Oslo

Filharmonien
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Co-principal Timpani/
Tutti percussion
Orchestral excerpts
CONTENTS:
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General information 3
Instrument list 3

Round 1: Timpani

1 Viken Etude 4
2 Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis 7
3 Carter Variations for Orchestra 8

Round 2: Percussion and timpani

4 Berg Ekstrakt 2 10
5 Shostakovich The Bolt 12
6 Nordheim Tenebrae 15
7 Hegdal Fables of the Late Early Bird 16
8 Dukas L’ Apprenti Sorcier 18
9 Borodin Polovetsian Dances 21
10 Dvorak Carnival Overture 23
11 Mahler Symphony no. 3 24
12 Strauss Ein Heldenleben 24
13 Elgar Enigma Variations 25
14 Shostakovich Symphony no. 11 26
15 Bartok Music for string instruments, 27
percussion and celesta
16 Bartok Violin concerto no. 2 28
17 Martin Concerto for 7 winds, 29
timpani, percussion and strings
18 Brahms Symphony no. 2 30

Additional requirements
May be asked for in a 3. round

Sommerfeldt Music for one percussion player

19 Saint-Saëns Sampson et Dalila 32
20 Tsjaikovskij Sleeping Beauty Suite 33
21 Brahms Symphony no. 4 34
22 Grieg Vom Monte Pincio 35
23 Dvorak Carnival Ouverture 36
24 Halvorsen Entry march of the bojares 38
25 Williams Harry Potter, The Knight Bus 39
26 Wagner Götterdämmerung, 41
Sigried’s Funeral march
27 Strauss Rosenkavalier Suite 42
28 Lindberg Seht die Sonne 43
29 Mahler Symphony no. 4 44
30 Mahler Symphony no. 5 44
GENERAL INFORMATION

There will be no screens in this audition.

The excerpts for the 1. and 2. round will be performed in the given order.
If there is a 3. round, the jury will choose freely from the additional requirements.

If an excerpt is not marked with brackets, you are expected to prepare the whole part.

Excerpt numbers 2 Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis and 5, Shostakovich: The Bolt

will be played with piano accompaniment.

INSTRUMENT LIST

The following instruments will be provided for the audition

• Set of four Ringer timpani with calfskin heads – 32"(C-A), 29"(F-d), 26"(h-f), 23"(d-a)

• Glockenspiel Deagan No60, Round top "Parsifal" in case 2.5oct F-c

Adams "Artist" with vibe style pedal, 3.3oct C-e
• Xylophone Adams "Soloist" 4.0 oct C-c
• Vibraphone Deagan No 1000 "Aurora"3 oct F-f
• Marimba Adams "Artist Classic" 4.3oct A-c
• Bass drum Pearl Symphonic 36x26" with calfskin batter head

You may use your own

• Snare drum
• Tambourine
• Triangle
• Cymbals

Following instruments are also at your disposal at the audition

Snare drums (high and low stands)

• Black Swamp Percussion "Multisonic" 14x6,5" with calf skin head
• Pearl "Symphonic" 14x5,5" with calf skin head

Tambourines
• Black Swamp Percussion
• Grover

Pair of cymbals
• 18" Zildjian K
• 19" Sabian Germanic

Triangles
• Buddy & Thein

Instrument stands will be provided

Candidates are expected to bring their own sticks and mallets for all instruments
Round 1 Etude
OFO 26/4 2020

1: Viken Etude
Haydn The Creation Beethoven Symph. no. 5, 4th mvt.
Largo alla breve A

       
    Allegro

Timpani
      
  

                   
5

             

10
                            

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                      

20

                           

25
       
          

B
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      
 
             
 
Beethoven Symph. no. 7, 1st mvt.
C
 [Vivace]
 
 
37

                  
 sempre
4
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      
                
cresc. 

 
  
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                   
   

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                       
 

59 Beethoven Symph. no. 7, 1st mvt.

            
             

65
                 

        

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    
                     

D
75


                      
        
Sibelius Symph. no. 7
rit. E [Adagio]
         
82
  

     
 
 poco marcato
 

 
        
88
 
           

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Sibelius Symph. no. 7

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    
         
      
 marcato 
94
F stringendo
           
  

Tchaikovsky Symph. no. 4, 1st mvt.

99
G Allegro con anima
                    
         
 cresc. 

                        
102
  
    

         
105

                


108
                          
 

111
                     
       

114
                    
  dim.
119
                 


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2: Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis, 2. mvt.

This excerpt will be played with piano accompaniment

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3: Carter Variations for orchestra

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Round 2
Percussion/timpani

Performed in this order

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4: Berg Ekstrakt 2
snare drum

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5: Shostakovich The Bolt
xylophone

This excerpt will be played with piano accompaniment

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 6: Nordheim
Marimba
Tenebrae
vibraphone
#œ #>œ nœ#œ nœ#œ nœ ≈ n>œ œ
‰
[ #œ œ œ# œ n œ œ œ#œ#œ œ#œ#œ
#œ > >

>œ œ œ
#œ nœ #œ œ #œ #œ nœ
œ ‰ #œ nœ #œ nœ nœ œ 43

128
7 ∑ 2 3 2
8 4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4
f > #œ œ > œ œ œ # œ
#œ œ #œ œ œ œ 7 œ#œ œœ ‰ 42 ∑ 43 ∑ 2
8 4
3 3
mp

2
‰ j‰ ‰ j j‰ 4
3
j ‰ 3 nœ œ j 3
j‰ 3 2 3
‰ ≈
3

œ œ œœ œ #œ 4 œ œ nœ
#œ œ n œ # œ 4 j 4
# œ œ #œ œ # œ œ œœ # œ ™
#œ mf

2
œ>#œ n>œ œ œ#œ 4 # ˙ œœ
Π3 2
4 Œ n œ# œ œ#œ œ œ œ#œ 4
]
> # >˙ >
mp
>
mp mf

3 #œ œ
rit.
j
q=112
∑ ∑ 4
4 œ œ. #œ. œ ‰ 4
3
œ.
f mf

moré LATE for work!

uevo
153 q=125
= 46

[ 7 2 j j j
‰ 4 œ#œœ œ ‰ nœ ‰ j ‰ 42
3 nœ
]
accel. 3 3
∑ ‰4
3
8 #œ j j #œ œ n œ ## œœ
f
œ œ œ ## œœ œ #œ œ
mp mf

#>œ nœ >œ #œ œ nœ #œ #œ nœ œ #œ 42 ‰ 43
> > > >œ ##>˙˙ œœ ™™
f
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 3 #œ œ
rit.
j ‰
q=112
∑ 7: Hegdal
∑ 4
4 Fables
œ œof #œ
the
. . œ œ
Late 4 Bird
Early
marimba f 3 mf
.
ré LATE for work!
vo 2 Marimba
153 q=125
j
=105

7120 >œ3 œ œ 2 j 3 nœ j 2
ccel. 3 3
∑ 8 #œ œ j#œ nœj#‰œ 4œ#œ #œ>#œœ ‰ 4 œ#œœ œœ ‰nnœœ ‰ # œj ‰ 4
[ #œ nœ n>œ œ
œ œ œ #œ nœ#œ nœ#œ œ # œ ≈
#œ œ#œ#œ ‰
&f ## œœ mp mf œ# œ n œ # œ œ œ#œ >
mf >
>œ nœ > 124
œ #œ œ nœ #œ #œ nœ œ œ #œ 42 >œ œ œ #œ nœ #œ ‰ 43
& > > œ nœ>nœ œ> ‰ ##>˙˙ œœ ™™ œ #œ #œ nœ #œ nœ #œ nœ 3
4
nœ œ
#>œ œ f

128
3 7 2 3 2
127

& 4 œ#œ# œ n œ 8 ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4

{
> > œ #œ
œ >
œ #œ #œ œ #œ œ œ 7 œ#œ#œ œ œ œ
f œ
? 43 œ 8 ‰ 2 3
4 ∑ 4 ∑ 2
4
3 3
mp

4 135
j j ‰3 j 3 2
2 7 3‰ ‰ 3 ‰ 2 3 nœ 3
131

&4 8 œ#œ j œœ j j ‰ 4 #œ#œœ ‰ 4 œ#œœ œœ nnœœ ‰ # œ 4 œ j ≈ 4

œ œ #œ œ # œ œ œ#œ ™
mp #œ mf

3 #>œ nœ >œ#œ nœ 2 3 2
4 Œ n œ# œ œ#œ œ œ œ#œ 4
139

&4 œ> #œ#œ nœ œ œ#œ 4 Œ

> > > ##>˙˙ œœ
>
>
mp mp mf

3 #œ œ
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rit.
j
q=112
2 4
143

&4 Œ ∑ ∑ 4 œ œ. #œ. œ ‰ 4
# œ- œ.
f 3 mf
mp
DISCOVERING Amoré LATE for work!

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The king of Tango Nuevo
153 q=125
j
147
4 7 2 j j
‰ 4 œ#œœ œœ ‰ nœ ‰ j ‰ 42
3 nœ
147 accel. 3 3
∑ ‰4
3
&4 8 #œ j j #œ
œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ n œ ## œœ
f #œ mp mf

2 3 #>œ nœ >œ #œ nœ 2 ‰ 43
156

&4 œ j ≈ 4 œ> #œ16#œ nœ œ œ #œ 4 # ˙

œ #œ ™ > > > # >˙ œœ ™™
 mp mp mf
4 Marimba

#œ œ
rit.
j ‰
q=112
2œ #œ Œ 3
143
244 244
& 4 nœ∑ œ œ∑ œ
4 œ œ œ œ
? 44 œ ‰ œj ≈ R# œœ ≈ #œ œ œ ‰ Œ ‰ J #œ nœ ‰ œ ‰ œj œ ‰ œ ≈#œ œ . nœ #Œœ. œ# œ 43
J -R 3 . f mf
mp
mf mp mf mp mf
DISCOVERING Amoré LATE for work!

5
The king of Tango Nuevo
153 q=125
7 œ œ œ œ# œ‰œ2œ œn œ œj#‰œ œ3 nœœ œ œœjœ‰ œ j ‰ 3 j ‰
147 =110

? 43 #œ&Œ44 Œ
147

[
accel.
249 HELPING Mr. Gamelan 3
∑Ó
3
4
248

4 ∑ 8Œ#œ œ j j 4 #œ#œœ J4 ≈#Rœ œ nnœœ # œ

>œ œ œ ## œœ
f mp
œ
mp mf
#œ

2 3 > > 2
156

n >
œ # œ ≈ #œ nœ œ # #œœœnnœœ œœ# œ œ œ#œ 4 #œ˙ œ œ œ# œ œœœœ ‰
Feel free to make dynamic

? œœœœ œ >
& 4 œœ œ j œ œ 4 #œ œ>œ œ œœ
œ n # œ
252 variations where not notated

≈
œ J# œ ™R ∑ Œ > > >J ‰ ‰ #≈ R˙ œ ™™
f
>
mf mp

œ >œ œ#>œ œ >

œ œ #œ#œ œ œnœ œ œ œ œ œœœ
? œ ≈R œ œ
256

J Œ Ó Œ

? œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œJ ≈ œR œ œ œ n œ œ œ œ œ œ#œ# œ œJ ≈ œR >œ ‰ nœJ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ >>

œœ
259

mf

# œ n œ # œ n œ # œ œœ
œ
? Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ≈ œ ‰ >
262

J ‰ ‰ ≈R J R
p

>˙
265
œœœ œ œ œ # œ œœ œn œ œ# œ œ œ œœ œ n œ œ œœ œ œ# œ œ >œ œ >œ
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265

Ó Œ Œ ≈ J ≈R J ≈R
p mp

?
269
>œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ n œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ
∑ Œ J ‰ ‰ ≈R
mf

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8: Dukas L’ Apprenti Sorcier
glockenspiel

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9: Borodin Polovetsian Dances
tambourine

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10: Dvořák Carnival Overture
tambourine

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11: Mahler Symphony no. 3, 1. mvt.
gran cassa

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12: Strauss Ein Heldenleben
gran cassa

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Timpani excerpts
13: Elgar Enigma Variations

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14: Shostakovich Symphony no. 11, 1. mvt.

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15: Bartók Music for string instruments,
percussion and celesta
2. mvt.

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4. mvt.

16: Bartók Violin concerto no. 2, 2. mvt.

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17: Martin Concerto for 7 winds, timpani,
percussion and strings. 3. mvt.

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18: Brahms Symphony no. 2, 4. mvt.

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Additional Requirements
Any of these may be asked for in a 3. round.
Playing order will be decided after the 2. round.

Solo work: Sommerfeldt Music for one percussion player

For copyright reasons, Oslo Philharmonic will not be

providing parts for this piece. It is widely available for
purchase online.

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19: Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila
glockenspiel

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20: Tsjaikovskij Sleeping Beauty Suite
glockenspiel

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21: Brahms Symphony no. 4
triangle

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22: Grieg Orchestra songs, Vom Monte Pincio
triangle

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23: Dvořák Carnival Overture
piatti

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24: Halvorsen Entry march of the bojares
snare drum

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25: Williams Harry Potter, The Knight Bus
vibraphone
Mallet Percussion

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Timpani excerpts
26: Wagner Götterdämmerung, Sigfried’s funeral march

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27: Strauss Rosenkavalier Suite

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28: Lindberg Seht die Sonne

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29: Mahler Symphony no. 4, 3. mvt.

30: Mahler Symphony no. 5, 1. mvt.

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