Double Bass Studio Audition Repertoire
Undergraduate (Major/Minor)
- The first movement of a standard concerto, such as Capuzzi, Dragonetti, or similar pieces OR two contrasting movements of a baroque sonata, such as Eccles, Marcello or Bach
- All major and minor scales in two octaves
- Orchestral excerpt: Beethoven Symphony No. 5, movement 3 (Trio; mm. 140-218)
Graduate
- The first movement of a standard concerto, such as Bottesini, Koussevitzky or Vanhal, to be played from memory
- Two contrasting orchestral excerpts from the standard orchestral literature
Non-Music Major
- Two contrasting solo works or one longer work with two contrasting sections