All-State Orchestra Audition Etudes

This is the official listing of the 2023–2024 Orchestra Division All-State Audition Material.
All amendments, corrections and errata will become official only when it is published here.

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Be sure to make note of any changes that may appear here during the upcoming months. Errata will not be posted in the Southwestern Musician magazine. Should you discover any errata in the music that may have been missed, please notify the State Orchestra Division Chair.


Violin

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Etude Speciales, Op. 36, Book 1 Mazas (Galamian) International Music Company No. 2177
Selection 1
Page(s): 30-31
Etude Title: 23 - Allegretto, quasi Andante
Tempo: Quarter Note = 86-96
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to the last note of m. 61.
Area Cut: Play from Beginning of m. 30 to the last note of m. 61.
Errata: M. 65: The last 5 16th notes are slurred (matching the bowing in m. 63). (Posted 5/7)
M. 87 Beat 1, B Natural- remove the staccato marking on (Posted 5/12)
M. 22 The grace note should have an additional ledger line. The grace note is the note C natural

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Rode 24 Caprices for the Violin Rode/Galamian International Music Company 2066
Selection 2
Page(s): 10-11
Etude Title: 5 - Moderato
Tempo: Quarter Note = 80-94
Region Cut: Play from m. 10 to beat 1 of m. 37.
Area Cut: Play from m. 10 to the last note of m. 29 to *Area Cut 2: beg of m. 51 to the end of m. 67.

Viola

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16 Fantasy Etudes for Viola Fuchs International Music Company No. 2786
Selection 1
Page(s): 6-7 (or 4-5)
Etude Title: 3 - Allegro Moderato
Tempo: Quarter Note = 56-70
Region Cut: Play from m. 33 to end.
Area Cut: Play from m. 33 to the end to *Area Cut 2: m. 1 to the last note of m. 24.
Errata: M. 42 Beat 2, remove the fingering "1" on the F# (posted 5/1)
M. 8, 4th note from the end should have a natural sign (D natural) (posted 5/7)
M. 32, 4th note from the end should have a natural sign (D natural) (posted 5/7)

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Etudes Speciales, Op. 36, Bk. 1, Vol. 1885 Mazas (Mogill Edition) Schirmer 5026 2570
Selection 2
Page(s): 11
Etude Title: No. 7 - Andante
Tempo: Quarter Note = 52-60
Region Cut: Play from m. 5 to the last note of m. 24.
Area Cut: Play from m. 5 to the last note of m. 24.
Errata: All turns are regular turns (not inverted turns) (updated 6/23)
m. 5 and 29 - Fingering on beat 3 (C) should be a 3 (updated 6/23)
m. 40- play in first position (updated 6/23)
m.41- the notes D & C are in 4th position (updated 6/23)

Cello

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Twenty-One Etudes Book 1 for Cello Duport / Schulz Schirmer 50255840
Selection 1
Page(s): 18-19
Etude Title: No. 6 - Allegro
Tempo: Half Note = 60-72
Region Cut: Play from m. 45 to end.
Area Cut: Play from m. 45 to the end to *Area Cut 2: beg of m. 27 to the end of m. 44.

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40 Studies High School of Cello Playing, Op. 73 Popper (Stutch) International Music Company No. 811
Selection 2
Page(s): 4-5
Etude Title: No. 2 - Andante
Tempo: Quarter Note = 67-82
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to m. 18.
Area Cut: Play from Beginning of m. 5 to the end of m. 18.
Errata: M.10, Beat 3: remove the dot on the F natural (Posted 5/4)
M. 23, Beat 2 last note, add a # so that the note is C# (Posted 5/7)
M. 26, Play Notes 12 and 13 on A string/ Play Notes 14 and 15 on D string/ Play Last note on G string. (Posted 5/12)
M. 10, The downbow marking should be on the 2nd note of the measure (Eb) to match the printed slur (Posted 5/27)
M. 7, D harmonic in the beat 4 (14th note in the measure) should be marked natural (Posted 6/12)

String Bass

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57 Studies, Vol I Storch-Hrabe (Zimmermann) International Music Company No. 1034
Selection 1
Page(s): 12-13
Etude Title: No. 13 - Allegro
Tempo: Quarter Note = 64-76
Region Cut: Play from m. 19 to end.
Area Cut: Play from m. 19 to end of m. 35.

Selection 2
Page(s): 13-14
Etude Title: No. 14 - Moderato
Tempo: Quarter Note = 78-90
Region Cut: Play from m. 40 to end.
Area Cut: Play from Beginning of m. 52 to the end to *Area Cut 2: m. 9 to the end of m. 28.
Errata: Region Cut updated 8/1: m. 40 - end.

Harp

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Une chatelaine en sa tour..., Op 110 Faure/Paul Verlaine Durand
Selection 1
Etude Title: Une chatelaine en sa tour..., Op 110
Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 74-88
Region Cut: Play from 1 to first note of m. 20.
Area Cut: Play from m. 1 to first note of m. 20.
Errata: M. 27: The low C in beat 3 should be C natural, not C flat.
M. 97: The left hand should have "8va" above the chord on beat 1

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Images, Suite 1 Op. 29, Tournier Editions Henry Lemoine
Selection 2
Page(s): 8-12
Etude Title: III. Lolita la danseuse
Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 62-76
Region Cut: Play from m. 37 to end.
Area Cut: Play from m. 37 to the first note of m. 79 to *Area Cut 2: m. 89 to the end.

Piano

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Chopin - Nocturnes for the Piano Joseffy Schirmer Vol. 30
Selection 1
Page(s): 93-96
Etude Title: No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1
Tempo: Quarter note = 60-69
Region Cut: Play from m. 31 to end.
Area Cut: Play from m. 31 to the end.
Errata: m. 16: There should be a natural sign on the "F" half note on beat three (Treble Clef). (Posted 8/21)

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J. S. Bach - Inventions and Sinfonias Ulrich Bartels Peters WV 771-801
Selection 2
Page(s): 26-29
Etude Title:  Invention No. 12 in A Major & Invention No. 13 in a minor
Tempo: No. 12 - Dotted Quarter Note = 76-80; No 13 - Quarter Note = 110-116
Region Cut: Play from Invention 13 m. 1 to end.
Area Cut: Play from Invention 12 m. 1 to the end to *Area Cut 2: Invention 13 m. 1 to the end.