
Associated Music Teachers League
NYYPP Preliminary Round Videos
Collective List of All Audition Videos Submitted for NYYPP 2021
PIANO
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / JUNIOR (Up to Age 12)
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▪ Sinfonia No. 11 in G minor, BWV 797, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Piano Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:23 – I. Allegro moderato, by Joseph Haydn
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▪ Piano Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI:34 – I. Presto, by Joseph Haydn
▪ Étude Op. 25, No. 2, by Frédéric Chopin
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▪ Piano Sonatina in C major, Op. 55, No. 1 – I. Allegro, by Friedrich Kuhlau
▪ “Teasing Song” (from For Children), by Béla Bartók
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▪ “Venetianisches Gondellied” from Lieder ohne Worte, Book. 2, Op. 30, No. 6 (F# minor), by Felix Mendelssohn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z71ElLnxKqM
▪ Sonatina in A minor, by Georg Benda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZik2PbbxOI
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▪ Notturno, Op. 54, No. 4, by Edvard Grieg
▪ The Cat and the Mouse: Scherzo humoristique, by Aaron Copland
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▪ Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, Op. 545 – I. Allegro, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvXtghhP-z4
▪ Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, by Frédéric Chopin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roN392XqpuA
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▪ Prelude in A minor, BWV 818a, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Caprice in A minor, Op. 33, No. 1, by Felix Mendelssohn
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▪ The Fengyang Flower, by Shao Ying He
https://youtube.com/embed/pbkH2VtPJ1s
▪ Mazurka in E minor, Op. 17, No. 2, by Frédéric Chopin
https://youtube.com/embed/ihvIj2fd6vQ
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▪ Sinfonia No. 15 in B minor, BWV 801, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (from Children’s Corner), by Claude Debussy https://youtu.be/QUSFdIeiKLM
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▪ Invention No. 14 in B-flat major, BWV 785, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Venetian Boat Song No. 1 (“Venetianisches Gondellied” from Lieder ohne Worte, Book. 1, Op. 19, No. 6), by Felix Mendelssohn
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▪ Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (from Children’s Corner), by Claude Debussy
https://youtube.com/embed/bnGiVnfCibo
▪ The Fengyang Flower, by Shao Ying He
https://youtube.com/embed/7GxsrnTV7wc
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▪ Grande valse brillante, Op. 34, No. 2: Lento, by Frédéric Chopin
▪ Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor (“Moonlight Sonata”), Op. 27, No. 2 – III. Presto agitato, by Ludwig van Beethoven
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▪ Bagatelle in E Flat major, Op. 33, No. 1, by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ The Cat and the Mouse: Scherzo humoristique, by Aaron Copland
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / INTERMEDIATE (Ages 13-15)
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▪ Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor (“Moonlight Sonata”), Op. 27, No. 2 – III. Presto agitato, by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2, by Frédéric Chopin
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▪ Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 – III. Vivace, by Ludwig van Beethoven
https://youtube.com/embed/dBFuD_YCQWs
▪ “Kashgar Dance”, by Shi Fu
https://youtube.com/embed/ozAJTXQyxOU
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▪ Prelude and Fugue in E major, Book II, No. 8, BWV 878, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Préludes, Book 1, No. 5, by Claude Debussy
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▪ Toccata in E minor, BWV 914, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Sonatine – III. Animé, by Maurice Ravel
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▪ 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80, by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39 in C-sharp minor, by Frédéric Chopin
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▪ Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31, No. 3 – I. Allegro, II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace, by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 4, No. 4 (“Diabolic Suggestions”), by Sergei Prokofiev
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▪ Piano Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:23, by Joseph Haydn
▪ Toccata (1932), by Aram Khachaturian
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / ADVANCED (Ages 16-18)
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▪ Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 (“The Tempest”), by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2, by Alberto Ginastera
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▪ Piano Sonata in A major, D. 664, Op. posth. 120 – III. Allegro, by Franz Schubert
▪ Élégie in E-flat minor, Op. 3, No. 1, by Sergei Rachmaninoff
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▪ Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, by Frédéric Chopin
https://youtube.com/embed/ufSGRTQiy3s
▪ Piano Sonata in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:46 – I. Allegro moderato, by Joseph Haydn
https://youtube.com/embed/0pGdt6JCnB0
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▪ Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 2, No. 3 – IV. Allegro assai, by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ Piano Sonata No. 2 – I. Maestoso. Agitato, by Grażyna Bacewicz
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▪ Holberg Suite, Op. 40 – I. Prelude, by Edvard Grieg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nkyq6UdkAE
▪ “Get on the Train!”, composed for Marcus Lee by Ricky Ian Gordon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVA0KNz5Pzc
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▪ Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, by Frédéric Chopin
▪ Piano Sonata, Sz. 80 – III. Allegro molto, by Béla Bartók
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▪ Partita No. 2 In C minor, BWV 826, by Johann Sebastian Bach
II. Allemande
V. Rondeau
▪ Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3, by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60, by Frédéric Chopin
▪ Rondo in A minor, Op. 59, by Dmitry Kabalevsky
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▪ Rondo in E-flat major, Op. 11, by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
▪ “El Puerto” from Iberia, Book 1, by Isaac Albéniz
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▪ Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (“Waldstein”), by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S.244/2, by Franz Liszt
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▪ Prelude and Fugue XX in A minor, BWV 889, WTC II, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Ab Irato – Étude de perfectionnement, S 143, by Franz Liszt
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▪ Variations on the name ‘Abegg’, Op. 1, by Robert Schumann
▪ Piano Prelude No. 8, by Ruth Crawford Seeger
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▪ Toccata in E minor, BWV 914, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Etude No. 1, by Nikolai Kapustin
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / COLLEGE (Ages 19-23)
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▪ Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47, by Frédéric Chopin
▪ Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110, by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ Prélude from Suite bergamasque, by Claude Debussy
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▪ Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110, by Ludwig van Beethoven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7GnwWnputw
▪ “Les collines d’Anacapri” from Préludes, Book 1, by Claude Debussy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiyurlFuF5M
▪ Polonaise (héroïque) No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53, by Frédéric Chopin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXB48dRkj0Y
STRINGS
(Smart Family Foundation Grant for Strings)
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / JUNIOR (Up to Age 12)
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▪ Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 – I. Allegro, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHoSxf–zg0
▪ Boutade (from Le guide du violoniste), by Jules Domerc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uze2z7ZmaI
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▪ Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 – I. Prelude, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 – III. Tempo primo, by Camille Saint-Saëns
(Piano Accompanist: Michael Wittenburg)
▪ Sonata in D major, by Pietro Locatelli
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▪ Tarantella, Op. 15, No. 4, by Gustav Ellerton
▪ Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041, by Johann Sebastian Bach
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▪ Allegro in G major, by Joseph-Hector Fiocco
▪ Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, by Jean-Baptiste Accolay
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / INTERMEDIATE (Ages 13-15)
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▪ Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 – I. Prelude, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Concerto in C major, Op. 48 – III. Vivace giocoso, by Dmitry Kabalevsky
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▪ Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 – VII. Gigue, by Johann Sebastian Bach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nMa58Wb7go
▪ Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 – I. Allegro non troppo, by Camille Saint-Saëns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoscmxz0LmE
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▪ Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op. 21 – I. Allegro non troppo, by Édouard Lalo
▪ Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 – I. Adagio, by Johann Sebastian Bach
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▪ Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 – I. Allegro molto appassionato, by Felix Mendelssohn
▪ 3 Old Viennese Dances: II. Liebesleid (Tempo di Ländler), by Fritz Kreisler
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▪ Cello Concerto in D minor – I. Prélude, by Édouard Lalo
▪ Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 – I. Prélude, by Johann Sebastian Bach
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▪ Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50, by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 26, No. 1 – I. Vorspiel, by Max Bruch
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / ADVANCED (Ages 16-18)
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▪ Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
▪ Cello Suite No. 3 – I. Prelude, by Johann Sebastian Bach
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▪ Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 – I. Allegro non troppo, by Camille Saint-Saëns
▪ Chaconne in G minor, by Tomaso Antonio Vitali
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▪ Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 – I. Allegro non troppo, by Johannes Brahms
▪ Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – V. Chaconne, by Johann Sebastian Bach
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / COLLEGE (Ages 19-23)
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▪ Solo Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 – VI. Gigue, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 – I. Presto, by Ludwig van Beethoven
▪ Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 – I. Allegro moderato, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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▪ Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Tzigane, by Maurice Ravel
▪ Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 – I. Allegro, by Johannes Brahms
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▪ Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 (all Mvts), by Johannes Brahms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LIniQx5CsQ
▪ Suite No. 5 in C major, BWV 1011 – III. Courante, by Johann Sebastian Bach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65_QE8F0ccY
▪ Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 49 – I. Allegro, by Dmitry Kabalevsky
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▪ Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 – I. Allegro moderato, by Sergei Prokofiev
▪ Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – I. Allemande; II. Courante; III. Sarabande, by Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ Caprice 21, by Niccolò Paganini
VOICE
Olly H. Kukepuu Vocal Award / ADVANCED (Through Age 18)
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▪ “The Vagabond”, by Ralph Vaughan Williams
▪ “La Vendetta”, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWMWXxWmAKY
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▪ “The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze” from The Mikado, by Arthur Sullivan
▪ Widmung, Op. 25, No. 1, in Ab major, by Robert Schumann
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▪ Voi Che Sapete, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
▪ “El majo discreto” from Tonadillas al estilo antiguo, by Enrique Granados
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▪ “Would you gain the tender creature” from Acis and Galatea, by George Frideric Handel
▪ Frühlingslied “Durch den Wald, den dunkeln”, Op. 47, No. 3, by Felix Mendelssohn
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▪ “O del mio dolce ardor” (from Paride ed Elena), by Christoph Willibald Gluck
▪ “Auf Flügeln des Gesanges”, by Felix Mendelssohn
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▪ “Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile”, by Francesco Durante
https://youtube.com/embed/gpIlOI5pPV8
▪ “Proverb IV. The Tyger”, from Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, by Benjamin Britten
https://youtube.com/embed/uhmsCeDQM4Y
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▪ “O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi), by Giacomo Puccini
▪ “Je te veux”, by Erik Satie
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▪ “Widmung” from Myrthen, Op. 25, No. 1, by Robert Schumann
▪ “Les filles de Cadix”, by Léo Delibes
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▪ “Après un rêve” (from Trois melodies), Op. 7, No. 1, by Gabriel Fauré
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok53rvFmvy8
▪ “O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi), by Giacomo Puccini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWYOZjVizKM
Olly H. Kukepuu Vocal Award / COLLEGE (Ages 19-25)
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▪ “The Lass from the Low Countree”, by John Jacob Niles
▪ “Va godendo” (from Serse), by George Frideric Handel
▪ “Der Nussbaum” (from Myrthen), Op. 25, No. 3, by Robert Schumann
[All three pieces in one video.]
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▪ “Si mes vers avaient des ailes”, by Reynaldo Hahn
▪ “O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi), by Giacomo Puccini
▪ “Oh, Goddess Wise” (from Princess Ida), by Arthur Sullivan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_11BCtLYpo
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▪ Emily’s aria from Our Town, by Ned Rorem
▪ “Deh vieni non tardar” (from Le nozze di Figaro), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
▪ Cäcilie, by Richard Strauss
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▪ “Avant de quitter ces lieux” (from Faust), by Charles Gounod
▪ “En sourdine”, by Gabriel Fauré
▪ The Circus Band, by Charles Ives
Olly H. Kukepuu Vocal Award / ADVANCED – MUSICAL THEATER (Through Age 18)
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▪ “Popular” (from Wicked), by Stephen Schwartz
▪ “Requiem” from Dear Evan Hansen, by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
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▪ “Waiting for Life” (from Once on This Island), by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
▪ “With You” (from Ghost: The Musical), by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard
Olly H. Kukepuu Vocal Award / COLLEGE – MUSICAL THEATER (Ages 19-25)
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▪ “I Don’t Need a Roof” (from Big Fish), by Andrew Lippa
▪ “Everybody Loves Louis” (from Sunday in the Park with George), by Stephen Sondheim
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▪ “Ich gehör nur mir” (from Elisabeth), by Sylvester Levay
▪ “Those Palace Walls” (from Aladdin), by Alan Menken
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