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Flute
Solo
First movement of one of the following concertos:
- Mozart Concerto in G Major (K. 313)
- Mozart Concerto in D Major (K. 314)
Excerpts
- Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3: mm. 328-360
- Dvorak Symphony No. 8, movement 4: Rehearsal C to Rehearsal E (with repeats)
- Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo, 12 mm. before Rehearsal P to end
- Ravel Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2: 3 mm. after #176 to 2 mm. after #179
Note: Piccolo excerpts will NOT be heard.
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Oboe
Solo
First movement of the Mozart Oboe Concerto in C Major (K. 314)
Excerpts
- Brahms Violin Concerto, movement 2: beginning to m. 32
- Ravel La Tombeau de Couperin, movement 1: beginning to #2
- Rossini La Scala di Seta: mm. 5-21 AND mm. 37-53
- Stravinsky Pulcinella: Serenata, #8 to #10 AND Gavotta – Var. 1a, #77 to #81
Note: English horn excerpts will NOT be heard.
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Clarinet
Solo
First movement exposition of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major (K. 622)
Excerpts
- Beethoven Symphony No. 6, movement: Rehearsal D to 2 mm. before E
- Brahms Symphony No. 3, movement 1: mm. 36-46 (A Clarinet)
- Brahms Symphony No. 3, movement 2: beginning to m. 22
- Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3, movement 2: mm. 9-56 AND mm. 84-102
Note: Eb and bass clarinet excerpts will NOT be heard.
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Bassoon
Solo
First movement of one of the following concertos:
- Mozart Bassoon Concerto in Bb Major (K. 191)
- Von Weber Bassoon Concerto in F Major (Op. 75)
Excerpts
- Mozart Marriage of Figaro Overture: mm. 101-123 AND mm. 139-171
- Nielsen: Woodwind Quintet, op. 43, mvt 4, Var. VII
- Stravinsky Rite of Spring: beginning to 3 mm. after #3
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, movement 1: beginning to m. 12
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Horn
Solo
First movement of one of the following concertos:
- Mozart Horn Concerto No. 2 (K. 417)
- Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 (K. 495)
- Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 (Op. 11)
Excerpts
- Brahms Symphony No. 1, movement 2: upbeats to Reh. E to 1 bar after Reh. F
- Mahler Symphony No. 9, movement 1: pickup #8 to 8 mm. after #8 AND 26 mm. after #16 to 36 mm. after #16
- Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, movement 1: #17 to #21
- Strauss Ein Heldenleben: beginning to 5 mm. after #1
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Trumpet
Solo
First movement of one of the following concertos, not including cadenza:
- Haydn Trumpet Concerto
- Hummel Trumpet Concerto
Excerpts
- Mahler Symphony No. 5, movement 1: beginning to 5 mm. after #1
- Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major, movement 1: #2 to #3
- Respighi Pines of Rome: offstage solo
- Stravinsky Petrouchka (1947 Version): Ballerina’s Dance, 1 m. before #134 to #139
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Trombone
Solo
First movement of David Trombone Concertino (Op. 4)
Excerpts
- Mahler Symphony No. 3, movement 1: 3 mm. after #13 to #17
- Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3, movement 1: Rehearsal Q to 2 mm. after Rehearsal S
- Mozart Requiem: Tuba Mirum, beginning to Rehearsal “a”
- Berlioz La damnation de Faust (2nd trombone): Rakoczy March, 6 mm. before #4 to #5
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Bass Trombone
Solo
Bach Cello Suite No. 5: Sarabande
Excerpts
- Haydn The Creation, no. 26: beginning to Rehearsal C
- Respighi Fountains of Rome: #11 to #14
- Schumann Symphony No. 3, movement 4: mm. 1-18
- Strauss Ein Heldenleben: #61 to #65
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Tuba
Solo
First movement of the Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto (including cadenza)
Excerpts
- Bruckner Symphony No. 7, movement 4: Rehearsal P to Rehearsal S
- Mahler Symphony No. 2, movement 5: #10 to #11
- Respighi Fountains of Rome: #11 to #14
- Wagner Meistersinger Overture: mm. 158-188
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