Technical Analysis and Practice Suggestions for the Violin Excerpts of the Selected Orchestra Pieces

Abstract

Violin excerpts are educational, improving and useful materials for a violinist, which support the violinist's solo violin pieces technically and musically. Knowledge and recognition of these orchestra repertoire, as well as the solo violin repertoire, is important for the violinists who are willing to become orchestra members. In this study, the aim of which is to introduce the violin excerpts and provide practice suggestions on how to practice them, four violin excerpts from different periods have been determined and analyzed technically. These are the most frequently asked pieces at the auditions. Analyzed pieces are; Symphony No 39; 4th movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No 3 3rd Movement by Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No 4; 3rd movement by Johannes Brahms and Don Juan Op. 20 by Richard Strauss.