Peabody Institute - Johns Hopkins University

Brass Audition Information

Trumpet

• Two solo movements of contrasting styles from the major concerto and sonata repertoire.
• One Charlier Etude OR any etude of comparable difficulty from another etude book
• Three excerpts from the standard orchestral audition repertoire
• Scales in all keys; possible sight reading and transposition

Trombone

The applicant should prepare music of contrasting styles that best exhibits his or her abilities. The music may be drawn from solo repertoire, etudes, orchestral excerpts, etc.. Scales may be requested.

Bass Trombone

1. A solo of the applicant’s choice (the complete work, or certain movements of a multi-movement work).
2. An etude by Bordogni/Rochut, down one octave from printed.
3. A technical etude of the applicant’s choice. Examples: Blazhevich (tuba or Vernon edition), Tyrell (tuba), Grigoriev (tuba), Gillis, Maenz, Pederson, or others.
4. Orchestral Excerpts
5. Major scales in a moderate tempo (articulated, tenuto) may be asked in order to hear sound and intonation through the applicant’s entire range.

Incoming Freshman candidates are not required to play orchestral excerpts, but may choose to if they have studied and prepared them with their teacher. If you elect to not play excerpts it will not count against you.

Transfer applicants are required to prepare at least three standard orchestral excerpts of contrasting style.

Horn

Choose one of the following:

• Mozart 2nd Horn Concerto in E-flat, 1st movement
• Mozart 4th Horn Concerto in E-flat, 1st movement
• Strauss Concerto No. 1, 1st movement
• Franz Strauss Concerto, 1st movement

Excerpts—choose three of the following:

• Brahms 3, slow movement
• Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, opening
• Tchaikovsky 5, slow movement solo
• Tchaikovsky 4, opening
• Beethoven 3, trio second horn
• Beethoven 6, Scherzo and opening of 5th movement
• Shostakovich 5, low tutti
• Wagner Götterdämmerung, Short Call

Euphonium

• Rochut Melodious Etudes, Book 1, No 2
• Orchestral excerpts: Holst The Planets
• Wind ensemble excerpts:
• Holst Second Suite in F, “March” 1st movement
• Shostakovich Festive Overture
• A solo chosen by the applicant

Tuba

• Rochut Melodious Etudes, Book 1, No 2
• An orchestral excerpt from Wagner Die Meistersinger, Overture
• A solo chosen by the applicant

Updated on 09/15/2018