UW School of Music

School of Music | University of Washington

Keyboard Audition Information

 

 

 

Piano (MM) 

 

 

l  Prepare an entire sonata by any of the following composers: Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Clementi, or Schubert

 

l  Large Bach work such as a Partita, English Suite or Toccata

 

l  Romantic or Contemporary work, preferably of a virtuosic nature

 

l  NOTE: Pieces must be memorized. Concerto literature is not acceptable.

 

 

 

 

Piano (DMA)

 

 

l  Prepare an entire sonata by any of the following composers: Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Clementi, or Schubert

 

l  a Bach work taken from among the following categories - a Toccata, a complete English suite,or a complete Partita

 

l  a Romantic or Contemporary work, preferably of a virtuosic nature. 

 

l  NOTE: Pieces must be memorized. Concerto literature is not acceptable. 

 

 

 

 

Organ (MM & DMA)

 

 

3 compositions

 

 

l  Bach: Any prelude and fugue from the following: BWV 532,534, 538, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 5 47, 548, 550, 552, 564, 572, 582: A complete trio sonata or concerto

 

l  Romantic/Modern: A work, preferably of a virtuosic nature by Mendelssohn, Rheinberger, Reger, Franck, Vierne, Widor, Dupré, or Duruflé

 

l  Contemporary: A piece by one of the following: Alain, Messiaen, Guillou, Heiller, Hindemith, or a piece written within the past 30 years.

 

l  NOTE: Pieces must be memorized.

 

 

 

 

 

Harpsichord (MM & DMA)

 

 

 

3 compositions (Bach, French Baroque, and any period)

 

 

 

l  Bach: Any composition from the WTC I or II, Three part inventions, suites, partitas, and toccatas 

 

l  Five to six movements from a French Baroque suite 

 

l  A piece of your own choice from any period.  

 

l  NOTE: Pieces must be memorized.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                         Updated on 05/09/2019