Blair School of Music

Blair School of Music | Vanderbilt University

Strings Audition Information

 

 

Strings (BM)

 

 

Violin

 

l  First or third movement of a standard concerto, memorized (prescreening & live audition) 

l  Two contrasting movements of a Bach solo sonata or partita, memorized (prescreening & live audition)

 

Viola

 

l  Étude or any short work or sonata movement (live audition only) 

l  Two contrasting movements from a Bach solo suite (originally for cello) or sonata or partita (originally for violin); memorized (only one movement required for prescreening) 

l  One movement of standard concerto. Examples include (but are not limited to): first movement of the Stamitz D Major, Hoffmeister D Major, slow-fast pair of movements of the Telemann G Major, any movement from Hindemith Der Schwanendreher or Walton, Bartok Concerti; memorized (prescreening & live audition) 

 

 

Cello

 

l  Étude demonstrating technical proficiency (live audition only) 

l  Two contrasting movements of a Bach unaccompanied suite; memorized (only one movement required for prescreening 

l  Movement of a standard concerto or sonata; memorized (prescreening & live audition)

 

 

Double Bass

 

l  Movement of a standard concerto or sonata; memorized (prescreening & live audition) 

l  Contrasting selection from the Baroque Period; memorized (prescreening & live audition) 

 

 

Harp (No memorization required.) 

 

l  One movement of a concerto by Handel, Mozart, Dittersdorf, or similar work (prescreening & live audition) 

l  Two contrasting solo pieces from different periods (prescreening & live audition) 

 

                                                                                                                                                  

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