MM Performance Audition Requirements

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Bassoon

Mozart Bassoon Concerto K.191, movements 1 and 2 (with cadenzas)
A contrasting work of applicant’s choice: Dutilleux, Saint-Saens, Tansman, or equivalent A Milde Concert Study from Op. 26 Vol. 1
Three standard orchestral excerpts

Brass

The audition for the Master's Degree in Performance and the Graduate Assistantship requires approximately 20 to 25 minutes of playing, to include solo literature of the student's choice, plus 3-5 standard orchestral excerpts. Piano accompaniment is encouraged, but not required, and will not be provided.

Trombone and Bass Trombone applicants must submit a pre-screening recording directly to Dr. Palmer.

Multiple keyed instruments should be played; E-flat and Piccolo trumpet are strongly encouraged"

Tuba players should expect to showcase a balance between bass-tuba and contrabass-tuba solos and excerpts.

Euphonium players may choose wind band excerpts in addition to orchestral excerpts.

Cello

A varied selection, approximately 30 minutes in length, representing three contrasting styles of music. Single movements may be played. Suggested Repertoire: Any Bach or Reger Suite, several movements; any movement of a concerto, such as: Haydn, D major; Schumann; Dvorak; Barber; Bloch, Schelomo; Tchaikovsky, Rococo Variations; or equivalent. Virtuoso pieces such as: Dvorak, Rondo op. 94; Bruch, kol Nidre; Hindemith, Capriccio, etc.

Clarinet

First movement of either of the Brahms Op. 120 Sonatas
A contrasting work of your choice: Poulenc, Muczynski, Debussy, etc.
One unaccompanied work of the applicant's choice
Three standard orchestral excerpts

Double Bass

An advanced etude, such as Bille, Simandl, Rossi, Storch, etc.
A movement from Bach's unaccompanied cello suite
Two contrasting movements from a major concerto, such as Dragonetti, Bottesini, Koussevitzky, etc.

Flute

Mozart: First movement from either the G or D Major Concerto
Bach: Two movements from a sonata of your choice
A 20th century work for solo flute or flute and piano
Three standard orchestral excerpts

Guitar

Any 3 movements of a Suite, Sonata, or Partita of J.S. Bach (Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998 is also acceptable)
Any significant 19th century work (e.g. Giuliani, Sor, Coste, Aguado, Regondi, etc.)
A 20th century work of Turina, Torroba, Ponce, Tedesco, Rodrigo, Brouwer, or comparable
One contrasting work of the applicant's choice

Harp

Two contrasting solos from the traditional solo repertoire for harp. Memorization preferred.

One movement of a concerto from the following list:

Debussy Dances Sacree and Profane
Ravel Introduction and Allegro
Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto
Handel Concerto in B Flat
Dittersdorf Concerto for Harp

One Tchaikovsky orchestral cadenza from the following list:

Nutcracker
Swan Lake
Sleeping Beauty

Oboe

Mozart C Major Concerto (first movement with cadenza)
A contrasting work by a living composer
One unaccompanied work of the applicant's choice
Three standard orchestral excerpts

Organ

One of the following works by J. S. Bach:
- Any of the complete Trio Sonatas
- One of the large Preludes/Toccatas/Fantasias and Fugues* or the
- Passacaglia in C minor*
A major work from the Romantic or Impressionist tradition
A major work written since 2000

Optional addition: an improvisation on a theme given at the time of the audition (The theme will be given 30 minutes before the audition is scheduled to begin, so that the candidate can complete a study of the material at a piano.)

*This repertoire must be approved by the University Organist in advance of the audition

Percussion

One concert snare drum solo: Delécluse: Douze Etudes (any)
One rudimental snare drum solo: Pratt, Wilcoxon, Tompkins, etc. 3. One advanced four-mallet marimba work
One solo timpani work:
1. Etude from Carter's Eight Pieces for Four Timpani
2. Etude from Delecluse's Vingt études
3. Etude from Hochrainer collection
One two-mallet solo: G.H. Green Xylophone Rag or a movement from a Bach Cello Suite 6. Excerpts:
1. Snare Drum:
  1. Movements 3 & 4 from Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade
  2. Prokofiev's Kije
  3. Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra
2. Keyboard
  1. Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
  2. One other xylophone excerpt of your choice
  3. Sorcerer's Apprentice, Pine of Rome, or Magic Flute
3. Timpani
  1. Movement 1 of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 (4 before T to 2 before V)
  2. One other Timpani excerpt of your choice
4. Multi-Percussion (optional): Solo or chamber performance, video performance may be sent in ahead of audition
5. Drumset (optional): Show various styles, sight read chart with play-along

Piano

A free 45-minute Recital Program, which includes an entire classical sonata. In addition to pieces from the standard repertoire, the Schwob School strongly encourages you to include works written by composers from your home country or pieces written by underrepresented composers.

For information on piano auditions by video recording, please contact the school directly.

Saxophone

Two movements of a standard concerto or sonata: Glazunov, Ibert, Decruck, Creston, or equivalent.
An unaccompanied work: Bonneau, a baroque transcription, or equivalent
A work from the 21st century.

Viola

Bach: Two movements from a Suite, Sonata, or Partita for unaccompanied viola
Concerto: First or third movement of Hindemith’s Der Schwanendreher or Bartok’s Viola Concerto (Serly edition), or first or second movement of the Walton Concerto
Sonata: Two contrasting movements from a Sonata (either solo or with piano) from the 19th or 20th Century
A piece of the applicant’s choosing

Violin

Two contrasting movements from an unaccompanied Bach sonata or partita, or the entire Chaconne
Two Paganini caprices, or any Ysaye sonata for solo violin
A complete sonata for violin and piano from the 19th or 20th century
A complete concerto from the Romantic period or 20th century

*All Bach solo works, etudes/caprices, concertos, and virtuoso pieces must be performed from memory

Voice

Aria from opera or oratorio
German Lied
French mélodie
20th-21st Century English art song
Baroque piece in Italian or English

Please note that all four major languages (English, Italian, German and French) must be represented. Therefore, if the aria is in a language other than Italian, the Baroque selection must be Italian rather than English.

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