Woodwinds
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Will there be sight reading? No
Will there be scales? No
How much music should be prepared? 2 contrasting selections (may be from the same piece)
How different should the selections be? Choose selections that demonstrate both lyrical and technical ability
Listed below are examples of musical selections to prepare. These are suggestions only—performers may choose other similar repertoire if they wish
Flute
- Gabriel Fauré: Fantasie
- Cécile Chaminade: Concertino
- Francis Poulenc: Sonata for flute and piano
Oboe
- Benjamin Britten: 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Oboe Sonata
- Robert Schumann: Three Romances for Oboe and Piano
- Jan Kolliwoda: Morceau de Salon
- Franz Ferling: Etudes
Clarinet
- André Messager: Solo de concours
- Giacomo Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations
- Carl Maria von Weber: Concertino
Saxophone
- Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche
- Paule Maurice: Tableaux de Provence
- Eugene Bozza: Improvisation et Caprice
Bassoon
- Eugène Bourdeau: Premier Solo
- Paul Hindemith: Bassoon Sonata
- Antonio Vivaldi: one of 39 Bassoon Concerti