Arban, Complete Method for Trombone and Euphonium (Bowman/Alessi) Bach Cello Suites (any edition) Blazhevich, Clef Studies (MCA) Blume O, 36 Studies for Trombone (Fischer) Clarke-Gordon, Technical Studies for Bass Clef Instruments (Fischer) Kopprasch Vol. 1-2 Mead, Advanced Concert Studies (there are several others) Bordogni/Rochut, Melodious Etudes Vol. 1-3 (Fischer) Tyrell, 40 Progressive Studies (B&H) Voxmen, Selected Studies for Baritone Verne Reynolds, 48 Etudes for Trumpet Werner, Selected Studies for Trombone Uber, 22 Etudes Gates, Odd Meter Etudes
Duets
Amsden’s, Practice Duets Alessi/Sachs, 14 Duets for Trombone Blume, Duets for Two Trombones Vol. 1 and 2 Telemann, Six Canonic Sonatas V. Blazhevich, Concert Duets for Trombone Voxman, Selected Duets for Baritone Vol. 1 and 2
Euphonium Solos:
beginner 6th grade Essential Elements Classic Festival Solos Vol. 1-2
intermediate 7th and 8th grade Film score compilations such as “Star Wars” H. A. Vandercook - Trombone Gems William Bell - Honor and Arms J. S. Bach - Arioso “Bist Du Bei Mir” arr. Fitzgerald
advanced high school and college underclassmen Barat - Andante and Allegro, Introduction and Dance Guilmant - Morceau Symphonique De Luca - Beautiful Colorado Donald C. White - Lyric Suite Simone Mantia - Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms George Philip Telemann - Sonata in F minor Warner Hutchison - Sonatina Philip Sparke - Party Piece, Pantomine
college upperclassmen E. Boccolari - Fantasia di Concerto E. Picchi - Fantasy Originale Joseph Horovitz - Concerto Goff Richards - Rangitoto
professional/graduate level David Gillingham - Concerto Philip Sparke - Concerto No. 1 John Golland - Concerto No. 2 Martin Ellerby - Euphonium Concerto Jan Bach - Concerto, Concert Variations
Excerpt Books and Audition Preparation Material
Robert Pendergast and Ryan McGeorge, A Practical Guide to Wind Band Excerpts for the Euphonium. Barbara Payne, Euphonium Excerpts from the Standard Band and Orchestral Library Hugo Wagner, Baritonist’s Studio International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal - Experts’ ExcerptsAudition Advice Practicesightreading.com Sighreadingfactory.com thesightreadingproject.com sonicfit.com IMSLP
Targeting Audition Material with Arbans and Clarke
Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite, Karl King: mm. 10, 14, 18 Arban, Preparatory Studies for the Gruppetto, pp. 93-95, Nos. 1-3 Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite, Karl King: mm. 21-22 Arban, Double Tonguing, pp. 185-193, Nos. 98-102 and 108-111 Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite, Karl King: mm. 25, 29-33, 39-39, 54, 63, 67, 71, 73-81, 84-85, and 90 Arban, Major Scales, pp. 63-78, Nos. 1-69 Arban, Double Tonguing, pp. 187-189, Nos. 87-93 Clarke, Fifth Study, pp. 23-29, No. 89, 91, 93, 95, 96, and 98 The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa: mm. 1-4 and 22-37 Arban, Studies in Syncopation, pp. 30-32, Nos. 1-9, 11, and 12 The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa: entire march Arban, Dotted Eighths and Sixteenths, pp. 33-38, Nos. 13-27 The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa: mm. 70-71 and 74-75 Arban, Articulation pp. 194-199, Nos. 115-131 The Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa: mm. 78, 82, 86, and 88 Arban, The Perfect Chord in Major, p. 153, No. 50 Arban, The Chord of the Dominant Seventh, p. 157, No. 54 Aegean Festival Overture, Andreas Makris: mm. 149-167 Arban, Intervals, pp. 126-129, Nos. 1-3 Arban, Octaves, pp. 135-136, Nos. 8-12 Festive Overture Op. 96, Dmitri Shostakovich: mm. 227-255 Clarke, Fourth Study, pp. 19-20, Nos. 82, 84, 85 Suite from the Ballet: Pineapple Poll, Arthur Sullivan: mm 5-16 and 22-26. Clarke, Third Study, p. 10, No. 47 Clarke, Fourth Study, p. 14, No. 67 Clarke, Fourth Study, p. 16-17, No. 72 and 74 Clarke, Fourth Study, p. 18, No. 79 Suite from the Ballet: Pineapple Poll, Arthur Sullivan: mm. 50-52 and 86-93. Arban, The Short Appoggiatura, pp. 110-111, Nos. 47-54 Arban, Characteristic Studies, pp. 208, No. 4 Festival Variations, Claude T. Smith: m. 102 Clarke, First Study, p. 6, No. 17