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2019 Auditions: CLARINET

Excerpt 1: BORODIN, Polovtsian Dances

Excerpt 2: MENDELSSOHN, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo

Excerpt 3: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Capriccio Espagnol, First Movement

Excerpt 4: SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47, First Movement

Excerpt 5: SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47, First Movement E FLAT CLARINET EXCERPT (please prepare if you wish to be considered for this position) Excerpt 6: SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47, Second Movement

GENERAL INFORMATION

Your audition will be unaccompanied

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your audition time

Your audition will last approximately 10 minutes

You are required to prepare all the excerpts provided

You are expected to observe all dynamics, tempi and other instructions on the excerpts.

You will be assessed on tempo, rhythm, dynamics, phrasing and all rests should be

observed accurately

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CLARINET

Excerpt 1

BORODIN Polovtsian Dances

No.8: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens

Presto

Clarinet in B flat

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CLARINET

Excerpt 2

MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Scherzo

Clarinet in B flat

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CLARINET

Excerpt 3

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol

First Movement

Clarinet in A

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CLARINET

Excerpt 4

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47

First Movement

Moderato – Allegro non troppo

Clarinet in A

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CLARINET

Excerpt 5

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47

First Movement

Moderato – Allegro non troppo

Clarinet in A

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E FLAT CLARINET

Excerpt 6

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47

Second Movement

Allegretto