By: Valon
Kosova Music Foundation ”ArsKosova”
Arskosova music competition for youth
10TH competition of CLASSICAL MUSIC
09—12 MAY 2013
Prishtinë, Kosovë
DISCIPLINE: PIANO
Categories
1st CATEGORY – includes participants of age 5 – 7
2nd CATEGORY – includes participants of age 8 – 10
3rd CATEGORY – includes participants of age 11 – 13
4th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 14 – 16
5th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 17 – 19
6th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 20 – 22
7th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 23 – 26 (2 rounds)
Required programme
1st Category
a) Two pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 5 minutes
2nd Category
a) One piece of baroque style
b) One piece by personal preference
c) One piece from an Albanian composer / composer from the region where participant comes from, or a contemporary piece
DURATION for the category: max. 8 minutes
3rd Category
a) J. S. Bach – One small preludium
b) One etude
c) One piece by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 12 minutes
4th Category
a) J. S. Bach – One 2 or 3 voices Invention
b) One classical sonatina or one movement from a classical sonata (1st or 3rd)
c) One piece by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 15 minutes
5th Category
a) J. S. Bach – One preludium and one fugue from “ Das wohltemperierte Klavier”
b) One movement from a classical sonata (the 1st or 3rd)
c) One etude
d) One piece by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 25 minutes
6th Category
a) J. S. Bach – One preludium and one fugue from “ Das wohltemperierte Klavier”
b) One movement of a sonata from W.A.Mozart, L.van Beethoven or F.Schubert (the 1st or 3rd)
c) One etude – or a virtuoso piece
d) One piece by personal preference
e) One piece of the XXth century
DURATION for the category: max. 35 minutes
7th Category
PROGRAM – in TWO ROUNDS
FIRST ROUND:
a) J. S. Bach – One preludium and one 4 voices fugue from “ Das wohltemperierte Klavier”
b) One etude from F.Chopin, F. Liszt, S. Rachmaninov or A. Skrjabin
c) One sonata (complete) of the classical, romantic style, or from XXth century
d) One piece by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 40 minutes
SECOND ROUND:
a) One concert for piano and orchestra (1st movement) from W. A. Mozart or L. van Beethoven
DISCIPLINE: String instruments (violin, viola, violoncello)
Categories
1st CATEGORY – includes participants of age 5 – 7
2nd CATEGORY – includes participants of age 8 – 10
3rd CATEGORY – includes participants of age 11 – 13
4th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 14 – 16
5th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 17 – 19
6th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 20 – 22
7th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 23 – 26 (2 rounds)
Required programme
VIOLIN
1st Category
a) One ore more Pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 3 minutes
2nd Category
a) One ore more Pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 6 minutes
3rd Category
Obligatory piece:
a) Tartini “Theme with three variations“ for solo violin (variations by personal preference),
and
b) One ore more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 9 minutes
4th Category
Obligatory piece:
a) Paganini”Barucaba” Theme with three variations, for solo violin (variations by personal preference),
and
b) One ore more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 12 minutes
5th Category
Obligatory piece:
a) Same as the 4th Category, or one Paganini Capriccio for solo violin,
and
b) One ore more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 15 minutes
6th Category
Obligatory pieces:
a) One Capriccio of either one of the selection: Rode, Paganini or Wieniavsky
b) R. Dhomi: Theme with variations nr.1 for solo violin
c) One ore more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 17 minutes
7th Category
PROGRAM – in TWO ROUNDS
FIRST ROUND:
Obligatory pieces:
a) Bach –Two movements from Sonatas and partitas for solo violin/ or a Ciaccona
b) One Capriccio (see: 6th Category)
c) Cantilena by personal preference
SECOND ROUND:
Obligatory pieces:
a) Sonata (for violin and piano) from Baroque, Classical, Romantic period, or 20th century / or 1st, 2nd and 3rd movement of any concerto from any musical period
b) Obligatory piece:
Akil Koci “ Reflexes” for violin solo
c) One technically difficult piece (Bravura) for violin and piano (or solo violin), or
1st, or 2nd and 3rd movement of any concerto for violin and orchestra / piano.
DURATION for the category: max. 30 minutes
VIOLA
1st, 2nd and 3rd Category
b) One ore more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the 1st category: max. 3 minutes
DURATION for the 2nd category: max. 6 minutes
DURATION for the 3rd category: max. 6 minutes
4th Category
Obligatory piece:
a) One Etude or capriccio: from Kreuzer or Hoffmeister, and
b) One ore more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 12 minutes
5th , 6th Category
Obligatory pieces:
a) One Etude (capriccio): Rode, Hoffmeister or Palashko
b) Two movements form Bach’s suite for solo viola
DURATION for the 5th category: max. 15 minutes
DURATION for the 6th category: max. 17 minutes
7th Category
PROGRAM – in TWO ROUNDS
FIRST ROUND:
Obligatory pieces:
a) Bach –Two movements from Sonatas and Partitas for solo viola
b) One capriccio from: Palashko, Hoffmeister, Rode
c) A piece by personal preference (cantilena)
SECOND ROUND:
Obligatory pieces:
a) Sonata (for viola and piano) from Baroque, Classical, Romantic period, or 20th century / or 1st, 2nd or 3rd movement of any concerto from any musical period
b) Technically difficult piece (Bravura) / or one piece by personal preference (for viola and piano, or solo viola) from Reger or Hindemith
DURATION for the category: max. 30 minutes
VIOLoncello
1st, 2nd and 3rd Category
a) One ore more Pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the 1st category: max. 3 minutes
DURATION for the 2nd category: max. 6 minutes
DURATION for the 3rd category: max. 6 minutes
4th Category
Obligatory piece:
a) One Etude
b) One or more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 12 minutes
5th , 6th Category
Obligatory pieces:
a) One Etude or cappricio
2) Bach – Two movements from the suite for solo violoncello
DURATION for the 5th category: max. 15 minutes
DURATION for the 6th category: max. 17 minutes
7th Category
PROGRAM – in TWO ROUNDS
FIRST ROUND:
Obligatory pieces:
a) Bach – Two movements from the suite for solo violoncello
b) One Capriccio
c) A piece of by personal preference (cantilena, virtuoso)
SECOND ROUND:
Obligatory pieces:
a) Sonata (for violoncello and piano) from Baroque, Classical, Romantic period, or 20th century / or 1st, 2nd or 3rd movement of any concerto from any musical period
b) Technically difficult piece (Bravura) or a piece of by personal preference for violoncello and piano, or solo violoncello.
DURATION for the category: max. 30 minutes
DISCIPLINE: Woodwind Instruments
(flute, clarinet)
Categories
1st CATEGORY – includes participants of age 8 – 10
2nd CATEGORY – includes participants of age 11 – 13
3rd CATEGORY – includes participants of age 14 – 16
4th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 17 – 20
5th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 21 – 26
REQUIRED PROGRAMME
FLUTE
1st Category
For the first category the instrument professor will select pieces to be played
a) One (or) more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 4 minutes
2nd Category
For the second category the instrument professor will select pieces to be played
a) One (or) more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 8 minutes
3rd Category
a) For the 3rd category one of Handel sonatas (complete) is obligatory or one of the below noted concerts
Handel – Sonata (personal preference), or
L.Bocherini – Concert
J .Haydn – Concert in D-dur
DURATION for the category: max. 16 minutes
4th Category
a) For the 4th category one of the below noted compositions are obligatory:
Bach – Sonata (partita) for solo flute
W.A.Mozart – Concert in G-dur
Stamitz – Concert in D-dur
R.Rudi – Meditations for flute and piano
C.Debussy – Syrinx for solo flute
J.J.Quantz – Concert in G-dur
DURATION for the category: max. 20 minutes
5th Category
a) A.Honneger – “Dance de la chevre” for solo flute and
b) One of those compositions:
W.A.Mozart – Concert in D-dur
F.Poulanc – Sonata for flute and piano
P.Hindemith – Sonata for flute and piano
Paganini – 24 capricio
C.Chaminade – Concertino
DURATION for the category: max. 25 minutes
CLARINET
1st Category
For the first category the instrument professor will select pieces to be played
a) One (or) more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 4 minutes
2nd Category
For the second category the instrument professor will select pieces to be played
a) One (or) more pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: max. 8 minutes
3rd Category
Lefevre – Sonata nr. 1
Weber – Theme with variations
Hoffmeister – Concerto
DURATION for the category: max. 15 minutes
4th Category
Weber – Concertino
Rabaud – Solo de concurs
J. Stamitz – Concerto
F.Kramash – Concerto
DURATION for the category: max. 20 minutes
5th Category
Saint-Saens – Sonata
J. Brahms -Sonata
Weber – Concerto
W. A. Mozart – Concerto
DURATION for the category: max. 25 minutes
NOTE: For categories 3, 4, and 5 it is obligatory to play one of the pieces selected by the commission (one movement at least).
DISCIPLINE: solo singing
Categories
1st CATEGORY – includes participants of age 14 – 16
2nd CATEGORY – includes participants of age 17 – 19
3rd CATEGORY – includes participants of age 20 – 22 (2 rounds)
4th CATEGORY – includes participants of age 23 – 26 (2 rounds)
REQURED PROGRAMME
1st Category
Three songs, obligatory is: A. Skarlati ”Son’tutta duolo”
DURATION for the category: max. 10 minutes
2nd Category
Three songs, obligatory is: G. B. Pergolezi ”Se tu m’ami”
DURATION for the category: max. 12 minutes
3rd Category
Three songs, obligatory is: CH. W. Gluck ”O del mio dolce ardor “
DURATION for the category: max. 12 – 15 minutes
In the SECOND ROUND of the 3rd Category two more pieces are added:
An aria from an opera
One piece by personal preference
4th Category
Three songs, obligatory is: G. Caccini ”Amarilli”
DURATION for the category: max. 15 – 17 minutes
In the SECOND ROUND of the 4th Category these pieces are to be added:
A cycle of selected songs
An aria from an opera – personal preference
Note: For all categories (solo singing), it is preferred to include one piece of an Albanian composer / composer from the region where the participant comes from, or a contemporary piece, which is not obligatory.
DISCIPLINE: GUITAR
Categories
1st CATEGORY – includes participants of age up to 11 years old
2nd CATEGORY – includes participants of age up to 13 years old
3rd CATEGORY – includes participants of age up to 15 years old
4th CATEGORY – includes participants of age up to 17 years old
5th CATEGORY – includes participants of age up to 19 years old
6th CATEGORY – includes students of the 1st and 2nd year (Faculty)
7th CATEGORY – includes students of the 3rd and 4th year (Faculty)
Required programme
1st Category
a) One Obligate Piece:
F. CARULLI – Andante, op.241,nr.5
Or
F. KLEYNJANS – Le joyeux petit Lutin, op.97
b) One piece by personal preference
DURATION for the category: 3-5 minutes
2nd Category
a) One Obligate Piece:
D.AGUADO – Etyda nr.1
Or
F. MOLINO – La sérieuse
b) One or two pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: 7-10 minutes
3rd Category
a) One Obligate Piece:
M.GIULIANI – Etyda op.50, nr.22
Or
F. SOR – Andante op.44, nr.15
b) One piece from the period of renaissance or baroque
c) One or two pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: 12-15 minutes
4th Category
a) One Obligate Piece:
M.CARCASSI – Etyda op.60, nr.5
Or
J.S.BACH – Allemande, BWV 996
b) One piece from the romantic period
c) One or two pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: 17-20 minutes
5th Category
a) One Obligate Piece:
M.CARCASSI – Etyda op.60, nr.20
Or
W.WALTON – BAGATELLE nr.2
b) One piece from the period of renaissance or baroque
c) One or two pieces by personal preference
DURATION for the category: 22-25 minutes
6th Category
a) One Obligate Piece:
F.SOR – Etyda op.6, nr.11
Or
A.BARRIOS – JULIA FLORIDA – BARCAROLA
b) BACH – Two movements from a suite, sonata or partita
c) One piece – cyclic form
DURATION for the category: 30 minutes
7th Category
a) One Obligate Piece:
F.CARULLI – SOLO op.20
Or
F.SOR – Variations from the opera “Magic Flute”, Op.9
b) BACH – Two movements from a suite, sonata or partita
c) One piece – cyclic form
DURATION for the category: 40 minutes