Dr. Peter van den Honert,
Interim Chair
(814) 732-2555
vandenhonert@edinboro.edu

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(814) 732-2555
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Dr. Gary Grant,
Chair (on Sabbatical)
(814) 732-2792
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Music Department Audio

Scaramouche, 1st Mvt.
by Darius Milhaud
Dr. Patrick Jones, saxophone
with the Imani Winds

Concertino, 3rd Mvt.
by Jan Koetsier
Dr. Daniel Burdick, tuba
Patricia Higdon, piano

Klonos by Piet Swerts
Dr. Patrick Jones, saxophone
Dr. Kristine West Denton, piano

Concerto, 1st Mvt.
by Karl von Dittersdorf
Carolina Melchiori, string bass

Tarantella
by Giovanni Bottesini
Carolina Melchiori, string bass

Prelude from
Suite in Olden Style
by Hans Fryba
Carolina Melchiori, string bass

An die Entfernte
from Bardenklaenge, op. 13
by Johann Kaspar Mertz
Erik Mann, guitar

Preludio from Cavatina
by Alexandre Tansman
Erik Mann, guitar

Gavotte I from
Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995
by J. S. Bach
Erik Mann, guitar

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Audition Requirements - Violin/Viola

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AUDITION REQUIREMENTS-VIOLIN-VIOLA

Recommended or acceptable pieces for entrance examination:

Two to three contrasting movements from Handel Sonatas, from Mozart, Bach,

Mendelssohn, or Bruch Concertos, Bach Unaccompanied Sonatas or similar

repertoire

 Etudes:

Kreutzer, Kayser, Dont, Fiorillo, Flesch, Galamian or similar

 Scales:

Two or three octave scales, in tune, any

tempo, as many keys as you can.  Major AND Minor is a plus.

 Technique that the student should demonstrate:

Good tuning skills. Some double stops.

Music can be purchased from:

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