: La Paix)

4) BRITTEN, Peter Grimes, Passacaglia Op. 33b

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4) BRITTEN, Peter Grimes, Passacaglia Op. 33b (continued)

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5) GINASTERA, Variaciones Concertantes: V. Variazion drammatica per Viola

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6) MOZART, Symphony No.35 K.385 ‘Haffner’, 1st & 4th movement

6) MOZART, Symphony No.35 K.385 ‘Haffner’, 1st & 4th movement (continued)

Fourth movement EXCERPT 2 Presto [ = 156]

7) SCHUBERT, Symphony No.4, 4th movement

Allegro

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8) WAGNER, Tannhäuser: ‘Venusberg Music’

Excerpt 1 Molto vivace

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8) WAGNER, Tannhäuser: ‘Venusberg Music’ (continued)

Excerpt 2 Molto vivace

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9) BRAHMS, Symphony No.4

Excerpt 1 – 2nd movement Andante Moderato

*Play the top part when divisi

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10) STRAUSS, Don Juan

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10) STRAUSS, Don Juan (continued)

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