Orchestral Parts

drtrumpet1 · Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 6:12 am Post subject:

I'm starting to get serious about finding an orchestral gig. What are the best orchestral excerpts books out there? Also, where can I find complete parts (not just the excerpts)? Thanks in advance.

Williams · Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 6:39 am Post subject:

Portland Sheet Music (sheetmusicservice.com) is where i get all my stuff. There are other books such as the Bartold series (currently out of print but some are still floating around) and the "Top 50 Orchestral Excerpts" Book howerever it's idea to learn from the original part, i believe.

Another great series is the Rob Roy Mcgregor collection of studies based on many of the most popular excerpts. They are a little pricey but filled with great ideas on how to approach literature and how to approach new music as it comes along.

it's important to own and study the scores of these works as well, Dover miniatrue scores are very affordable.

tpetplyr · Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 8:55 am Post subject:

The Orchestral Musician's CD-ROM Library volumes I and II are released and have complete parts for all section parts (for instance, the trumpet CDs have complete parts for Trumpet I, II etc...) and volume III will be out soon. These CDs are compilations of the most popular orchestral pieces, not necessairily the most popular trumpet audition pieces, but they cover many and at $20/CD is a very good deal. Then you just have to buy a few parts here and there to fill in the blank. Hickeys.com also sells parts if that hasn't been mentioned yet.

Stuart
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patrick32378 · Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 1:20 pm Post subject:

Yes, the Rob Roy Mcgregor books are great. By the time you get done playing through the practice examples, often the exerpt seems much easier. And they serve as an example of how to practice.

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hazmat · Heavyweight Member Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 669

There's also the Brandt study book.

Nonsense Eliminator · Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 7:51 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't waste money on excerpt books. The MacGregor books aren't simply excerpts, so they're an exception to the rule, but for the most part, there are better ways to obtain excerpts. The traditional method is to find a buddy, a teacher, or a library with the parts and go nuts with the photocopier. You can also order parts for most of the standard repertoire through Kalmus. (Or through intermediate dealers, but in the end it likely still comes from Kalmus.) The International excerpt books are too full of errors and omissions to be worth the investment, IMO.

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