For Bassoon Students
Survey of Compositions Required for Orchestral Auditions
| Composer | Piece | Frequency of Requirement (as percentage) |
|---|---|---|
| Beethoven | Symphony #4 | 65.9 |
| Stravinsky | Rite of Spring | 55.5 |
| Mozart | Bassoon Concerto | 55.3 |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony #4-5-6 | 55.3 |
| Mozart | Marriage of Figaro - Overture | 53.9 |
| Ravel | Bolero | 44.9 |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony #6 | 44.9 |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade | 41.7 |
| Ravel | Piano Concerto in G | 37.6 |
| Stravinsky | Firebird | 35.8 |
| ????? | Sight Reading | 35 |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony #5 | 30.9 |
| Strauss | Till Eulenspiegel | 25.2 |
| Bartok | Concerto for Orchestra | 24.6 |
| Shostakovich | Symphony #9 | 23 |
| Berlioz | Symphonie Fantastique | 22.8 |
| Brahms | Symphony #3 | 21.5 |
| ????? | Concerto/Piece of Choice | 20.7 |
| Ravel | Rhapsodie Espagnole | 20.3 |
| Beethoven | Symphony #9 | 18.7 |
| Stravinsky | Pulcinella | 18.1 |
| Dukas | L’Apprenti Sorcier | 16.7 |
| Mozart | Symphony #41 | 16.7 |
| Beethoven | Violin Concerto in D Major | 14.4 |
| Beethoven | Symphony #5 | 12.2 |
| Brahms | Violin Concerto | 11.4 |
| Wagner | Tannhauser Overture | 11.4 |
| Beethoven | Symphony #6 Pastoralle | 11 |
| Beethoven | Leonore Overture #3 | 10.8 |
| Ravel | Alborado del Gracioso | 10.6 |
| Ravel | Mother Goose Suite | 8.1 |
| Strauss | Death & Transfiguration | 8.1 |
| Ravel | Left Hand Piano Concerto | 7.3 |
| Strauss | Don Quixote | 7.3 |
| Brahms | Piano Concerto #1 | 6.7 |
| Brahms | Symphony #4 | 6.5 |
| Rossini | La Gazza Ladra Overture | 6.5 |
| Strauss | Don Juan | 6.5 |
| Strauss | Salome | 6.5 |
| Prokofiev | Peter & the Wolf | 6.1 |
| Verdi | Messa di Requiem | 6.1 |
| Mendelssohn | Midsummer Night’s Dream - Scherzo | 5.3 |
| Prokofiev | Symphonie Classique | 5.3 |
| Sibelius | Symphony #2 in D major | 5.3 |
| Stravinsky | Petrouchka | 5.3 |
| Shostakovich | Symphony #5 | 4.9 |
| Weber | Bassoon Concerto in F major | 4.7 |
| Brahms | Symphony #1 | 4.5 |
| Mozart | Symphony #35 | 4.5 |
| Mozart | Symphony #38 | 4.5 |
| Mozart | Magic Flute - Overture | 4.5 |
| Strauss | Also Sprach Zarathustra | 4.5 |
| Strauss | Ein Heldenleben | 4.5 |
| Haydn | Symphony #88 | 4.1 |
| Stravinsky | Story of a Soldier | 4.1 |
| Bach | Suite #1 in C major | 3.7 |
| Brahms | Symphony #2 | 3.7 |
| Elgar | Enigma Variations on Original Theme | 3.7 |
| Tchaikovsky | Romeo & Juliet Overture - Fantasy | 3.7 |
| Donizetti | Una Furtiva Lagrima | 3.3 |
| Haydn | Symphony #103 | 3.3 |
| Mahler | Song of the Earth | 3.3 |
| Mozart | Cosi Fan Tutti - Overture | 3.3 |
| Shostakovich | Symphony #10 | 3.3 |
| Shostakovich | Symphony #1 | 3.3 |
| Stravinsky | Song of the Nightingale | 3.3 |
| Verdi | I Vespri Siciliani | 3.3 |
| Beethoven | Symphony #2 | 2.8 |
| Bizet | Carmen (Suite) | 2.8 |
| Brahms | Variations on a Theme of Haydn | 2.8 |
| Britten | Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra | 2.8 |
| Mahler | Symphony #9 | 2.8 |
| Mozart | Symphony #40 | 2.8 |
| Schoenberg | Chamber Symphony | 2.8 |
| Smetana | Bartered Bride - Overture | 2.8 |
| Stravinsky | Octet for Wind Instruments | 2.6 |
| Bartok | Dance Suite | 2.4 |
| Brahms | Academic Festival Overture | 2.4 |
| Mahler | Symphony #1 | 2.4 |
| Mozart | Marriage of Figaro - Opera | 2.4 |
| Nielsen | Woodwind Quintet | 2.4 |
| Stravinsky | Symphony of Winds | 2.4 |
| Beethoven | Symphony #3 | 2 |
| Berg | Wozzeck | 2 |
| Chopin | Piano Concerto #1 in e minor | 2 |
| Debussy | Nocturnes | 2 |
| Dvorak | Symphony #8 (Old #4) | 2 |
| Schumann, R. | Symphony #1 in Bb major | 2 |
| Schumann, Wm. | New England Triptych | 2 |
| Bach | Suite #4 - Finale | 1.6 |
| Beethoven | Symphony #7 | 1.6 |
| Beethoven | Coriolanus Overture | 1.6 |
| Debussy | Iberia | 1.6 |
| Francaix | Suite Francaise | 1.6 |
| Gliere | Symphony #3 in b minor | 1.6 |
| Haydn | Symphony #90 | 1.6 |
| Lalo | Symphonie Espagnole | 1.6 |
| Mendelssohn | Symphony #4 in a minor | 1.6 |
| Mozart | Serenade #10 | 1.6 |
| Mussorgsky/Ravel | Pictures at an Exhibition | 1.6 |
| Ravel | Daphnis and Chloe (Suite 2) | 1.6 |
| Resphigi | The Birds | 1.6 |
| Schumann, R. | Symphony #3 | 1.6 |
| Shostakovich | Symphony #4 | 1.6 |
| Sibelius | Symphony #5 | 1.6 |
| Strauss | Elektra | 1.6 |
| Stravinsky | Symphony of Psalms | 1.6 |
| Tchaikovsky | Nutcracker Suite | 1.6 |
| Vivaldi | Concerto in a minor | 1.3 |
| Bach | Cantata 197 (Wedding) | 1.2 |
| DeFalla | Three Cornered Hat - Ballet | 1.2 |
| Honneger | Symphony #5 (Di Tre Re) | 1.2 |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto K. 466 in d minor | 1.2 |
| Rachmaninov | Piano Concerto #3 in d minor | 1.2 |
| Reqphigi | Trittico Botticelliano | 1.2 |
| Taylor | Through the Looking-Glass | 1.2 |
| Wagner | Mastersingers of Nurmeberg - Opera | 1.2 |
| Weber | Andante & Hungarian Rondo | 1.2 |
| Hummel | Concerto in F major | 1.1 |
| Haydn | Symphony #6 | 1 |
| Bach | Mass in b minor | 0.8 |
| Beethoven | Symphony #8 | 0.8 |
| Beethoven | Fidelio Overture | 0.8 |
| Berg | Lulu | 0.8 |
| Berg | Kammerkonzert (Chamber Concerto) | 0.8 |
| Berlioz | Benvenuto Cellini Overture | 0.8 |
| Britten | Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes | 0.8 |
| Danzi | Woodwind Quintet in Bb, Op. 56 #1 | 0.8 |
| Davis, Andrew | La Serinissima | 0.8 |
| Dvorak | Serenade Op. 44 in d minor | 0.8 |
| Etler | Sonata | 0.8 |
| Fasch | Sonata in C | 0.8 |
| Handel | Messiah #10 (Air) | 0.8 |
| Haydn | Symphony #101 | 0.8 |
| Hindemith | Sonata | 0.8 |
| Hindemith | Kliene Kammermusik | 0.8 |
| Mahler | Symphony #5 | 0.8 |
| Mahler | Symphony #4 | 0.8 |
| Mozart | Symphony #39 | 0.8 |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto K. 491 in c minor | 0.8 |
| Mozart | Serenade for Thirteen Strings | 0.8 |
| Mozart | Sonata for Bassoon & Cello K. 292 | 0.8 |
| Mozart | Cosi Fan Tutti: Act II Finale | 0.8 |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto K. 453 in G major | 0.8 |
| Mozart | Symphony #36 | 0.8 |
| Mozart | Sinfonia Concertante | 0.8 |
| Orff | Carmina Burana | 0.8 |
| Paganini-Farago | Variations for Solo Bassoon | 0.8 |
| Resphigi | Pines of Rome | 0.8 |
| Resphigi | Fountains of Rome | 0.8 |
| Rossini | Italian in Algiers | 0.8 |
| Rossini | Barber of Seville | 0.8 |
| Saint-Saens | Symphony #3 | 0.8 |
| Schubert | Unfinished Symphony | 0.8 |
| Sibelius | Violin Concerto | 0.8 |
| Sibelius | Symphony #1 | 0.8 |
| Strauss | Serenade Op. 7 | 0.8 |
| Strauss | Rosenkavalier Act III | 0.8 |
| Stravinsky | Concerto for Violin | 0.8 |
| Stravinsky | Dumbarton Oaks | 0.8 |
| Taffanel | Quintet, scherzo | 0.8 |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony #2 | 0.8 |
| Telemann | Sonata in f minor | 0.8 |
| Vaughn Williams | Symphony #2 | 0.8 |
| Vaughn Williams | Symphony #4 | 0.8 |
| Vivaldi | Sonata in a minor | 0.8 |
| Wagner | Sigfriend Idyll | 0.8 |