JamesMadisonUniversityEnsembleAuditions-Fall2018
Clarinet
DearJMUClarinetists,
EnclosedpleasefindthemusicforFall2018EnsembleAuditions.Thisauditionwilldetermine
yourplacementintheJMUBandsandOrchestras.Clarinetauditionsaretentativelyscheduled
forSunday,August26th,at2:30-4:30pm,roomTBA.Auditionswillbebehindthescreen,
“blind.”
Itisessentialthatlisteningtoallexcerpts(recordingsorvideosoffullorchestra/wind
ensemble)becomesapartofyourpreparation.Pleasecarefullystudyterms,tempi,rhythms,
articulations,dynamicsandphrasing,inadditiontopracticingtechnicalandexpressiveaspects.
Pleaserememberthatpracticingfundamentals(tonecolor,stability,intonation,clarityof
response,scales,endurance,etc.)andapplyingthemtoexcerptsiscrucialforyourbestplaying
quality.AstudyguidewillbesenttoJMUStudioMembersinJune.
NOTE:Ifyouarenotamusicmajor,butplantoauditionforJMUlargeensemblesandwould
liketoreceivetheguide,pleasecontactmebyemail.
IfyoudonotownoruseSchool’sAclarinet,pleaseplayallexcerptsonB-flatclarinet,evenifindicated“InA.”**YouDONOThavetoTRANPOSEtheparts.**
IfyouhaveanAclarinetavailable,pleaseplayexcerptsdesignatedforAclarinetonthisinstrument.
Listofexcerpts:
1. Giannini-SymphonyNo.3forBand,mvt.1.
2-3.Rimsky-Korsakov-Scheherazade,mvt.2&mvt.4.
4.Respighi-PinesofRome.5.Shostakovich-FestiveOverture6-7.Rossini-LaGazzaLadraOverture8.Brahms-SymphonyNo.3,mvt.2.
Pleasefeelfreetocontactmewithanyquestionsregardingthematerials.Bestofluckinyour
preparationandaudition.TheensembledirectorsandIarelookingforwardtohearingyou!
Sincerely,
Dr.SarunasJankauskas
AssistantProfessorofClarinet
JamesMadisonUniversity
1. V.Giannini-SymphonyNo.3forBand,mvt.I,mm.142-170.Half-note=108.InB-flat.
2. N.Rimsky-Korsakov-Scheherazade.Mvt.II,Cadenzas.InA.
3. N.Rimsky-Korsakov-Scheherazade.Mvt.IV,solo,reh.ItoK.Vivo.InA.
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excluded from this excerpt and will only include the first clarinet entrance because the
focus of this essay is on solo and first clarinet parts.
Example 2. Vittorio Giannini, Symphony No. 3 for Band: I. mm. 66-79.16
Example 3. Vittorio Giannini, Symphony No. 3 for Band: I. mm. 142-147.17
Like the previous excerpt, the passage above (Example 3) begins with the second
clarinet and then with the third clarinet. Those two parts were excluded and the first
16 Vittorio Giannini, Symphony No. 3 (New York: Franco Colombo, 1961) 10-13. 17 Ibid., 21-27.
4. O.Respighi-PinesofRome.Mvt.3.11beforereh.14to1after15.Lento.InA.(pleaseskip4measuresofrestsatreh.14)
5. D.Shostakovich-FestiveOverture(eitherbandororchestraversion).Soloatreh.4toreh.7.InB-flat.Half-note=144-152.
6. G.Rossini-LaGazzaLadraOverture.Openingtom.23.InA.Quartetnote=120-126.
7. G.Rossini-LaGazzaLadraOverture.Mm.328-356.InA.Dotted-half=50-54.
8. J.Brahms-SymphonyNo.3,mvt.2.BeginningtoB.InB-flat.Andante.
