Schwob School of Music - Columbus State University

Keyboard Audition Information

Piano (MM)

• Any Prelude and Fugue from WTC, or a Toccata, Partita, or English Suite or French Suite or the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
• A complete Classical Sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, or Schubert
• A significant composition from the Romantic era by Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, or Brahms
• A composition from the 20th century

The program must be performed from memory. A short interview will be conducted in which the applicant should demonstrate a knowledge of music history and the history of piano performance.

Organ (MM)

• 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.

Piano (Artist Diploma)

• Any polyphonic work by J.S. Bach, D. Shostakovich, Paul Hindemith, or R. Schedrin
• A complete Sonata by F. Haydn, W.A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, or F. Schubert
• A significant composition from the Romantic era by Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, or Brahms
• Any work composed in 20th century

The program must be performed from memory. A short interview will be conducted in which the applicant should demonstrate a knowledge of music history and the history of piano performance.

Organ (Artist Diploma)

• One of the following work 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

Updated on 09/05/2018