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Audition for the Bachelor of
Music Degree in Performance (Piano)
To gain admission to the B.Mus. in Performance (Piano), 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 (Piano).
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 (Piano) 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 (Piano)
During the four years of study at The College of Wooster toward
the Bachelor of Music in Performance (Piano), repertoire should
be drawn from all of the main historical periods shown below and
should be as musically and technically challenging as these works.
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 the works listed below. This list is not intended
to be exhaustive, but merely to provide examples.
Baroque
J. S. Bach. Well-Tempered Clavier, suites, partitas, toccatas,
concerti
Scarlatti. Sonatas
Classical
Haydn. Sonatas, including Hob. VXI:48 in C, 49 in Eb, 50 in C, 51
in D, 52 in Eb, Fantasy in C, Hob. XVII:4; variations including
those in f, Hob. XVII:6 Mozart. Sonatas, except K. 545 in C; variations;
concerti
Beethoven. Sonatas, except Op. 49; variations; concerti
Schubert. Sonatas, impromptus
Romantic
Mendelssohn. The more difficult Songs without Words, Variations
sírieuses, Rondo capriccioso; concerti Chopin. Etudes, ballades,
scherzi, polonaises, waltzes, sonatas, nocturnes, mazurkas, preludes,
Fantasy in f, Barcarolle, Berceuse, concerti
Schumann. Papillons; Carnaval; Fantasiest³cke, Op. 12;
Faschingschwank aus Wien; Fantasy in C; Kreisleriana;
Novelettes; ABEGG Variations; sonatas; concerto
Liszt. Hungarian Rhapsodies, Anníes de p–lerinage, Concert Etudes,
Transcendental Etudes, Paganini Etudes, Harmonies poítiques et religieuses,
opera paraphrases, Sonata in b, concerti
Brahms. Intermezzi, ballades, variations, sonatas, concerti
Rachmaninoff. Preludes, ™tudes-tableaux, variations, sonatas,
concerti
Scriabin. Preludes, etudes, sonatas
Comparably challenging repertoire by Gottschalk, Grieg, Faure,
Tchaikovsky, Medtner, MacDowell, Albeniz, Granados, and others
20th and 21st Centuries
Debussy. Preludes, etudes, Images, Estampes, L'Isle joyeuse,
Pour le piano, Suite bergamasque
Ravel. Gaspard de la nuit, Miroirs, Le Tombeau de Couperin,
Jeux d'eau, Sonatina, Valses nobles et sentimentales, concerti
Griffes. Roman Sketches
Webern. Variations
Bartok. Suite, Op. 14; Out of Doors; Mikrokosmos, Book
VI; Allegro barbaro; sonata; concerti
Prokofiev. Sonatas, Sarcasms, Toccata, concerti
Shostakovich. Preludes and Fugues, concerti
Copland. Sonata, Fantasy, Variations, Passacaglia, Concerto
Hindemith. Sonatas
Messiaen. Vingt Regards sur l'enfant-Jísus
Comparably challenging works by Schonberg, Berg, Stravinsky, Kabalevsky,
Milhaud, Poulenc, Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Ginastera, Ives, Crumb,
E. Carter, Gubaidulina, Bolcom, Ligeti, and many others
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