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Orchestral Audition Repertoire
This list represents core repertoire that anyone taking an orchestral audition should be prepared to play. It is not meant to be all-inclusive but rather representative of some of the basic expectations that may be required at an orchestral audition.
Thanks to everyone who made contributions to this list.
Concertmaster & First Violin
Orchestral
Brahms, Symphony No.2
Debussy, La Mer
Mozart, Symphony No. 39
Schumann, Symphony No. 2
Strauss, Don Juan
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Orchesral Solos
Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 5
Tchaikowsky, Suite No. 3
Tchaikowsky, Swan Lake: Pas de Deux, Black & White Swan solos
Grofe, Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail
Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
Beethoven, Missa Solemnis
Strauss, Bougeois Gentilhomme
Second Violin & Section Violin
(first violin excerpts)
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven, Symphony No. 3
Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Debussy, La Mer
Mozart, Symphony No. 39
Strauss, Don Juan
Schumann, Symphony No. 2
Wagner, Die Meistersinger Prelude
(second violin excerpts)
Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1
Mozart, Symphony No. 41
Mozart, Abduction from the Seraglio, Overture
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Smetana, Bartered Bride Overture
Viola
Beethoven, Symphony No. 3
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Kodaly, Hary Janos Suite
Mahler, Symphony No. 10 (Adagio)
Mozart, Symphony No. 35
Mozart, Marriage of Figaro, Overture
Prokofiev, Classical Symphony
Ravel, Dahnis & Chloe, Suite no. 2
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Strauss, Don Juan
Tchaikowsky, Symphony No. 5
Tchaikowsky, Symphony No. 6
Wagner, Tannhauser Overture
Elgar, Enigma Variations
Enesco, Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1
Ravel, Mother Goose Suite
Strauss, Don Quixote
Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Cello
Bartok, Miraculous Mandarin, Suite
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
Beethoven, Symphony No. 2
Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Bruckner, Symphony No. 7
Debussy, La Mer
Mozart, Symphony No. 35
Mahler, Symphony No. 5
Prokofiev, Symphony No. 5
Smetana, Bartered Bride Overture
Strauss, Don Juan
Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
Strauss, Don Quixote
Tchaikowsky, Symphony No. 4
Beethoven, Symphony No. 8
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Mahler, Symphony No. 2
Mozart, Symphony No. 41
Bach, St. Mattew Passion
Bach, St. John Passion
Haydn, Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal"
Haydn, Symphony No. 88
Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra
Sibelius, Swan of Tuonela
Bass
Orchestral Solos
Mahler, Symphony No. 1
Prokofiev, Lt. Kije Suite
Ginastera, Variaciones Concertante
Haydn, Symphony No. 31
Stravinsky, Pulcinella
Orchestral
Bach, Suite No. 2, Double and Badinerie
Bach, Violin Concerto In E major
Mozart, Symphony No. 40
Mozart, Symphony No. 39
Haydn, Symphony No. 88
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Mahler, Symphony No. 5
Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
Strauss, Don Juan
Flute
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Brahms, Symphony No. 4
Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faune
Dvorak, Symphony No. 8
Dvorak. Symphony No. 9
Hindemith, Nobilissima Visione
Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis
Mendelssohn, Midsummernight's Dream: Scherzo
Prokofiev, Classical Symphony
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
Ravel, Daphnis & Chloe, Suite No. 2
Saint-Saens, Carnival of the Animals
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
Strauss, Salome's Dance
Strauss, Til Eulenspiegel
Stravinsky, Firebird
Stravinsky, Petrouchka
Stravinsky, Song of the Nightingale
Verdi, Requiem
Piccolo
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
Beethoven, Symphony #5
Beethoven, Symphony #9
Berlioz, Damnation of Faust - Menuet des Follets
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique
Britten, Young Person's Guide...
Dvorak, Carnival Overture
Hindemith, Nobillisima Visione
Ipolitov-Ivanov, Caucasian Sketches - Procession of the Sardars
Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde
Mahler, Symphony #1
Mahler, Symphony #2
Mahler, Symphony #8
Prokofiev, Cinderella
Prokofiev, Lieutenant Kije
Ravel, Bolero
Rravel, Daphnis and Chloe
Ravel, Mother Goose
Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
Ravel, Rhapsodie Espagnole
Respighi, Fountains of Rome
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Rossini, Gazza Ladra overture
Rossini, Scala di Seta overture
Rossini, Semiramide overture
Shostakovich, Symphony #5
Shostakovich, Symphony #6
Shostakovich, Symphony #9
Shostakovich, Symphony #10
Sibelius, Karelia Suite
Smetana, Bartered Bride overture
Sousa, Stars and Stripes Forever
Stravinsky, Firebird
Stravinsky, Petrouchka
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker (Danse Chinoise)
Tchaikowsky, Symphony #4
Wagner, Magic Fire Music from "Die Walkure"
Oboe
Bach, Cantata No. 56
Bach, Cantata No. 82
Beethoven, Symphony No. 3
Beethoven, Symphony No. 6
Brahms, Violin Concerto
Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Brahms, Symphoy No. 2
Brahms, Symphony No. 3
Debussy, La Mer
Mahler, Symphony No. 3
Mozart, Oboe Concerto
Ravel, Tombeau de Couperin
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Rossini, La Scala di Seta
Schubert, Symphony No. (9) "Great C major"
Strauss, Don Juan
Stravinsky, Pulcinella
Tchaikowsky, Symphony No. 4
Rossini, L'Italiana in Algieri
English Horn
Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture
Debussy, Nocturnes
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 8
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 11
Franck, Symphony in d minor
Berlioz, Rob Roy Overture
Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 "New World"
Rossini, William Tell Overture
Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
Sibeilus, Swan of Tuonela
Respighi, Pines of Rome
E-flat Clarinet
Berlioz, Symphony Fantastique
Copland, El Salon Mexico
Mahler, Symphony No. 1
Mahler, Symphony No. 6
Mahler, Symphony No. 9
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 6
Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
Clarinet
Bartok, Miraculous Mandarin
Beethoven, Symphony No. 4
Beethoven, Symphony No. 6
Beethoven, Symphony No. 8
Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue
Mendelssohn, Midsummernight's Dream
Mozart, Symphony No. 39
Ravel, Daphnis & Chloe: suite No. 2
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Schubert, Symphony No. (8) "Unfinished"
Sibelius, Symphony No. 1
Smetana, The Moldau
Schoenberg, Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31
Strauss, Don Juan
Stravinsky, Petrushka
Tchakiowsky, Symphony No. 4
Tchakiowsky, Symphony No. 5
Tchakiowsky, Symphony No. 6
Tchaikowsky, Francesca da Rimini
Bass Clarinet
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
Ravel, La Valse
Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier
Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe
Mahler, Symphony No. 6
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 8
Bassoon
Beethoven, Symphony No. 4
Beethoven, Symphony No. 6
Berlioz, Symphony Fantastique
Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Overture
Ravel, Bolero
Ravel, Concerto (Piano) in G
Rossini, La Gazza Ladra Overture
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 10
Sibelius, Symphony No. 1
Strauss, Til Eulenspiegel
Tchaikowsky, Symphony No. 4
Tchaikowsky, Symphony No. 6
Second Bassoon
Bach, Mass in b minor
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
Brahms, Symphony No. 3
Sibelius, Symphony No. 2
Wagner, Tannhauser Overture (Breitkopf edition, Wiesbaden printing)
Contrabassoon
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Brahms, Symphony No. 3
Mahler, Symphony No. 9
Ravel, Mother Goose Suite
Ravel, Concerto for Left Hand
Schoenberg, Chamber Symphony, Op. 9
Strauss, Death & Transfiguration
Strauss, Salome
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Mahler, Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Horn
Beethoven, Symphony No. 2
Beethoven, Symphony No. 6
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Brahms, Symphony No. 3
Franck, Symphony in d minor
Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis
Mahler, Symphony No. 1
Mahler, Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Strauss, Til Eulenspiegel
Strauss, Don Juan
Strauss, Don Quixote (Horn 4, variation VIII)
Tchaikowsky, Symphony No. 5
Tchaikowsky, Symphony No. 4
Trumpet
Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 3 (trumpet call)
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Gershwin, Concerto in F
Mahler, Symphony No. 3 (posthorn solo)
Mahler, Symphony No. 5
Mahler, Symphony No. 7
Mussorgsky/Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
Ravel, Alborada del Gracioso
Ravel, Concerto (Piano) in G
Respighi, Pines of Rome
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Strauss, Symphonia Domestica
Strauss, Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Stravinsky, Petroushka
Bach, Mass in b minor
Mussorgsky/Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition: Schmuyle
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
Debussy, La Mer (1st Cornet)
Wagner, Siegfreid's Funeral Music
Copland, Quiet City
Mendelssohn, Fingal's Cave
Wagner, Siegfreid Idyll
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Trombone
Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Ravel, Bolero
Rossini, William Tell Overture
Strauss, Til Eulenspeigel
Wagner, Tannhauser Overture
Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries
Berlioz, Hungarian March
Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Mahler, Symphony No. 3
Mozart, Requiem: Tuba Mirum (tenor trombone)
Schumann, Symphony No. 3
Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra
Stravinsky, Firebird Suite
Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite
Wagner, Die Meistersinger Prelude
Wagner, Lohengrin Prelude to Acts I & III
Bass Trombone
Berlioz, Hungarian March
Beethoven, Symphony #9
Frank, D Minor symphony
Haydn, The Creation, No. 26 Achieved is a Glorious Work
Mahler, Symphony #5
Kodaly, Hary Janos, The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon
Rossini, William Tell Overture, Storm Scene
Schumann, Symphony #3
Strauss, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Wagner, Das Rhingold, Entrance of the Gods to Valhalla
Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries
Wagner, Tannhauser Overture
Brahms, Symphony #2
Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis
Schubert, Symphony #9
Tchaikovsky, Symphony #6
Respighi, Fountains of Rome
Verdi, Falstaff (4th Bone)
Adams, A Short Ride on a Fast Machine
Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
Holst, The Planets
Mahler, Symphony No. 7
Tuba
Wagner, Ein Faust Overture
Wagner, Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Wagner, Die Meistersinger Prelude
Wagner, Siegfried's Funeral Music from "Götterdämmerung"
Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries
R. Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra
R. Strauss, Til Eulenspiegel
R. Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
Bruckner, Symphonies No. 4, No. 7, & No. 8
Mahler, Symphonies No. 1 & No. 6
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique
Berlioz, Romeo and Juliet
Berlioz, King Lear
Berlioz, Hungarian March
Stravinsky, Petrouchka
Moussourgsky/Ravel, Bydlo
Gershwin, American in Paris, solo
Respighi, Fountains of Rome
Revueltas, Sensemaya
Prokofieff, Symphony #5
Prokofieff, Lt. Kije
Vaughan-Williams, Tuba Concerto
Euphonium
Mahler, Symphony No. 7
Holst, The Planets
Timpani
Barber, Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
Beethoven, Symphony No. 1
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Elgar, Enigma Variations
Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis
Martin, Concerto for Seven Winds, Strings and Timpani
Mozart, Symphony in E-flat, K. 543 (No. 39)
Schuman, New England Triptych
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1
Strauss, Burleske for Piano and Orchestra
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4
Wagner, Siegfried's Funeral Music from "Götterdämmerung"
Percussion:
[Xylophone]
[Glockenspiel]
[Vibraphone]
[Snare Drum]
[Tambourine]
[Triangle]
[Bass Drum]
[Cymbals]
Xylophone
Copland, Appalachain Spring
Gershwin, An American in Paris
Gershwin, Porgy & Bess (opening)
Hayman, "Pops" Hoedown
Kabalebsky, Colas Breugnon Overture
Stravinsky, Petrouchka (1911)
Glockenspiel
Debussy, La Mer
Dukas, Sorcerer's Apprentice
Glazunov, Violin Concerto
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1
Respighi, Pines of Rome
Stravinsky, Petrouchka (1911)
Vibraphone
Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Snare Drum
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
Prokoviev, Lt. Kiji
Ravel, Bolero
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Goldenberg, 7/4 Etude
Tambourine
Bizet, Carmen: Entr'Acte and Danse Boheme
Dvorak, Carnival Overture
Stravinsky, Petrouchka (1911)
Triangle
Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Bass Drum
Mahler, Symphony No. 3
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
Cymbals
Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto no. 2
Tchaikowsky, Romeo & Juliet Overture
Tchaikowsky, Symphony No. 4
Keyboards:
[Organ]
[Harpsichord]
[Celeste]
Piano
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1
Stravinsky, Petrouchka
Barber, Media's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
Bartok, Music for Strings, Percussion & Celeste
Copland, Appalachain Spring (original orchestration)
Falla, Three Cornered Hat
Falla, Ritual Fire Dance
Kodaly, Hary Janos Suite
Orff, Carmina Burana
Prokofiev, Romeo & Juliet (complete)
Prokofiev, Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Strauss, Bougeois Gentilhomme
Stravinsky, Symphony in Three Movements
Stravinsky, Firebird (complete)
Debussy, Printemps
Piano (optional)
[popular dance band chord sheet]
[score reading]
[transposition sight reading of vocal accompaniment]
Organ
Bach (any large prelude & fugue)
Bach, Cantata No. 29; Sinfonia
Faure, Requiem (chamber version, Rutter)
Harpsichord
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Handel, Messiah: Overture, Comfort Ye, Ev'ry Valley
Vivaldi, Four Seasons
[realization of a Baroque period figured bass]
Celesta
Bartok, Music for Strings, Percussion & Celeste
Holst, The Planets: Mercury
Stravinsky, Firebird: Infernal Dance (1911 version)
Harp
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique
Britten Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Debussy, La Mer
Mahler, Symphony No. 5
Ravel, Alborado del Gracioso
Ravel, Tzigane
Strauss, Don Juan
Stravinsky, Symphony in Three Movements
Tchaikowsky, Waltz of the Flowers
Tchaikowsky, Swan Lake
Verdi, La Forza del Destino Overture
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