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Flute/Piccolo Audition Excerpts 2018-2019 In addition to the following excerpts, all players should prepare: 1. Scales: Major and melodic minor up to four sharps and four flats: slowly, legato, and 3 octaves. 2. A Solo Piece (or excerpt from a piece) of your choice. This solo should be representative of your overall musical and technical ability. Solos and excerpts should be no more than 2 minutes in length. 3. Sight Reading: Don’t neglect practicing sight reading pieces you are unfamiliar with to help prepare for this part of the audition. For full information, see the Audition Requirements which can be found at www.cincinnatisymphony.org/csyo Students are not required, but are encouraged to audition on both Flute and Piccolo. Bizet Flute L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Beginning to [C] Brahms Flute Symphony #4, Movement 4: mm. 89-105 Mendelssohn Flute Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo 12 measures before [P] to end Berlioz Piccolo Menuet des Follets: Beginning to 9 measures after [1] and Presto e leggiero to 13 measures after [10]

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Flute/Piccolo Audition Excerpts

2018-2019 In addition to the following excerpts, all players should prepare:

1. Scales: Major and melodic minor up to four sharps and four flats: slowly, legato, and 3

octaves.

2. A Solo Piece (or excerpt from a piece) of your choice. This solo should be representative

of your overall musical and technical ability. Solos and excerpts should be no more than

2 minutes in length.

3. Sight Reading: Don’t neglect practicing sight reading pieces you are unfamiliar with to

help prepare for this part of the audition.

For full information, see the Audition Requirements which can be found at

www.cincinnatisymphony.org/csyo

Students are not required, but are encouraged to

audition on both Flute and Piccolo.

Bizet Flute L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Beginning to [C]

Brahms Flute Symphony #4, Movement 4: mm. 89-105

Mendelssohn Flute Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo 12 measures

before [P] to end

Berlioz Piccolo Menuet des Follets: Beginning to 9 measures after [1]

and Presto e leggiero to 13 measures after [10]

Excerpt #1 Bizet – L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2 Beginning to [C]

Excerpt #2 Brahms – Symphony #4 Movement 4: mm. 89-105

Excerpt #3 Mendelssohn – Midsummer Night’s Dream Scherzo: 12 measures before [P] to the end

Piccolo Berlioz – La Damnation of Faust Menuet des Follets: Beginning to 9 measures after [1]

AND Menuet des Follets: Presto e leggiero to 13 measures after [10]