Introduction to Italian Composition Universities and Examinations

In recent years, the Marco Polo Plan and Turandot Plan launched by the Italian government have attracted more and more students to study in Italy. Italian art, music, fashion, fine arts, and design are world-recognized. I learned that the universities in Italy that offer composition are the Conservatoire Alfredo Casella - L'Aquila, the Conservatoire Antonio Buzzolla - Adria, the Conservatoire Antonio Vivaldi - Alexander, the Conservatoire Sacchiboito - Parma , Venice Conservatoire, Cesena Conservatoire, Vibo Valentina Conservatory, Lake Garda Conservatory of Music, Trento Conservatory of Music, Rovigo Conservatory of Music, Potenza Conservatory of Music, La Spezia Conservatory of Music , Pesaro Conservatoire, Cuneo Conservatory, Bologna Conservatoire, Fermo Conservatoire, Piacenza Conservatory, Milan Conservatory, Campobasso Conservatory, Mantua Conservatory, Pescara Music Conservatoire, Monopoli Conservatoire, Cagliari Conservatoire, Lecce Conservatoire, Benevento Conservatoire, Catania Conservatoire, Terni Conservatoire, Lucca Conservatoire.

If you want to study in Italy and major in composition, one of the above universities must be your ideal university. Now that you have a goal, how do you achieve it? Here is an introduction to a composition test in the Italian music professional examination.

In order to allow music students to have an in-depth understanding of the details of the Italian Music University Entrance Examination, teachers from Guan Ai Study Abroad have summarized some of their experiences and examination contents accumulated over the past ten years. Candidates We can prepare for the entrance exam by following the following requirements.

The first part: the language barrier, which is Italian.

Before the official opening of the conservatory of music in September-October every year, students must first participate in the comprehensive interview of the conservatory of music. The difficulty of the comprehensive interview of each conservatory of music is different. The comprehensive interview is divided into two parts. The first part is a written test. The written test is equivalent to Dante's Italian level B1 or B2 (generally, music conservatories will not conduct written tests for Chinese students because it is indeed very difficult for Chinese students). The second part is a comprehensive question and answer, that is, an oral examination. The content of the oral examination is short questions and answers related to the major. For example, for students taking the vocal music test, the examiner will ask the students: What songs are they going to sing for the entrance exam? Who is the author of the songs? They will also ask some simple music history knowledge.

Special note: Only candidates who pass the entrance interview of the Conservatory of Music are eligible to take the professional entrance examination.

Part 2: Prepare exam preparation tracks suitable for your own level and major.

After passing the language test, the Conservatory of Music will arrange for students to take professional examinations.

Vocal music candidates:

For students majoring in vocal music, they can usually sing one or two songs.

Students taking the master's degree in vocal music must prepare more than three works, and the judges will also randomly select some students to sing the songs designated by the judges.

Instrumental music candidates:

Students taking the undergraduate instrumental music examination generally need to perform one or two pieces designated by the examination committee.

The requirements for students taking the master's degree in instrumental music are basically the same as those for the master's degree in vocal music, that is, they must prepare more than three performance pieces, and the judges will also randomly select some students to perform the pieces specified by the judges.

Instrumental performance: one section of each piece of fast and slow music.

There are still some differences between the exams for composition majors and those introduced above. It is also necessary to pass the language barrier. The following is a four-step introduction to the professional examinations in the composition professional examination.

Step 1: Test four-part choral writing (not chorus) style in the Baroque period, and the test time is 6-8 hours.

Step 2: Piano writing, 8-12 hours.

Step 3: Polyphonic writing or instrumental ensemble, exam time is 8-12 hours.

Step 4: Interview (the content includes analysis of your own examination works above, general analysis of music history, and analysis of propositions proposed by the teacher).

Special note: The exam is a pass-through system. For example, if you fail the first exam, you will be eliminated directly and will not be able to take the second exam. If you fail the second exam, you will not be able to take the third exam, and so on.