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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Bassoon Grade 5 from 2022 Syllabus:
Grade 5 Scales
ABRSM Bassoon Scales, Grades 1-5
Grade 5 Sight-Reading
ABRSM Bassoon Specimen Sight-Reading, Grades 1-5
Grade 5 Aural
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4-5 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)
Grade 5 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C:
List A
1 J. S. Bach Gigue (from Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007), arr. Gatt J. S. Bach: Three Movements from the Solo Cello Suites for Bassoon (ABRSM)
2 Beethoven Bagatelle, Op. 119 No. 1, arr. Denley Time Pieces for Bassoon, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
3 Brahms Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen (from Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52), arr. Denley Time Pieces for Bassoon, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
4 Bizet Chanson bohème (from Carmen), arr. Lanning, Classic Experience Collection for Bassoon (Cramer)
5 Caix d’Hervelois Allegro (from Suite No. 1), arr. Denwood, 20 Short Pieces for the Improving Bassoonist (Forton Music)
6 Galliard Adagio and Allegro e spiritoso, 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata No. 5 in D minor (Hinrichsen) or Galliard: Six Sonatas, Vol. 2 (IMC)
7 Peter Lawrance Con vivo, No. 22 from Featuring Melody for Bassoon (Brass Wind)
8 Merci Menuetto, 3rd movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 3 No. 4 including Presto (Schott)
9 Rameau Le tambourin (Rondeau), arr. Lawton, The Young Bassoonist, Vol. 3 (OUP archive)
10 Michael Rose Mazurka, from A Miscellany for Bassoon, Book 2 (ABRSM)
LIST B
1 J. S. Bach Sheep May Safely Graze (from Cantata, BWV 208) 50+ Greatest Intermediate Classics for Bassoon (Wild Music Publications)
2 L. Bernstein Somewhere (from West Side Story), arr. Elliot, Leonard Bernstein for Bassoon (Boosey & Hawkes)
3 Paul Carr Poetic, somewhat sad, 2nd movt from Sonatina for Bassoon (Goodmusic)
4 Cui Orientale (from Kaleidoscope, Op. 50), arr. Lawton, The Young Bassoonist, Vol. 3 (OUP archive)
5 Jacob Aria Antiqua, 4th movt from Partita for Solo Bassoon (OUP archive)
6 Mozart Andante (2nd movt from Sonata in B♭, K. 292) Mozart: Sonata in B♭, K. 292 (Bärenreiter or Henle or Chester) or Bassoon Solos, Vol. 1 (Chester)
7 Saint-Saëns The Swan (from The Carnival of the Animals), arr. Lanning, Classic Experience Collection for Bassoon (Cramer)
8 W. G. Still Song for the Lonely, arr. Still playing 8vb in b. 33 W. G. Still: Three Songs (International Opus)
9 Weissenborn Study in A (No. 19 from Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. 1) P. 25 from Weissenborn: Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. 1 (Peters)
10 Wolf-Ferrari Canzone, 3rd movt from Suit E♭ Concertino in F, Op. 16 (Ricordi)
LIST C
1 Leila Agolli Dance, from Song and Dance, for Bassoon (Emerson)
2 Carl Davis Mr Jeremy Fisher, Unbeaten Tracks for Bassoon (Faber)
3 Gershwin The Half of it, Dearie, Blues, arr. Pogson Session Time for Bassoon (Boosey & Hawkes) Piano Accomp.
4 Grainger Shepherd’s Hey, arr. Denley Time Pieces for Bassoon, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
5 Prokofiev The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64), arr. Denley Time Pieces for Bassoon, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
6 Elena Kats-Chernin Peggy’s Minute Rag, from Four Bassoon Rags (Boosey & Hawkes)
7 Bryan Kelly Invention, from Lérici Variations, for Bassoon (Novello)
8 Edward Parker Jaunty Tune, No. 1 from Three Trifles (Stainer & Bell)
9 Vojáček Scherzo – Kolomyjka, Bassoon Solos, Vol. 1 (Chester) or The Chester Bassoon Anthology (Chester)
10 Wolf-Ferrari Strimpellata (2nd movt from Suit E♭ Concertino in F, Op. 16) Wolf-Ferrari: Suit E♭ Concertino in F, Op. 16 (Ricordi)
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Syllabus revision
The ABRSM has not scheduled the next revision of the Woodwind Syllabus. The ABRSM will post advance notice of planned changes to the Woodwind Syllabus (including syllabus overlap information) at www.abrsm.org/syllabusupdates.
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