All Degrees (BM, MM, GPD, DMA)

Instruments and their respective requirements are listed alphabetically.

Archlute

• Two contrasting movements by Giovanni Zamboni
• Two contrasting movements of 17th century Italian music

Baroque Cello

• Two movements from an unaccompanied Bach suite
• Two contrasting movements from an 18th-century sonata
  • Applicants for graduate degrees should additionally prepare two movements from a continuo sonata or a concerto by a second composer

Baroque Flute

• One movement from a sonata by Bach
• One fantasia for solo flute of G.P. Telemann
• A prelude from one of the solo suites of J. Hotteterre
• A movement from a late 18th-century sonata (past 1750)

Baroque Lute

• Two contrasting movements by Silvius Leopold Weiss
• A movement of 17th-century French lute music (Gaultier, e.g.)

Baroque Oboe

• A sonata by Handel or Telemann
• A work by a French Baroque composer
• A work of the applicant’s choice

Baroque Violin

• One movement from an unaccompanied Bach sonata or partita or a Telemann fantasy
• Any solo work by a 17th-century composer
• Two contrasting movements from an 18th-century sonata

Baroque Viola

• Two movements of unaccompanied Bach, either from the violin sonatas and partitas or from the cello suites
• Two contrasting movements from an 18th-century sonata

Harpsichord

• A work by J.S. Bach
• A work by a French Baroque composer
• A work from the 17th century
• A work of the applicant’s choice

Recorder

• A sonata by Handel or Telemann
• A theme and two variations by van Eyck
• Two movements from a French Baroque suite
• A work of the applicant’s choice

Renaissance Lute

• A work by John Dowland
• A work by Francesco da Milano
• A work of the applicant’s choice

Theorbo

• Two contrasting movements of Robert de Visée
• Two contrasting movements of 17th century Italian music

Voice

• Pre-screening is required for Regular Decision only. Requirements:
  • Undergraduate
    • Three classical selections required, at least one should be in English and one in a foreign language.
    • Selections must be memorized and should show a variety of styles and tempi.
  • Graduate
    • Two arias and a song (one in English) is required.
• Audition requirements follow those of the MM in Voice, except:
  • 4-5 of the eight required selections must be written before 1800
  • A Gregorian chant and at least one selection from the Renaissance should be included

Viola da Gamba

• One ricercar from Diego Ortiz: Tratado de Glosas
• One prolusio or a set of divisions from the “Divisions for the practice of Learners” in Christopher Simpson: The Division Viol (Part III)
• Two contrasting movements by a composer such as Abel, Marais, Schenk, Telemann, or comparable.
  • Applicants for graduate degrees should additionally prepare two contrasting movements by a second composer.

Artist Diploma

AD applicants must prepare a program of no less than 70 minutes duration, including at least two large-scale works.