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KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION March 8-10, 2020

SOLOS:

MARIMBA BACH – Lute Suite No. 1 in E Minor Allemande – Beginning to 1st Repeat

BACH – Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin Candidate’s choice of mvt or partial mvt (not to exceed 5 minutes)

SNARE DRUM DELECLUSE – 12 Studies for Snare Drum Etude No. 6

EXCERPTS: XYLOPHONE *BARTÓK – Music for Strings, Percussion, & Celesta III. Beginning through measure 5

*COPLAND – Appalachian Spring 5 after [48] to 4 after [49]

*GERSHWIN – An American in Paris [4] to [7] 6 after [20] to [21]

*GERSHWIN – Overture to Porgy and Bess Measure 4 to 18

*MESSIAEN – Oiseaux exotiques [6] to [7] 5 after [13] to 5 before [18]

*W. SCHUMAN – Symphony No. 3 [230] to [244]

*SHOSTAKOVICH – Cello Concerto No. 2 III. 1 before [100] to [101]

*SHOSTAKOVICH – Lady Macbeth Act III, Scene 6: [379] to [384]

STRAVINSKY – The Firebird (Complete Ballet) 1 before [47] to [48] [127] to [133]

STRAVINSKY – Les Noces II. [59] to [62] IV. 2 before [96] to [98] GLOCKENSPIEL DEBUSSY – La Mer II. 2 after [16] through 5 before [19] II. 2 before [40] to [41]

DUKAS – Sorcerer's Apprentice 4 after [17] to 3 before [20] [22] to [24]

MOZART – The Magic Flute Act I No. 8 Finale

PROKOFIEV – Piano Concerto No. 1 [35] to the end (**see note at end)

*RESPIGHI – The Pines of Rome I. Beginning to 15 before [3] I. 13 after [7] to the end

WAGNER – Waldweben From the 9/8 measure for 9 bars **n.b. re: Prokofiev: the lower ½ octave may be transposed up for those without a 3-octave instrument

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VIBRAPHONE *ADAMS – City Noir [A3] to [C3]

*BERNSTEIN – Symphonic Dances West Side Story Measure 567 to 575 Measure 620 to 631

*WILLIAMS – Escapades I. Measures 49 to 65 SNARE DRUM *BRITTEN – A Midsummer Night's Dream [6] to 9 after [9] (with snares on)

NIELSEN – Clarinet Concerto [3] to [4] [27] to [32]

*PROKOFIEV – Suite from Lieutenant Kijé I. [1] to [2] I. [13] to the end

*PROKOFIEV – Symphony No. 5 II. [37] to [40] IV. [111] to the end

*RAVEL – Bolero Beginning to [2]

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Capriccio espagnol III. Entire Movement IV. Beginning through 10 after [L]

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Scheherazade III. [D] to [H] (DO NOT COUNT RESTS) IV. [P] to [U]

*SHOSTAKOVICH – Symphony No. 11 IV. 5 before [134] to the end of bar [138] IV. [176] to the end

VON SUPPÉ – Overture to Pique Dame 4 before [C] to 8 before [D] Più mosso to the end BASS DRUM *BRITTEN – Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Variation M, Measures 10 through 14

MAHLER – Symphony No. 3 I. [1] to [3]

STRAVINSKY – Le Sacre du Printemps Danse de la Terre

TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 4 IV. 4 after [19] to the end TAMBOURINE *BRITTEN – Four Sea Interludes IV. [10] to [11]

CHABRIER – España [L] to [M]

DVOŘÁK – Carnival Overture Beginning to [C] 8 before [U] to the end

*STRAVINSKY – Petrouchka (1947) 2 before [202] to [206] CYMBALS DVOŘÁK – Scherzo Capriccioso [Q] to the end

RACHMANINOV – Piano Concerto No. 2 [32] to [33]

SIBELIUS – Finlandia [M] to [O]

TCHAIKOVSKY – Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet [E] to [F]

TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 4 IV. 4 after [19] to the end

SIGHTREADING: May be asked on any instrument.

*Rental Music will be sent by email.

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KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION March 8-10, 2020

Audition List Errata: XYLOPHONE *GERSHWIN – An American in Paris [4] to [7] Rehearsal number 4, mf and not f VIBRAPHONE *BERNSTEIN – Symphonic Dances West Side Story Measures 567 to 575 Measure 573, A natural and not A# SNARE DRUM *PROKOFIEV – Symphony No. 5 IV. [111] to the end 8 after 111, no accent on beat 4 9 after 111, no accent on beat 2 SNARE DRUM *BRITTEN – A Midsummer Night's Dream [6] to 9 after [9] (with snares on) The pitch of the drum does not matter TAMBOURINE DVOŘÁK – Carnival Overture Beginning to [C] The 1/2 note at A is a roll

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KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION March 8-10, 2020

NON-RENTAL EXCERPTS

XYLOPHONE STRAVINSKY – The Firebird (Complete Ballet) 1 before [47] to [48]

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STRAVINSKY – The Firebird (Complete Ballet) (xylophone) [127] to [133]

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STRAVINSKY – Les Noces (xylophone) II. [59] to [62]

STRAVINSKY – Les Noces (xylophone) IV. 2 before [96] to [98]

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GLOCKENSPIEL DEBUSSY – La Mer II. 2 after [16] through 5 before [19]

DEBUSSY – La Mer (glockenspiel) II. 2 before [40] to [41]

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DUKAS – Sorcerer's Apprentice (glockenspiel) 4 after [17] to 3 before [20]

DUKAS – Sorcerer's Apprentice (glockenspiel) [22] to [24]

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MOZART – The Magic Flute (glockenspiel) Act I No. 8 Finale

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PROKOFIEV – Piano Concerto No. 1 (glockenspiel) [35] to the end n.b. the lower ½ octave may be transposed up for those without a 3-octave instrument

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WAGNER – Waldweben (glockenspiel) From the 9/8 measure for 9 bars

VIBRAPHONE *Rental Music will be sent by email. SNARE DRUM NIELSEN – Clarinet Concerto [3] to [4]

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NIELSEN – Clarinet Concerto (snare drum) [27] to [32]

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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Capriccio espagnol (snare drum) III. Entire Movement

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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Capriccio espagnol (snare drum) IV. Beginning through 10 after [L]

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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Scheherazade (snare drum) III. [D] to [H] (DO NOT COUNT RESTS)

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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Scheherazade (snare drum) IV. [P] to [U]

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VON SUPPÉ – Overture to Pique Dame (snare drum) 4 before [C] to 8 before [D]

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VON SUPPÉ – Overture to Pique Dame (snare drum) Più mosso to the end

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BASS DRUM MAHLER – Symphony No. 3 I. [1] to [3]

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STRAVINSKY – Le Sacre du Printemps (bass drum) Danse de la Terre

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TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 4 (bass drum) IV. 4 after [19] to the end

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TAMBOURINE CHABRIER – España [L] to [M]

DVOŘÁK – Carnival Overture (tambourine) Beginning to [C]

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DVOŘÁK – Carnival Overture (tambourine) 8 before [U] to the end

CYMBALS DVOŘÁK – Scherzo Capriccioso [Q] to the end

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RACHMANINOV – Piano Concerto No. 2 (cymbals) [32] to [33]

SIBELIUS – Finlandia (cymbals) [M] to [O]

TCHAIKOVSKY – Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet (cymbals) [E] to [F]

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TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 4 (cymbals) IV. 4 after [19] to the end