AUDITION REQUIREMENTS FOR SAXOPHONE STUDY AT UNM


The following repertoire lists are not intended to be exhaustive.  Instead they should serve as a guideline for selecting appropriate repertoire for an undergraduate or graduate audition.  If you are unsure of your repertoire, contact Dr. Eric Lau.

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Undergraduate Audition Requirements:

2 contrasting etudes from:

Ferling: 48 Famous Studies for Oboe or Saxophone
Berbiguier: 18 Studies for Flute
Voxman: Selected Studies

1 solo from the following list or an approved substitute:

J. S. Bach: Cello Suites I-V (unaccompanied)
J. S. Bach/Mule: Sonata 4, 6 (flute)
E. Bozza: Aria
E. Bozza: Improvisation and Caprice
P. Creston: Sonata
C. Debussy: Rhapsodie
C. Debussy: Syrinx (flute)
H. Eccles/Rascher: Sonata
J. F. Fasch: Sonata
J. Francaix: 5 Exotic Dances
A. Glazounov: Concerto
F. J. Handel/Mule: Sonatas 1, 3, 5, 6, 13
B. Heiden: Sonata
B. Heiden: Diversion
A. Jolivet: Fantasie-Impromptu
P. Lantier: Sicilienne
B. Marcello: Concerto (soprano saxophone)
P. Maurice: Tableaux de Provence
G. Platti: Sonata (soprano saxophone)
J. Rueff: Chanson et Passepied
C. Saint-Saens/Teal: Sonata
R. Schumann/Hemke: Three Romances
A. Tcherepnine: Sonatine Sportive
C. P. Telemann/Londeix: Sonata
G. P. Telemann/Rascher: Sonata in g minor

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Graduate Audition Requirements

2-3 works from the following list or an approved substitute:

W. Albright: Sonata
J. S. Bach: Cello Suites I-V (unaccompanied)
J. S. Bach/Mule: Sonata 4, 6 (flute)
L. Bassett: Music for Alto Saxophone and Piano
L. Bassett: Duo Concertante
W. Benson: Aeolian Song
L. Berio: Sequenza IXb (unaccompanied)
L. Berio: Sequenza VIIb (unaccompanied)
W. Bolcom: Lilith
P. Bonneau: Caprice en forme de valse
E. Bozza: Aria
E. Bozza: Improvisation and Caprice
E. Bozza: Pulcinella
P. Creston: Sonata
P. Creston: Concerto
J. Charpentier: Gavembodi 2
I. Dahl: Concerto
C. Debussy: Rhapsodie
C. Debussy: Syrinx (flute)
C. Delvincourt: Croquembouches
A. Desenclos; Prelude, Cadence et Finale
J. Francaix: 5 Exotic Dances
A. Glazounov: Concerto
I. Gotkovsky: Brilliance
B. Heiden: Sonata
P. Hindemith: Sonate
P. Hindemith: Diversion
K. Husa: Elegie et Rondeau
J. Ibert: Concertino da camera
J. A. Lennon: Distances Within Me
B. Marcello: Concerto (soprano saxophone)
P. Maurice: Tableaux de Provence
D. Milhaud: Scaramouche
R. Muczynski: Sonata
R. Noda: Improvisations I, II or III (unaccompanied)
C. Passcal: Sonatine
N. Rorem: Picnic on the Marne
J. Rueff: Sonata (unaccompanied)
C. Saint-Saens: Sonata (oboe)
F. Schmitt: Legende
H. Tomasi: Concerto
H. Tomasi: Ballade
J. Tower: Wings (unaccompanied)
H. Villa-Lobos: Fantasia (soprano or tenor)

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