Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Exam Syllabus:

Grade 8 Scales
ABRSM Bassoon Scales, Grades 6-8

Grade 8 Sight-Reading

ABRSM Bassoon Specimen Sight-Reading, Grades 6-8

Grade 8 Aural

Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 6-8 (book and CD)

Grade 8 Pieces

One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C:

List A

1 C. P. E. Bach Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata in D minor for Bassoon Solo), trans. Rechtman (Emerson)
2 J. F. Fasch Largo and Allegro, 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in C (Universal)
3 Françaix Vivace, 1st movt from Divertissement,  for Bassoon (Schott)
4 Jacob Rondo, 3rd movt from Concerto, for Bassoon (Stainer & Bell)
5 Milde Presto, No. 7 from 50 Concert Studies, Op. 26 (Alfred) or Milde: Concert Studies, Op. 26, Vol. 1 (IMC)
6 Mozart Allegro, 1st movt from Concerto in B♭, K. 191 bassoon tacet in tuttis (Bärenreiter or Henle or Kevin Mayhew)
7 Vivaldi Allegro poco, 1st movt from Concerto in E minor, RV 484, F. VIII No. 6 (IMC)
8 Vivaldi Allegro, 3rd movt from Concerto in E minor, RV 484, F. VIII No. 6 (IMC)
9 Weber Allegro ma non troppo (1st movt from Concerto in F, Op. 75) Weber: Concerto in F, Op. 75 (Universal)
10 Weissenborn Study No. 33 (from Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. 2) Weissenborn: Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. 2 (Peters)

LIST B

1 Ken Cooper Slowly with expression (3rd movt from Jazz Suite for Bassoon) Ken Cooper: Jazz Suite for Bassoon (TrevCo Music Publishing)
2 Devienne Allegro con espressione, 1st movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 24 No. 5 (Musica Rara)
3 Elgar Romance, Op. 62 Elgar: Romance, Op. 62 (Novello) or The Chester Bassoon Anthology (Chester)
4 Ida Gotkovsky Variation – Expressive and Variation – Ostinato, Nos 4 and 5 from Variations concertantes (Editions Musicales Transatlantiques)
5 Hummel Romanza (2nd movt from Concerto in F) Hummel: Concerto in F for Bassoon (IMC)
6 Saint-Saëns Molto adagio–Allegro moderato, 3rd movt from Sonata in G, Op. 168 (Henle or Peters)
7 Schreck Allegro ma non troppo, 1st movt from Sonata for Bassoon, Op. 9 (Hofmeister)
8 Schumann Romance, No. 2 from Three Romances, Op. 94, arr. Gatt (Phylloscopus)
9 Jeff Scott Elegy for Innocence ending b. 158; with repeats; with quasi cadenza Jeff Scott: Elegy for Innocence (TrevCo Music Publishing)
10 Spohr Adagio in F, Op. 115  (IMC)

LIST C

1 D. Bourgeois Allegro vivace, No. 7 from Fantasy Pieces for Bassoon (Brass Wind)
2 Grovlez Sicilienne et Allegro giocoso  (Leduc)
3 Kunc Buffoonery, Op. 63 (Broude Brothers)
4 Markiewiczówna Toccata,  for Bassoon (PWM)
5 Ottó Oromszegi Bitterness and Policeman Dance, Nos 9 and 11 from 15 Characteristic Pieces in Hungarian Style  (Emerson)
6 Pierné Prélude de concert sur un thème de Purcell, Op. 53 Pierné: Prélude de concert, Op. 53 (Salabert)
7 Gary Powell Nash Deformation V with printed cadenza, for Bassoon (Gary Powell Nash) 🕮
8 Tansman Allegro con moto, 1st movt from Sonatine, for Bassoon (Eschig)
9 Tcherepnin Lutte, 1st movt from Sonatine sportive, Op. 63, for Bassoon (Leduc)
10 Vinter The Playful Pachyderm with printed cadenza Vinter: The Playful Pachyderm (Boosey & Hawkes)

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