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Woodwinds Audition Information

 

Bassoon (MM)

 

  • All major, harmonic minor, and chromatic scales for the full range of the instrument.
  • A standard major concerto (e.g., Mozart, Weber, Hummel).
  • Three to four contrasting standard orchestral excerpts that demonstrate the student's experience and training.

 

Bassoon (DMA)

 

  • A full-length recital from contrasting stylistic periods including a contemporary work.
  • Spoken commentary regarding the works being performed.
  • Orchestral excerpts to be chosen from the following:

Beethoven, Symphony No. 4 – fourth movement
Mozart, Marriage of Figaro
Ravel, Bolero
Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade – Mvt. 2, solo and cadenzas
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.4 – second movement
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 – opening solos

 

Bassoon (Performance Diploma)

 

  • All major, harmonic minor, and chromatic scales for the full range of the instrument.
  • Three contrasting solo works that include a standard major concerto (e.g., Mozart, Weber, Hummel) that demonstrate the applicant’s strengths, musically and technically.
  • Excerpts to be performed will be chosen from the list provided:

Beethoven, Symphony No. 4, fourth movement
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, fourth movement
Berlioz, Symphony Fantastique, movements IV and V
Mozart, Marriage of Figaro
Mozart, Symphony No. 35, fourth movement
Mozart, Symphony No. 41, fourth movement
Ravel, Bolero
Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Mvt. 2, solo and cadenzas
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9, movements IV-V
Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, beginning to number 13
Stravinsky, Pulcinella, Var. IIa
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, second movement
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5, movements I, II, III
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6, opening solos

 

Clarinet (MM)

 

  • Major and minor scales in three octaves.
  • Three contrasting pieces or movements from multi-movement works, which demonstrate technique command, tone quality, and musicianship.

 

Clarinet (DMA)

 

 

Clarinet (Performance Diploma)

 

Although repertoire selection and performance in the audition bear great importance, final acceptance is based on the demonstration of talent, dedication, and the desire to achieve excellence rather than solely upon the level of proficiency already achieved.

Students should choose one work from each list below:

 

Concertos
Bolcom, Concerto
Bozza, Concerto
Copland, Concerto
Corigliano, Concerto
Crusell, Concerto in F minor
Francaix, Concerto
Gotkovsky, Two Concertos
Hindemith, Concerto
Nielsen, Concerto
Spohr, Concertos
Tomasi, Concerto
Tower, Concerto
Weber, Second Concerto in Eb

 

Sonatas and works with piano
Bassett, Arias
Brahms, Sonata No. 1 in F minor
Brahms, Sonata No. 2 in Eb Major
D. G Mason Sonata
Francaix, Tema con Variazioni
Kokai, Four Hungarian Dances
Martinu, Sonatina
Muczynski, Time Pieces
Prokofiev, Sonata
Reger, 1st or 3rd Sonata
Rossini, Theme and Variations
Tedesco, Sonata
Tower, Fantasy

 

Unaccompanied works
Bassett, Soliloquies
Berio, Sequenza IX
Boulez, Domaines
Carter, Gra
Denisov, Sonata
Donatoni, Clair
Gotkovsky, Solo Sonata
Larsen, Dancing Solo
Martino, A Set for Clarinet
Messiaen, Abime des Oiseaux
Penderecki, Prelude
Ran, Three Scenes
Ran, Monologue for an Actor
Stockhausen, Amour
Stockhausen, Harlequin
Stockhausen In Freundschaft
Tower, Wings

 

Orchestral excerpts (choose SIX from the following)
Bartok, Suite from the Miraculous Mandarin
Beethoven, Symphonies 4, 6, and 8
Brahms, Symphonies 1 and 3
Kodaly, Dances of Galanta
Mendelssohn, Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, No. 1
Rachmaninov, Symphony No. 2
Ravel, Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Rimsky-Korsakov, Suite from the Opera Le coq d'or
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Op. 35
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 9
Stravinsky, Firebird Suite
Tchaikovsky, Symphonies 4, 5, and 6

 

Applicants should also choose one work from any genre that showcases their strengths both musically and technically.

 

Flute (MM)

 

Prescreening recording by December 1. The recording (video preferred; audio-only acceptable) should contain two contrasting works and quality must be sufficient to make a reasonable judgment of ability. Recordings will be reviewed by a committee from the woodwind area beginning the week following the December 1 deadline. You will be notified via email as to whether or not you have been invited for a live audition. Recordings received after December 1 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

  • Play three contrasting works from different style periods (one for solo flute).
  • A minimum of four orchestral excerpts.
  • Demonstration of memory strongly recommended.

 

Flute (DMA)

 

Prescreening recording by December 1. The recording (video preferred; audio-only acceptable) should contain two contrasting works and quality must be sufficient to make a reasonable judgment of ability. Recordings will be reviewed by a committee from the woodwind area beginning the week following the December 1 deadline. You will be notified via email as to whether or not you have been invited for a live audition. Recordings received after December 1 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

 

Flute (Performance Diploma)

 

Prescreening recording by December 1. The recording (video preferred; audio-only acceptable) should contain two contrasting works and quality must be sufficient to make a reasonable judgment of ability. Recordings will be reviewed by a committee from the woodwind area beginning the week following the December 1 deadline. You will be notified via email as to whether or not you have been invited for a live audition. Recordings received after December 1 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Although repertoire selection and performance in the audition bear great importance, final acceptance is based on the demonstration of talent, dedication, and the desire to achieve excellence rather than solely upon the level of proficiency already achieved.

 

Choose ONE work from each of the lists below.

 

Concertos (from memory)
Boccherini, Concerto in D
Bach, C.P.E., Concerto in d minor
Bach, J.S., Suite in b minor
Griffes, Poem
Hanson, Serenade
Hue, Fantasie
Ibert, Concerto
Khachaturian, Concerto
Liebermann, Concerto
Martin, Ballade
Mozart, Concerto G or D
Nielsen, Concerto
Quantz, Concerto in G
Reinecke, Concerto in D
Rivier, Concerto
Rodrigo, Concierto pastoral
Rouse, Concerto
Telemann, Suite in a minor

Sonatas and works with piano
Bach, Sonatas
Beaser, Variations
Blavet, Sonatas
Copland, Duo
Couperin, Concert Royale
Enesco, Cantabile et Presto
Faure, Fantasie
Gaubert, Sonatas (1-3)
Handel, Sonatas
Jolivet, Chant de Linos
Liebermann, Sonata
Martinu, Sonata
Muczynski, Sonata
Poulenc, Sonata
Prokofiev, Sonata
Reinecke, Sonata Undine
Saint-Saens, Odelette
Schubert, Variations
Schumann, Romances

 

Unaccompanied works
Berio, Sequenza
Bozza, Image
Debussy, Syrinx
Dick, Flying Lesson
Ferroud, Trois Pieces
Ibert, Piece
Kuhlau, Fantasia in D
Marais, Les Folies d'Espagne
Telemann, Fantasias
Varese, Density 21.5

Orchestral excerpts (choose FIVE of the following)
Beethoven, Leonore Overture 3 (main solo)
Beethoven, Symphonies 3,4,7
Brahms, Symphonies #4 (main solo, 4th mvt.)
Debussy, Afternoon of a Faun
Dvorak, Symphony 8 (last mv.t solo)
Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphoses (3rd mvt. solo)
Mendelssohn, Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf, Classical Symphony (both complete)
Ravel, Daphnis and Chloe Suite 2 (main solo)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol (cadenza)
Saint-Saens, Voliere (from Carnival of the Animals)
Stravinsky, Firebird Suite

 

Oboe (MM)

 

  • Play two solos/concertos of contrasting styles.
  • Etude of Ferling or Barrett.
  • Two contrasting orchestral excerpts.

 

Oboe (DMA)

 

 

Oboe (Performance Diploma)

 

Although repertoire selection and performance in the audition bear great importance, final acceptance is based on the demonstration of talent, dedication, and the desire to achieve excellence rather than solely upon the level of proficiency already achieved.

Please contact Professor Eberle (eberle@msu.edu) if you intend to have an English horn focus.

 

Orchestral Focus

Choose one:
Haydn, Concerto in C
Marcello, Concerto in C minor
Mozart, Concerto in C
Strauss, Concerto

 

Choose the standard excerpts from EIGHT contrasting pieces below:
Barber, Symphony #1
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
Beethoven, Symphony #3, or #6, or #9
Brahms, Symphony # 1 or Violin Concerto or Haydn, Variations
Debussy, La Mer
Ibert, Ports of Call
Mendelssohn, Symphony #3 "Scotch"
Mozart, Symphony 41
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf or Classical Symphony
Ravel, Tombeau de Couperin or Daphnis Suite #2
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Rossini, La Scale di Seta or Italiana in Algeria
Schubert, Symphony #9, The "Great" or "Unfinished Symphony"
Schumann, Symphony #2
Stravinsky, Pulcinella, Song of the Nightingale, or Symphony in C
Tchaikovsky, Symphony #4 or Swan Lake

 

Solo Performance Artist Focus

Choose one:
Francaix, Flower Clock Concerto
Haydn, Concerto in C
Hummel, Theme and Variations
Marcello, Concerto in C
Martinu, Concerto
Mozart, Concerto in C
Strauss, Concerto in C
Vaughan Williams, Concerto

 

Choose two contrasting works:
Bach, Sonata BWV 1020
Bach, Sonata BWV 1030b
Bozza, Fantasy Pastorale
Britten, Temporal Variations
Dutilleux, Sonata
Guilhaud, Concertino
Handel, Sonata in G minor
Hindemith, Sonata
Kalliwoda, Moceau du Salon
Pasculli, Le Api
Poulenc, Sonata
Saint-Saens, Sonata
Schumann, Romances
Shinohara, Obsessions
Vivaldi, Sonata in C minor

 

Choose one unaccompanied work:
Bach, Sonata BWV 1020
Bach, Sonata BWV 1030b
Bozza, Fantasy Pastorale
Britten, Temporal Variations
Dutilleux, Sonata
Guilhaud, Concertino
Handel, Sonata in G minor
Hindemith, Sonata
Kalliwoda, Moceau du Salon
Pasculli, Le Api
Poulenc, Sonata
Saint-Saens, Sonata
Schumann, Romances
Shinohara, Obsessions
Vivaldi, Sonata in C minor

 

Saxophone (MM)

 

Prescreening recording by December 1 (video preferred; audio-only acceptable). The recording should contain two contrasting works and quality must be sufficient to make a reasonable judgment of ability. Recordings will be reviewed by a committee from the woodwind area beginning the week following the December 1 deadline. You will be notified via email as to whether or not you have been invited for a live audition. Recordings received after December 1 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

  • All major, natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales and arpeggios demonstrating the complete normal range of the instrument.
  • Choose one etude from the 28 Studies after the Modes of Oliver Messaien by Guy LaCour.
  • Prepare two works, one a selection of your choice and one from the following list:

Albright, Sonata
Bassett, Duo Concertante
Berio, Sequenza IX b or VIIb
Bolcom, Lilith
Denisov, Sonate Leduc
Feld, Sonata for alto saxophone and piano
Finney, Sonata (Viola)
Gotkovski, Variations Pathetiques
Gotkovski, Brilliance
Husa, Concerto
Husa, Elegie et Rondeau
Lennon, Symphonic Rhapsody
Martin, Ballade
Martino, Concerto
Maslanka, Sonata
Robert, Cadenza
Ruggiero, Interplay
Sancan, Lamento and Rondo
Stockhausen, InFriendship
Subotnick, In Two Worlds
Swerts, Klonos
Villa Lobos, Fantasia
Wuorinen, Divertimento

 

Saxophone (DMA)

 

Prescreening recording by December 1 (video preferred; audio-only acceptable)  The recording should contain two contrasting works and quality must be sufficient to make a reasonable judgment of ability. Recordings will be reviewed by a committee from the woodwind area beginning the week following the December 1 deadline. You will be notified via email as to whether or not you have been invited for a live audition. Recordings received after December 1 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

 

Saxophone (Performance Diploma)

 

Prescreening recording by December 1 (video preferred; audio-only acceptable). The recording should contain two contrasting works and quality must be sufficient to make a reasonable judgment of ability. Recordings will be reviewed by a committee from the woodwind area beginning the week following the December 1  deadline. You will be notified via email as to whether or not you have been invited for a live audition. Recordings received after December 1 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

  • Prepare a full-length recital consisting of four contrasting pieces (total audition will be 30 minutes in length) that represents a variety of compositional genres. Written program notes of the works should be prepared and presented to the committee.
  • One of the compositions presented must be a concerto performed from memory. Works prepared should prepared in their entirety.
  • Choose one concerto, two sonatas, and an unaccompanied work from each of the following categories (complete works only):

 

Concertos (performed by memory)
Bassett, Concerto
Boutry, Divertimento
Bolcom, Concert Piece
Creston, Concerto
Dahl, Concerto
Dubois, Concerto
Eychenne, Concerto
Feld, Concerto for soprano saxophone and piano
Finney, Concerto for saxophone and wind orchestra
Gotkovski Concerto
Husa, Concerto
Husa, Elegie et Rondeau
Ibert, Concertino da Camera
Larsson, Konsert, opus 14
Lennon, Symphonic Raphsody
Martin, Ballade
Muczynski, Concerto
Ruggiero, Concerto for saxophone and orchestra
Schmitt, Legend, opus 66
Tomasi, Ballade
Tomasi, Concerto
Villa Lobos, Fantasia, opus 640

 

Sonatas and works with piano
Alessandrini, La Boîte de Pandore
Albright, Sonata
Bassett, Duo Concertante
Babbitt, Whirled Series
Bolcom, Lilith
Debussy, Rapsodie (V. David or E. Rousseau transcription)
DeCruck, Sonata in c-sharp minor
Desenclos, Prelude, Cadence et Final
Freund, Skyscrapings
Gotkovski, Variations Pathetiques
Harbison, San Antonio Sonata
Lennon, Distances Within Me
Maslanka, Sonata
Rogers, Nature of this Whirling Wheel
Ruggiero, Interplay
Rueff, Concertino
Sancan, Lamento and Rondo
Schulhoff, Hot-Sonate, opus 70
Shrude, Renewing the Myth
Swerts, Klonos
Wuorinen, Divertimento

 

Unaccompanied solo works
Berio, Sequenza VII b
Berio, Sequenza IX b
Rueff, Sonata
Scelsi, Tre Pezzi
Stockhausen, In Freundschaft
Tanada, Mysterious Morning III
Towar, Wings

 

 

Updated on 10/03/2018