Region Orchestra Auditions: Friday, October 14-Saturday, October 15, 2022
Pearson Ranch MS
The region audition excerpts are taken from the All-State Audition Etudes. All students will audition on these excerpts. Students who make region orchestra will either be in the Full Orchestra or the String Orchestra.
Email Mrs. Rightler for copies of audition music.
Violin
Book - Title
Editor
Publisher
Edition
36 Etudes or Caprices for Violin Solo (Ivan Galamian)
Fiorillo/Galamian
International Music Company
No. 2178
Selection 1
Page(s): 38
Etude Title: No. 32 - Adagio espressivo
Tempo: Quarter Note = 54-66
Region Cut: Play from All (beginning) to beat one of meas. 27.
Area cut will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Errata: Lower notes must be played. Treat all lower notes as double stops All double stops should be played strictly in time and note duration (Posted 5/4)
Meas. 7 and Meas. 15 the grace note in beat four should be a B flat not a B natural (posted 5/6)
Tempo: Quarter Note = 46-54 (updated 5/18)
Meas. 12 the Up Bow starts on the E flat 16th note (updated 6/13)
Meas. 23 and Meas. 31 the grace note in beat four should be an E flat not an E natural (posted 6/13)
Meas. 15 and 31 beat 3 should be an 8th note tied to a 32nd note followed by three 32nd notes (updated 6/27)
Meas. 26 beat 3, down bow starts on B flat and continues through the first 32nd note of beat 4 on A flat. An up bow on the second note of beat four G natural (updated 6/27)
Book - Title
Editor
Publisher
Edition
Forty Two Studies or Caprices
Kreutzer/Singer
Schrimer
Selection 2
Page(s): 50-51
Etude Title: N0. 31 Allegro
Tempo: Quarter Note = 70-80
Region Cut: Play from Beginning to beat 4 of measure 30.
Area cut will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Errata: Measure 75 beat 2 the four 16th notes should be C, G, A flat, E natural. The G was not clearly printed. (updated 5/18)
Viola
Book - Title
Editor
Publisher
Edition
16 Fantasy Etudes for Viola
Fuchs
International Music Company
No. 2786
Selection 1
Page(s): 28-29
Etude Title: No. 14 - Aria Parlante (Andante)
Tempo: Half Note = 46-52
Region Cut: Play from Beginning to Beat one of measure 51.
Area cut will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Errata: Tempo updated 5/2-2:00 pm
Book - Title
Editor
Publisher
Edition
41 Caprices, Op. 22 for Viola
Campagnoli
Peters
EP2548
Selection 2
Page(s): 4-5
Etude Title: No. 3 - Allegro Moderato
Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 56-66
Region Cut: Play from All (beginning) to End (measure 25).
Area cut will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Cello
Book - Title
Editor
Publisher
Edition
40 Studies High School of Cello Playing, Op. 73
Popper (Stutch)
International Music Company
No. 811
Selection 1
Page(s): 48-49
Etude Title: No. 23 - Moderato
Tempo: Quarter Note = 66-80
Region Cut: Play from Beginning to beat 1 of measure 47.
Area cut will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Errata: Meas. 16 and 42 beat 4 should start with a C natural (updated 5/11)
Meas. 26 and 52 last note should be an F sharp not an f natural (updated 8/1)
Book - Title
Editor
Publisher
Edition
Twenty-One Etudes Book 1 for Cello
Duport
Schirmer
50255840
Selection 2
Page(s): 22-23
Etude Title: No. 8 - Adagio cantabile
Tempo: Quarter Note = 54-64
Region Cut: Play from Beginning to beat one of measure 27.
Area cut will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Errata: Meas. 22, the "and" of beat 4, should include the note C# (C#4) as a 16th note followed by a 16th rest (updated 6/27)
String Bass
Book - Title
Editor
Publisher
Edition
57 Studies, Vol I
Storch-Hrabe (Zimmermann)
International Music Company
No. 1034
Selection 1
Page(s): 6
Etude Title: No. 4 - Adagio
Tempo: Adagio - Quarter Note = 66-80; Allegro - Half Note = 50-56
Region Cut: Play from Beginning (adagio) to the end of measure 43(Allegro).
Area cut will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Selection 2
Page(s): 26-27
Etude Title: No. 26 - Pastorale Andante & Allegro Molto
Tempo: Pastorale Andante - Eighth Note = 80-86; Allegro Molto - Quarter Note = 74-86
Region Cut: Play from Measure 27 (Pastorale Andante) to beginning of measure 91 (Allegro motto).
Area cut will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Harp
Book - Title
Editor
Publisher
Edition
Method for the Harp (Includes 15 Preludes)
Salzedo & Lawrence
Schirmer / Hal Leonard
HL 50328070
Selection 1
Page(s): TBD
Etude Title: La Desirade
Tempo: TBD -
Region Cut: Play from All (Beginning) to End (measure 28).
Area cut will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Book - Title
Editor
Publisher
Edition
Variations on a Theme of Mozart and Nocturne
Mikhail Glinka
Salvi
250610
Selection 2
Page(s): NA
Etude Title: Variation
Tempo: Quarter Note = 120-132
Region Cut: Play from Beginning of Variation #2 (measure 33) to end of variation #5 (measure 109).
Area cut will be posted September 1 at Noon.
Errata: Variation only (no Nocturne)
Variation 1 only (updated 5/12)
Version 1 only not "Variation" 1 (updated 5/18)
Do not take repeats (updated 5/12)
Measure 8 treble clef, beat four, should be a G not an A (updated 8/2)
Measure 9 treble clef, second half of beat 4, eighth note should be a B not an A (updated 8/2)
Measure 25 treble clef, second accent should be on beat two of the measure not on the fourth 16th note of the first beat. (updated 8/2)
Measure 54 treble clef, the first 16th note should be a C not a D (updated 8/2)
Measure 63 treble clef, the first 16th of beat four should be an A not a C (updated 8/2)
Measure 69 bass clef, the 6th sixteenth note should be a C not a B (updated 8/2)
Measure 71 treble clef, Beats 1 and 4 should be 16th notes and beat 7-12 should be a dotted quarter note (updated 8/2)
Measure 85 should read "Variation 5" and "Tempo I" (updated 8/2)
Measure 92 treble clef should read the same as measure 100 beat 2 should be "GBGFGB" (updated 8/2)
Measure 99 bass clef beat three should be octave B not octave D. Beat three should be the same as beat one (updated 8/2)
Measure 105 treble clef beat 3 fourth note should be a B not a D (updated 8/2)