Historical Interpretation

A talent rehearsal programme of approximately 30-50 minutes, consisting of pieces from at least two different styles. The programme must contain compositions of a high technical or artistic level. During the talent test, the candidate shall demonstrate his/her high technical level and virtuosity. The choice of repertoire is left to the candidate and the admissions committee will, among other things, assess the suitability of this choice.

The entrance exam includes a general knowledge test, which makes up 10% of the overall assessment.

• One piece of 17th or 18th century French repertoire
• One free form piece (e.g. G. Frescobaldi: Toccata, L. Couperin: Prélude non mesuré, …)
• Composition from the works of J. S. Bach (e.g. French Suite, selection for Well-Tempered Piano, Toccata or other appropriate forms)
• Composition of virtuoso character (e.g. D. Scarlatti, A. Soler)
• Another composition of your choice (it is possible to include a composition from the classical period as well as a 20th or 21st century composition)

• Composition for solo flute (G. Ph. Telemann, J. J. Quantz, W. Zimmermann, F. Rugge, etc.).
• French Suite for flute and basso continuo (J. M. Hotteterre, A. D. Philidor, etc.).
• German or Italian sonata of the 18th century (G. Ph. Telemann, G. B. Platti, etc.).
• Composition of your choice.

• Early Baroque composition (Fontana, Ucellini, Mealli, Marini, etc.)
• 2 movements of solo sonatas and partitas by J. S. Bach
• Italian sonata of the High Baroque (Corelli, Tartini, Veracini, Vivaldi, Geminiani, etc.)
• Composition of your own selection

• Composition for solo cello (Domenico Gabrieli – Ricercari or J.S.Bach – suites)
• One piece (sonata or suite) from the French Baroque repertoire (Jean Barriére, Jean Zewalt Triemer, Matin Berteau, etc.)
• One piece (sonata or at least two movements from a concerto) from the Italian Baroque repertoire (Giorgio Antoniotti, Antonio Vivaldi, Benedetto Marcello, etc.)
• Composition of your choice
  

• Composition from the late Renaissance, lute song (e.g. A. Banchieri, L. Luzzaschi, Th. Campion, J. Dowland, etc.)
• Sacred or secular composition of the 17th century (C. Monteverdi, J. Rosenmüller, B. Strozzi, D. Buxtehude, etc.)
• Two arias from the High Baroque period (J. S. Bach, G. F. Handel, A. Vivaldi, etc.); one of them should be of a virtuoso character
• Composition of your choice

• Composition or part of a composition for solo oboe
• Composition or part of a composition by G. F. Handel
• Composition/s of your choice

• The prepared programme of 40-50 minutes can be performed on a modern instrument, but the preference will be for performances with one or more types of historical instruments, on which the actual study is then carried out without exception. The programme should include contrasting pieces of your choice, e.g. chosen from different periods, styles or on different instruments:
• Music of the Renaissance (vihuela, Renaissance lute, Renaissance guitar)
• Music of the Baroque period (Baroque lute, theorbo, arciloutna, Baroque guitar)
• Music of the Classical/Romantic period (mandora, romantic guitar)