Orchestral Extracts
Thorough preparation of orchestral extracts is essential for a successful EUYO audition - but don't just think this simply means learning the notes! You should listen to recordings of the pieces where possible and/or take a look at the full score so that you are aware of the context of your extract and can play accordingly. The orchestral extracts to be prepared for the current EUYO auditions are:
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Strings
| violin |
Brahms, Symphony No.4 |
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Mozart, Symphony No.39 |
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Strauss, Don Juan |
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| viola |
Strauss, Don Juan |
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Shostakovich, Symphony No.5 |
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Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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| cello |
Strauss, Ein Heldenleben |
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Brahms, Symphony No.2 |
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Beethoven, Symphony No.8 |
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| double bass |
Beethoven, Symphony No.9 |
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Mozart, Symphony No.40 |
Woodwind
| flute |
Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe |
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Beethoven, Leonore Overture No.3 |
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Stravinsky, Jeu de Cartes |
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| piccolo |
Beethoven, Symphony No.9 |
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Shostakovich, Symphony No.8 |
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Rossini, Semiramide |
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| oboe |
Rossini, The Silken Ladder |
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Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin, Prelude |
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Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.4 |
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| cor anglais |
Wagner, Tristan und Isolde |
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| clarinet |
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.6 |
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Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf |
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Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade |
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| bass clarinet |
Strauss, Don Quixote |
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| E flat clarinet |
Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex |
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Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel |
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Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring |
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| bassoon |
Haydn, Symphony in G |
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Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring |
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Brahms, Violin Concerto |
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| contra bassoon |
Mahler, Symphony No.4 |
Brass
| French horn (high) |
Brahms, Symphony No.2 |
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Mahler, Symphony No.9 |
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Strauss, Ein Heldenleben |
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| French horn (low) |
Mahler, Symphony No.9 |
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Beethoven, Symphony No.9 |
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Strauss, Don Quixote Variation VII (2nd horn) and Variation VIII (6th horn) |
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| trumpet |
Stravinsky, Petrouchka |
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Bizet, Carmen, Prelude |
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Mahler, Symphony No.5 |
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Wagner, Parsifal, Prelude |
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| trombone (tenor) |
Rossini, William Tell |
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Brahms, Tragic Overture - 1st and 2nd trombone |
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Wagner, Die Walkure - 1st trombone only |
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Mahler, Symphony No.2 - 1st trombone |
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| euphonium |
Mahler, Symphony No.7 ONLY IF REQUIRED |
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| trombone (bass) |
Rossini, William Tell |
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Beethoven, Symphony No.9 |
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Wagner, Die Walküre, 3rd trombone |
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Schumann, Symphony No.3 |
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| tuba |
Wagner, Die Walküre |
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Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.4 |
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Mahler, Symphony No.2 |
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Stravinsky, Petrouchka |
Percussion
Harp
