Aaron Copland School of Music

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Freshman Music Literature List

Orchestral Music

• Haydn, Symphony No. 104, I, II, III, IV
• Schubert, Symphony No. 9, I, II, III, IV
• Mozart, Symphony No. 40, I, II, III, IV
• Brahms, Symphony No. 4, I, II, III, IV
• Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"), I, II, III, IV
• Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), I, II, III, IV, V
• Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 ("Italian"), I, II, III, IV

Chamber Music

• Haydn, String Quartet, Op. 20, No. 5 (H.III,35 F minor), I, II, III, IV
• Mozart, Viola Quintet, K. 516, G minor, I, II, III
• Beethoven, Violin Sonata, Op. 47 ("Kreutzer"), I, II, III
• Brahms, Violin Sonata, Op. 108, D minor, I, II, III, IV
• Bartok, String Quartet No. 2, I, II, III
• Schoenberg, String Quartet No. 2, I, II, III, IV

Keyboard Music

• Bach, Passacaglia and Fugue for Organ, C minor
• Bach, Chorale Prelude "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" from Eighteen Chorale Preludes, BWV 659
• Bach, Chorale Prelude "In dir ist Freude" from Orgelbuchlein, BWV 615
• Bach, Chorale Prelude "Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter" from Schubler Chorales, BWV 650
• Beethoven, Piano Sonata, Op. 13 ("Pathetique"), I, II, III
• Schumann, Carnaval
• Debussy, Preludes, Book I, No. 10, "La Cathedrale Engloutie"

Choral Music

• Bach, Cantata No. 4 ("Christ lag in Todesbanden"), 1. Sinfonia, 2. Chorus, 3. Duet, 4. Aria, 5. Chorus, 6. Aria, 7. Aria (Duet), 8. Chorus
• Handel, Messiah (Christmas Portion), Symphony, 2. "Comfort ye", 3. Aria "Ev'ry valley", 4. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord", 5. "Thus said the Lord", 6. Aria "But who may abide", 7. Chorus "And He shall purify", 8. Recitative: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive", 9. Aria and Chorus: "O thou that tellest good tidings", 10. "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth", 11. Aria: "The people that walked in darkness", 12. Chorus: "For unto us a child is born", 13. Pifa, 14. Recitative: "There were shepherds", 15. "And lo, the angel of the Lord", 16. Recitative: "And the angel said unto them", 17. "And suddenly there was with the angel", 18. Chorus: "Glory to God", 19. Aria: "Rejoice greatly", 20. Recitative: "Then shall the eyes of the blind", 21. Duet: "He shall feed his flock", 22. Chorus: "His yoke is easy", 23. Chorus: "Behold the lamb of God", 24. Aria: "He was despised", 25. Chorus: "Hallelujah"
• Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms, I, II, III

Opera

• Mozart, Don Giovanni, Act I
• Verdi, Otello, Act I, Una vela! Un vesillo!, Esultate!, Roderigo, ebben, che pensi?, Fuoco di gioia, Roderigo, beviam!, Inaffia l'ugola! Trinca, tracanna!, Capitano, v'attende la fazioni ai baluardi, Gia nella notte dense
• Verdi, Otello, Act IV, Era piu calmo? Mi parea, Mia madre aveva una povera ancella, Ave Maria, Chi e la? Otello?, Diceste questa sera le vostre preci?, Niun mi tema
• Berg, Wozzeck, Act III, Scene 1 (beginning), Scene 1 (cont.), Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4, Scene 5