2010 Double Bass Excerpts

Karen Osmond, Operations Manager Tel: 416-532-4470 ext. 227

e-mail: kosmond@nyoc.org website: www.nyoc.org  

2010 NATIONAL AUDITIONS – Double Bass Please play material in the order listed Required Solo: 1) BOTTESINI Concerto for Double Bass in B Minor (as enclosed)

1st mvmt. beginning - D Orchestral Excerpts: 2) BACH Suite for Flute & Orchestra in B minor (as enclosed)

Badinerie – complete (1st repeat only) 3) MOZART Symphony #40 in g minor (as enclosed)

4th mvmt., E to F 4) BEETHOVEN Symphony #7 (as enclosed)

1st mvmt., Pick up to I to bar 299

5) BRAHMS Symphony #2 (as enclosed) 1st mvmt., 37th bar after K to L

6) STRAUSS, R. Don Juan (as enclosed) A to 4th bar of B R to 1st beat of T 7) BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (as enclosed)

Bass Section Variation

Scales and Arpeggios: (not supplied) 8) i) B major scale, 3 octaves, in eighth note triplets, slurred quarter note = 60

ii) B major arpeggio, 3 octaves in eighth notes, 2 slurred, 2 separate quarter note = 60 60 60

i) f minor harmonic scale, 3 octaves, in eighth note triplets, slurred quarter note = ii) f minor arpeggio, 3 octaves in eighth notes, 2 slurred, 2 separate quarter note =

OPTIONAL: LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP BONUS EXCERPT You are only required to play this excerpt if you submitted the Leadership Scholarship materials during the application process. 9) GINASTERA Variations for Orchestra, the Bass Variation (as enclosed) Sight Reading Supplied at audition 

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY 2010 Double Bass 1

1) BOTTESINI Concerto for Double Bass in B Minor

1st mvmt. beginning - D

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY 2010 Double Bass 2

Orchestral Excerpts: 2) BACH Suite for Flute & Orchestra in B minor

Badinerie – complete (1st repeat only)

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY 2010 Double Bass 3

3) MOZART Symphony #40 in g minor

4th mvmt., E to F

4) BEETHOVEN Symphony #7

1st mvmt., Pick up to I to bar 299

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY 2010 Double Bass 4

5) BRAHMS Symphony #2

1st mvmt., 37th bar after K to L

6) STRAUSS, R. Don Juan A to 4th bar of B

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY 2010 Double Bass 5

STRAUSS, R. Don Juan (continued) R to 1st beat of T

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY 2010 Double Bass 6

7) BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Bass Section Variation

Scales and Arpeggios: (not supplied) 8) i) B major scale, 3 octaves, in eighth note triplets, slurred quarter note = 60

ii) B major arpeggio, 3 octaves in eighth notes, 2 slurred, 2 separate quarter note = 60 i) f minor harmonic scale, 3 octaves, in eighth note triplets, slurred quarter note = 60 ii) f minor arpeggio, 3 octaves in eighth notes, 2 slurred, 2 separate quarter note = 60

Sight Reading Supplied at audition OPTIONAL: LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP BONUS EXCERPT

You are only required to play this excerpt if you submitted the Leadership Scholarship materials during the application process.

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY 2010 Double Bass 7

9) GINASTERA Variations for Orchestra, the Bass Variation