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Cello
Prescreening Repertoire:
A movement from an unaccompanied Bach suite
A movement of a concerto
A movement of a sonata
Violin
Prescreening Repertoire:
A movement from an unaccompanied Bach partita or sonata
A movement of a sonata
New England
Cello
Prescreening Recording - Undergraduate:
2. The Prelude and any dance movement from a Bach Cello Suite
DMA applicants should follow the full DMA audition guidelines for their
prescreening.
2. The Prelude and any dance movement from a Bach Cello Suite
(memorized)
An Italian sonata by Boccherini, Valentini or Locatelli. One slow and one fast
movement should be presented. No duo sonatas (Beethoven, Brahms, etc.)
may be substituted in this category.
4. A 20th or 21st century work of major difficulty (e.g. Carter Sonata, Britten
Solo Suite or Sonata, Poulenc Sonate, Hindemith or Kodaly solo sonatas).
1. Exposition from the first movement of a major concerto for violin and
orchestra written between 1800 and 1945. Stravinsky Concerto and
Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 are also acceptable. If you select
Shostakovich No. 1, you must perform the fourth movement and cadenza
instead of the first movement.
1. Exposition from the first movement of a major concerto for violin and
orchestra written between 1800 and 1945. Stravinsky Concerto and
Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 are also acceptable. If you select the
Shostakovich No. 1, you must perform the fourth movement and cadenza
instead of the first movement.
1. First movement of a major concerto for violin and orchestra written between
1800 and 1945. Stravinsky Concerto and Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 are
also acceptable. If you select the Shostakovich No. 1, you must perform the
fourth movement and cadenza instead of the first movement. (memorized)
4. First movement of a sonata for violin and piano, of contrasting style from the
selected concerto
4. Complete sonata for violin and piano, of contrasting style from the selected
concerto