Clarinet Audition Excerpts

2017-2018

In addition to the following excerpts, all players should prepare:

1. Scales up to four flats and four sharps

2. A Solo Piece (or excerpt from a piece) of your choice. This solo should be representative

of your overall musical and technical ability. Solos and excerpts should be no more than

2 minutes in length.

3. Sight Reading: Don’t neglect practicing sight reading pieces you are unfamiliar with to

help prepare for this part of the audition.

For full information, see the Audition Requirements which can be found at

www.cincinnatisymphony.org/csyo

(Students interested in bass clarinet should prepare the additional excerpt

in addition to B-flat and A clarinets)

Mendelssohn Clarinet in A The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave),

Overture: mm. 202-217

Borodin Clarinet in A Polovtsian Dances: no. 8

Rimsky-Korsakov Clarinet in A Le Coq d’Or: [2] to 4 m. after [4]

Shostakovich Clarinet in A Symphony 9, Movement III:

beginning to 9 measures after [A]

Dukas Bass Clarinet The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: 6

measures before [11] to [12]

Excerpt #1 Mendelssohn – The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture: mm. 202-217 Clarinet in A

Excerpt #2 Borodin – Polovtsian Dances No. 8: Opening to [B] Clarinet in B-flat

Excerpt #3a Rimsky-Korsakov – Le Coq d’Or [2] to 4 measures after [4] Clarinet in A

Excerpt #3b Shostokovich – Symphony 9 Movement III: beginning to 9 m. after [A]

Bass Clarinet Dukas – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 6 measures before [11] to [12]