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Audition Repertoire: Woodwinds

Flute / Piccolo (Mandatory)

1. Required pieces:

  • W.A. Mozart – Flute Concerto in G Major, KV 313 or D Major, KV 314, Exposition

  • A. Vivaldi – Concerto for Piccolo in C Major, RV 443, Movement II

2. Orchestral Excerpts:

  • G. Mahler – Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor:

    • 1st Flute Part – Movement I: From one bar before No. 5 to No. 6, and from No. 12 to No. 14

    • 1st Flute Part – Movement III: From No. 13 to No. 14, and from five bars before No. 20 to No. 22

    • 1st Flute Part – Movement V: From 14 bars before No. 32 to the end

  • L. van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125:

    • Piccolo: from bar 343 to bar 431 in the 4th movement

 

Oboe

1. Required Piece:

  • W.A. Mozart – Oboe Concerto in C Major, KV 314, 1st movement with cadenza

2. Orchestral Excerpts:

  • G. Mahler – Symphony No. 5 (1st Oboe part):

  • 1st movement – from No. 5 to No. 6

  • 2nd movement – from five bars after No. 16 to six bars before No. 18 (Pesante)

  • 3rd movement – from five bars before No. 20 to No. 22

  • B. Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra, Allegretto Scherzando: bars 25 to 44 (2nd Oboe part)

  • A. Dvořák – Symphony No. 7 in D minor, 2nd movement (Adagio): from the beginning to bar 9 (2nd Oboe part)

 

English Horn (with Oboe Obligations)

1. Required Pieces:

  • W.A. Mozart – Oboe Concerto in C Major, KV 314, 1st movement (Exposition)

  • C. Yvon – Sonata in F minor for English Horn, 3rd movement

2. Orchestral Excerpts for English Horn:

  • G. Mahler – Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor:

    • 3rd movement – from No. 9 to No. 10

  • G. Rossini – Overture to William Tell: from bar 176 to bar 226

3. Orchestral Excerpts for 3rd Oboe:

  • G. Mahler – Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor:

    • 2nd movement – from No. 10 to six bars after No. 11

    • 3rd movement – from No. 20 to No. 22

 

Bassoon

1. Required Piece:

  • W.A. Mozart – Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, KV 191, 1st movement (Exposition)

2. Orchestral Excerpts:

  • G. Mahler – Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor:

    • 2nd movement – from the beginning to No. 5

    • 2nd movement – from three bars after No. 11 to two bars before "Langsam, aber immer"

    • 2nd movement – from No. 19 to No. 21

    • 3rd movement – from the beginning to No. 1

    • 3rd movement – from four bars before No. 16 to No. 17

 

Bassoon / Contrabassoon

1. Required Piece:

  • W.A. Mozart – Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, KV 191, 1st movement (Exposition)

2. Orchestral Excerpts:

  • G. Mahler – Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor:

    • 2nd movement – from eight bars before No. 25 to four bars before No. 30

    • 3rd movement – from seven bars after No. 2 to sixteen bars after No. 2

 

Clarinet

1. Required Piece:

  • W.A. Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A Major, KV 622, 1st movement

2. Orchestral Excerpts:

  • G. Mahler – Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor (1st Clarinet part):

    • 1st movement – from one bar before No. 4 to eight bars before No. 5

    • 2nd movement – from five bars after No. 10 to eight bars before "Langsam, aber immer"

    • 2nd movement – from four bars after No. 16 to four bars before No. 18

    • 3rd movement – from twelve bars before No. 9 to No. 9

    • 5th movement – from eight bars before No. 20 to No. 21

    • 5th movement – from three bars before No. 32 to seven bars after No. 33

 

Clarinet (with Obligations to Play Bass Clarinet and Piccolo Clarinet)

1. Required Piece:

  • W. A. Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A Major, KV 622, 1st movement

2. Orchestral Excerpts for Bass Clarinet:

  • G. Mahler – Symphony No. 1:

    • 1st movement – from nine bars before No. 1 to five bars before No. 1

  • G. Mahler – Symphony No. 6:

    • 1st movement – from No. 24 to twelve bars after No. 24

  • A. Khachaturian – Piano Concerto:

    • Bass Clarinet solo – from bar 220 to bar 235

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