Auditions for the Bachelor of
Music Degree in Performance (Cello)
To gain admission to the B.Mus. in Performance (Cello), a student
must pass an entrance audition before a faculty jury of three, to
be appointed by the chairperson. The audition will occur near the
end of the second semester of college and must demonstrate the student’s
ability to perform well challenging repertoire representing several
historical periods and styles. A student wishing to perform an entrance
audition must notify the chairperson in writing at least three weeks
prior to the audition. Only after passing the entrance audition
may the student declare as a major the B.Mus. in Performance (Cello).
A student who does not pass the entrance audition in the second
semester may have a second opportunity in the third semester. A
prospective candidate for the B.Mus. in Performance (Cello) may
declare a major in Music prior to the semesters stated above. The
student will be listed as a candidate for the B.A. Music until he
or she passes the audition or portfolio review.
Repertoire Requirements for the Audition
for the Bachelor of Music in Performance (Cello)
During the four years of study at The College of Wooster toward
the Bachelor of Music degree in Cello Performance, repertoire should
be drawn from all of the main historical periods shown below and
should be as musically and technically challenging as the works
listed below. Repertoire for the entrance audition for the same
degree should be from at least three of these historical periods
and should be as challenging as some of the works listed below.
This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but merely to provide
examples.
Etudes
•Dotzauer. 113 Etudes
•Gruetzmacher. Technique of Cello Playing, Volume
1 and 2
•Starker. An Organized Method of String Playing
•Popper. High School of Cello Playing; Studies, Op.
76
Baroque
•Bach. Suites for Solo Cello
•Bach. Gamba Sonatas
•Vivaldi. Sonatas, Concerti
•C.P.E. Bach. Concerto
•Couperin. Pieces en Concert
•Marcello. Sonatas
•Eccles. Sonata
Classical
•Beethoven. Sonatas
•Boccherini. Concerto in Bb
Haydn. Concerto in C
•Sammartini. Sonata in G major
Romantic
•Mendelssohn. Sonatas
•Brahms. Sonatas
•Schumann. Fantasy Pieces, Concerto
•Faure. Elegie
•Tchaikovsky. Rococo Variations
•Lalo. Concerto
•Elgar. Concerto
•Saint-Saens. Concerto No. 1
•Weber. Adagio and Rondo
20th and 21st Centuries
•Shostakovich. Sonata
•Barber. Sonata
•Kabelevsky. Concerto
•Lukas Foss. Capriccio
•Debussy. Sonata
•Webern. Drei Kleine St³cke
Orchestral Excerpts
•Leonard Rose. Orchestral Excerpts from the Symphonic
Repertoire
•Nathan Stutch. Strauss Orchestral Excerpts
•Other complete orchestral works
Scales
•Four-octave scales and arpeggios
•Three-octave harmonic thirds, sixths and octaves
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