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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Exam Syllabus:
Grade 8 Scales
ABRSM Scales and Arpeggios for Trombone, Grades 1-8
Grade 8 Sight Reading
ABRSM specimen sight reading tests, Grades 6-8
Grade 8 Aurals
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 8 (book only)
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 8 (book and CD)
ABRSM Aural Training in Practice, Grades 6-8 (book and CDs)
Grade 8 Pieces
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:
LIST A
1 Bruch Theme from Kol Nidrei, Power Bass – Solos for Bass Trombone, arr. Green (Brass Wind)
2 Saint-Saëns Allegro appassionato (low B may be adapted) (Brass Wind) Power Bass – Solos for Bass Trombone, arr. Green (Brass Wind)
3 Harold East 2nd movt: from Sonatina for Bass Trombone (Ricordi)
4 Guilmant Morceau symphonique, Op. 88 (starting at Allegro moderato, b. 39) (Editions Marc Reift EMR 2007)
5 Vivaldi Andante and Allegro, or Largo and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts, or 3rd and 4th movts from Sonata No. 2 in F, arr. Mortimer for Bass Trombone (Editions Marc Reift EMR 324N)
6 Weber Romance for Bass Trombone (Brass Wind)
LIST B
1 Roger Boutry Tubaroque (Leduc AL21635)
2 Stephen Dodgson Alla Polacca: 4th movt from Concerto for Bass Trombone (Neuschel Music)
3 Tom Dossett Carousel Song for Bass Trombone (Warwick Music)
4 Tom Dossett Gaillarde (observing cadenza): from Trilogy for Bass Trombone (Warwick Music)
5 Jan Koetsier Allegro Maestoso for Bass Trombone Op. 58 No. 2 (Editions Marc Reift EMR 216)
6 Richard Lieb Concertino Basso (observing cadenza) (Carl Fischer)
LIST C
1 Bordogni, trans. Ostrander Allegretto: No. 19 from Melodious Etudes for Bass Trombone (Carl Fischer)
2 Michael Eversden Allegro (low Bs may be adapted) and Con animo: No. 36 and No. 37 from 50 Studies for Bass Trombone (Warwick Music)
3 Grigoriev Allegretto and Allegretto: No. 14 and No. 18 from 24 Studies for Bass Trombone (IMC 3094)
4 Malcolm Macdonald Grade 8 Study. Studies for Bass Trombone (ABRSM)
5 Jérôme Naulais Bien rythmé or Gigue: No. 12 or No. 20 from Etudes variées sur la virtuosité, le style et le rythme for Bass Trombone, Vol. 1 (Billaudot GB6555)
6 Weissenborn, arr. Lake Allegro vivace (low Bs may be adapted): No. 12 from 12 Studies for Bass Trombone (Neuschel Music)
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