Admission requirements for MA studies - Harp

   Harp

 


I. Compulsory material:


2. Sight-reading

 


II. Pieces chosen by the candidate:


A programme of cc. 25 minutes, which contains pieces of three various styles (eg. baroque, romantic, 20th century).

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Admission Requirements – MA

 

Written examination:


 Bass harmonisation: harmonisation of a bass line of cca. 10 notes, indication of the accords with figures.

 Analysis: formal analysis of the opening movement of a sonata from the stylistic circle of Haydn and Mozart piano

 sonatas.

 

 Exam in general music studies:


 a. Identification of 10 music pieces - possibly composer and title, but at least the epoch or style and identification or

     the genre.

b. Explanation and interpretation of 10 music terms, concepts, titles, etc.

  
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