‘THE CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE CONDUCTING PROGRAM PARTI 10. Using the Cantus Firmus given, write a second species counterpoint below, in bass clef, and a fourth species counterpoint above in sop. clef. Write a four bar melody for viola that uses all four strings, (note values not confined to quarter notes) providing simple fingerings, if possible. You should not confine yourself to open strings only. ‘Complete the chorale written on the board in four parts. Write a tonal answer to the fugue subject written on the board. Write the resultant pitches for the violin harmonics written on the board. Write the inversion to the following tone row. Write the cello harmonics that will produce pitches 2,6,9 and 12 of the inversion of the tone row above. Indicate whether or not the following trombone glissandi are possible. If they are possible, indicate iri what positions they might be played. Refering to the board, which is the correct representation of a pedaling chart for the harp. 3 Give the pedaling chart for the following tunings: C#,Db,E ,Fb,G ,A#,Bb Part I Using A=440 as the sounding pitch, give the written pitch that will sound that “A” and only that “A” for the following instruments: Corno Inglese, Viola, Tromba in Re, Trompa en Fa; Ottavino, Flate en ol, Corno in Re, Cello (using the three systems of notation other than bass clef), Trompete in B, Clarinet in A, Bass Clarinet in Bb (using both French and German systems of notation), Oboe d’ Amore, Oboe da Cacia (as Bach would notate it), GonteabeseFremepetie Indentify the following terms as well as the language and in what instrumental parts of a score you might find them writt Flatterzurige "| MutainEs § \} Au Mouvement 2G. P. RH Sans ralentir tempo giusto Vistesso tempo un peu en dehors bouché timbales Becken au talon Qlostesso-tempo. gvallmahlich J sul tasto tasto solo viel bogen am steg cuivré col legno battuto pavillonsen'air_hervortretend Posaune schalltrichter auf sans presser schmetternd sur le chevalet otez les sourdines ausdrucksvoll _ am Griffbrett Dampferab nicky sel ley bran (asePART II See 8. 9. 10. 1. ae 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Name 3 major choral works of .S. Bach Name a 20th century Hungarian composer other than Bartok. How many symphonies is it commonly accepted that Mozart wrote. How many concertos did Beethoven write? For what instruments? Name two operas by Rossini other than Il Barbiere di Siviglia. How many symphonies did Mendelssohri write? Several have nicknames, what are they called? Most violin concertos are in the key of D Major. Name two violin concertos and their composers that are not in D. Name two operas by Carl Maria von Weber. Name 3 symphonies by Haydn that have nicknames and their keys. Which Beethoven piano concerto is in ¢ minor? Name two Czech operas and their composers. What are the keys of the four Brahms symphonies? What are the keys of the second movements? Name two ballets by Copland Whats a furiant and in what country did it originate? Other than timpani, what percussion instruments are utilized in the four symphonies of Brahms...which symphonies? movements? what instrument(s)? In which symphony does Beethoven utilize three horns? What nationality is the composer Niels Gade? Name two operas by Richard Strauss. Name two ballets by Igor Stravinsky. ‘Name two orchestral works by Ottorino Respighi Finally, list the instrumentation, in score order of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps (Reh 104) a . Pice., 3 Fl, Alto Fl, 4 Ob, EH, Eb Cl, 3Bb Cl, Bb Bass Cl, 3 Fg; 2 Cfg, 8 Hn, Picc Tpt (D), 2 Tpt (©), 2 Trb, Timp, G.C, Strings