Strings
Department
End of Year and Final Exams - Undergraduate*
*It is not allowed to repeat repertoire from
previous exams (including the entry
audition), including different chapters from
the same piece! In special cases, contact
the head of the department.
1st and 2nd year – all
instruments
1.
Prelude and dance or two movements from a Suite,
Partita, solo Sonata or
Sonata da gamba by
Bach or two
movements from a parallel Baroque piece
(depending on the instrument)
2. Movement from a standard concerto
3. Short work
or a movement from
a major
work, stylistically different from those
performed already (in the case of doublebass, according to the
teachers’ decision and the current
repertoire of the orchestra – selected
orchestra parts can be
played instead).
3rd year – all
instruments
1.
Prelude and two
dances or three
dances from a Suite
or Partita by
Bach or
three movements from a Baroque Sonata
of parallel difficulty
(depending on
the instrument)
2.
Two movements from a concerto
3. Short work or movement from major
work stylistically different from those
performed already (in the case of doublebass, according to the
teachers’ decision and the current
repertoire of the orchestra – selected
orchestra parts can be
played instead).
4th
year (final exam)
Violin
1.
Bach – Any of the Adagio and Fugue/Grave and Fugue, or Chaconne, or four movements from any of the Partitas/Sonatas for violin solo
2.
Violin concerto in its entirety
3.
Entire Sonata stylistically different from
the concerto
4.
Paganini – one caprice or any other virtuoso work
5. An Israeli work
Foreign candidates for graduate studies should prepare a contemporary piece
instead of an Israeli piece
Viola
1. Bach – Suite in its entirety, or Sonata for viola da gamba
2. Concerto in its entirety such as Bartok, Walton or one of equivalent difficulty
3.
Entire Sonata stylistically different from the concerto
4.
Contemporary work or virtuosic piece
5.
An Israeli work
Foreign candidates for graduate studies, instead of an Israeli work should prepare
either a virtuoso or a contemporary piece, different in genre from the one chosen
in clause 4 accordingly.
Violoncello
1. Bach – Suite in its entirety, or Gamba Sonata or a Baroque virtuoso work (Valentini Sonata, Boccherini Sonata, Locatelli or Franc?ur)
2. A concerto in its
entirety
3. Entire Sonata
stylistically different from the
concerto and the Baroque sonata
4. A contemporary work or
virtuoso work (optional Piatti Capriccio)
5. An Israeli work
Foreign candidates for graduate studies, instead of an Israeli work should prepare
either a virtuoso or a contemporary piece, different in genre from the one chosen
in clause 4 accordingly
Double-Bass
1. Bach – a solo cello suite
or a full Baroque piece
2. A concerto in its
entirety
3. Entire Sonata
stylistically different from the
concerto
4. A contemporary or Israeli
work
5.
Selected orchestra parts
(at the discretion of the judges and
examiners)
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