Scheherazade Audition Info & Excerpts
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INSTRUCTIONS
Go to my instructions post here.
PARTS
All parts are available at the MYS Online Music Library (password is myplaymys)
EXCERPTS:
Flute (all excerpts from Fl 1 part)
Mov 1: D to 10 before E
Mov 2: K to L
Mov 2: Q to 13 before R (solo)
Mov 3: F to G
Mov 3: 4th of M to N (solo)
Mov 4: 17th of V to 28 after V
Oboe (all excerpts from Ob 1 part)
Mov 1: H to 12 after H
Mov 2: A to B
Mov 2: 10 before P (from 2nd beat) to P
Mov 3: 4th of K to Recit. Lento.
Mov 4: B to C
Mov 4: 14 before Q to Q
Clarinet (all excerpts from Cl 1 part)
Mov 1: H to 12 after H
Mov 1: 11 after M to 16 after M
Mov 2: F to G (solo)
Mov 3: 2nd of D to F
Mov 3: 4th of M to to N (solo)
Mov 4: I to K
Bassoon (all excerpts from Bs 1 part)
Mov 1: Beginning to m. 6
Mov 2: m. 5 to A
Mov 2: 2nd of L to M
Mov 4: Allegro molto e frenetico (m. 10) to 2 bars before Lento. Recit.
Mov 4: Piu stretto after V to W
Horns (all excerpts from Hn 1 part)
Mov 1: B to D (no need to count all the rests between entrances, just wait a few beats)
Mov 2: C to 15 after C
Mov 2: K to L
Mov 2: 13 after Q to R
Mov 3: N (with pick-up) to O
Mov 4: entrance after N to downbeat of O
Mov 4: U (with pick-up) to V
Trumpets (all excerpts from Tpt 1 part)
Mov 2: Both solos between D and E
Mov 2: H to Tempo I
Mov 2: K to L
Mov 3: G to 1st of H
Mov 3: 5 before I to I
Mov 4: Q to R
Mov 4: X to Y
Trombones (all excerpts from Tpt 1 part unless otherwise noted)
Mov 1: Beginning to m. 6
Mov 1: H to 2nd of K
Mov 2: Recit. after D (trombone 2 part!)
Mov 2: Entrance after E to 8 before F (count rests silently)
Mov 4: 5 after K to 4 before L (count rests silently)
Mov 4: P to downbeat of Q
Mov 4: 10 before X to X
Tuba
Mov 1: beginning to m. 6
Mov 1: 4 before K to L
Mov 2: K to L (count rests silently)
Mov 4: P to downbeat of Q
Mov 4: 11 after S to 4 before T
Timpani & Perc
TBD (email coming soon from Mr. Roberts and Dr. Gómez)
Harp
Mov 1: Recit. Lento, 3 chords
Mov 2: Entrance after P to 13 before R
Mov 3: H to 5 before I
Mov 4: Allegro non troppo e maestoso after W to X
Violin (all excerpts from Violin I part):
Mov 1: D to 13 after D
Mov 2: O to 14 after P
Mov 3: beginning to 5 before A
Mov 4: P to Q
Mov 4: S to T
Concertmaster pre-screening (record if interested in concertmaster audition, in addition to Violin 1 excerpts above)
Mov 2: Beginning to Andantino
Viola
Mov 2: N to 7 before O
Mov 2: 9 before P (non divisi) to 10 before Q
Mov 4: Allegro molto e frenetico (m. 10) to 2 bars before Recit. Lento.
Mov 4: 28 before W to W
Cello
Mov 1: M (solo) to 11 after M
Mov 2: 15 after C (solo) to 25 after C
Mov 2: 10 before P (top line, from 2nd beat, play chord at the fermata) to 5 after P
Mov 3: A with pick-up to 5 before B
Mov 4: M to downbeat of N
Bass
Mov 2: H to 16 after H
Mov 2: R to end
Mov 4: Allegro molto e frenetico (m. 10) to 2 bars before Recit. Lento.
Mov 4: 15 after M to N
Mov 4: Piu stretto after V to W
Scheherazade spinning a tale to King Shahryar
