Lists of Typical Audition Pieces:
Much of the orchestral audition repertoire is viewable/ downloadable from the IMSLP web site
Trumpet
- Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.2
- Bach, Mass in b minor
- Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 3
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
- Brahms, Symphony No. 2
- Copland, Quiet City
- Debussy, La Mer (Cornet)
- Gershwin, Concerto in F
- Mahler, Symphony No. 3 (posthorn solo)
- Mahler, Symphony No. 5 Mahler, Symphony No. 7
- Mendelssohn, Fingal's Cave
- Mussorgsky/Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
- Ravel, Alborada del Gracioso
- Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
- Respighi, Pines of Rome
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
- Strauss, Symphonia Domestica
- Strauss, Bourgeois Gentilhomme
- Stravinsky, Petroushka
- Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
- Wagner, Siegfreid's Funeral Music
- Wagner, Siegfreid Idyll
Trombone
- Berlioz, Hungarian March
- Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique
- Brahms, Symphony No.1
- Brahms, Symphony No.2
- Delibes, Coppelia
- Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis
- Holst, Perfect Fool
- Mahler, Symphony No.3
- Mozart, Requiem: Tuba Mirum (tenor)
- Ravel, Bolero
- Rimsky Korsakoff, Russian Easter Festival Ov.
- Rossini, William Tell Overture
- Saint Saens, Organ symphony
- Shostakovich, Symphony 15
- Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra
- Stravinsky, Firebird Suite
- Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite
- Strauss, Till Eulenspeigel
- Wagner, Die Meistersinger Prelude
- Wagner, Lohengrin Prelude to Acts I & III
- Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries
- Wagner, Tannhauser Overture
See Doug Yeo's list of frequently asked-for pieces, together with detailed discussion on preparation of some of the works.
Tuba & Euphonium
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
- Prokofieff, Symphony Nr.5
- Prokofieff, Lieutenant Kije
- Vaughan-Williams, Tuba Concerto
Euphonium (Tenor Tuba)
- Holst, The Planets [Tenortuba in Bb, T.C.]
- Moussourgsky/Ravel, Bydlo (from 'Pictures at an Exhibition')
- Shostakovich - Age of Gold - Baritone part (Euphonium)
- Strauss, Ein Heldenleben [Tenortuba in Bb]
- Strauss, Don Quixote [Tenortuba in Bb]
French Horn
- Beethoven, Symphonies No. 2, 6, 7
- Brahms, Symphonies No.1, 2, 3
- Franck, Symphony in D minor
- Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphoses
- Mahler, Symphonies No.1, 5
- Ravel, Pavane pour une Infante défunte
- Shostakovich, Symphony No.5
- Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel
- Strauss, Don Juan
- Strauss, Don Quixote (4.Horn)
- Tchaikowsky, Symphonies No.4, 5
Flute & Piccolo
Flute
- Bach, St Matthew Passion
- Bach, Mass b minor
- Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
- Bellini, I Puritani
- Beethoven, Leonore Overture No.3
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, 7
- Bizet, Entracte Carmen
- Brahms, Symphony No. 1, 4
- Debussy, L'Apres-midi
- Debussy, La Mer
- Dvorak, Symphony No. 9
- Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphoses
- Ibert, Divertissement
- Hindemith, Nobilissima Visione
- Kodaly, Dances of Galanta
- Kodaly, Hary Janos Suite
- Mendelssohn, Midsummernight's Dream: Scherzo
- Prokofiev, Classical Symphony
- Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
- Ravel, Daphnis & Chloe
- Ravel, Bolero Opening
- Reznicek, Donna Diana overture
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol cadenza
- Rossini, William Tell ov.
- Saint-Saens, Voliere (Carnival of the Animals)
- Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5, 6, 10
- Smetana, Bartered Bride
- Smetana, The Moldau opening [Flute 2]
- Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
- Strauss, Salome's Dance
- Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel
- Strauss, Domestic Symphony
- Stravinsky, Firebird
- Stravinsky, Petrouchka
- Stravinsky, Song of the Nightingale
- Tchaikovsky, Danse des Mirlitons [Flute 3]
- Thomas, Overture Mignonli>
- Verdi, Requiem
Piccolo
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, 9
- Berlioz, Symphony Fantastique
- Brahms, Variations on Haydn Theme
- Dvorak, Symphony No. 8
- Kodaly, Marosszeker Tanze
- Ravel, Daphnis and Chloe
- Ravel, Mother Goose
- Rossini, Semiramide
- Rossini, Thieving Magpie
- Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5, 6, 8, 10
- Strauss, Pertetuum Mobile
- Stravinsky, Firebird
- Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Chinese Dance
- Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 Scherzo
Oboe & Cor anglais
Oboe
- Bach, Cantata No. 56
- Bach, Cantata No. 82
- Beethoven, Symphonies No. 3, 6
- Brahms, Violin Concerto
- Brahms, Symphonies No. 1, 2, 3
- Debussy, La Mer
- Mahler, Symphony No. 3
- Mozart, Oboe Concerto
- Ravel, Tombeau de Couperin
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
- Rossini, Silken Ladder
- Rossini, L'Italiana in Algieri
- Schubert, Symphony No.9
- Strauss, Don Juan
- Stravinsky, Pulcinella
- Tchaikowsky, Symphony No. 4
Cor Anglais
- Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture
- Debussy, Nocturnes
- Shostakovich, Symphonies No. 8, 11
- Franck, Symphony in D minor
- Berlioz, Rob Roy Overture
- Dvorak, Symphony No. 9
- Rossini, William Tell Overture
- Strauss, Heldenleben
- Sibeilus, Swan of Tuonela
- Respighi, Pines of Rome
Clarinet, Eb Clar, Bass Clar
Clarinet
- Bartok, Miraculous Mandarin
- Beethoven, Symphonies No.4, 6, 8
- Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue
- Ginastera, Variaciones Concertantes [ ! ]
- 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, Op31 Variations for Orchestra
- Strauss, Don Juan
- Stravinsky, Petrushka
- Tchakiowsky, Symphonies No.4, 5, 6
- Tchaikowsky, Francesca da Rimini
Eb Clarinet
- Berlioz, Symphony Fantastique
- Copland, El Salon Mexico
- Mahler, Symphonies No.1, 6, 9
- Shostakovich, Symphonies No.5, 6
- Mahler, Symphony No.9
- Shostakovich, Symphony No.5, 6
- Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel
- Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
Bass Clarinet
- Charles Ives Symphony no.2
- Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
- Ravel, La Valse
- Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier
- Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe
- Mahler, Symphony No.6
- Shostakovich, Symphony No.8
Bassoon/Contra
Bassoon
- Beethoven, Symphonies No.4, 6
- Berlioz, Symphony Fantastique
- Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Overture
- Ravel, Bolero
- Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
- Rossini, La Gazza Ladra Overture
- Shostakovich, Symphony No.10
- Sibelius, Symphony No.1
- Strauss, Til Eulenspiegel
- Tchaikovsky, Symphonies No.4, 6
- Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 (2.Bassoon)
- Bach, Mass in B minor
- Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
- Brahms, Symphony No.3
- Sibelius, Symphony No.2
- Wagner, Tannhauser Overture
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
Saxes
- Vaughan Williams, Symphony No.6 (tenor sax), No.9 (2 alto saxes, tenor sax)
- Rachmaninov, Symphonic Dances (alto sax)
- Ravel, Bolero (soprano, tenor saxes)
- Mussorgsky/Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition (alto sax)
- Bizet, L'Arlesienne Suite No1 (alto sax)
- Villa-Lobos, Uirapuru (soprano sax)
- Mark-Anthony Turnage, Three Screaming Popes (2 soprano saxes doubling 2 alto saxes) - much altissimo work!
Timpani
- Barber, Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
- Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
- Beethoven, Symphonies No.1, 5, 7, 9
- Brahms, Symphony No.1
- Elgar, Enigma Variations
- Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis
- Martin, Concerto for Seven Winds, Strings,Timp
- Mozart, Symphony in E-flat, K543
- 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
- Copland, Appalachian Spring
- Gershwin, An American in Paris
- Gershwin, Porgy & Bess
- 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
- Goldenberg, 7/4 Etude
- Prokoviev, Lieutenant Kiji
- Ravel, Bolero
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Tambourine
- Bizet, Carmen: Entr'Acte et 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