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University of Melbourne Symphonic Ensembles 2021 Auditions: Violin & Concertmaster Please prepare all excerpts as instructed. Need help preparing for your audition? Start now, by: Listening to the pieces in their entirety, with full scores. Recordings of some of these excerpts are available online. Listen to the orchestras that you’ve heard of (Berlin, Chicago, New York, Vienna etc). Scores are available in the music library, or through web resources such as: o http://imslp.org/ o http://archives.nyphil.org/ The New York Philharmonic archive website is a very useful bowing resource for you to observe alternate bowings of standard repertoire. Do your initial work of sorting out tempos, all of the notes, intervals and rhythms first. Do all of this AWAY from your instrument. Once you’ve got the tempo, notes, intervals, rhythms sorted, record yourself playing ONE phrase of an excerpt. Listen to the professional version, and then listen back to your version. Name something specific that is better about the professional recording. Learn to do that specific thing. Repeat process until they are the same. Once you have the excerpts to a solid level of performance, record three of them in a row. Take a break, then come back and listen. Write down several specific things you know you need to fix, then spend 10 minutes working fix ONE of those specific things. Take several excerpts (random order) and perform as a pretend audition. Always record these mock auditions. Sometimes play them in front of your parents, or sibling, or even your dog! No comments needed, just an audience. Repeat every day (after a nice warmup). Use the recording to decide what basics you’ll work on tonight or tomorrow morning before your next mock audition. 1

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University of Melbourne Symphonic Ensembles 2021 Auditions: Violin & Concertmaster

Please prepare all excerpts as instructed.  

Need help preparing for your audition? Start now, by: 

• Listening to the pieces in their entirety, with full scores. Recordings of some of

these excerpts are available online. Listen to the orchestras that you’ve heard

of (Berlin, Chicago, New York, Vienna etc). Scores are available in the music

library, or through web resources such as:

o http://imslp.org/

o http://archives.nyphil.org/

• The New York Philharmonic archive website is a very useful bowing resourcefor you to observe alternate bowings of standard repertoire.

• Do your initial work of sorting out tempos, all of the notes, intervals andrhythms first. Do all of this AWAY from your instrument.

• Once you’ve got the tempo, notes, intervals, rhythms sorted, record yourselfplaying ONE phrase of an excerpt. Listen to the professional version, and thenlisten back to your version. Name something specific that is better about theprofessional recording. Learn to do that specific thing. Repeat process untilthey are the same.

• Once you have the excerpts to a solid level of performance, record three ofthem in a row. Take a break, then come back and listen. Write down severalspecific things you know you need to fix, then spend 10 minutes working fixONE of those specific things.

• Take several excerpts (random order) and perform as a pretend audition.Always record these mock auditions. Sometimes play them in front of yourparents, or sibling, or even your dog! No comments needed, just an audience.

• Repeat every day (after a nice warm‐up). Use the recording to decide whatbasics you’ll work on tonight or tomorrow morning before your next mockaudition.

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EXCERPT OVERVIEW 

STRAUSS Don Juan (Violin 1, Blank and Bowed copies)

Beginning - 13 measures after Fig. C 

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 (Violin 1)  Beginning – mm. 23 Upbeat to mm. 59 – mm. 110   

MOZART The Marriage of Figaro Overture (Violin 2) Beginning – mm. 24 

DEBUSSY Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun (Violin 1)  5 measures after Fig. 7 - 5 measures before Fig. 8  

DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 (Violin 1)  Mvt I, Fig. D – 2 measures before Fig F

SCHUMANN Symphony No 2 (Violin 1)  Scherzo 

CONCERTMASTER AUDITIONS   

If you score over 85%, you may be called back to audition for a future concertmaster position. If you receive a call back, please prepare the above repertoire PLUS the following important solos:  

DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto (Violin 1)  Mvt III, 17 measures after Fig. 11 - Fig. 12 

STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite (Violin 1)  Fig. 27 - 40  Fig. 54 - 62 

RIMSKY‐KORSAKOV Scheherazade (Violin 1 Solo) Mvt I, mm. 14 – 18    

RIMSKY‐KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol (Violin 1 Solo) Mvt IV, Cadenza  

TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake (Violin 1 Solo) No. 4. Scène, Fig. 26 - Fig. 29 (upper line) 

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AllegroJmolto con brio

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STRAUSS Don Juan (Violin 1)

Beginning - 13 measures after Fig. C

Blank copy if you wish to annotate and change fingerings/bowings to suit.

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STRAUSS Don Juan (Violin 1) BOWED COPY Beginning - 13 measures after Fig. C

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MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 (Violin 1)

Excerpt 1  Beginning – mm. 23

Excerpt 2  Upbeat to mm. 59 – mm. 110   

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MOZART The Marriage of Figaro Overture (Violin 2) Beginning – mm. 24 

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DEBUSSY Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun (Violin 1) 5 measures after Fig. 7 - 5 measures before Fig. 8

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DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 (Violin 1)

Mvt I, Fig. D – 2 measures before Fig. F

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CONCERTMASTER AUDITIONS  

If you score over 85%, you may be called back to audition for a future concertmaster position. If you receive a call back, please prepare the above repertoire PLUS the following important solos:  

DVOŘÁK Cello ConcertoMvt III, 17 measures after Fig. 11 - Fig. 12

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STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite (Violin 1)Fig. 27 - 40 and Fig. 54 – 62

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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade - Violin 1

Solo Mvt I, mm. 14 - 18

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol - Violin 1 Solo

Excerpt 1Mvt IV, Cadenza

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TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Suite - Violin 1 Solo No. 4 Scene, Fig. 26 - Fig. 29 (upper line)

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