A new twist on standard lyrical audition excerpts from the works of Mahler, Stravinsky, Bartok, Strauss, Brahms, Copland, Schumann, Debussy, Wagner, Respighi, and Prokofiev. Each etude is modeled after a popular lyric excerpt. Some have the actual excerpt imbedded in them, while others are only modeled after them. All are written in the style and language of the original composer. Many of these are more challenging than the original excerpts, but I hope they are fun to play and will add an additional resource when you are tackling these. - the composer