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Viola Bachelor Training - Course Description

14 March 2019

Exam Material

BA I

1st semester: 1 concerto's outer movement, 2 movements by Bach, 1 etude, performance of a contemporary piece given to the student beforehand by the sub-department

2nd semester: 1 concerto's outer movement, 2 movements by Bach, 1 etude, orchestral parts (2-3 excerpts randomly selected from 10 orchestral parts announced in advance + sight-reading)

 

BA II

1st semester: 2 etudes, a 3-octave scale, three-note chord (triad; arpeggio), third, sixth, octave, with double-stoppings, performance of a contemporary piece given to the student beforehand by the sub-department

2nd semester: 1 concerto's outer movement, 2 movements by Bach, 1 etude, orchestral parts (2-3 excerpts randomly selected from 10 orchestral parts announced in advance + sight-reading)

 

BA III

1st semester: 1 concerto's outer movement, 2 movements by Bach, 1 etude

Preparation for the BA diploma concert

 

BA DIPLOMA CONCERT

  • 1 concerto's outer movement
  • 2 movements by Bach (cello suite, or violin solo sonata/partita)
  • 1 chamber music movement or piece, where the viola plays a significant part (duo, sonata, trio, etc)

 

Repertoire Covered During Studies

BA I

  • Etude material: Hoffmeister, Gavinies, Rode, Vieux
  • J. S. Bach: 2 cello suites, or 2 solo sonatas, or 2 partitas
  • 2 concertos, or a piece with the same value (e.g..: Enescu: Konzertstück)

 

BA II

  • Etude matieral: Lukács position-shifting exercises, Gavinies, Vieux
  • J. S. Bach: 2 cello suites, or 2 solo sonatas, or 2 partitas
  • 2 concertos, or a piece with the same value

 

BA III

  • Etude material: Vieux, Hermann (6 concert etudes), Paganini
  • J. S. Bach: same as the above
  • Concerto: same as the above