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Author: AJ
Date: 2005-06-12 18:13
Hi,
I found several books of orchestral excerpts edited by different people. Which one do you think would be most useful? Also, which one would be best for college auditions. I found orchestral excerpts by Dangain, Drucker, McGinnis, and Puddy.
Thankyou.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-06-12 19:02
Get the original music. Listen to the recordings. Learn your part in relation to the rest of the orchestra.
Be careful - The Bonade excerpt book and the International series (McGinnis/Drucker) have numerous misprints and typos.
A better choice would be to use the CD-ROM collection "The Orchestral Musician's CD-ROM Library", as it contains complete original parts. The are now 5 volumes, covering most of the major repertoire.
Peter Hadcock's book is also excellent, as it has corrected parts and useful commentary/fingerings, etc.....GBK
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Author: crnichols
Date: 2005-06-12 21:00
Original parts are the way to go. Also, when studying for auditions, the scores are much needed. You can almost hear the rest of the orchestra if a player has really learned not just his part, but the piece. You can acquire most of the parts you need from Kalmus, and they aren't very expensive. Jeanne Music sells sets of Kalmus parts, very reasonably priced. The rentals and hard to gets like Shostakovich symphonies, Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf and Kodaly Dances of Galanta, you'll have to get those from Hadcock's book, or, if your teacher happens to play in a major symphony, they can usually get you a copy.
Christopher Nichols
1st Infantry Division Band
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