Which piano song would impress you in an audition?
2007-09-22 21:02:26 · 10 answers · asked by guesswho 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Classical
Hey, if you can give a bit ore information I may be able to help you.
Normally in auditions, you have to play more than one piece. So, chose a diverse program covering e few of the eras. Why not play a Bach Prelude and Fuge? The one in A Minor from Book II is quite an impressive one and was on the ABRSM Grade 8 syllabus not long ago.
Then maybe something by Mozart. A movement from one of his sonatas would be fine and would show the listener that you can tackle something from this genre. To produce the simple, music-box sound is a challenge and people listening to your audition will be impressed if you can play it clearly, with humour (which is an element in some of Mozart's piano works) and produce a sound that sounds..."easy". Which is difficult. Sorry, this is confusing, but you may catch my drift!
Why not finish with something from thee 20th century. This will give you to show off your technique and show that you are not afraid to attempt pieces form this era. You could go early 20h century and play a Debussy prelude e.g Puck (thinking of something up beat to give your program some diversity) or you could be really adventurous and play some Prokofiev - one of his Four Etudes maybe?
Hope this helps. If you want more information, tell us a little more about your ability etc.
2007-09-23 05:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on technique level and your ability at musical expression. When I played piano as a grade school/high school student, I had great ability at musical expression and relatively poor technique. I tended to do pieces that showed off my expression ability in auditions. Pieces like Prelude 2 by Gershwin, Lotus Land by Scott, any Joplin rag, and Great Gate of Kiev by Moussorgsky were favorite standbys for me.
2007-09-23 15:44:09 · answer #2 · answered by Micheal V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 5th Piano Concerto Op 73
— called »The Emperor«
by
the DIVINE Ludwig van Beethoven.
Aaron.
2007-09-23 09:01:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Expecting anyone else to know what audition you are talking about is a bad omen. For entering a competition? a regional orchestra? college or grad school? If you refer to a piano "song" versus a "piece", "work", etc., then I suspect that you are not in college. Please add more specifics to your question.
2007-09-23 18:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by Less is Less 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chopin's etude, Rachmaninov's sonata, Liszt's transcendental etudes. These need at least ABRSM Grade 8 in piano.
2007-09-23 04:12:01 · answer #5 · answered by Simple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liszt's La Campanella
2007-09-23 06:21:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the skill level of the player. One may have different expectations from players of different skills.
2007-09-26 09:53:13 · answer #7 · answered by Your Guide 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Opus 7 by Devics (no words so it's technically not a song)
2007-09-23 05:26:19 · answer #8 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what is your skill level & what are you auditioning for.
If you can give me more info, i would be able to suggest something to you.
2007-09-23 04:10:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
flight of the bumblebee i guess.. but it is a hard piece so not everyone can play it.. =)
2007-09-23 04:28:05 · answer #10 · answered by Tse Chuen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋