(Posted on March 7, 2018; last updated about 7 years ago)
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Snare drum excerpts | |
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Bartók—Concerto for Orchestra | |
Prokofiev—Lieutenant Kijé | |
Prokofiev—Symphony No. 5 | |
Ravel—Boléro | |
Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 | |
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35 | |
Schuman—New England Triptych |
On drum set, demonstrate swing, rock, latin (rumba, samba, bossa nova), 3/4 jazz, and show style 2/4 |
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Drum set excerpts |
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On congas, ad-lib latin and swing grooves |
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Glockenspiel excerpts | |
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Dukas—The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | |
Mozart—The Magic Flute | |
Respighi—Pines of Rome | |
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20 | |
Williams—The Patriot |
Xylophone excerpts | |
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Bartók—Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta | |
Copland—Appalachian Spring | |
Copland—Rodeo |
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Gershwin—Porgy and Bess: Selection for Orchestra | |
Kabalevsky—The Comedians, Op. 26 |
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Ravel—Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) Suite |
Bass drum excerpts | |
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Berlioz—Symphonie fantastique | |
Mahler—Symphony No. 3 | |
Stravinsky—The Rite of Spring |
Tambourine excerpts | |
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Dvořák—Carnival Overture | |
Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 | |
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35 | |
Stravinsky—Petrushka (1947 version) |
Cymbals excerpts | |
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Mussorgsky—Night on Bald Mountain | |
Rachmaninoff—Piano Concerto No. 2 | |
Tchaikovsky—Romeo and Juliet | |
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4 |
Vibraphone excerpts | |
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Bernstein—Symphonic Dances from West Side Story | |
Schuller—Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee |
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Triangle excerpts | |
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Brahms—Symphony No. 4 | |
Dvořák—Symphony No. 9, “New World” | |
Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 | |
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35 |
Bass drum and cymbals excerpts | |
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Stravinsky—Petrushka |
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Tchaikovsky—Swan Lake |
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Solo repertoire | |
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Bach—Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin, BWV 1001 |
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Section playing with RPO players (finals only) | |
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Britten—The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra |
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Possible sight-reading |
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