Bassoon

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First Sounds

Intonation

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Orchestral Excerpt List

excerptChoose an excerpt…Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116Bartók: Dance Suite, Sz. 77Beethoven: Overture No. 3 to the Opera Leonore, Op. 72Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral'Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56aBrahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77Debussy: IberiaDonizetti: "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amoreDukas: The Sorcerer's ApprenticeMahler: Das Lied von der ErdeMahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor 'Resurrection'Mahler: Symphony No. 4Mahler: Symphony No. 5Mahler: Symphony No. 9Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 'Scottish'Mozart: Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 'Haffner'Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 'Jupiter'Prokofiev: Peter and the WolfRavel: Alborada del graciosoRavel: BoléroRavel: Ma mère l'oyeRavel: Piano Concerto for the Left HandRavel: Piano Concerto in G MajorRavel: Rapsodie espagnoleRimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35Schönberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47Smetana: The Bartered BrideStrauss: Don Juan, Op. 20Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24Stravinsky: Octet for Wind InstrumentsStravinsky: PulcinellaStravinsky: The FirebirdStravinsky: The Rite of SpringStravinsky: The Soldier's TaleStravinsky: The Song of the NightingaleStravinsky: Symphony of PsalmsTchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy OvertureTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'Wagner: Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg

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