What would be considered a substantial piece of 20th Century music?
Find out how long the audition is by calling the conservatories. Generally speaking, you need at least two contrasting pieces. Most conservatories want to hear the student in person. In extreme distances, they will accept a CD or DVD. Most auditions aren’t recitals. They don’t want to sit there for longer than 5 or 10 mins. All that is required at an audition is to hear the quality of the performance: technical ability, lyricism, and so on. You are already judged within a minute of performing, so make sure your start is phenomenal. They may ask you to sight-read, play some scales or technical components, maybe some aural component, your background, what other pieces have you played, so bring a little list of them, a performance CV would be nice. Debussy is an Impressionist composer, not 20th century. The Prelude and Toccata are considered two pieces. If you are looking for 20th century, look at: – Messiaen (any one of Huit Preludes Pour Piano or Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jesus). – Rut
