SPOKANE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

January 2002

Repertoire List for Principal Timpani

I. Prepared solo
Each candidate shall be allowed to perform not less than two (2) minutes of a solo of candidate's choice without accompaniment.

II. Prepared Orchestral Excerpts:

FIRTH
The Solo Timpanist: Etude No. XV, page 27

MOZART
Symphony No. 35 ("Haffner"): Allegro con spirito: Measure 1 until measure 33 (A). Finale: measure 9 until measure 33; F until end.

HINDEMITH
Symphonic Metamorphosis: Second Movement: from 5 measures after S to T. Retune as quickly as possible, then play 5 measures after V until 8 measures after W.

BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 9: lst Movement: from 18 measures before S (a tempo) to the end.

BARTOK
Concerto for Orchestra: Fourth Movement: from measure 42 to measure 50

BRITTEN
Young Person's Guide to the Orch.: Var. M: from measure 2 until measure 10.

BRAHMS
Symphony No. 1: Fourth Movement: from measure 375 to end.

TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 4: lst Movement: from T to 3 measures before U.

ELGAR
Enigma Variations: Var. IV (W.M.B.): begin at 11 and play to end. Var. VII (Troyte): begin at 23 and play until end.

CARTER
Eight Pieces for Timpani: No. VIII - March.

STRAVINSKY
The Rite of Spring

BERLIOZ
Symphony Fantastique

WAGNER
Funeral Music from Die Gotterdammerung

III. Sightreading