Requirements for Audition Associate Principal 3 rd Horn
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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Associate Principal 3rd Horn | September 2021
Requirements for Audition Associate Principal 3rd Horn
September 2021
The NZSO tunes at A440. Auditions must be unaccompanied.
Solo (unaccompanied)
01 - Concerto
W. A. Mozart – Horn Concerto No.2 in Eb Major, K.417 – Mvt 1. Exposition Only
OR
W. A. Mozart – Horn Concerto No.4 in Eb Major, K. 495 – Mvt 1. Exposition Only
Excerpts
02 | BEETHOVEN | SYMPHONY NO. 6 IN F MAJOR ‘PASTORAL’, MVT. 5 3
03 | PROKOFIEV | ROMEO AND JULIET SUITE NO.2 4
04 | MENDELSSOHN | SYMPHONY NO.3 IN A MINOR 5
Excerpt 1 | Mvt.2 .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Excerpt 2 | Mvt.3 .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
05 | MENDELSSOHN | INCIDENTAL MUSIC FROM A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM 6
06 | RAVEL | PIANO CONCERTO IN G MAJOR 6
07 | RICHARD STRAUSS | EIN HELDENLEBEN 7
Excerpt 1....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Excerpt 2....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
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08 | RICHARD STRAUSS | TILL EULENSPIEGEL 8
Excerpt 1....................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Excerpt 2....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 File names If 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 Classical Concerto.mov” • “02 Beethoven Symphony No.6 excerpt.mov” • “03 Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet excerpt.mov” • “04a Mendelssohn Symphony 3 Excerpt 1.mov” • “04b Mendelssohn Symphony 3 Excerpt 2.mov” • etc.
02 | Beethoven | Symphony No. 6 in F Major ‘Pastoral’, Mvt. 5 3
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02 | Beethoven | Symphony No. 6 in F Major ‘Pastoral’, Mvt. 5 Horn 1 in F
Please observe a brief pause for the bars marked X and then continue.
4 03 | Prokofiev | Romeo and Juliet Suite No.2
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03 | Prokofiev | Romeo and Juliet Suite No.2 No.5 | Romeo and Juliet before parting Horn 3 in F
04 | Mendelssohn | Symphony No.3 in A Minor 5
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04 | Mendelssohn | Symphony No.3 in A Minor Excerpt 1 | Mvt.2 Horn 3 in F | Vivace non troppo
Excerpt 2 | Mvt.3 Horn 3 in D | Adagio
6 05 | Mendelssohn | Incidental Music from A Midsummer Nights Dream
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05 | Mendelssohn | Incidental Music from A Midsummer Nights Dream No.7 | Nocturne Horn 1 in E | Con moto tranquillo
06 | Ravel | Piano Concerto in G Major Horn 1 in F
07 | Richard Strauss | Ein Heldenleben 7
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07 | Richard Strauss | Ein Heldenleben Excerpt 1 Horn 3 in F | Lebhaft bewegt
Excerpt 2 Horn 3 in F | Lebhaft
8 08 | Richard Strauss | Till Eulenspiegel
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08 | Richard Strauss | Till Eulenspiegel Excerpt 1 Horn 3 in D (Changes to F at 9th bar of 29)