Qualifying exam
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Main subject
Artistic-practical exam
Duration: 45-50 minutes
A written programme must be brought to the examination.A) Organ literature
Performance of at least three pieces from different eras or in different styles
Assessment criteria
- stylistically confident, differentiated, creative ability with regard to articulation, phrasing and sound (registration)
- technical mastery and musical imagination
- stylistic knowledge
- creative ability
- artistic individuality and expressiveness
B) Organ improvisation
- Improvisation of two smaller and one larger piece of different styles (e.g. Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern), compositional (e.g. counterpoint, harmonic) and formal types (suite, chorale arrangement, variation, prelude, fugue, sonata, character piece, free forms) and in different national traditions (e.g. France, Germany), whereby the contrapuntal type of composition must be included.
- Performance of two pieces of organ literature from different eras
Assessment criteria
- stylistically confident, technically differentiated improvisation at a high technical level - technical mastery and musical imagination
- stylistic knowledge
- creative ability
- artistic individuality and expressiveness
for studies starting in winter term 2021/22 Subject-specific study and examination regulations (German)
The subject-specific study and examination regulations form the legal basis for your degree programme. They contain all the information you need to know about your studies, including module descriptions and how your grades are calculated.
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Master Orgel/Orgelimprovisation (2021)
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What can I expect in this study area?
Professional field for which the degree programme qualifies
The Master's degree course in Organ / Organ Improvisation prepares students for a future career in which they will mainly work as freelance artists. Graduates can work in various professional fields, for example as a soloist, as a member of an ensemble or as an organist in churches.