Prescreening & Audition Repertoire - Yale School of Music

Guitar Audition Information

For M.M., M.M.A., and Certificate applicants:

Prescreening Recording (Audio or Video):

• (1) a major work by Bach (please prepare the larger movement – the prelude or prelude and fugue), Two Scarlatti Sonatas, or three movements from a Silvius Leopold Weiss suite
• (2) a major work or two shorter works by Giuliani, Sor, Coste, Mertz, Regondi, Legnani, Aguado, or Dubez
• (3) a work of the 20th or 21st century, such as Villa-Lobos études (four of the twelve études) or a major work of Rodrigo, Turina, Ponce, Barios, Jose, Britten, Martin, Brouwer, Assad, Walton, Ginastera, Takemitsu, Carter, or Lindberg
• (4) guitar applicants who are composers are encouraged to include a work of their own (although it cannot replace requirement number (3))
• (5) applicants may also consider including any of the following repertoire (not required): Renaissance Music of Dowland and/or Da Milano, or arrangements of the Spanish masters Granados and Albeniz

Note: The guitar repertoire is vast. If a piece an applicant desires to play is not on the above list, they are encouraged to inquire if it is acceptable for the audition.

Live Audition:

In addition to the prescreening pieces, invited applicants must prepare a short, required piece that will be announced and e-mailed to applicants four to six weeks before the audition.

For A.D. and D.M.A. applicants:

Prescreening Recording (Audio or Video):

Applicants must submit a live recording of one hour and fifteen minutes of music (the equivalent of a full recital program) plus a concerto movement. The recital program must include the following:

• (1) a full Bach suite or partita; or the prelude, fugue, and allegro, or the Chaconne from the D minor partita
• (2) a major work from either the Classical or Romantic period, such as Giuliani’s Sonata Eroica, Grand Overture, or any of the Rosinianas; Mertz’s Elegy, Hungarian Fantasy, or the complete six Schubert’sche Lieder; Regondi’s Introduction and Caprice or Three Etudes; or a sonata or fantasy by Sor
• (3) a major work of the 20th or 21st century such as a sonata by Brouwer, Ginastera, Jose, or Turina, OR one of the following: Assad’s Aquarelle; Berio’s Sequenza; Britten’s Nocturnal; Carter’s Changes; Henze’s Royal Winter Music or Drei Tentos; Linberg’s Mano a Mano; Martin’s Quatre Pieces Breves; Takemitsu’s Into the Woods or All in Twilight; Villa-Lobos études (four of the twelve études); or Walton’s Bagatelles
• (4) guitar applicants who are composers are encouraged to include a work of their own (although it cannot replace requirement number (3))
• (5) applicants may consider including any of the following repertoire (not required): The Music of Milan, Dowland and Da Milano; or arrangements of the Spanish masters Granados and Albeniz
• (6) the first movement of one of the following concertos (with piano or orchestra): Arnold’s Guitar Concerto, Brouwer’s Concerto de Toronto, Giuliani’s Concerto No. 1 in A major, Goss’ Guitar Concerto, Ponce’s Concierto Del Sur, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, Tedesco’s Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major, or Villa-Lobos’ Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra

Note: The guitar repertoire is vast. If a piece an applicant desires to play is not on the above list, they are encouraged to inquire if it is acceptable for the audition.

Live Audition:

In addition to the prescreening pieces, invited applicants must prepare a short, required piece that will be announced and e-mailed to applicants four to six weeks before the audition.

Updated on 08/28/2018