VIOLA ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE

EDITED BY
RUDOLF HAKEN
Page Excerpt
2 Bartk Concerto for Orchestra
3 Beethoven Symphony #5
7 Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
9 Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn
15 Brahms Symphony #2
17 Brahms Symphony #4
19 Copland Appalachian Spring
21 Enescu Romanian Rhapsody #1, viola solo
22 Kodalyi Hary Janos, viola solo
23 Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream
25 Mozart Symphony #35 (Haffner)
31 Ravel Daphnis and Chlo Suite #2
35 Ravel Mother Goose Suite, viola solo
36 Shostakovich Symphony #5
37 Strauss Don Juan
39 Tchaikovsky Symphony #6 (Pathtique)
41 Sample repertoire lists for auditions

2011 Rudolf Haken

Viola Professor
University of Illinois
1114 W. Nevada St.
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
rudolfhaken@rudolfhaken.com

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 Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Mov. 4 m. 42-60
ed. R. Haken
Calmo - cantabile (viola section soli) r=160
9
42 0 1 1 - 1 2 1 - 1

e
E
o


s o s


d s d


m

0
0 4 1 3 2 0
46 3 0

e

s s f f d d
o s d

9 0 9
49 3 4 2

e d s


s




s d
d

s

0
53 3 2 1 - 1 8 9 3 2 - 2 1

e


o s s

s s d
f


s do

9
2 1 4 2 1 3 2
56
s
e

f f d d d d f

0
58 1 4 3 1 1 2 3

e
d d s


d f


n

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 Beethoven Symphony #5, 2nd mov. m. 1-10
Andante con moto =92

0 3
3

dolce

no double-dot!

Beethoven Symphony #5, 2nd mov. m. 49-59

Andante con moto =92

dolce

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 Beethoven Symphony #5, 2nd mov. m. 98-106
Andante con moto =92 0

dolce

2 0

0 4 1

Beethoven Symphony #5, 2nd mov. m. 114-123

Andante con moto =92
brush stroke 3 3 2 1
3 1 2

1 3


3

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 Beethoven Symphony #5, 3rd mov. m. 146-213
=80

4 1

0 4 2


3 4

4



4

s s s

4






sempre pi piano

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 Berlioz Roman Carnival - preparatory exercise
by Rudolf Haken
Andante sostenuto =104
Do not change position unless indicated.


1

2 after 1 espr.

2



(no dim.!)

4 3


2 4 1

cresc. molto

3

3

2 1
4 3

2

1 1

1



s
poco cresc.-----------------------------------------------------

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 Berlioz Roman Carnival - viola solo
ed. Rudolf Haken
Andante sostenuto =104
Do not change position unless indicated.



1







2 after 1 espr.

2





(no dim.!)

4 3






2 1

4

cresc. molto


3
3 2 1
4 3

3

2 1 1

1








s
poco cresc.-----------------------------------------------------

4


6 6 6 6
6 6

0
4 2 1 3


6
6
6 6 6 6

4
3 4 1 1

6




6 6
6

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 Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn, #V, VII, VIII
ed. Rudolf Haken

Var. V
Vivace
=144-152
4 3

leggiero s

2 1 1 4
210 3 1








legg.

214 0 4 0

G










sleggiero s s

220



0

2 3




legg.

224
2 4 H 2

228

1
4
4

232
1 1 2

2











sempre

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236 3

240

245
2
1

I 4

249
4 1 1

2










leggiero

2
253 1

256 2 1

259 3




pizz.

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 Var. VII
Grazioso =138


3

3
293 1 1
3 2





espr.
slight separation between notes
gentle!

299 2 2






dolce

304
1 2

3
308 4






espr.

2
1 1 3
314




cresc.

1

4
318














dim.

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 Var. VIII
Presto non troppo =204-216
4
323 2 1



sempre
con sordino

2 3

326 2 1 3 4 3 1

1 0 1

1 1 2 1 4
331 2 K 2

336 1 1 2 3

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2 1 2 4 2 1 1 4 1
343





arco
pizz.

3 4 4 4 2 3 4 3 2 4 1 3 1 1
349

352 2 1 4 1 2 3

355 1 2 3 4 0 2 1 0 4

358 3 2 1 1

pizz.

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 Brahms Symphony #2, 1st mov., m. 118-131
Allegro non troppo (=138)

118 E first pos.












(quasi riten.) sben marcato

122 1 2






s
marcato

3 2 4 2 3 1 0 1 2
126














middle

3
129

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 Brahms Symphony #2, 2nd mov., m. 49 through downbeat of m. 51
(=138) keep 1st finger down on 2 middle strings in second position
stay in second pos.
49 C 1 4 3 4 2 1

1 4 3

poco

1 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 4
3 4 2
1 1

4

50

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 BRAHMS SYMPHONY #4 - 4TH MOV. M. 41-80
ed. Rudolf Haken
(=104-112)
2 3 2 1 3 1


4 2 3 3 2 24 2 4 3
B
41

3 2 4 2

4 2 1 0 3 1 3 4 3 2
45





cresc. sempre piu

big cresc. m.45-55, in contrast to 1-bar hairpins in m. 41-44

3 4 3 2 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 04 0 2 2 2 1 0

49






espress. cresc.

4 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 3
53



lift piu
frog

C

2 3
57



frog frog frog

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4 2 3 2 1 4 1 2 3
60





hook hook frog
frog frog

4 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 3 4 0 2
64











frog s

1 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 3 2

68




frog s
retake tip - very little bow

frog
2 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 0
1 0 0 4
71










6
(4 1 0 1 3 1 4 1 1
subito brush

3 2 1 4 3 1 2 0 3 0 2 0
74



















3 3
3 2) 3

1 4 4 1 1 3 1 1 3 3 2 3 - 3
76







3
3
(2 1 2 4 1 2 2 4 2 4)
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 COPLAND APPALACHIAN SPRING
ed. Rudolf Haken
- Rehearsal 6 to Rehearsal 14
Allegro (=160)
4 1 4 2 0 1

1

6 1 0 1
pizz.









vigoroso
brush near frog


1

1 0 1 2 4 4 2 0 1
pizz.

alternative
fingering

7
01 3 4 3 124 1 101 21
3 214 3 411 2

arco








A D

brush near frog

1 3 2

pizz. arco pizz. arco pizz.

.

arco
8










marc.

9 1 0
2 1 3 2 1 4 3 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 1







A D

2 1 3 2 1 4 3 3 2 1 4 3 1 3 4 2 0 4 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 3










A D D G

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 10
4 0 3 4 0 3 4 2 0 2 4 0 1 1


G G A





1 1
D D

11


1















2 4 3 2 1
12

G D




s

2 0 1 2 0 1 2






marc
D D

D
13
1
0 1 2
0 1








s (4 3 4)
cresc.

2 0 1


2

2 2








D cresc. D

1 4 3 1 2 4 1
14
1








espr.

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 Enescu - Romanian Rhapsody #1, viola solo
[1 bar after reh.#7 through 1 bar before reh. #8]

Posement (=160)



1 2

D
2 1 4 3 2

s douloureux

2 1 1 stay

G

1


4

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 Kodaly - Hary Janos Suite, Mov. III, viola solo
Andante, poco rubato (=80) [Dal - Lied - Song - Chanson]

2 1 4 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 1




espr.
fourth pos.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-

1 2 3 2 1 - 1 3
5

3 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 1
9 1
accel.

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 Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream
beginning to letter D (meas. 1-93)
ed. Rudolf Haken
Allegro Vivace
=84


2

A

24
2

0

1

32

cresc.

38
3

49 B 3
3


cresc.

53

58
2 3 0

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63 1 2 1

1

s s s

69 C
0 2
2

2
3
1
4







4 4 3-

75

3


3



3
3

80

2

3

1 4 3

4 3 4 3 - 3

85


4

D
89
4

4


2 2

1

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 Mozart Symphony #35 (Haffner) 1st mov. m. 41 - 66
ed. Rudolf Haken
Allegro con spirito =76

1



22 3 3









frog

9

1 3 3

1

13

2 2 3

17 2



3

21 4
4 2

25

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4
29

1
2

37
3

3

3
4
2

3

2 1


3



sub.
tip

3 3

3

2



1 4 1 3 2
4

4

4

4

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 Preparatory Exercises for Mozart Symphony #35 (Haffner) Finale m. 134-136


2 2 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 4







D D G C D D G C

2 3 4 2 2 3 4 0 2 3 4 1 4



D D G C

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

D D G C C G D D D D G C C G D D D G D

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2



D D G G D D D D D G G D D D

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 Mozart Symphony #35 (Haffner) Finale m. 134-181
=138-144


2 2 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 3






grazioso

4 1 1 0






cantabile

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4

4

4 4 4 4

4



s

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 CD 1, Track 12, 01:23
Ravel Daphnis & Chlo Suite II #158 to #166

=54








2 1 2 2
espressif
G

1 1 4 1
D

1 2 2
1 2 3 1
D

2 3 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 3

3 2 2 3
1 1 2
D

3 2 1 - 1 2 2 - 2 3 1 3

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3 1 2 1 2 3 4 0 1 1





3

3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6

=

3 4 1 3 1 4 3 4 1 3 1 4 0 2 4

D


3

2


6


6


tres espressif

D


2
3A
2 = 3

2 2










3

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 Ravel Daphnis & Chlo Suite II #212 to #216

=168














3 3
3 3 0 3 3 0

3
3
0 2 3 4 0 2 1 2 3 4 43
poco
(non subito)

3 3 0 1 1 2 2 3 4 2
3

1 0 1 2 1 1-1 2 3 4 3 2 4 1

1

1 3 4

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2 3 4 0 1 0 4 0 2 4

3 2 3 3 1 2 3
crescendo------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1

3 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 3
sempre cresc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

gliss.




0 3 0
sub.

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 Shostakovich Symphony #5, 1st mov. viola solo 15 to 17

Preliminary exercise
D A D
=84 1 3 3 1

espr.

A
G D 4 2


2 3

A D A D D G G
2
4 3 2 1 1 1 1

Excerpt A
D A D G D 4 2
=84 1 3 3

1 2 3





espr.

A D A D D G G
2 4 3 2 1 1 1 1

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 Richard Strauss - Don Juan
[beginning to 6 after D]
Allegro, molto con brio (=164) 1
0 1
4 1 1
G sixth pos.-------------------------------------

3


1 0





3 5 6

A


2 2 3 4 1 1 2 4 3 1 3
5 pizz. 3







3
3 3 3

11 3 3 3 3




arco

4
18 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1





square slur
hook

2 A
1 2 4 3 1 0 3
22
1 2

3






short long 3 3 3 3 3 3

1 2 1



25 2 3 4






3 3 3 3 3 3

1



1 0 3 1 2 0 3 4 2

0 1 2 3 0 3 4 1

30






3
3 3 3 3 3

3 G 4

1 3
0 4 3 0 0 1 3
3 4 2
-

34 1

1 -





3 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 4
3
1 3 2 1 3

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0

1 2 3
37
0 1 1 B2 3 2 3 1







3

41 2

sz. sz.

44

3 1

2
3

1 2 3


D


48 C 2 4

2

molto vivo
3

0

2 1 2 3 4 4 A 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4
1 0 4 3 2 4 3


52








3 3

3 3 3 3
3 3

D
1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 3 1 3 2
56 2

3 4 1 1 2 3 4 2







3 3 3 espr. 3 3 3 espr.

A
2 4 1
60 4 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 3







3

3 3 3 rapidamente
D
1 3
0 1 4 1 2 3 1 2


1 2 3 4


63


3 3 sz. 3
3 poco calando

D D 0 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
68 1



tranquillo
dim. 3 3
1 2 3 1 2 3 4

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 Tchaikovsky Symphony #6 (Pathtique) 1st mov. m. 19-76
Allegro non troppo =116


3 2


1
2

19



A

23

31 A
2 3 3 2 1 2

34
1 2 1 3

1
36 3 2 1 3 2 1 2


















C D

saltando

1
40 2 2 4 1

44 4 1

3
4

48 4 2 B

0 3
51 4

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53
4 0

55

4
4
3

58 3
2

1
4

3

60

0 1 0 3 2 2









G

62
0 1 0 3
2 C
4 4 2 3
3 4 3 1 2

65 3
1 0 3 1 2 4 4 2 3

Un poco animando

67 4 4








G
dtach Un poco pi animando



2 1 2

71 2

D
74 1

2

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 Section Viola Audition Repertoire
March 4-7, 2007
Finals to be held on March 26, 2007

I. SOLO REPERTOIRE
A. The first movement of one of the following concerti (no cadenzas are required):
Bartok, Hindemith, or Walton

B. Two contrasting movements from any of the Bach Cello Suites.

II. ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE

BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Viola 1
BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra
Mvt 1, M 233-248
Mvt 4, M42-60
Mvt. 5, M80-96, M300-317, M384-444
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4
MOZART Overture to Magic Flute
MOZART Symphony No. 40
ROSSINI Overture to La Gazza Ladra
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
Reh #15-#17
Reh #22 through 4 measures after #25
Reh #36 through 3 measures after #38
Reh #55 - #56
Reh #97 through 7measures after #102
STRAUSS Don Juan

III. POSSIBLE SIGHT READING

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