Klarinet Archive - Posting 000600.txt from 1998/01

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: orchestral excerpts for auditions
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 21:47:28 -0500

on 1/12/98 8:13 PM, sue wrote:

>I'm preparing for graduate auditions this spring and I had a quick
>question about orchestral excerpts. Is it necessary to obtain the actual
>parts of the pieces the schools are asking for or are the excerpts in the
>the International published books appropriate? I am just afraid that when
>I am in my audition that they will ask for a section from the piece that I
>don't have.
>Will it be different for all the schools (none of the schools have given
>specific sections)?
In terms of learning these excerpts, it will be better to get complete
parts to any suggested/required audition repertoire, whether the school
in question requires it or not. Also, it will show you to be more
completely prepared if you walk in with parts. Often times excerpt books
leave out difficult passages because they are not solos - they also
contain quite a few errors for various works. I'd also suggest a trip to
a good music library if possible, to borrow scores for study, and maybe a
few recordings of the various pieces. You can buy most parts from Kalmus
for not a lot of money. Sorry, don't have their (800) number at hand.

Good luck

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/