VIOLIN
 

            Scales:

D Major  3 octaves

B melodic minor  3 octaves

            Orchestral Excerpts:

Verdi:  Overture to "La Forza del Destino,"  measure 9 to measure  43

Tchaikovsky:  Symphony No. 4, 4th movement  A to 12 before B

Mozart:  Overture to "The Magic Flute,"  measure 16 to measure 58

 

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VIOLA

            Scales:

F Major  3 octaves

C melodic minor  3 octaves

            Orchestral Excerpts:

Mendelssohn:  Symphony No. 40 in A major, opus 90, 2nd movement, pick up to measure 4 to measure 27

Beethoven:  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, opus 55, 3rd movement, beginning to measure 28

Glinka:  Overture to “Russlan and Ludmilla,” beginning to measure 45

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CELLO

            Scales:

A Major  3 octaves

C melodic minor  3 octaves

            Orchestral Excerpts:

Beethoven:  Symphony No. 5, 2nd movement, measure 1 to measure 10, measure 49 to measure 59, measure 98 to measure 106

Brahms:  Symphony No. 3, opus 90, 1st movement,  measure 187 to measure 201

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BASS

            Scales:             D Major  2 octaves

                                      B melodic minor  2 octaves

            Orchestral Excerpts:

Tchaikovsky:  Symphony #4, 1st movement Moderato con anima (In movimento di valse ), measures 51-69

Beethoven:  Symphony No. 5, 3rd movement, measures 140 to 177

Verdi:  Othello Act. IV  Soli Contrabassi section

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