JamesMadisonUniversityEnsembleAuditions-Spring2018
Clarinet
DearJMUClarinetists,
EnclosedpleasefindthemusicforSpring2018EnsembleAuditions.Thisauditionwill
determineyourplacementintheJMUBandsandOrchestras.Clarinetauditionsarescheduled
forSunday,January7,at2:30-4:30pm,inRoom1115.IfyouaretravelingwiththeMarching
RoyalDukes,yourauditionwilltakeplaceonTuesday,January9th,at5:30pm.Auditionswillbe
behindthescreen,“blind.”
Itisessentialthatlisteningtothelistofexcerpts(recordingsorvideosoffullorchestra/wind
ensemble)becomesapartofyourpreparation.Pleasecarefullystudysuchdetailsasterms,
tempi,rhythms,articulations,dynamicsandphrasing,inadditiontopracticingtechnicaland
expressiveaspects.Pleaserememberthatpracticingfundamentals(tonecolor,stability,
intonation,clarityofresponse,scales,endurance,etc.)andapplyingthemtoexcerptsiscrucial
foryourbestplayingquality.
IfyoudonotownanAclarinet,playallexcerptsonB-flatclarinet,evenifindicated“InA.”**YouDONOThavetoTRANPOSEtheparts.JustplaytheseexcerptsonyourB-flatclarinet.**
IfyouownanAclarinet,pleaseplayexcerptsdesignatedforAclarinetonthisinstrument.
Listofexcerpts:
1. PercyGrainger-MollyontheShore2. Rimsky-Korsakov–Lecoqd'orSuite(“TheGoldenCockerelSuite”)3. Ravel-Bolero4. Rossini-SemiramideOverture
Pleasefeelfreetocontactmewithanyquestionsregardingthematerials.Bestofluckinyour
preparationandaudition.TheensembledirectorsandIarelookingforwardtohearingyou!
Sincerely,
Dr.SarunasJankauskas
AssistantProfessorofClarinet
JamesMadisonUniversity
1. PercyGrainger-MollyontheShore.Tempomarking:Presto.InB-flat.I. Measures27-42(withtwo16
thpickups).
II.Measures99(Solo)-114.
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2. Rimsky-Korsakov–Lecoqd'orSuite(“TheGoldenCockerelSuite”)
I.Reh.4-5,Cadenza(TempoforthelastmeasureisLento).InA.
3.Ravel-Bolero,Solo.Tempo:Quarternote=66-72.InB-flat.
4.Rossini-SemiramideOverture.Solobetweenreh.K&L.Tempo:Quarternote=152.InA.
