ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL BASS 2021 AUDITION BOOK

ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS:

No. Composer Work Page 1. BRITTEN Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge op.10 1

2. DVORAK Quintet in G op.77 2

3. MOZART “Die Zauberflöte” Overture 3

4. PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet 5

5. STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite 7

6. VERDI Aida 9

7. VERDI La Traviata 10

8. VERDI Otello 12

9. VERDI Rigoletto 13

SET WORKS:

First and second movement of one of the following concertos, in orchestral tuning and with cadenzas:

Composer Work Dittersdorf Double Bass Concerto in D major

Dragonetti Double Bass Concerto in G major, op.1

Vanhal Double Bass Concerto in C major

Bottesini Double Bass Concerto No.2 in A minor

Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto in E minor, op.3

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ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS: BRITTEN, B. Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge op.10

EXCERPT 1 Presto all marcia = 84-88

2

DVORAK, A Quintet in G, op.77

EXCERPT 2 First movement, Allegro con fuoco = 126-132 (To be performed with Orchestra Victoria string quartet)

3

MOZART, W.A. “Die Zauberflöte” Overture

EXCERPT 3 Allegro = 76

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5

PROKOFIEV, S. Romeo and Juliet

EXCERPT 4a Act 3, No 43, Adagio = 69

6

PROKOFIEV, S. Romeo and Juliet

EXCERPT 4b Act 3, No 47, Juliet Alone, Andante = 80 (both lines)

7

STRAVINSKY, I. Pulcinella Suite

EXCERPT 5 Vivo = 120-132

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VERDI, G. Aida

EXCERPT 6 Act 4, Andante Mosso = 84

10

VERDI, G. La traviata

EXCERPT 7a Act 1, No 2, fig 13, Stretta dell’Introduzione = 184

11

VERDI, G. La traviata

EXCERPT 7b Act 1, No 6, Scena ed aria Germont, Allegro = 192

VERDI, G. La traviata

EXCERPT 7c Act 1, No 6, Scena ed aria Germont, Allegro = 192

12

VERDI, G. Otello

EXCERPT 8 Act 4, Poco piu mosso, Allegro = 75-80

13

VERDI, G. Rigoletto

EXCERPT 9 Act 1, No 3, Duetto, Andante mosso = 60 (solo line only)

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