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a word about copyright issues
Orchestral excerpt books, by their very nature, are an exercise in compromise. They offer in one convenient volume most of the excerpts that are asked for on orchestral auditions. They are affordable, portable, and readily available–almost any music store will have the standard books in stock. This makes them a great starting point in preparation for orchestral auditions. Yet, with all the convenience comes a host of shortcomings. They often omit important passages that are standard on auditions, and measur
The ideal solution is to study and practice from the original parts. That way you have all of the music, you can see the context in which the excerpts lie, and you're looking at what will likely be put in front of you at an audition. Until several years ago this required either buying individual parts from the publisher, an expensive proposition, or making bootleg copies, less expensive but time consuming. Fortunately, in 1995 David Thompson, principal horn of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, did a great s
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