Orchestral Excerpts Viola

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VIOLA ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE

EDITED BY

RUDOLF HAKENPage Excerpt

2 Bartk Concerto for Orchestra

3 Beethoven Symphony #57 Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture

9 Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn15 Brahms Symphony #2

17 Brahms Symphony #419 Copland Appalachian Spring

21 Enescu Romanian Rhapsody #1, viola solo22 Kodalyi Hary Janos, viola solo

23 Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream25 Mozart Symphony #35 (Haffner)

31 Ravel Daphnis and Chlo Suite #235 Ravel Mother Goose Suite, viola solo

36 Shostakovich Symphony #537 Strauss Don Juan

39 Tchaikovsky Symphony #6 (Pathtique)41 Sample repertoire lists for auditions

2011 Rudolf Haken

Viola ProfessorUniversity of Illinois

1114 W. Nevada St.Urbana, IL 61801 USA

[email protected]

Orchestral Excerpts for Viola, edited by Rudolf Haken www.rudolfhaken.com 2011-08-30 Page 1 of 41


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e

42

Eo

s

o s

d s d

ed. R. HakenBartok Concerto for Orchestra, Mov. 4 m. 42-60

m

09

Calmo - cantabile (viola section soli) r=160

1 1 1 2 1 1- -

e

46

o

s s s

f f d d d

03 0

40

1 3 2 0

e49

d s s

s d

d

s

39 0 94 2

e

53

s

d

o

o s

s s s d f

30

2 1 1 8 9 3 2 2 1- -

e

56

f f d d d d f

s

29

1 4 2 1 3 2

e

58

d d s d f

10

n

4 3 1 1 2 3



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Beethoven Symphony #5, 2nd mov. m. 1-10

Andante con moto =92

dolce

3 0 3

no double-dot!

3



dolce

2



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Andante con moto =92Beethoven Symphony #5, 2nd mov. m. 98-106

dolce

0

2 0

0

4 1


brush stroke3


1 23 3 2 1

3

1 3



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Beethoven Symphony #5, 3rd mov. m. 146-213

=80

4 1

3 4 0 4 2

4

4

s s s

4

sempre pi piano



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Andante sostenuto =104

Do not change position unless indicated.

2 after 1

Berlioz Roman Carnival - preparatory exerciseby Rudolf Haken

1

espr.

(no dim.!)

2

2 4

cresc. molto

4 31

3 3 2 14 3

2

1 1

3

poco cresc.-----------------------------------------------------

1

s



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Andante sostenuto =104

Berlioz Roman Carnival - viola solo

Do not change position unless indicated.

2 after 1

ed. Rudolf Haken

1

espr.

(no dim.!)

2

2 4

cresc. molto

4 3

1

3 3 2 14 3

2

1

1

3

poco cresc.-----------------------------------------------------

1

s

6 6 6 6 6 6

4

6 6 6 6 6 6

04 2 1 3

6

66

6

3 4 1 14



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Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn, #V, VII, VIII

Var. V

Vivace =144-152

ed. Rudolf Haken

leggiero s

4

3

210

3

2 1 1

4

1

legg.

214

G

s

leggiero

0 4 0

s

s

220

legg.

0 2 3

224

2 4

H 2

228

1

4 4

232

1 2 1 2

sempre



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236

3

240

245

I 2

1

4

249

4

1 2 1

leggiero

253

1

2

256

2 1

259

3

pizz.



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293

Var. VIIGrazioso =138

3

espr.slight separation between notesgentle!

1

13 2

3

299

dolce

2 2

304

1

2

308

4

3

espr.

314

1 1 3

cresc.

2

318

1 4

dim.



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323

Var. VIII

con sordino

sempre

Presto non troppo =204-2162 1

4

326

1

0 1 2

1 3 4 3 1 2

3

331

1

12

2

K2 1 4

336

1

1 2 3



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343

pizz. arco

2

1 2 4 2 1 1 4 1

349

3

4 4 4 2 3 4 3 2 4 1 3

1 1

352

2 1 4 1 2 3

355

1 2 3 4 0 2

1 0 4

358

3 2 1 1

pizz.



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118

Brahms Symphony #2, 1st mov., m. 118-131

E

(quasi riten.)

Allegro non troppo(=138)

first pos.

sben marcato

122

smarcato

1

2

126

3

middle

2

4

2

3

1

0 1 2

129

3



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49

C1

Brahms Symphony #2, 2nd mov., m. 49 through downbeat of m. 51

stay in second pos.

(=138) keep 1st finger down on 2 middle strings in second position

poco

1 4 3 4 2 14 3

50

3 4 2 1 1 41 0 2 0 3

2 0

1 4



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41

B

(=104-112)4

2 3 2 3

BRAHMS SYMPHONY #4 - 4TH MOV. M. 41-80ed. Rudolf Haken

2 4 2 4

3

2 3 2 1 3 1

45

cresc. sempre piu

3

big cresc. m.45-55, in contrast to 1-bar hairpins in m. 41-44

2 4 2

4 2

1 0 3 1

3 4 3 2

49

espress. cresc.

3 4 3 2 4 3 2

2 1 3 2

1 0 2 4 0 2

2 1 0

53

4

3 2 1 3 2 1

3 2 1 3

2

lift

2

piu

3

frog

57

C 2

frog

frog

frog

3



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60

4

frog

2

3 2 1 4 1

frog

2

hook

hook

3

frog

64

4

1 2 3 0

3

frog

0

s

1 34

0 2

68

1 3

frog

2

s

3 1 3 1

retake

1

4 3 2 1 3 2

tip - very little bow

71

2 4 3 2 1 4

3

2

0

subito

1

frog

(46

1

0

0 1

0

brush

4

3 1 4 1 1

74

3

3

2

2)3

1 4 3

3

1 2 0 3

3

0 2 0

76

1

(2 1

4 1

2

3

4

3

1

4

2

1

2

1

34

3

2

1 3

4)

2

3

3-



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vigoroso

Allegro (=160)6

brush near frog

1 0 1

COPLAND APPALACHIAN SPRING - Rehearsal 6 to Rehearsal 14ed. Rudolf Haken

4

1

4 2 0 1

pizz.

1

1

alternative

fingering

0 1

24

4 2 0 1

1pizz.

arco

brush near frog

0 1 3 4 3 1 2 4 17

1 0 1

21

3

A

2 1 4

D

3

4

1 1

2

.

pizz. arco

pizz. arco

pizz. 1 3 2

8

marc.

arco

91 0

2 1

3

A

2 1 4

D

3

4 1

1 2

0 1 3 1

2 1

3

A

2 1 4

D

3 3

2 1 4 3

D

1 3

G

4

2 0 4 2 0

1

4

1 1

0 1 3



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4 0

1

3G

D

4

0

3G

1D

4

2A

0

2 4 0 1

1

10

11

1

2G

4D

s

3

2 112

marc

2

0

1

2

D

0 1 2

D

1

s

0 1 2D

(4 3

13

4)

cresc.

0 1

D

2 2

cresc.

0 1

D

2

2

1

1 4 3 1 2 4 1

espr.

1 14



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[1 bar after reh.#7 through 1 bar before reh. #8]

Enescu - Romanian Rhapsody #1, viola solo

1Posement (=160)

2

s douloureux

2

1

4D

3

2

2

1 1

stay

4G

1



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Kodaly - Hary Janos Suite, Mov. III, viola solo[Dal - Lied - Song - Chanson]Andante, poco rubato (=80)

espr.

2

fourth pos.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 4 2 1

2

3 4 1 2 1 2 1

-

5

1

2 3

2

1

1 3

-

9

3 1accel.3 2 3 1 3 2

11



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Allegro Vivace =84

Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dreambeginning to letter D (meas. 1-93)

ed. Rudolf Haken

2

24

2A

0

1

32

cresc.

38

3

49

B3

cresc.

3

53

58

2

3 0



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63

1

s

s

s

1 2

1

69

0

2 C

2

4

2 3 1

4

4

3 -

75

3

3

3

3

80

4

2 3

3

1

4

4

3

3

3-

85

4

89

24 2 4 1

D



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Mozart Symphony #35 (Haffner) 1st mov. m. 41 - 66

Allegro con spirito =76

2

ed. Rudolf Haken

1 2

frog

3

3

9

1 3

3

13

2

1 2 3

17

3 2

21

4 4 2

25



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29

4

37

1 2 3

3

2

tip

1

sub.

3

4

3

2

3

3

3

1 4 1 3 2 3 2

4

4

4

4



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2

D

Preparatory Exercises for Mozart Symphony #35 (Haffner) Finale m. 134-136

2

D

2

G

4

C

2

D

4 2

D

4 2

G

4 4

C

2

D

3 4 2 2

D

3 4 0 2

G

3 4 1 4

C

4

D

4

D

4

G

4

C

4

C

4

G

4

D

4

D

3

D

3

D

3

G

3

C

3

C

3

G

3

D

3

D

2

D

2 2 2

G

2

2

D

2 2

1

D

1

D

1

G

1

G

1

D D

1 2

D

2

D

1

D

1

G

1

G

1

D

2

D

2

D



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2

=138-144Mozart Symphony #35 (Haffner) Finale m. 134-181

grazioso

2 1 2

1 3 0 1 2

1 3

4 1

1 0

cantabile

2



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4 4

4 4 4 4

4

s

s



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=54

espressif

Ravel Daphnis & Chlo Suite II #158 to #166CD 1, Track 12, 01:23

2 1 2 2G

1 1 4

1D

1 2 2

1

D

2 3

1

2 3 3 4

1 2 3 4

2 1 1 2

3

3 2 2 3D

1 1 2

3 2

1 1

2

2 2

3

1

3

- -



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3

3

3 3

1 2 1

3

2

3

3 4 0

3

1 1

6

6 6

66

3 4 1 3 1 4 3 4 1 3 1 4 0 2 4

3

tres espressif

= 2D

3

2

3

2A

=

3D

2

2



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3

33

3

=168

3

Ravel Daphnis & Chlo Suite II #212 to #216

0

3

0

3 3

poco

0 2 3 4 0 2 1 2 3 4

(non subito)

4 3

3 3

3

0 1 1 2 2 3 4 2

1

0 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 4 1-

1

3 41



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2 3 4 0 1 0 4 0 2 4

crescendo------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3

1 2 3 3 1 2 3

3

sempre cresc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 2 2 3 1 2 3 3

1 2 3 3 1 2

3

sub.

gliss.

0

3 0



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=84

15Shostakovich Symphony #5, 1st mov. viola solo

Preliminary exercise

espr.

D1

A3 3 1

D

to

17

2G

3D 4

A2

2A

4D

3A

2D

1 1D

1G

1G

=84

Excerpt

espr.

D

1

A3 3 1

D2G

3D 4

A2

2A

4D

3A

2D

1 1D

1G

1G



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Richard Strauss - Don Juan

Allegro, molto con brio (=164)

[beginning to 6 after D]

0

1

0

3

1 3

14G

1

1

sixth pos.-------------------------------------

5 6

5

2A

3

2

3

3 4 1

3

1 2 4

3

3 1 33

pizz.

11

arco

3 3 3 3

18

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

2

squarehook

1

slur

4

22

2

short

1

long

A

3

3

2

3

1

3

2 4 3

3

1 0 3

3 3

25

2

3 3

3 4

3

1 2

3 3

1

3

30

1

1

3

0 3 0

3

1 2

3

3 0 3

3

4 1 1

3

2 0 3

3

4 2

34

0

3

4

3 0

33

3

0 1 3

3 3

1 3 3

3

G

1

1

1

3

1

3

2

4

2

2

3

1

4

4

3

- -



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37

0

1 2

3

3 1

2

3

0

1

1

2

B

3

41

sz. sz.

2

44

3

3

2

1

48

D2

C

2

molto vivo

4

3

1 2 3

52

2

3

1

2

3

3 4 40

3

1A

0 4

3

3 2 4 3

3

3 4

3

1 2 3

3

4 1 2

3

3 4 4

56

2

D

3

3 4 1

3

1

3

2 3 4 2

espr.

1

3

2 3 4

3

4 3 2

3

1 3 1 3

espr.

2

60

4

1

3

2 3 4

3

0 1

1

A

3

2 1 2

3

3 4

3

rapidamente

2 4 1

63

1

3

2 3 4

0

1

3

4

3

1 23

1

sz.

2

poco calando3

1 3D

68

1dim.

2 3

tranquillo

D1D

1 2

3 4

0

3

1 2 3

3

1 2 3 4



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19

Allegro non troppo =116Tchaikovsky Symphony #6 (Pathtique) 1st mov. m. 19-76

1

3

A

2 2

23

31

A 2

3 3 2

1

2

34

1

2

1 3

36

3

2 1 3

2 1 2

C D

1

40

1

2

2

saltando

4 1

44

4 3

4 1

48

4 2 B

51

4

0 3



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53

4 0

55

58

3

4

34 2

60

0

1 0 3 2 3

41 2

G

62

0

1 0 3 2 C 4

4 2 3 3

4 3 1 2

65

3

1 0 3 1 2 4

4 2 3

67

4

Un poco animando

G

4

71

dtach

2

Un poco pi animando

2 1 2

74

1

2

D



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Section Viola Audition RepertoireMarch 4-7, 2007

Finals to be held on March 26, 2007

I. SOLO REPERTOIRE

A. The first movement of one of the following concerti (no cadenzas are required):

Bartok, Hindemith, or Walton

B. Two contrasting movements from any of the Bach Cello Suites.

II. ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE

BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Viola 1

BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra

Mvt 1, M 233-248

Mvt 4, M42-60

Mvt. 5, M80-96, M300-317, M384-444

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4

MOZART Overture to Magic Flute

MOZART Symphony No. 40

ROSSINI Overture to La Gazza Ladra

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

Reh #15-#17

Reh #22 through 4 measures after #25

Reh #36 through 3 measures after #38Reh #55 - #56

Reh #97 through 7measures after #102

STRAUSS Don Juan

III. POSSIBLE SIGHT READING



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