Required Graduate Audition Repertoire

Instruments listed alphabetically

BASSOON

Mozart Bassoon Concerto – 2nd movement and the exposition of the 1st movement
One movement of any other standard concerto or recital piece
Five orchestral excerpts of the candidate’s choice

CELLO
Graduate:

One unaccompanied piece (excluding etudes)
One standard concerto (all movements)

Artist Certificate:

Recital Program of your choice

CLARINET

Major and minor (harmonic & melodic) scales
One etude (applicant's choice) from the Rose 32 Etudes
Concertino by C.M. Von Weber
Concerto by W.A. Mozart

COMPOSITION

Students intending to major in composition must submit examples of original compositions in the form of scores and/or pre-recorded submissions of MIDI recordings or live performances (please do not send your only copy).

FLUTE

1st movement of either the Mozart Concerto in G or D Major
A second piece of your choice that contrasts stylistically with the Mozart Concerto, preferably a French Conservatory piece
Two movements of any Bach sonata

GUITAR

Two movements from a Bach suite
A theme and variations or Sonata/Allegro movement by Sor or Giuliani
Two Villa-Lobos etudes
A contemporary work by a composer like Martin, Brouwer, Henze, etc.

HARP

Etude No. 1 Lariviere (#36 Allegro) or one etude from Modern Study of the Harp by Salzedo
Cadenzas from "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker ballet
Cadenza and last movement from Capriccio Espagnol by Rimsky-Korsakov
Solo of candidate's choice
First moment of the Handel Harp Concerto in B flat
Danse Sacre by Debussy

HARPSICHORD

Graduate harpsichord audition requirements include a major Bach work, another work from the Baroque period (preferably a suite by Louis Couperin or a work by Froberger) and a work selected by the auditioning candidate.

HORN

1st movement of either 2nd or 4th Mozart Horn Concerto
1st movement of the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1
All major and melodic minor scales
Four to six contrasting orchestral excerpts

MUSIC EDUCATION

Individuals applying to the graduate program in music education should submit:

A video recording of a 20-minute demonstration of their teaching skills in a normal classroom setting or rehearsal
A CV or resume detailing teaching and education experience
A typed Statement of Purpose that summarizes their academic and music studies to date and outlines their purpose for further study.

OBOE

1st movement of the Mozart Concerto
Ferling Etude #1
Ferling Etude #2

ORGAN

Transfer and graduate students should include a Baroque piece, a major Bach work, a piece in the romantic style, and a contemporary piece, preferably one demonstrating technical dexterity. Graduate candidates must play a portion or all of their audition from memory.

All auditioning organ students must include a complete repertoire list, specification of the organ on which the audition was taped, when applicable, and a listing of the dates when each work was begun. Bring these to the audition or submit them with the tape. A short sight-reading exercise will be administered at the audition.

PERCUSSION - audition on all of the following:

KEYBOARD PERCUSSION

All major and minor scales and arpeggios (two octaves)
One two-mallet etude or solo
One four-mallet etude or solo
Three to five standard orchestral excerpts

TIMPANI

Any etude by Goodman, Hochrainer, or Delecluse using three or four drums
Three to five standard orchestral excerpts

SNARE DRUM

One etude from 14 Modern Contest Solos by John S. Pratt
One etude by Cirone, Delecluse or comparable
Three to five standard orchestral excerpts

PIANO

Audition repertoire should include music from three stylistic periods. The following list is designed to help prospective pianists select appropriate repertoire.

Baroque: A Bach prelude and fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Volume One or Two, a two-part or three-part invention, a French or English suite or partita, or two or three Scarlatti sonatas.

Classical: A sonata by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven.

Romantic: A composition by Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, or Rachmaninoff.

Impressionistic: A work by Debussy or Ravel.

Contemporary: A composition by Bartok, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Kabelevsky, Copland, Persichetti, Dello Joio, Gershwin, or any other recognized twentieth-century composer.

SAXOPHONE

Any major concerto or movements 1 & 2 or movements 2 & 3 of the Creston Saxophone Sonata
Major and minor scales

STRING BASS

One standard concerto
Four orchestral excerpts

TROMBONE

Solo of choice
Two contrasting etudes (i.e. one melodic, one technical)
Two orchestral excerpts
Major scales and arpeggios

TRUMPET

One of the following:

1st movement of the Haydn Concerto
1st or 3rd movement of the Tomasi Concerto
1st movement of the Stevens Sonata

Two contrasting etudes from the following:

Charlier - 36 Etudes
Bitsch - 20 Etudes

4-6 Orchestral Excerpts

Any requests for substitution of audition repertoire should be directed to Professor Booth at tbooth@smu.edu.

TUBA

All major scales
Two contrasting etudes from either Blazevich: Book I, Kopprasch or Bordogni (Rochut)
One of the following:
Hindemith Tuba Sonata
1st movement of the Vaughn Williams Concerto
Three to five contrasting orchestral excerpts of applicant's choice

VIOLA