Requirements for Audition 1

Requirements for Audition

Principal Piccolo

November 2020

The NZSO tunes at A440. Auditions must be unaccompanied.

Solo

01 | VIVALDI | PICCOLO CONCERTO IN C MAJOR OP. 44 NO. 11

• MVT. 1 (BARS 19-73)
AND
• MVT. 2 (COMPLETE: NO REPEATS, No ORNAMENTS)
02 | MOZART
• FLUTE CONCERTO IN G MAJOR K. 313 MVT. 1 (EXPOSITION ONLY)
OR
• FLUTE CONCERTO IN D MAJOR K. 314 MVT. 1 (EXPOSITION ONLY)

Excerpts

03 | RAVEL | DAPHNIS AND CHLOE SUITE NO. 2 3

04 | MENDELSSOHN | A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: SCHERZO 4

05 | BEETHOVEN | LEONORE OVERTURE NO. 3 5

06 | RAVEL | PIANO CONCERTO IN G MVT. 1 6

07 | SMETANA | VLTAVA (THE MOLDAU) 7

08 | RAVEL | MA MERE L’OYE 8

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 1 8

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 2 8

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 3 9

09 | BARTOK | CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA MVT. 3 10

Excerpt 1 10

Excerpt 2 10

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10 | TCHAIKOVSKY | SYMPHONY NO. 4 11

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 3 11

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3 11

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 4 12

11 | SHOSTAKOVICH | SYMPHONY NO. 6 13

12 | SHOSTAKOVICH | SYMPHONY NO. 9 14

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 3 14

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3 14

13 | RIMSKY-KOSAKOV | SCHEHEREZADE 15

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 2 15

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3 15

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 4 16

File names

When sending a recorded audition, to enable us to easily and directly play any excerpt, please label
each file individually as per these example filenames:
• “01 Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto.mov”
• “02 Mozart Flute Concerto.mov”
• “03 Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2.mov”
……..
• “08a Ravel Ma Mere LOye excerpt 1.mov”
• “08b Ravel Ma Mere LOye excerpt 2.mov”
• etc.

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03 | Ravel | Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2 3

03 | Ravel | Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2

Flute

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4 04 | Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo

04 | Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo

Flute | Allegro Vivace

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05 | Beethoven | Leonore Overture No. 3 5

05 | Beethoven | Leonore Overture No. 3

Flute | Allegro

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6 06 | Ravel | Piano Concerto in G mvt. 1

06 | Ravel | Piano Concerto in G mvt. 1

Piccolo

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07 | Smetana | Vltava (The Moldau) 7

07 | Smetana | Vltava (The Moldau)

Flute 2

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8 08 | Ravel | Ma Mere L’Oye

08 | Ravel | Ma Mere L’Oye

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 1
Flute 2

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 2
Piccolo | Très Modérés

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08 | Ravel | Ma Mere L’Oye 9

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 3
Piccolo | Mouvt de Marche

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10 09 | Bartok | Concerto for Orchestra mvt. 3

09 | Bartok | Concerto for Orchestra mvt. 3

Excerpt 1
Piccolo | Andante non Troppo

Excerpt 2
Piccolo | Andante non Troppo | Please observe a brief pause for the bars marked X

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10 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 11

10 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 3
Piccolo | Allegro – meno mosso | Please observe a brief pause during the bars marked X

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3
Piccolo | Allegro

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12 10 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 4
Piccolo | Allegro con fuoco

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11 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 6 13

11 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 6

Piccolo | Largo

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14 12 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 9

12 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 9

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 3
Piccolo

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3
Piccolo | Same Tempo

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13 | Rimsky-Kosakov | Scheherezade 15

13 | Rimsky-Kosakov | Scheherezade
Excerpt 1 | mvt. 2
Piccolo

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3
Piccolo | Andantino quasi Allegretto – pocchiss. piu mosso

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16 13 | Rimsky-Kosakov | Scheherezade

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 4
Piccolo | Vivo | Please observe a brief pause during the bars marked X

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