2024 All West Strings Cuts
Middle school strings: no cuts
9-10 Strings
Violin: no cuts
Viola: Bach – play beginning until first repeat sign (A#); Enesco – play 14-end
Cello: Mozart – no cuts; Mascagni – beginning until end of m. 38
Bass: Brahms- Beginning through beat 3 (dotted quarter note B) of m. 92; Mendelssohn- no cuts
11-12 Strings
Violin: Mozart 103-end; Beethoven 117-end
Viola: Enesco – beginning – beat 3 of m. 10 (D quarter note); Mozart play m. 41-end
Cello: Schumann m. 182 – end; Mahler – start on beat 4 of m. 10 – end
Bass: Beethoven – skip the multi-measures of rests; Brahms – play through the downbeat of m.136 (cut begins on the eighth rest)