Abilene Philharmonic David Itkin, Music Director

Section Violin   

 

One movement from a Romantic Concerto of your choice.    

 

Composer                       Piece                                               Excerpt

Mozart                            Symphony No. 39                          2nd mvt - m1-27 no repeats

                                                                                                  4th mvt - m1-40

 

Tchaikovsky                  Nutcracker Suite                            Complete Overture

 

Brahms                            Symphony No. 1                           1st mvt - m1-9

 

Mendelssohn                Midsummer Nights Dream           Scherzo:1st page

Section Viola

       

Please be prepared to play solo repertoire:  One movement from standard viola literature of your choice or a movement from one of the J.S. Bach unaccompanied cello suites.

 

Composer                      Piece                                               Excerpt

Strauss                           Don Juan                                        opening 7 bars

                                                                                                  2 bars before A to letter B

                                                                                                  Letter C to 5 bars before D

Beethoven                    Symphony No. 5                             2nd mvt - beg to m.10

                                                                                                  m49-m59

                                                                                                  m72-m86

                                                                                                  m98-m106

Brahms                           Symphony No. 4                           1st mvt - opening to bar 19

                                                                                                 4th mvt - bar 156-198

Mendelssohn               Midsummer Night's Dream           Scherzo - letter B to D

                                                                                                  Scherzo - pick up to letter K-3 before L

Mozart                           Marriage of Figaro Overture        entire

Berlioz                           Roman Carnival Overture              Pick up to 3 bars after 1 to one after 4

Shostakovich               Symphony No. 5                            number 32 to two bars before 38

Section Cello    

 

Please have one movement of a standard concerto prepared.      

 

Composer                     Piece                                               Excerpt

Beethoven                    Symphony No. 5                           2mvt - m1-10; m49-59; m98-106;

                                                                                                m114-124

Strauss                          Don Juan                                       beginning to Letter B

Mozart                          Symphony No. 40                         1st mvt - m114-138 and 191-198

                                                                                               4th mvt - m33-49

Brahms                         Symphony No. 2                           2nd mvt - beginning to m17; m49-57

Section Bass

 

Please have one movement of a standard concerto ready to perform along with the excerpt list.

Composer                    Piece                                              Excerpt

Beethoven                   Symphony No. 9                          4th mvt (beginning to m. 139)

Mozart                         Symphony No. 40                        4th mvt (m. 49 – 62)

Tchaikovsky               Symphony No. 4                          1st mvt (m 52 – m 94)

                                                                                              4th mvt (beginning to m 17)

Beethoven                   Symphony No. 5                          3rd mvt (entire)