2021/2022 Trombone Audition Sinfonia

Audition Requirements Expected skills for

1. Major scales up to four sharps and flats and minor scales (your choice of Sinfonia: natural, harmonic or melodic form) up to three sharps and flats in two • Well -developed octaves, memorized. embouchure and 2. Two prepared pieces, one slow and one fast, preferably an etude, breath support, an ear sonata or concerto movement. All-State and region etudes may not be for basic intonation, used. clear articulation 3. Excerpt for Sinfonia, played at marked . • Rudimentary double Liszt/Rosenhaus: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 2 ♩=116-124 : 4 Tempo giusto, vivace

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2021/2022 Trombone Audition Philharmonia

Audition Requirements Expected skills for 1. All major scales and minor scales (your choice of natural, harmonic or Philharmonia: melodic form) up to four sharps and flats in two or three octaves • Well-developed depending on the range of your instrument, memorized. embouchure and 2. Two prepared pieces, one slow and one fast, preferably an etude, breath support, clear sonata or concerto movement. All-State and region etudes may not be articulation, solid

used. intonation, developed 3. Excerpt for Philharmonia, played at marked tempo. musicality • Demonstration of double and triple tonguing Verdi: Overture to The Sicilian Vespers • Knowledge of tenor = 80 – 84 Time Signature: c

Allegro agitato

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2021/2022 Trombone Audition Symphony

Audition Requirements Expected skills for 1. All major and minor scales (your choice of harmonic or melodic form) in Symphony: two or three octaves depending on the range of your instrument, • Well-developed memorized. embouchure and 2. Two prepared pieces, one slow and one fast, preferably from major breath support concertos or sonatas by different composers. Do not play multiple • Full, clear tone with movements from the same piece. All-State and region etudes may not solid intonation, clear be used. articulation, musical

3. Excerpt for Symphony, played at marked tempo. maturity • Proficient double and triple tonguing • Proficiency in tenor R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks clef; knowledge of alto 6 clef ♩. = 104-112 Time Signature: 8

Volles Zeitmass. (sehr lebhaft.)

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