Recommended Audition Repertoire
(or any standard repertoire of similar
grade and level of difficulty)
Instrument/Composer |
Piece(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Flute |
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J.S. Bach, Handel |
Sonatas |
various |
Telemann |
Sonatas or Suite in A Minor |
various |
Mozart |
Concertos in C or D Major |
various |
Faure |
Fantasie |
various |
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Oboe |
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Handel |
Concerto Grosso No. 8 in Bb |
Southern |
Sammartini |
Sonata in G |
Chester |
Schumann |
Three Romances |
Schirmer |
Telemann |
Concerto in F minor |
Southern |
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Bb Clarinet |
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Mozart |
Concerto |
International |
Stamitz, Carl |
Concerto No. 3 in Bb |
International |
Weber |
Concertino |
Fischer |
Burgmuller |
Duo |
Schott |
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Alto Saxophone |
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Bach |
Sonata No. 4 |
Leduc |
Eccles |
Sonata |
Elkan-Vogel |
Lunde |
Sonata |
Southern |
Maurice |
Tableau de Provence |
Lemoine |
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Bassoon |
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Devienne |
Sonata in F or g |
Musica Rara |
Handel |
Andante and Allegro |
Southern |
Vivaldi |
Concerti or Sonatas |
International |
Weissenborn |
Romanze |
Rubank |
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Trumpet |
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Arutunian |
Concerto |
International |
Barat |
Andante et Scherzo |
Leduc |
Turrin |
Caprice |
Brass Press |
Arban |
Celebrated Fantasies and Airs |
Fischer |
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Horn |
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Bakaleinikoff |
Cavatina |
Belwin |
Mozart |
Concerto No. 3 |
Schirmer |
Saint Saens |
Morceau de Concert |
Warner Brothers |
Strauss |
Concerto No. 1 |
Fischer |
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| Euphonium |
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Galliard |
Six Sonatas |
International |
Handel |
Andante and Allegro |
Southern |
David |
Concertino |
Fischer |
Rochut |
Melodious Etudes for Trombone |
Fischer |
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Trombone |
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Barat |
Andante et Allegro |
Cundy Bettony |
Guilmant |
Morceau Symphonique |
Schott |
Rimsky-Korsakoff |
Concerto for Trombone and Band |
International |
David |
Concertino |
Fischer |
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Tuba |
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Bach |
Air and Bourree, ed. Bell |
Fischer |
Marcello |
Sonata No. 5 |
Southern |
Barat |
Introduction and Danse |
Southern |
Hindemith |
Sonate |
Schott |
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Violin |
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Bach |
any Sonata or Partita |
Barenreiter |
Mozart |
Concertos 3, 4 or 5, 1st movement |
Barenreiter |
Romantic Concerto |
Bruch No. 1, Saint-Saens No. 3 |
various |
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Mendelssohn |
various |
| Lalo |
Symphonie Espagnole |
various |
Kreisler, Sarasate or Saint-Saens |
Showpieces |
various |
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Viola |
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Bach |
any cello suite |
Peters |
Telemann |
Concerto |
Barenreiter |
Brahms |
Sonatas |
Henle |
Bartok |
Concertos |
Boosey & Hawkes |
Hindemith |
Concertos |
Schott |
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Cello |
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Bach |
Cello Suites |
Barenreiter |
Haydn |
Concerto |
various |
Saint Saens |
Concerto |
various |
Lalo |
Concerto |
various |
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String Bass |
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Capuzzi, Dragonetti, Dittersdorf |
Concertos |
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Marcello, Vivaldi, Handel,
Galliard, Eccles, Romberg, Telemann |
Sonatas |
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George Vance |
Books 4-6, Progressive repertoire |
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| Guitar |
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| Bach |
any classical piece |
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Carulli |
any classical piece |
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| Carcassi |
any classical piece |
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| Coste |
any classical piece |
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| Dowland |
any classical piece |
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| Guiliani |
any classical piece |
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| Milan |
any classical piece |
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| Mudarra |
any classical piece |
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| Tarrega |
any classical piece |
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| Sanz |
any classical piece |
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| Sor |
any classical piece |
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| Villa Lobos |
any classical piece |
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| Weiss |
any classical piece |
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Percussion -- Percussionists must perform solos from two separate areas. |
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Snare |
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Cirone |
Portraits of Rhythm |
Alfred |
Goldenberg |
Modern School for Snare Drum |
Hal Leonard |
Wilcoxin/Pratt |
any solo |
Wilcoxon/Alfred |
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Mallets |
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McMillian |
Masterpieces for Marimba |
Pro-Art |
Goldenberg |
Modern School for Xylo/Mar/Vibes |
Hal Leonard |
Peters |
Yellow After the Rain |
Mitchell Peters |
Gomez |
Rain Dance |
Southern Music Co. |
| Briggs |
Selection from Pastoral Music |
Mostly Marimba |
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Timpani |
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Peters/Goodman |
Solo from Method for Timpani |
Alfred/Hal Leonard |
** This is just a suggested list. Solos from your State Music Solo Contest list may also be performed. |
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Piano |
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Bach |
Two-Part Invention, No. 8 in F Major |
Henle |
Chopin |
Waltz in C# minor, Op. 64, No. 2 |
Henle |
Debussy |
Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum |
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Dover |
"Golligogg’s Cakewalk"
from Children’s Corner |
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Mozart |
Sonata in G Major, K283 |
Henle |
Voice -
The following anthologies are suggested sources for selecting repertoire. Solos from your State Music Solo Contest List may also be performed.
Suggested Anthology Sources
* Asterisk indicates CD or cassette accompaniment available *
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. 36 Solos for Young Singers. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 2001.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. Easy Songs for the Beginning Baritone/Bass. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 2000.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. Easy Songs for the Beginning Mezzo-Soprano/Alto. Hal Leonard:
Milwaukee, WI, 2000.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. Easy Songs for the Beginning Soprano. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee,
WI, 2000.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. Easy Songs for the Beginning Tenor. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI,
2000.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Baritone/Bass Solos. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee,
WI, 1991.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos. Hal Leonard:
Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Soprano Solos. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI,
1991.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Tenor Solos. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI,
1991.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Baritone/Bass Solos, Part II. Hal Leonard:
Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos, Part II. Hal Leonard:
Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Soprano Solos, Part II. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee,
WI, 1991.
*Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Tenor Solos, Part II. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee,
WI, 1991.
Field, Eileen, comp. The Boosey & Hawkes 20th-century Easy Song Collection: 33 songs for the early grades, Boosey & Hawkes: New York, NY, 2000.
*Paton, John Glenn, ed. 26 Italian Songs and Arias. Alfred Publishing Co, Inc.: Van Nuys, CA,
1991.
Available in Medium-High & Medium-Low keys.
*Paton, John Glenn, ed. Italian Arias of the Baroque and Classical Eras. Alfred Publishing Co,
Inc.: Van Nuys, CA, 1994.
Available in Low, Medium & High keys.
Quilter, Roger. The Arnold Book of Old Songs. Boosey & Hawkes: New York, NY, 1921.Snyder, Audrey, ed. Solo Songs for Young Voices (for Contest, Festival or Concert Use by Developing Voices in Junior and Senior High School). Warner Bros: Miami, FL, 1990.
