Auditions - FSU College of Music - Florida State University

Woodwinds Audition Information

Flute

Applicants may audition with accompaniment or unaccompanied. Accompanists will not be provided by the College of Music for on-campus woodwind auditions.

All Applicants

1) Required Piece - W.A. Mozart: Concerto in C for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, K. 299; Movement 1 - all, Movement 2 - exposition (beginning to m. 24)

2) One piece of your choice contrasting style

3) One etude

4) Major and minor scales over 2 octaves, chromatic scale over 3 octaves (any form of the minor scale)

Performance Applicants

All of the above, plus one of the works or etudes must be performed from memory.

Oboe

Applicants may audition with accompaniment or unaccompanied. Accompanists will not be provided by the College of Music for on-campus woodwind auditions. Recorded auditions will not be accepted.

All Oboe applicants should prepare:

1) The first movement of Mozart Oboe Concerto, K. 314 or third movement of Mozart Quartet, K. 370;

2) One slow and one fast etude of Barret, Brod, or Ferling;

3) three orchestral excerpts;

4) Sight reading and scales upon request

Clarinet

Applicants may audition with accompaniment or unaccompanied. Accompanists will not be provided by the College of Music for on-campus woodwind auditions.

Non-Performance Applicants       

1. Two contrasting solo pieces (or movements). Examples given below.

2. All major scales.

Performance Applicants

1. Two contrasting solo pieces (or movements). Examples given below.

2. One orchestral excerpt. Examples given below.

3. All major scales.

Examples of solo pieces:

〮 Concert pieces by Stamitz, Weber, Crusell, Mozart

〮 Sonatas/sonatinas by Arnold, Bernstein, Martinu, Poulenc, Saint-Saens

〮 Solo de concours by Debussy, Lefebvre, Marty, Messager, Rabaud

〮 Burgmuller Duo, Cavallini Adagio & Tarantella, Widor Introduction & Rondo

Examples of orchestral exerpts:

〮 Beethoven Symphonies 4, 6, 8

〮 Brahms Symphonies 2-4

〮 Mendelssohn Scherzo; Symphonies 3, 4

〮 Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf

〮 Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol

Bassoon

Applicants may audition with accompaniment or unaccompanied. Accompanists will not be provided by the College of Music for on-campus woodwind auditions.

Non-Performance Applicants

All major scales

Two works such as - Bakaleinikov: Three Pieces; Galliard: any of the Six Sonatas; Hess: any of the Seven Recital Pieces; Telemann: Sonata.

Performance Applicants

All major and minor scales:

Two works such as - Vivaldi: Concerti in a minor, e minor, or d minor; Mozart: Concerto, K.191; Hindemith: Sonata; Weber: Concerto.

Alto saxophone

Applicants may audition with accompaniment or unaccompanied. Accompanists will not be provided by the College of Music for on-campus woodwind auditions.

Non-Performance Applicants

1) 12 major scales,

2) 5-10 minutes of music from the standard repertoire for alto saxophone (ex: Creston Sonata, Heiden Sonata, Glazunov Concerto, Ibert Concertino da Camera, Maurice Tableaux de Provence, or equivalent),

3) 1 etude (ex: Ferling, Voxman, Lacour, Bozza, or equivalent).

Performance Applicants

All of the above, plus 12 harmonic minor scales

For questions regarding repertoire and etude choices, or to request permission to audition on tenor saxophone, contact Dr. Deibel.

Updated on 08/31/2018