Piano Literature Exam: Repertoire List
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DMA PIANO LITERATURE EXAM: Repetoire List - page 1/10 John Adams (b. 1947) Aria and Variations in the Italian style Phrygian Gates Keyboard concertos (BWV 1052-58) China Gates Wilhelm Friedheim Bach (1710-84) Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) Various solo works and concertos Iberia - Fête-dieu à Seville, Triana, El Albaicín Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) Suite española (1886) Islamey Recuerdos de viaje Cantos de España Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Navarra, Azulejos Piano Sonata Spanish Rhapsody for piano and orchestra Piano Concerto Excursions Charles Alkan (1813-1888) Souvenirs Various works Nocturne Ballade Anton Arensky (1861-1906) Various works Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Piano Concerto Suite, Op. 14 Piano Sonata Milton Babbitt (1916-2011) Out of Doors Suite Three Compositions (1947) Piano Concertos, Nos. 1-3 - No. 2, No. 3 Partitions (1957) Allegro Barbaro Lagniappe (1985) Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, 2 Piano Concertos Op. 20 Various other works Two Romanian Dances, Op. 8a 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-88) Three Etudes, Op. 18 6 Prussian Sonatas Mikrokosmos, I-VI 6 Württemberg Sonatas Rhapsody for piano and orchestra, Op. 1 Various other solo works and concertos Scherzo for piano and orchestra, Op. 2 Johann Christian Bach (1735-82) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Various solo works and concertos 32 Piano Sonatas 32 Variations in C Minor (WoO 80) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 6 Variations on an Original Theme in F 6 English Suites - am, gm, em Major, Op. 34 6 French Suites - cm, E, G Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I and II in Eb Major (‘Eroica’), Op. 35 6 Partitas Piano Concertos, Nos. 1-5 Overture in the French style 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126 Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue Andante favori (WoO57) Italian Concerto 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 Goldberg Variations 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 Fantasy and Fugue in A Minor (BWV 904) 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120 7 Toccatas Piano Concerto No. 6 (transcribed from the Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother Violin Concerto, Op. 61) 15 Inventions Choral Fantasy, Op. 80 15 Sinfonias 4 Duettos N.B. Pieces in BOLD type may appear on the Short Answer, Listening, and/or Score ID sections. Pieces in regular font may appear on the Short Answer section. It is highly suggested that you play through the pieces in bold type as a method of study. DMA PIANO LITERATURE EXAM: Repetoire List - page 2/10 Alban Berg (1885-1935) Piano Sonata Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) Bach transcriptions - Chaconne in D Minor; 10 Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Chorale Preludes; Toccata and Fugue in D Piano Sonata Minor; Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major; Sequenza IV Prelude and Fugue in D, Prelude and Fugue in 6 Encores Eb Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra Fantasia contrappuntistica 6 Sonatinas Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) 7 Elegies Various piano pieces Fantasia nach J.S. Bach Concerto Symphonique for piano and orchestra Indianisches Tagebuch, Book I, Op. 47 Toccata (Preludio-Fantasia-Ciaccona) William Bolcom (b. 1938) Piano Concerto (with male chorus), Op. 39 12 New Etudes - Fast, furious; Butterflies, Indian Fantasy for piano and orchestra hummingbirds; Rag infernal; Hi-Jinks Concertino for piano and orchestra 3 Ghost Rags 9 Bagatelles John Cage (1912-1992) Garden of Eden Suite Sonatas and Interludes (prepared piano) Piano Concerto Various other works Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Elliott Carter (b. 1908) Piano Sonatas, Nos. 1-3 (Opp. 1, 2, 5) - No. 3 Piano Sonata (fm) Night Fantasies Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 23 Piano Concerto Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24 Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-94) Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Various short piano pieces Books I and II 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76 Carlos Chávez (1899-1978) 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79 Various works 7 Fantasien, Op. 116 Piano Concerto 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118 Chen Yi (b. 1953) 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119 Various works Piano Concertos, Nos. 1 and 2 4 Ballades, Op. 10 Yin Chengzong (b. 1941) Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. Yellow River Piano Concerto 21/1 Variations on a Hungarian Theme, Op. 21/2 Frédéric Chopin (1810-49) 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 4 Ballades 4 Scherzi Pierre Boulez (b. 1925) 24 Etudes (Opp. 10 and 25) 3 Piano Sonatas 24 Preludes (Op. 28) Structures I and II (for 2 pianos) 4 Impromptus Various other works Polonaise-Fantasy 3 Piano Sonatas - Nos. 2 and 3 Benjamin Britten (1913-76) Fantasy in F Minor Various works Berceuse Piano Concerto Barcarolle N.B. Pieces in BOLD type may appear on the Short Answer, Listening, and/or Score ID sections. Pieces in regular font may appear on the Short Answer section. It is highly suggested that you play through the pieces in bold type as a method of study. DMA PIANO LITERATURE EXAM: Repetoire List - page 3/10 Andante spianato et grand polonaise brillante 57 Mazurkas (opus # not required) Richard Danielpour (b. 1956) 21 Nocturnes (opus # not required) The Enchanted Gardens (Preludes, Books 1 and 17 Waltzes (opus # not required) 2) - Mardi Gras 15 Polonaises (opus # not required) Fantasy Piano Concertos, Nos. 1 and 2 Psalms Trois Nouvelles Etudes Piano Sonata Rondo (‘Krakowiak’) for piano and orchestra 4 Piano Concertos Variations on Mozart’s ‘La ci darem’ for piano and orchestra Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Fantasy on Polish Airs for piano and orchestra Suite bergamasque L’isle joyeuse Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) Estampes Sonata in Bb, Op. 24 No. 2 Images, Books I and II Sonata in f#m, Op. 25, No. 5 Preludes, Books I and II - La cathédrale Over 100 Piano Sonatas (including sonatinas) engloutie, Les collines d’Anacapri, La puerta Piano Concerto in C del Vino, La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune, Ondine, Feux d’artifice Aaron Copland (1900-1990) 12 Etudes Piano Variations 2 Arabesques Piano Sonata Suite pour le piano Piano Fantasy Masques Passacaglia Children’s Corner Night Thoughts La plus que lente 4 Piano Blues Danse (Tarantelle styrienne) Scherzo Humoristique (‘Cat and Mouse’) Fantaisie for piano and orchestra Piano Concerto Frederick Delius (1862-1934) John Corigliano (b. 1938) Various works Etude Fantasy Fantasia on an Ostinato Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) Piano Concerto Various works Piano Concerto Moshe Cotel (1943-2008) Variations on a Nursery Song for piano and Various works orchestra Henry Cowell (1897-1965) Henri Dutilleux (b. 1916) Various short piano pieces (Aeolian Harp, Tides Piano Sonata - Chorale and Variations of Manaunaun, The Banshee, etc.) Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) George Crumb (b. 1929) Various short piano pieces A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979 Piano Concerto Carl Czerny (1791-1857) Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Various works Fantasia Baetica 4 Piezas españolas Luigi Dallapiccola (1904-75) Three dances from the “The Three-Cornered Sonatina Canonica (after Paganini) Hat” (composer’s transcription) Quaderno musicale di Annalibera El Amor Brujo (composer’s transcription) Various other works N.B. Pieces in BOLD type may appear on the Short Answer, Listening, and/or Score ID sections. Pieces in regular font may appear on the Short Answer section. It is highly suggested that you play through the pieces in bold type as a method of study. DMA PIANO LITERATURE EXAM: Repetoire List - page 4/10 Nights in the Gardens of Spain for piano and Suite de danzas criollas orchestra Rondo on Argentine Children’s Folk Tunes Milonga Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) 2 Piano Concertos 13 Barcarolles - Nos. 1 (am) and 6 (Eb) 13 Nocturnes - Nos. 4 (Eb) and 6 (Db) Philip Glass (b. 1937) 9 Preludes Études 8 Pieces brèves Metamorphosis I-V 4 Valses-caprices 2 Piano Concertos 3 Romances sans paroles Theme and Variations, Op. 73 Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938) Ballade (solo version) 53 Studies after Chopin’s Etudes (# not Ballade for piano and orchestra required) Fantaisie for piano and orchestra Toccata Piano Sonata John Field (1782-1837) Triakontameron (30 pieces in triple time) Various works (chiefly Nocturnes) Miniatures 7 Piano Concertos Walzermasken Passacaglia (after Schubert’s ‘Unfinished Lukas Foss (1922-2009) Symphony’) Various works Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Louis Gottschalk (1864-1934) Various works César Franck (1822-1890) Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue Enrique Granados (1867-1916) Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra Goyescas - Los requiebros, Quejas ó la Maja y Prelude, Aria, and Finale el Ruiseñor Les Djinns, symphonic poem with solo piano El pelele (‘7th’ piece of Goyescas) Prelude, Fugue, and Variations (transcribed by H. 12 Spanish Dances Bauer) Escenas poéticas Escenas románticas Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785) Valses poéticos Various works Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) George Gershwin (1898-1937) Piano Concerto 3 Preludes Piano Sonata Rhapsody in Blue (solo and orchestral Holberg Suite versions) Lyric Pieces (66 character pieces) Concerto in F Major Ballade in G Minor Impromptu in 2 Keys Norwegian Dances and Songs 2 Waltzes Various song transcriptions Charles T. Griffes (1884-1920) ‘I Got Rhythm’ Variations for piano and orchestra Roman Sketches - The White Peacock Rhapsody No. 2 for piano and orchestra Piano Sonata Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931) 3 Piano Sonatas - No. 1 Chaconne Danzas Argentinas Musical Toys Malambo Piano Sonata 12 American Preludes Toccata-Troncata N.B. Pieces in BOLD type may appear on the Short Answer, Listening, and/or Score ID sections. Pieces in regular font may appear on the Short Answer section. It is highly suggested that you play through the pieces in bold type as a method of study. DMA PIANO LITERATURE EXAM: Repetoire List - page 5/10 Invention Leos Janacek (1854-1928) Piano Concerto “Introitus” Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905, ‘From the Street’ On the Overgrown Path (15 short piano pieces) John Harbison (b.