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• Any two or three-octave scale
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• If sending via video submission, the candidate may include examples w88 slot online a recent Senior Recital.

• Exposition of the Mozart or Weber concerto
• Piece for bassoon and piano, composed after 1900, of level comparable to the Paris Conservatoire contest pieces such as: Saint-Saens Sonata, Tansman Sonatina, Bozza Recit, Sicilienne et Rondo or Concertino,Duclos Faggotino
• The following Orchestral Excerpts:
  • Marriage of Figaro
  • Tchaikovsky 6
  • Scheherazade mvmt 2 opening and cadenzas
  • Two others of w88 slot online choice
• A short piece or movement that best demonstrates w88 slot online musical voice and interests. Please be prepared to share w88 slot online reasons for choosing the work.

• A Prelude and another movement w88 slot online J.S. Bach Cello Suite
• A movement of a standard concerto

1. Scales: Knowledge of all major and minor scales - for recorded w88 slot online, please choose four that best demonstrate your range and ability.
2. One movement w88 slot online a Romantic or Classical Era concerto or sonata.
   • Example repertoire:
     • Brahms - Clarinet Sonatas
     • Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
     • Poulenc - Clarinet Sonata
     • Weber - Clarinet Concertos or Concertino
3. One unaccompanied work written no earlier than the 20th century.
   • Example repertoire:
     • Larsen - Dancing Solo
     • Osborne - Rhapsody
     • Stravinsky - Three Pieces
     • Tower - Wings
4. Two contrasting orchestral excerpts that best demonstrate w88 slot online ability.

Students arerequired to submit a short portfolio of compositions (three-to-four pieces). Recordings or computer-generated representations of scores are appreciated, but not required.

Portfolios and recordings can be sent to:

Jean-Paul Perrotte
jperrotte@unr.edu
Associate Professor of Composition
Director of Electro-Acoustic Lab

Pre-screening materials:

• Video links w88 slot online a performance with the applicant’s choral group
• Links to a recording (audio or video) of a short performance of the applicant singing (if possible)
• A sample of scholarly writing
• An updated CV and contact information for three professional references

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Pre-screening materials should be e-mailed to:

Reed Chamberlin
Director, School of w88 slot online
rchamberlin@unr.edu

Pre-screening materials:

• Video links w88 slot online a performance and/or conducting workshop
• Links to a recording (audio or video) of a short performance on the applicant’s principal instrument
• A sample of scholarly writing
• An updated CV and contact information for three professional references

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Pre-screening materials should be e-mailed to:

Jason Altieri
Director of Orchestras
jaltieri@unr.edu

Pre-screening materials:

• Video links w88 slot online a performance and rehearsal
• Links to a recording (audio or video) of a short performance on the applicant’s principal instrument
• A sample of scholarly writing
• An updated CV and contact information for three professional references

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Pre-screening materials should be emailed to:

Reed Chamberlin
Director of Bands
rchamberlin@unr.edu

• A standard euphonium concerto
• A euphonium sonata or an unaccompanied solo
• Five Standard Orchestral/Band excerpts, one of which must be w88 slot online the orchestral repertoire.

Examples:

• Pictures at an Exhibition
• The Planets
• Don Quixote
• Ein Heldenleben
• Wagner

• An exposition w88 slot online a standard flute concerto
• A flute sonata or unaccompanied solo
• One etude selected w88 slot online the following:
  
  • Casterade: 12 Etudes
  • Jean Jean: Modern Etudes
  • Hugues: 40 New Studies
• Four Standard Orchestral Excerpts that showcase w88 slot online range, technical proficiency and melodic lyricism

Example Repertoire:

• Mozart: Concerto in D or G
• Nielsen: Concerto
• Ibert: Concerto
• Liebermann: Sonata
• Prokofiev: Sonata
• Fukushima: Mei
• Messian: Le Merle Noir
• Coleman: Danza de la Mariposa

If sending via video submission, the candidate may include examples w88 slot online a recent Senior Recital.

Contact Ed Corey for w88 slot online requirements prior to submitting an application.

Ed Corey
Lecturer of Guitar
coreyh@unr.edu

• A four-octave scale in any given key with related four-octave arpeggios
• Two pieces of contrasting styles that best show performer's level of technical and musical skill
• Any standard repertoire orchestral excerpt

• An exposition w88 slot online a standard horn concerto
• A horn sonata or an unaccompanied solo
• Three Standard Orchestral Excerpts that showcase w88 slot online range, technical proficiency, and melodic lyricism

Example repertoire:

• Mozart: Horn Concertos 2 or 4
• Strauss: Horn Concerto 1 or 2
• Jacobs: Horn Concerto
• Ewazen: Sonata
• Bozza: En Foret
• Messiaen: Des Canyons aux étoiles
• Martin: Lament

Live option: Perform three jazz standards with rhythm section (provided); play the melody and take a solo on each selection.

• Optional: One original composition or one non-jazz piece of w88 slot online choice.

Video option: Perform three jazz standards with rhythm section accompaniment or with recorded play-along; play the melody and take a solo on each selection.

• Optional: One original composition or one non-jazz piece of w88 slot online choice. This can be a solo recording, or a recording with other musicians.

Students should contact the w88 slot online director for specific entrance and audition requirements.

Louis Niebur
Director of w88 slot online Studies
Associate Professor of Musicology
lniebur@unr.edu

• Three contrasting solo works from three different centuries. Can include selections from an undergraduate senior recital w88 slot online.
• Two Orchestral Excerpts
• Two Etudes

• Four mallet marimba work (something suitable for an undergraduate senior recital)
• Snare drum solo w88 slot online the Delecluse Twelve Studies
• Timpani Solo (Carter, Bergamo, Beck, Cahn or comparable)

Candidates auditioning in person for the degree should prepare a w88 slot online of at least 30 minutes of stylistically diverse, musically and pianistically challenging music comparable to the examples below. Those submitting video auditions should submit at least 40 minutes of music.

• A major work containing a fugue by J.S. Bach, Shostakovich, Hindemith, etc.
• A sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Clementi, Beethoven, Hummel, or Schubert
• A complete major work of the Romantic, Impressionist, or early 20th/21st Century periods
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• Two Etudes

• A standard trombone concerto
• A trombone sonata or an unaccompanied solo
• Five Standard Orchestral Excerpts

• An exposition w88 slot online a classical concerto: Haydn, Hummel, or Neruda
• A selection w88 slot online a trumpet sonata, cornet solo, unaccompanied solo, or advanced etude
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  • Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (Promenade)
  • Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2 or No. 3 (off-stage solo)
  • Respighi: Pines of Rome (Mvt. 2 off-stage solo)
  • Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra (Mvt V. No. 201- No. 256; Trumpet 2)
  • Stravinsky: Petrouchka (Ballerina’s Dance)

Example Repertoire:

• Bitsch: Vingt Etudes
• Bozza: Rustiques
• Brandt: Concert Piece
• Charlier: 36 Transcendent Etudes for Trumpet
• Clarke: Maid of the Mist
• Hindemith: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
• Hohne: Slavische Fantasie
• Kennan: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
• Peaslee: Night Songs, Persichetti: Hollow Men
• Plog: Postcards
• Tomasi: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
• Vizzutti: Cascades

• Five orchestral or band excerpts of w88 slot online choice
• One movement w88 slot online a standard solo in the repertoire (w88 slot online, or comparable to, those on the example list below)

Example repertoire:

• Vaughn Williams: Concerto for Bass Tuba
• Penderecki: Capriccio
• Plog: Three Miniatures
• Gregson: Concerto for Tuba
• Szentpali: Concerto for Tuba

Major, melodic and harmonic minor three-octave scales and major and minor arpeggios. Choose 2 keys, one w88 slot online List A and one w88 slot online List B:

Violin:

• List A: G, A, B-flat, B, C, D
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Viola:

• List A: C, D, E-flat, E, F, G
• List B: D-flat, F#, A-flat, A, B-flat, B

Two contrasting movements w88 slot online a J.S. Bach Violin Sonata or Partita for solo violin or w88 slot online a J.S. Bach Cello Suite for viola.

One movement of a standard concerto.

Applicants are encouraged to consult with Dr. Maureen Yuen(maureeny@unr.edu) with questions about repertoire selection technical requirements.

Master of w88 slot online in Performance

• Five contrasting selections including opera arias, oratorio arias and art songs with at least one selection written after 1970 representing a diversity of styles and languages.
• A comprehensive repertoire list.
• A personal statement outlining musical inspiration and career aspirations is required.

Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance

• Five-to-seven contrasting selections including opera arias, oratorio arias and art songs with at least one selection written after 1970
• A comprehensive repertoire list
• A sample recital w88 slot online
• A personal statement outlining career aspirations/research interests