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University of Melbourne Orchestral Ensembles 2018 Auditions: Cello

Please prepare all excerpts

STRAUSS Don Juan Opening (First seven bars) AND Letter A (top line) – 5 bars after Letter B 9 before H for three bars (top line)

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 Mov. 2, Opening – Fig. 49 Mov. 3, Fig. 89 – Fig. 92

MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition Mvt VI, Fig. 56 – Fig. 58 Mvt IX, Fig. 79 – Fig. 83

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 Mvt I, Bar 27 – bar 35 Mvt II, Bar 21 – Fig. A (bar 42) Mvt II, bar 252 - bar 274

MOZART Symphony No. 40 Mvt I, mm. 115-138

PRINCIPAL CALLBACKS Applicants who score a high mark in their cello audition may be recalled, at a later date, to audition for the Principal position. In this case, you should prepare all the above repertoire AND:

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 Opening of the Mvt III (high solo cello line) – 9 bars after Letter A

STRAUSS Don Quixote (Solo cello part) Solo, 4 bars before Fig. 13 – Fig. 14 Finale

STRAUSS Don Juan EXCERPT 1&2 Opening (First seven bars) AND Letter A (top line) – 5 bars after Letter B

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EXCERPT 3 9 before H for three bars (top line)

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

EXCERPT 1 Mov. 2, Opening (Fig. 48) – Fig. 49

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EXCERPT 2 Mov. 3, Fig. 89 – Fig. 92

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MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition EXCERPT 1 Mvt VI, Fig. 56 – Fig. 58

EXCERPT 2 Mvt IX, Fig. 79 – Fig. 83

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TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

EXCERPT 1 Mvt I, bar 27 – bar 35

EXCERPT 2 Mvt II, Bar 21 – Fig. A (bar 42)

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EXCERPT 3 Mvt II, bar 252 - bar 274

MOZART Symphony No. 40 Mvt I, mm. 115-138

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PRINCIPAL CALLBACKS Applicants who score a high mark in their cello audition may be recalled, at a later date, to audition for the Principal position. In this case, you should prepare all the above repertoire AND: BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 Opening of the Mvt III (high solo cello line) – 9 bars after Letter A

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STRAUSS Don Quixote (Solo cello part) EXCERPT 1 Solo, 4 bars before Fig. 13 – Fig. 14

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EXCERPT 2

Finale

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