Course

Piano course       repertoire

Pre-baroque: One work written before ca 1650 (by Bull, Byrd, Frescobaldi, etc.) Baroque: J. S. Bach Three Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier One French Suite One additional work (Italian Concerto, organ transcriptions, etc.) Scarlatti, Soler Two works (sonatas, suite, or chaconne) Handel, etc. Classical: Mozart One sonata Haydn One sonata Beethoven Two sonatas Romantic: Chopin: Two Nocturnes, two Preludes, two Waltzes, two Etudes, one Mazurka, one larger work (Ballade, Polonaise, Scherzo, etc.) Schumann One work (Fantasiestücke, op. 12, Arabesque, op. 18, etc.) Schubert Two works (Impromptus, op. 90 or 142, Moments Musicaux, op. 94, etc.) Brahms Two works (Pieces from op. 76, 116, 117, 118, 119, or Rhapsodies op. 79, etc.) Liszt One work (Consolation, Liebesträume, transcription, etc.) Twentieth-century: Debussy One work (Preludes, Children's Corner, etc.) Ravel One work (Sonatine, Menuet antique, etc.) Prokofiev One work (from Visions Fugitives, Ten Pieces, op. 12, etc.) Two other works, including one by an American (Gershwin, Copland, Barber, etc.) and one written since 1970 (Dello Joio Diversions, Muczynski Maverick Pieces, Diemer Toccata, etc.) Concertos: One by Mozart or Beethoven One by a Romantic or Modern composer The following schedule provides a guideline for learning the four-year repertoire list. This schedule should be regarded as flexible and adaptable to the needs nad interests of the individual student.

Freshman   Sophomore       Baroque: One work by Bach One Scarlatti sonata Classical: One Classical Sonata Romantic: Two works by Chopin One work by Schubert Contemporary: One work by Debussy or Ravel   Baroque: One work by Bach One Scarlatti sonata or Handel Chaconne or Suite Classical: One Classical Sonata Romantic: Two works by Chopin One work by Schubert One work by Schumann One work by Brahms Contemporary: One work by Prokofiev       Junior   Senior       Pre-baroque: One work Baroque: Two works by Bach Classical: One Beethoven Sonata Romantic: Three works by Chopin including an Etude One work by Brahms Contemporary: One work by Ravel One Concerto   Baroque: One larger work by Bach Classical: One Beethoven Sonata Romantic: One Etude, one larger work by Chopin One larger work by Liszt Contemporary: Two works One Concerto

Technical exercises appropriate to the level and needs of each student will be drawn from standard scales, arpeggio, chord patterns as outlined in the Liszt Technical Exercises (Alfred), Czerny op. 299 and o. 740, and other similar materials.

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