A. Individual Performers

First Group

1. Xylophone – one piece by:

  • Nebojsha Zivkovic – “Funny xylophone”, book 1
  • Maria Palieva – “ABCD”

2. Snare drum – one piece by:

  • Dobri Paliev – “20 pieces for snare drum and piano” (from 1 to 8) in Systematic course for snare drum – Music Sofia 1990

3. At choice – up to 5 minutes

Second Group

1. Xylophone – one of the following pieces:

  • H. Rzaev – “Scherzo”
  • Nebojsha Zivkovic – “Lied des Einsamen”or “Ein fruhlingslied”, (My first book for xylophone and marimba)
  • Dobri Paliev – “Pastoral and livery horo”
    (in “Systematic course for xylophone, marimba, vibraphone and bells”)

2. Snare drum –

  • Dobri Paliev – “Curvet horo” or “Daichovoto”
    (in “Systematic course for snare drum”)

3. At choice – up to 5 minutes

Third Group

1. Xylophone – one of the following pieces:

  • Okada – “Train”
  • Ringleben – “Gallop”
  • Dobri Paliev – “Scherzo”
    (in “Systematic course for xylophone, marimba, vibraphone and bells”)

2. Snare drum –

  • Dobri Paliev – “Triumph” or “Madcap”
    (in “Systematic course for snare drum”)

3. Timpani –

  • D. Paliev – etude N1 for two timpani.

4. At choice – up to 5 minutes

Fourth Group

1. Marimba – one of the following pieces:

  • Larson – “Suite Mexicana ”
  • Rozauro – “Choro Bachiano”
  • Nebojsha Zivkovic – “Ballade for Petra”
    (in “Funny marimba” book 1)
  • Dobri Paliev – “Water-Mill”

2. Timpani – one of the following pieces:

  • Dobri Paliev – etude N15 or N16 for two timpani with tremolo; etude N8 for three timpani with tremolo
    (in “Systematic course for timpani”)
  • Garwood Whaley – “Statement for timpani”

3. At choice for membrane instruments

4. At choice

Fifth Group

1. Marimba – one of the following pieces:

  • Dobri Paliev – “Lale and horo”
  • Georgi Tanchev – “Bulgarian dance”
  • Santiago Molas – “Kalimba”

2. Timpani 

  • Dobri Paliev – “Grooves horo”

3. At choice for membrane instruments

4. At choice

Sixth Group

First round

1. Snare drum –

  • Dobri Paliev – Folklore suite for snare drum, all 5 parts

2. Marimba – one of the following pieces:

  • K. Abe – “The dream of the cherry blossoms”; “Wind in the bamboo grove”
  • M. Miki – “Time for marimba”
  • G. Stout – “Two Mexican dances”
  • Tanaka – “Two movements for marimba”

Second round

1. One of the following compositions for multi percussion:

  • R. Bairaktarov – Toccata, Improvisation
    and Final
  • Jacques Casterede – “Alternances”
  • V. Kazandgiev – Virtuoso etudes

2. Timpani –

  • Elliott Carter – one of the following: Saeta, Recetativ, Improvisation or March
  • S. Beck – Sonata
  • L. Kaiser – Simplegades

3. At choice for marimba or vibraphone

B. Ensembles

First Group

Quintette

1. S. Fink – “Vibracussion”
2. A composition or a part of a composition from the age of Baroque duration 4-6 min.
3. At choice

Quartette

1. Spears – “Prolog and Fight”
2. A composition or a part of a composition from the age of Baroque duration 4-6 min.
3. At choice

Trio

1. S. Fink – “Trio oriente”
2. A composition or a part of a composition from the age of Baroque duration 4-6 min.
3. At choice

Second group

Quartette

First round

1. A composition or a part of a composition from the age of Baroque – duration 8-12 min.
2. Dobri Paliev – “Pictures from Bulgaria” – all 4 parts: Balkan, Trakia, Rodopi, Pirin

Second round

1. One of the following compositions:

  • B. Hummel – “Fresken 70”
  • S. Fink – “Top-kapi”
  • Ebenhoh – “Konferenz”

2. At choice

Trio

First round

1. A composition or a part of a composition from the age of Baroque duration 8-12 min.
2. Dobri Paliev – Pieces for ensemble trio: Scherzo, Trio, Impression

Second round

1. One of the following pieces:

  • B. Hummel – “5 Aspekte”
  • Wiszniewski – “Kadenzen”
  • John Cage – Allegro, March, Waltz

2. At choice