All-State Orchestra Audition Etudes

This is the official listing of the 2024–2025 Orchestra Division All-State Audition Material.
All amendments, corrections and errata will become official only when it is published here.

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Be sure to make note of any changes that may appear here during the upcoming months. Should you discover any errata in the music that may have been missed, please notify the State Orchestra Division Chair.


Violin

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Rode 24 Caprices for the Violin Rode/Galamian International Music Company 2066
Selection 1
Page(s): 46-47
Etude No: 22
Etude Title: Presto
Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 54-66
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to m. 91.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts
Errata: m. 173: The "1" marked on the F# indicates a shift up on the A string. Stay on the A string through the first note of m. 174 (posted 5/26)

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36 Etudes or Caprices for Violin Solo (Ivan Galamian) Fiorillo/Galamian International Music Company No. 2178
Selection 2
Page(s): 9
Etude No: 8
Etude Title: Largo
Tempo: Quarter Note = 48-54
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to m. 29.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts
Errata: (Repeats Required)

Viola

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Etudes Speciales, Op. 36, Bk. 1, Vol. 1885 Mazas (Mogill Edition) Schirmer 5026 2570
Selection 1
Page(s): 38-39
Etude No: 26
Etude Title: Allegro non troppo
Tempo: Allegro non troppo: Quarter Note = 84-96
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to the first note of m. 56.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts
Errata: Note: Download the Public Domain version using the link below for the correct articulations. The errata listed below must be applied to this file. (posted 5/17/2024)

m. 2, 17, 19. 34, 88 & 92: add accent on beat 2 & remove the decrescendo (posted 5/2)
m. 40: The up bow slur marking should include the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th notes of the measure) (posted 5/2)
m. 48: The decrescendo begins on the second eighth not (as in m. 40) (posted 5/2)
m. 51: The last three eighth notes should be up bow (posted 5/2)
m. 74: The C natural (first note of the measure, top note), should be marked C#
(posted 5/2)
m. 39: The last three eight notes should have staccato dots (posted 5/23)
m. 7: The third note "B" should have a staccato dot (posted 7/11)
Public Domain Download: \wp-content/uploads/Audition/Orchestra/2025/Viola_Mazas_No_26.pdf

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41 Caprices, Op. 22 for Viola Campagnoli Peters EP2548
Selection 2
Page(s): 7
Etude No: 6
Etude Title: Adagio
Tempo: Quarter Note = 44-50
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to m. 26.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts
Errata: m. 4: beat 4 should be marked up bow (continue up bow through the slur)

m. 22: change to up bow on beat 3 (continue through downbeat of m. 23) (edited 5/2)

m. 3 remove the slur from dotted quarter note G to the following F so the last three eighth notes are down, up, down (posted 5/15)

Cello

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40 Studies High School of Cello Playing, Op. 73 Popper (Stutch) International Music Company No. 811
Selection 1
Page(s): 40-41
Etude No: 19
Etude Title: Allegro
Tempo: Quarter Note = 120-136
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to downbeat of m. 45.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts
Errata: m. 29: The second "c" in this measure (the second note of tenor clef) should be a C natural. (posted 7/23)

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20 Studies, Op. 11 Merk (Klengel) International Music Company No. 1709
Selection 2
Page(s): 28-29
Etude No: 16
Etude Title: Adagio, Allegro Moderato
Tempo: Adagio: Quarter Note = 64-70; Allegro Moderato: Quarter Note = 70-80
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to m. 60.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts
Errata: m. 1: Change the "1" on the top of the last note of the measure to a "4". (posted 8/8)

String Bass

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57 Studies, Vol I Storch-Hrabe (Zimmermann) International Music Company No. 1034
Selection 1
Page(s): 28
Etude No: 27
Etude Title: Moderato
Tempo: Quarter Note = 132-148
Region Cut: Play from pick ups to m. 26 to m. 91.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts
Errata: Play from Tempo giusto (Pick ups to m. 26) to the end. Do not play m. 1-25

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30 Studies Simandl IMC No. 1296
Selection 2
Page(s): 22-23
Etude No: 20
Etude Title: Moderato assai
Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 54-63
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to m. 48.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts
Errata: All time signature changes should be played as: eighth note = eighth note (m. 17, 41, 49, & 65)

Harp

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Tema con Variazioni Handel/Zingel Schott ED 4913 (SD49005259)
Selection 1
Page(s): 2-7
Etude No:
Etude Title: Tema con Variazioni
Tempo: Quarter Note = 80-100
Region Cut: Play from m. 59 to end.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts
Errata: All small notes in the bass clef should be played (posted 5/6)

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Petite Valse Hasselmans Lyra Music Company
Selection 2
Page(s): 1-5
Etude No:
Etude Title: Petite Valse
Tempo: Quarter Note = 138-176
Region Cut: Play from m. 65 to end.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts
Errata: M. 2: RH note (D) should be played as the harmonic.

Piano

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Songs Without Words (Selected Favorites) Mendelssohn Alfred 00-468
Selection 1
Page(s): 36-41
Etude No:
Etude Title: Spinning Song, Op 67, No 4
Tempo: Dotted Quarter Note = 102-112
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to m. 96.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts

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Three Preludes for Piano Gershwin Hal Leonard
Selection 2
Page(s): 12-15
Etude No:
Etude Title: Prelude 1
Tempo: Quarter Note = 90-100
Region Cut: Play from m. 1 to m. 62.
Area Excerpts and Etude Recording Cuts