Conservatory of MusicWoodwindsAudition guidelines

1. Complete J.S. Bach Sonata or Partita
2. Complete Mozart Concerto
3. Complete Sonata or Concerto from the 20th century standard repertoire
4. The following orchestral excerpts:
   • Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night Dream Scherzo solo
   • Debussy: Afternoon of a Faun
   • Beethoven: Leonore Overture (solos from beginning and in Allegro section)

Prescreening

• 3 contrasting pieces (a single movement from each piece is acceptable) with piano accompaniment (unless the piece is for solo flute).

1. Complete J.S. Bach Sonata or Partita
2. Complete Mozart Concerto
3. Two complete works of contrasting periods and styles (excluding J.S. Bach) from standard repertoire
4. The following orchestral excerpts:
   • Beethoven: Leonore Overture (solos from beginning and in Allegro section)
   • Brahms: 4th Symphony last movement solo
   • Debussy: Afternoon of a Faun
   • Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night Dream Scherzo solo
   • Prokofiev: Classical Symphony 2nd and 4th movements

Prescreening

• 3 contrasting pieces (a single movement from each piece is acceptable) with piano accompaniment (unless the piece is for solo flute).

1. Two contrasting etudes from either the Barret Method for Oboe or the Ferling 48 Famous Studies
2. Two contrasting movements from a sonata, concerto, or other solo work
3. Two contrasting orchestral excerpts

1. Two contrasting etudes from either the Barret Method for Oboe or the Ferling 48 Famous Studies
2. Two contrasting movements from a sonata, concerto, or other solo work
3. Four contrasting orchestral excerpts

Concerto

Choose one:

• Mozart Concerto, mvt. 1
• Weber Concerto (either) and the Debussy Premiere Rhapsodie (or other French concours solo)

Unaccompanied Work

Choose one:

• Rhapsody for Clarinet, Willson Osborne
• Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet, Igor Stravinsky (mvt. 2 and 3 only)

Etude

• Two contrasting etudes from the Rose 32 Etudes

Excerpts

Choose two:

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (Mvt. 1–solo at the end of the movement and mvt. 2–long solo)
• Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Opening through the end of the trills–dotted quarter = 76–84)
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol (Mvt. 1–both solos) and (Mvt. 3–solo)

Solo

Choose one work from each list:

• Mozart Concerto, mvt. 1 exposition or Brahms Sonata, mvt. 1
• Nielson Concerto: opening through the end of the first cadenza and No. 30–33 or Copland Concerto: opening through the end of the cadenza

Contemporary solo literature

Choose one:

• For an Actor: Monologue for Clarinet (in A): Shulamit Ran (opening to the end of second line on page 6)
• Sequenza IX a per clarinetto solo: Luciano Berio (letter F–M)
• Dancing Solo: Libby Larsen (choose two movements)
• Flammes: Komives (choose two etudes)
• Prelude: Pendercki (entire work)
• Gra: Carter (entire work)
• Hommages: Kovacs (DeFalla) or (Weber)
• Sonatina for Clarinet Solo: Rozsa (Mvt. 1)
• A Set for Clarinet: Martino (choose one movement)

Orchestral excerpts

Choose five

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (Mvt. 1–solo at the end of the movement)
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 (Minuet and Trio—do not take the repeat)
• Kodaly: Dances of Galanta (solo on the first page)
• Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Opening through the end of the trills—dotted quarter = 84)
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol; mvt. 1 (both solos) and mvt. 3 (solo)
• Stravinsky: The Firebird: (Variation de l’oiseau de feu)
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9, mvt. 2 (opening solo)

1. Any Milde Scale and Chord study
2. One of the following works:

• Weber Bassoon Concerto mvt. 1 & 2; or
• Mozart Bassoon Concerto mvt. 1 & 2
• If you wish to request to play another solo piece, please email [email protected]

3. The following orchestral excerpts:

• Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Second movement solo until the end; and
• Marriage of Figaro opening through A double tonguing

1. Milde: Concert Studies (applicant’s choice)
2. Mozart Bassoon Concerto mvt. 1 & 2 and one of the following works

• Weber Bassoon Concerto mvt. 1 & 2; Saint-Saens Sonata for Bassoon

3. The following orchestral excerpts:

• Ravel: Bolero; and
• Mozart: Marriage of Figaro, beginning to letter A, pickup to measure 102 through letter D; and
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4, 2nd movement solo to end of mvt. ; and
• Shostakovich: Symphony #10. 4th movement: opening solo and solos at #149- second bar of 150 AND #192- #194