Brass

Horn

  

Performance of one piece selected from the following list, and one piece of the applicant’s own choice:
 

Mozart Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K.417

 Strauss Nocturno, Op. 7 (Universal)

R Strauss Concerto No. 1 in Eb, Op. 11, 2nd movement: Andante ( Universal)
 

Scales & Arpeggios: all major and minor scales and arpeggios, dominant 7ths and diminished 7ths. All to be played slurred and tongued over two octaves

Sight reading: applicants may be asked to transpose a piece into Eb or D.

  

Trumpet

  

Performance of one piece selected from the following list, and one piece of the applicant’s own choice:
 

H Busser Andante et Scherzo (Leduc/UMP)

J Hubeau Sonate, 1st and 2nd movements: Sarabande and Intermède (Durand/UMP)

Hummel Trumpet Concerto, 1st and 2nd movements or 2nd and 3rd movements (Bb or Eb trumpet, any edition).
 

Scales & Arpeggios: all major and minor scales and arpeggios, dominant 7ths and diminished 7ths

Sight reading: applicants may be asked to transpose a piece for Trumpet in C, A or Eb

  

Cornet *

  

Performance of one piece selected from the following list, and one piece of the applicant’s own choice:
 

Arban Study No. 10 from Cornet Method (Boosey & Hawkes)

J Hubeau Sonate, 1st and 2nd movements (Durand/UMP)

D Wright Cornet Concerto (Studio Music)
 

Scales & Arpeggios: all major and minor scales and arpeggios, dominant 7ths and diminished 7ths

Sight reading will be given.

  

Tenor Trombone

  

Performance of one piece selected from the following list, and one piece of the applicant’s own choice:
 

J S Bach Menuettos 1 and 2 from Cello Suite No 1 in C (arr. Lafosse) (Leduc/UMP)

Galliard Sonata No. 1, any three of the five movements

Guilmant Morceau symphonique, Op. 88 (Schott 10484)
 

Scales & Arpeggios: all major and minor scales and arpeggios, dominant 7ths and diminished 7ths

Sight reading: Bass and Tenor or Treble clef at applicant’s choice.
 

Bass Trombone

  

Performance of one piece selected from the following list, and one piece of the applicant’s own choice:
 

P McCarty Sonata for Bass Trombone (Ensemble Publications)

Boutry Tubaroque (Leduc/UMP)

J S Bach Menuettos 1 and 2 from Cello Suite No. 1 in C (Leduc/UMP) (arr. Lafosse)

 

Scales & Arpeggios: all major and minor scales and arpeggios, dominant 7ths and diminished 7ths

Sight reading will be given

  

Euphonium*

  

Performance of one piece selected from the following list, and one piece of the applicant’s own choice:
 

J Horovitz Euphonium Concerto (1st movement)

J S Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in C (Leduc) (arr. Lafosse)

Arban Study No. 10 from Cornet Method (Boosey & Hawkes)

Scales & Arpeggios All major and minor scales and arpeggios, dominant 7ths and diminished 7ths

Sight reading will be given

  

Tuba

  

Performance of one piece selected from the following list, and one piece of the applicant’s own choice:
 

W Hartley Suite for unaccompanied Tuba, complete (Elkan-Vogel/UMP)

G Jacob Tuba Suite, 1st and 2nd movements

Hindemith Tuba Sonata, 1st movement (Schott 4636)

Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto, 1st movement

Scales & Arpeggios: all major and minor scales and arpeggios, dominant 7ths and diminished 7ths

Sight reading: Bass or Treble clef at applicant's choice.

  

Applicants must let the Royal Conservatoire know of their intended audition programme (and whether or not they intend to use the official Conservatoire accompanist) by filling out and returning the audition repertoire form.
 
If you require any further information regarding the application and selection process generally or, more specifically, about your own application please do not hesitate to contact Admissions on 0141 332 4101 or at musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk.