Sarah Bullen is the Principal Harpist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. This book includes audition excerpts plus practical advice on orchestral performance. It also comes with an instructional CD of her playing the excerpts. Fingerings and pedal markings included. 67 pages.
Cadenzas include:
Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Britten)
Mother Goose (Ravel)
Vysehrad (Smetana)
Capriccio Espagnol (Rimsky-Korsakov)
and Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky).
Orchestral excerpts include:
Concerto for Orchestra (Bartok)
Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta (Bartok)
Symphonie Fantastique (Berlioz)
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Britten)
Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)
Capriccio Espagnol (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Ein Heldenleben (Strauss)
Symphony in 3 Movements (Stravinsky)
Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky)
La Forza del Destino Overture (Verdi)
Click here to see a short bio of Sarah Bullen
