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Offline elsie07

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Is there a "typical" college audition repertoire?
on: October 11, 2007, 01:01:13 AM
I know that college audition requirements vary at each school, but are there certain pieces / types of music (sonata, etude, invention, etc.) that are typically found in auditions, particularly at a state university (not a conservatory)?  Thanks.
 - Evelyn Glennie

Offline mike_lang

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Re: Is there a "typical" college audition repertoire?
Reply #1 on: October 11, 2007, 01:04:18 AM
Generally, one is safe if one has five types of pieces:

-Bach Prelude and Fugue
-Beethoven sonata
-Virtuosic romantic work
-Etude (Liszt, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninov...)
-20th century piece

Best,
ML

Offline amelialw

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Re: Is there a "typical" college audition repertoire?
Reply #2 on: October 11, 2007, 02:39:55 AM
1 Bach Concert Piece/Prelude and Fugue
1 Sonata by Mozart/Haydn/Beethoven/Schubert
1 18th C work
1 Early 20th C work
1 Late 20th C work
1 Concert Etude
J.S Bach Italian Concerto,Beethoven Sonata op.2 no.2,Mozart Sonatas K.330&333,Chopin Scherzo no.2,Etude op.10 no.12&Fantasie Impromptu

Offline elsie07

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Re: Is there a "typical" college audition repertoire?
Reply #3 on: October 11, 2007, 03:02:31 PM
Thanks, both of you. :)
 - Evelyn Glennie
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