Music at the Juilliard School
Woodwinds audition information
Bassoon (BM)
Prescreen Repertoire
- Movements 1 and 2 of a concerto
by Mozart, Weber, or Hummel (expositions only; with accompaniment)
- Two of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Marriage of Figaro Overture (mm. 139 - 171)
- - Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 (Mvt. 2,
solo to end)
- - Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 (Mvt. 1, opening solo)
- - Bolero (solo)
- - Rite of Spring (opening solos)
- - Scheherazade (Mvt. 2, solo and
cadenzas)
- - Beethoven, Symphony No. 4 (Mvt. 4, mm. 15 - 25, 184 - 188, 300
- 303, 348 - end)
- - Firebird (Berceuse solo)
- - Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9 (solo from Mvts. 4 - 5)
- - Ravel, Piano Concerto (Mvt. 1, rhl. 9
- 10, and Mvt. 3, rhl. 14 - 16)
Live
Audition Repertoire
- Two complete works of contrasting styles
and periods; one must be a concerto by Mozart, Weber, or Hummel
- Three of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Ravel, Piano Concerto (Mvt. 1, rhl.
9-10, and Mvt. 3, rhl. 14-16)
- - Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9 (solo from Mvts. 4-5)
- - Firebird (Berceuse solo)
- - Beethoven, Symphony No. 4 (Mvt. 4, mm. 15-25, 184-188, 300-303,
348-end)
- - Scheherazade (Mvt. 2, solo and
cadenzas)
- - Rite of Spring (opening solos)
- - Bolero (solo)
- - Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 (Mvt. 1, opening solo)
- - Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 (Mvt. 2,
solo to end)
- - Marriage of Figaro Overture (mm. 139-171)
Clarinet (BM)
Prescreen
Repertoire
- Two contrasting etudes showing the applicant’s level of
technical and musical ability.
- - One major solo of the applicant’s choice. Must be performed
from memory.
- - Two contrasting (one fast and one lyrical) standard
orchestral excerpts.
Live
Audition Repertoire
- Major and minor scales.
- - Two contrasting etudes showing the applicant’s level of
technical and musical ability.
- - At least one major solo of the applicant’s choice. Must be
performed from memory.
- - A representative number of standard orchestral excerpts.
Flute (BM)
Prescreen
Repertoire
Repertoire must be presented in this order:
- The 1st and 2nd movements of a Classical concerto of the
applicant's choice.
- - Two contrasting movements selected from works of different
styles or periods, accompanied (excluding Mozart).
- One of the following pieces, in its entirety:
- - Prélude et Scherzo (Henri Büsser)
- - Concertino, Op. 107 (Cecile Chaminade)
- - Concertino, Op. 45 (Alphonse DuVernoy)
- - Cantabile et Presto (Georges Enesco)
- - Fantasie, Op. 79 (Fauré)
- - Andante et Scherzo (Louis Ganne)
- - Fantasie, Nocturne at Allegro Scherzando (Philippe Gaubert)
- - Ballade (Périlhou)
- - Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino (Paul Taffanel)
- - Mendelssohn Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream –
2 measures before P to the end.
- - Two orchestral excerpts selected from the following choices:
- - Beethoven Eroica Symphony – Last movement –
measures 172–200.
- - Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 – measures
328–360.
- - Brahms Symphony No. 4 – Last movement – measures 93–105.
- - Debussy Afternoon of a Faun – measures 1–4.
Live
Audition Repertoire
- At least one of Nos. 2 or 3 must be
performed from memory in its entirety.
- A complete Baroque sonata.
- - Two complete major works of contrasting styles and periods.
- - A complete Classical concerto.
- - One of the following pieces, in its entirety:
- - Prélude et Scherzo (Henri Büsser)
- - Concertino, Op. 107 (Cecile Chaminade)
- - Concertino, Op. 45 (Alphonse DuVernoy)
- - Cantabile et Presto (Georges Enesco)
- - Fantasie, Op. 79 (Fauré)
- - Andante et Scherzo (Louis Ganne)
- - Fantasie, Nocturne at Allegro Scherzando (Philippe Gaubert)
- - Ballade (Périlhou)
- - Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino (Paul Taffanel)
- - Four standard orchestral excerpts displaying a balance of
technical and lyrical playing.
Callbacks
You may be asked to participate in a
callback round with the faculty on the same date as your live
audition. If called back, you should be prepared to stay at The Juilliard
School until 10 p.m. If you are not called back, you may reasonably
conclude that you are not under consideration for admission.
Oboe (BM)
Prescreen
Repertoire
- Two etudes showing the applicant’s level of
technical and musical ability
- A slow/fast pair of movements or a complete
shorter work from any Baroque or Classical piece, not less than 8 minutes in
length (may include
re peats).
- A sonata or concerto movement (or pair of
movements) or a short work (or pair of short works) in a style other than
Baroque or Classical, not
less than 6 minutes in length
- Three orchestral excerpts demonstrating
slow, fast, and articulated passages
Live
Audition Repertoire
- Two etudes showing the applicant’s level of technical and
musical ability.
- - A slow/fast pair of movements or a complete shorter work from
any Baroque or Classical piece, not less than 8 minutes in length
- (may
include repeats).
- - A sonata or concerto movement (or pair of movements) or a short
work (or pair of short works) in a style other than Baroque or
- Classical,
not less than 6 minutes in length.
- - Three orchestral excerpts demonstrating slow, fast, and
articulated passages.
Updated on 03/21/2019