LAST REVISED APRIL 2013 1 Western University, Faculty of Music VIOLIN JURY & RECITAL REQUIREMENTS General Information: Please read carefully: - For each jury all categories must be covered and are to be performed as listed. - All prepared materials must amount to a total playing time of no less than the length of the jury. The jury panel will have the right to ask for just excerpts of the proposed requirements. - Each element/category of the jury will be graded with equal weight, calculated to a final grade - Please have one binder for your jurors prepared that includes all repertoire required for your jury (including orchestra excerpts) CATEGORY 1 - Repertoire a) Pieces refers to movements from concertos or sonatas, show pieces or works for violin solo. You can choose either: Two movements from same work (fast/slow) OR one slow and one fast movement from different works OR works of same period of styles OR two movements from different pieces and different stylistic periods b) Grade levels refer to the representative levels of repertoire suggested in the current Royal Conservatory Syllabus or in the current Contemporary Showcase Syllabus. c) Performance majors, or anyone planning to audition for the performance degree, are required to perform from memory (concertos, showpieces, solo violin). Exception: sonatas and contemporary music. CATEGORY 2 - Studies and Technique 1) Studies: (where applicable) Studies/Caprices need not be performed from memory (exception: Paganini and Wieniawski) 2) Technique: Students are required to play all technique listed for each jury from memory. Arpeggios will be taken from Carl Flesch: Scale System ( No. 5 including all inversions), scales can be based on Flesch or Galamian system Scales, Chromatic Scales and Arpeggios should all be directly connected without stops. - Scales (major, melodic, harmonic): 3 octaves, (slurred, 2 bows: 1 bow scale up, 1 bow scale down) - Arpeggios: 3 octaves (slurred, 2 bows: 1 bow arpeggio up, 1 bow arpeggio down) - Chromatic scales: 2 octaves (slurred, 2 bows: 1 bow scale up, 1 bow scale down) - Couble stops: 2 octaves (slurred, 4 notes per bow minimum) CATEGORY 3 - Orchestra Excerpts where applicable (Excerpts can be printed from this website: https://www.uwo.ca/music/restricted/)
2 M 1140 (formerly M 040) / M 1925 (formerly M 044) 1) Repertoire: Two pieces/movements of contrasting styles / Minimum level: Grade 9 Dont: Studies op. 35, op. 37, op. 38 / Fiorillo: Studies / Kreutzer: 42 Studies / Martinu: Rhythmische Etüden / Mazas: Studies op. 36 2 b) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: G 3rds G major 8th G major M 1920, (formerly M 024) 1) Repertoire: Two pieces/movements of contrasting styles / Minimum level: Grade 9 Mazas: op. 36 Rode: Caprices / Wieniawski op. 10 or op. 18 2 b) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: G, A flat, A B flat major, 3) Orchestra Excerpts: 1) Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Magic Flute) 2) Smetana: The Bartered Bride 3) Rossini: La Cenerentola OR Rossini: William Tell NOTE: For those applying for the Performance Program, please see the current Music Performance Studies Handbook for details M 2925 (formerly M 144) 1) Repertoire: Two pieces/movements of contrasting style / Minimum level: Grade 9 Mazas: op. 36 / Rode: Caprices / Wieniawski op. 10 or op. 18 2 b) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: B NOTE: For those applying for the Performance Program, please see the current Music Performance Studies Handbook for details
3 M 2920 (formerly M 224) 1) Repertoire: Two pieces/movements of contrasting styles / Minim. level: Grade 10 Mazas: op. 36 / Rode: Caprices / Wieniawski op. 10 or op. 18 2 b) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: B NOTE 1: For those applying for the Performance Program, please see the current Music Performance Studies Handbook for details. NOTE 2: For those students considering to audition for the performance entrance audition at the end of the same semester, preparing jury requirements of 2921 instead of those listed is highly recommended to strengthen the application (including orchestra excerpts) M 3925 (formerly M 244) 1) Repertoire: Two pieces/movements of contrasting styles / Minim. level: Grade 10 Mazas: op. 36/ Rode/ Wieniawski op. 10 or op. 18 2 b) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: C B flat major F major Studies Handbook for details. NOTE 2: For those students considering to audition for the performance entrance audition at the end of the same semester, preparing jury requirements of 2921 instead of those listed is highly recommended to strengthen the application (including orchestra excerpts) M 2921 (formerly M 234) 1) Repertoire: 1) one movement from one of the following concertos: Barber/ Bruch g / Haydn C / Lalo Symphony espagnole/ Mendelssohn / Mozart K.211, K 216 / Spohr / Saint-Saens A, b / Viotti No. 22 / Vieuxtemps No. 4, No. 5 / Wieniawski d 2) one piece/movement for violin solo 3) one piece/movement of the student s choice Mazas: op. 36 / Paganini/ Rode / Wieniawski op. 10 or op. 18
2 b) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: C, C sharp, D, E flat, E, E flat major 4 3) Orchestra Excerpts: 1) Beethoven: Sinfonie No. 7 2) Mozart: Figaro 3) von Weber: Oberon OR von Weber: Euryanthe M 2920 (formerly M 324) / M 3929 1) Repertoire: Two pieces/movements of contrasting styles / Minim. level: Grade 10 Mazas: op. 36 / Rode / Wieniawski op. 10 or op. 18 2 b) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: C sharp, D 3) Orchestra Excerpts: 1) Mozart: Symphony No. 39 E flat 2) Glinka: Russlan and Ludmila OR Mendelssohn: Midsummer M 4925 (formerly M 344) 1) Repertoire: Two pieces/movements of contrasting style / Minim. level: Grade 10 Mazas: op. 36 / Rode / Wieniawski op. 10 or op. 18 2b ) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: D M 3922 (formerly M 338) 1) Repertoire: 1) one movement of a major concerto such as: Barber / Bartok No. 1 / Bruch g / Dvorak / Goldmark / Khachaturian / Lalo Sinfonie espagnole / Mendelssohn / Mozart K. 216, 218, K 219 / Prokofiev D, g / Saint-Saens No. 3/ Shostakovich No. 1, No. 2 / Sibelius /Stravinsky / Strauss / Szymanowski No. 1 / Vieuxtemps No. 4, No. 5 /Wieniawski No. 2 2) Orchestra Excerpts: 1) Beethoven: Leonore 2) Mozart: Symphony No. 39 E flat
3) Glinka: Russlan and Ludmila OR Mendelssohn: Midsummer 5 M 3921 (formerly M 374) Note: this Jury will be scheduled at the end of Term I 1) Repertoire: 1) one movement of a major concerto such as: Barber / Bartok No. 1 / Bruch Scottish Fantasy / Bruch g (3 rd mvt) / Dvorak / Goldmark / Khachaturian / Lalo Sinfonie espagnole (5 th mvt)/ Mendelssohn / Mozart K. 218, K 219 / Paganini / Prokofiev D, g / Saint-Saens b minor / Shostakovich No. 1, No. 2 / Sibelius /Stravinsky/ Strauss / Szymanowski No. 1 / Vieuxtemps No. 4, No. 5 / Wieniawski No. 1, No. 2 2) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: G, A flat, A, B flat, B, C, C sharp, D B flat major,,, E flat major 3) Orchestra Excerpts: 1) Beethoven: Leonore 2) Mozart: Symphony No. 39 E flat 3) Glinka: Russlan and Ludmila OR Mendelssohn: Midsummer M 3924 Y (formerly M 375 Y) 1) Repertoire: Two pieces/movements of contrasting style / Minim. level: Grade 10 Mazas: op. 36 / Rode / Wieniawski op. 10 or op. 18 2 b) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: C, C sharp, M 3926 Violin Recital / M 4926 Violin Recital / M 4927 Violin Recital Repertoire for those two recitals combined must cover a minimum of one piece of each of the listed category. 1) Baroque 2) Classical 3) Romantic / Impressionistic 4) Modern / 20 th Century / Contemporary - No more than one concerto can be performed combined the two recitals - All works must be performed complete, with all movements (exceptions: Bach: Chacconne can be performed without the previous four movements Tchaikovsky: Concerto can be performed either 1 st movement alone or 2 nd AND 3 rd movement Brahms: Concerto can be performed either 1 st movement alone or 2 nd AND 3 rd movement) - All works (except for sonatas or contemporary works) must be performed from memory
Time: 35-45 minutes of music for M 3926 45-55 minutes of music for M 4926/4927 6 M 4920 (formerly M 424) / M 4929 1) Repertoire: Two pieces/movements of contrasting styles Minimum level: ARCT Mazas: op. 36 / Paganini: op. 1 / Rode / Wieniawski op. 10 or op. 18 2 b) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: E flat, E 3) Orchestra Excerpts:* 1) Mozart: Symphony No. 39 E flat OR Beethoven: Sinfonie No. 7 OR Beethoven: Sinfonie No. 3 2) Glinka: Russlan and Ludmila OR Mendelssohn: Midsummer * excerpts that has NOT prepared for M 3920 (formerly M324) or M 3929 in previous juries M 4921 (formerly M 434) / M 4922 (formerly 438) Note: this Jury will be scheduled at the end of Term I 1) Repertoire: a) one movement of a major concerto such as: Bartok No. 1 / Beethoven /Brahms / Bruch g (3 rd mvt) / Bruch Scottish Fantasy / Dvorak/ Ernst / Goldmark / Khachaturian / Lalo Symphony espagnole (5 th mvt) /Mendelssohn / Mozart K. 218, K. 219 / Paganini / Prokofiev D, g / Saint-Saens No. 3 / Shostakovich No. 1, No. 2 / Sibelius / Stravinsky / Strauss / Szymanowski No. 1 / Tchaikovsky / Vieuxtemps No. 4, No. 5 / Wieniawski No. 1 2) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: all keys 3) Orchestra Excerpts: 1) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 2) Brahms: Symphony No. 1 3) Schumann: Symphony No. 2 4) Strauss: Don Juan M 4923 (formerly M 460) Note: this Jury will be scheduled at the end of Term I 1) Repertoire: 1) one movement of a major concerto such as: Bartok No. 1 / Beethoven / Brahms / Bruch g (3 rd mvt) / Bruch Scottish Fantasy / Dvorak / Ernst / Goldmark / Khachaturian / Mendelssohn / Mozart K. 218, K 219 / Paganini / Prokofiev D, g / Saint-Saens No. 3 / Shostakovich / Sibelius / Stravinsky / Strauss / Szymanowski No. 1 / Tchaikovsky / Vieuxtemps No. 4, No. 5 / Weill / Wieniawski No. 1
7 2) two mvts from a Bach solo sonata/partita OR Chacconne or any Fugue OR showpiece by Sarasate, Wieniawski, Ravel, Saint-Saens, Paganini 2) Orchestra Excerpts: 1) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 2) Brahms: Symphony No. 1 3) chumann: Symphony No. 2 4) Strauss: Don Juan 5) solos: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis OR Nicolai: Merry Widows of Windsor OR Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake M 4928 (formerly M 461) Violin Recital Repertoire must cover a minimum of two periods of style from the listed categories. 1) Baroque 2) Classical 3) Romantic/Impressionistic 4) Modern/20 th Century 5) Contemporary (composed after 1960 inclusive) - One work must be from category 4) or 5) - One work must be sonata (also possible sonata for violin solo) - No more than one concerto can be performed in the recital - All works must be performed with all movements (except: - Bach: Chacconne can be performed without the previous four movements - Tchaikovsky: Concerto can be performed either 1 st movement alone or 2 nd AND 3 rd movement - Brahms: Concerto can be performed either 1 st movement alone or 2 nd AND 3 rd movement - Paganini: Concerto No. 1 can be performed either 1 st movement alone or 2 nd AND 3 rd movement - All works (except for the sonata or the work from category 5) must be performed from memory - Exceptions to the repertoire must be approved by the Professor and the Department Chair. Time: about 50 minutes of music M 4924 Y 1) Repertoire: Two pieces/movements of contrasting styles, one of which has to be a movement of Bach (Solo Sonatas and Partitas) Mazas: op. 36 / Paganini: op. 1 / Rode / Wieniawski op. 10 or op. 18 2 b) Technique: Scales/Arpeggios: D, E flat 8ths: