Violin
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Scales:
B flat major – 3 octaves (hear it now)
g melodic minor – 3 octaves (hear it now)
Orchestral Excerpts:
- Mendelssohn – Symphony #3 (Scotch), 1st movement, violin 1, measures 63 to 98
(hear it now) - Smetana – Overture to the Bartered Bride, violin 2, beginning to measure 29
(hear it now) - Mozart – Symphony No. 35, 1st movement, violin 1, measures 15 to 37
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Viola
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Scales:
C major – 3 octaves (hear it now)
e melodic minor – 3 octaves (hear it now)
Orchestral Excerpts:
- Beethoven – Symphony No. 5, 2nd movement, measures 1 to 10 and 99 to 106
(hear it now) - Smetana – Overture to the Bartered Bride, measures 52 to 78
(hear it now) - Brahms – Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56a, Variation V, measures 206 to 226 (play top line)
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Cello
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Scales:
D major – 3 octaves (hear it now)
e melodic minor – 3 octaves (hear it now)
Orchestral Excerpts:
- von Suppe – Poet and Peasant Overture, cello solo at beginning
(hear it now) - Brahms – Symphony No.1, 4th movement, measures 94 to 110
(hear it now) - Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, 4th movement, measures 543 to 594
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Bass
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Scales:
F major – 3 octaves (hear it now)
d melodic minor – 2 octaves (hear it now)
Orchestral Excerpts:
- Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 2, Double (play 1st repeat only)
(hear it now) - Brahms – Symphony No. 4, 2nd movement, measures 76-87
(hear it now) - Britten – Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Variation H
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