Applying to YAF

Etudes Weissenborn, 50 Advanced Studies: One slow and one fast etude Concerto Weber Concerto in F, movements 1 and 2 Memorization of repertoire and accompaniment is not required.

Concerto Prepare the complete first movement of one of the following, with piano accompaniment Barber – Concerto Dvořák – Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 Haydn – Concerto in D Major Prokofiev – Symphonie Concertante, Op. 125 Schumann – Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 Shostakovich – Concerto no 1, Op. 107 Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations, Op. 33 (complete) Other One Bach Prelude of the applicant’s choice from Suites 2 - 6 All repertoire must be memorized, with no exceptions.

Etudes One of the following caprices: • 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, or 17 from Paganini, Dix-Sept Caprices adapted for the clarinet and published by Éditions Musicales Alphonse Leduc. Concerto Two movements or more from one of the following: Copland Concerto (entire work) Corigliano Concerto Mozart Concerto, K. 622 Nielsen Concerto Weber Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Memorization of repertoire is highly recommended but not required. Piano accompaniment for the Concerto is required.

Concerto Any movement from a standard concerto or transcription of the applicant’s choice Bach Any movement of a Bach Cello Suite of the applicant's choice Scales 1 major scale and arpeggio and 1 minor scale and arpeggio in two octaves. All repertoire must be memorized, and piano accompaniment is required where applicable.

Etudes Etude #1 from Anderson, Op. 33 Mozart Concerto Movements 1 and 2 from either Concerto in G Major or Concerto in D Major Additional Concerto Choose between the Ibert Concerto (movements 1 and 2 OR movement 3) or the Nielson Concerto (movement 1) Memorization of audition repertoire (except for etudes) is highly recommended but not required. Memorization is not required. Piano accompaniment is required where applicable.

Concerto One movement of a concerto of choice Contrasting Movement One contrasting movement of a solo piece (unaccompanied piece, sonata, or of the same concerto) Memorization is not required. Piano accompaniment is required where applicable.

Etude Any virtuosic etude of the candidate's choice from by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, or Stravinsky Baroque A baroque composition of the candidate's choosing Sonata A classical sonata movement by Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, or Schubert Concerto A movement of a substantial piano concerto from the romantic period or later All repertoire must be memorized, with no exceptions.

Concerto One movement of a concerto from any of the following, with piano accompaniment: Brahms - Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 Bruch - Concerto in G Minor, Op. 26 Mendelssohn - Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 Paganini - Concerto no 1 in D Major, Op. 6 Sibelius - Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 Tchaikovsky - Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 Wieniawski - Concerto no 1. in F Sharp Minor, Op. 14 Bach An unaccompanied movement of the applicant’s choice. All violin repertoire must be memorized, with no exceptions.

Concerto The first movement of a major concerto such as Bartók, Hindemith, Walton, Stamitz, or Hoffmeister Sonata A movement of a sonata with piano or comparable work, such as the Bruch Romance Bach Any movement from an unaccompanied work of the candidate's choosing All repertoire must be memorized, except the sonata movement with piano. Piano accompaniment is required where applicable.