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Thorough preparation of orchestral extracts is essential for a successful EUYO audition - but don't just think this simply means learning the notes! You should listen to recordings of the pieces where possible and/or take a look at the full score so that you are aware of the context of your extract and can play accordingly.
The orchestral extracts to be prepared for the current EUYO auditions are:
(Click on extract to download a copy)
Strings |
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violin
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Brahms,
Symphony No. 4
Mozart, Symphony No. 39
Strauss, Don Juan |
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viola
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Strauss, Don Juan
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
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cello
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Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Beethoven, Symphony No. 8 |
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double bass
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Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Mozart, Symphony No. 40 |
Woodwind |
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flute
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Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe
Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 3
Stravinsky, Jeu de Cartes |
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piccolo
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Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 8
Rossini, Semiramide |
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oboe
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Rossini, The Silken Ladder
Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin, Prelude
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4
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cor anglais
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Wagner, Tristan
und Isolde |
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clarinet
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Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
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bass clarinet
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Strauss, Don Quixote |
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E flat clarinet
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Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex
Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
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bassoon
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Haydn, Symphony
in G
Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring
Brahms, Violin Concerto |
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Contra bassoon
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Mahler, Sympony No. 4 |
Brass |
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French horn (high)
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Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Mahler, Symphony No. 9
Strauss, Ein Heldenleben |
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French horn (low)
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Mahler, Symphony No. 9
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Strauss, Don Quixote Variation VII (2nd horn) and Variation
VIII (6th horn) |
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trumpet
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Stravinsky, Petrouchka
Bizet, Carmen, Prelude
Mahler, Symphony No. 5,
Wagner, Parsifal, Prelude |
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trombone (tenor)
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Rossini, William Tell
Brahms, Tragic Overture -1st and 2nd trombone
Wagner, Die Walküre
- 1st trombone only
Mahler, Symphony No. 2 - 1st trombone
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euphonium
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Mahler, Symphony
No. 7 ONLY IF REQUIRED |
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trombone (bass)
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Rossini, William
Tell
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Wagner, Die Walküre, 3rd trombone
Schumann, Symphony No. 3 |
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Tuba
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Wagner, Die Walküre
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4
Mahler, Symphony No. 2
Stravinsky, Petrouchka |
Percussion |
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Timpani
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Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 |
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snare drum
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Suppé, Pique
Dame Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Ravel, Bolero |
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xylophone
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Khachaturian, Gayne
ballet, Dance of the Rose Maidens
Stravinsky, Firebird |
Harp |
Berlioz, Symphonie
Fantastique
Verdi, La Forza del Destino
Tchaikovsky, cadenza from Swan Lake |
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