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DMA Audition Materials and Requirements: Strings

Violin

• A complete concerto from the 19th- or 20th-century.
• A complete Bach Sonata or Partita for solo violin.
• An additional work of contrasting style.

Viola

• A complete Bach Suite for solo cello.
• A complete viola concerto such as Bartok, Walton, Hindemith or Schnittke.
• An additional work composed within the last fifty years, such as Penderecki Cadenza or Ligeti Sonata.

Cello

• A complete concerto.
• A complete Bach Suite for solo cello.
• An additional work of contrasting style.

Double Bass

• A complete concerto.
• Three or four movements from one of Bach’s Suites for solo cello.
• An additional work of contrasting style.

Harp

• Forty-five to fifty minutes of solo repertoire to include one work of J.S. Bach, one complete 20th-century sonata, one contemporary work and one programmatic work.

Guitar

• Four contrasting works, such as a complete Baroque suite or concerto, showing advanced technique and interpretative skills.

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