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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Cello Grade 6 from 2024.
Pre-requisite for entry for ABRSM Cello Grade 6 from 2024
Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a Practical Grades solo Jazz instrument. For alternatives, see www.abrsm.org/prerequisite
Grade 6 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C.
Please note that the ABRSM does NOT publish a book of Cello Exam Pieces for Cello Grade 6 from 2024.
Grade 6 Scales
Cello Scales Grade 6-8
Grade 6 Sight-Reading
Cello Specimen Sight-Reading, Grades 6-8
Grade 6 Aural
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 6
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 6-8
| Composer | Piece Details | Publication | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. S. Bach | Menuet 1 and Menuet 2 (from Suite No.1 in G, BWV 1007) – SOLO | J. S. Bach: Six Suites for Violoncello Solo (Bärenreiter) or |
| (Peters) or | |||
| (Peters Urtext) | |||
| 2 | Boismortier | Allemanda (1st movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 26 No. 5) upper part in single edn | Boismortier: Sonata in G minor, Op. 26 No. 5 (Schott) or |
| Famous Original Pieces for Violoncello and Piano (Schott) | |||
| 3 | B. Marcello | Allegro (4th movt from Sonata in C, Op. 2 No. 5) | Famous Original Pieces for Violoncello and Piano (Schott) or |
| B. Marcello: Six Sonatas, Op. 2 (Peters) | |||
| 4 | Boni | Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in F, Op.1 No. 5)ornamentation optional | Cello & Piano 2 (EMB Zeneműkiadó) |
| 5 | De Fesch | Siciliano and Allemanda (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in D minor, Op. 8 No. 3) | De Fesch: Cello Sonatas, Op. 8 Nos. 4 & 3 (Peters) or |
| Best of Cello Classics (Schott) | |||
| 6 | D. Gabrielli | Grave and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in A) | D. Gabrielli: The Complete Works for Violoncello (Bärenreiter) |
| 7 | Jean Baptiste Loeillet | Gavotte und Musette, arr. Rapp | Melodies by Old Masters for Young Cellists, Vol. 2 (Schott) |
| 8 | Pergolesi | Allegro (2nd movt from Sinfonia in F) | Ten Italian Sonatas for Cello and Continuo (Ricordi) |
| 9 | A. Scarlatti | Allegretto (2nd movt from Sonata No. 2 in C minor) | A. Scarlatti: Three Sonatas for Cello (G. Schirmer) |
| 10 | Telemann | Largo and Allegro (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata in D, TWV 41:D6) | Telemann: Sonata in D, TWV 41:D6 (Bärenreiter) or |
| Cello & Piano 1 (EMB Zeneműkiadó) | |||
| 11 | Lebrun | Allegro (from Sonata, Op.1 No. 6), arr. K. & D. Blackwell | Solo Time for Cello, Book 2 (OUP) |
| 12 | Mozart | Rondo (from Sonata for Bassoon and Cello, K. 292), arr. K. & D. Blackwell | Solo Time for Cello, Book 2 (OUP) |
| 13 | Vivaldi | Largo and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in E minor, RV 40) | Vivaldi: Two Sonatas RV 40 & RV 46 (Bärenreiter) or |
| Vivaldi: Complete Sonatas for Violoncello (Bärenreiter) | |||
| List B | |||
| 1 | Cui | Orientale (No. 9 from Kaleidoscope, Op. 50) | Cello Solos (Amsco) |
| 2 | Davidoff | Romance sans paroles, Op. 23 | Davidoff: Romance sans paroles (Schott) |
| 3 | Goltermann | Notturno (No. 3 from Quatre morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 43) | Cellissimo – Appassionato (Schott) |
| 4 | Grieg | Intermezzo, EG 115 | Principal Cello (ABRSM) |
| 5 | attrib. Paradis | Sicilienne, arr. Dushkin or arr. Gout & Legg | Paradis: Sicilienne for Violin or Cello (Schott) or |
| Learning the Tenor Clef (Faber) | |||
| 6 | Romberg | Allegro non troppo (1st movt from Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 No.1), arr. Jansen cello 1 part in Alfred edn |
Romberg: Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 No.1 (Dowani) or |
| Romberg: Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 No.1 (IMC) or | |||
| Solos for Young Cellists, Vol. 3 (Alfred) | |||
| 7 | Saint-Saëns | Romance in F, Op. 36 | Saint-Saëns: Romance, Op. 36 (IMC) or |
| P.10 from Saint-Saëns: The Complete Shorter Works (Faber) | |||
| 8 | Sibelius | Romance (No. 2 from Four Pieces, Op. 78) | Sibelius: Romance, Op. 78 No. 2 (Hansen) |
| 9 | Tchaikovsky | Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6, arr. Rose | Tchaikovsky: Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6 (IMC) or |
| Cello & Piano 1 (EMB Zeneműkiadó) | |||
| 10 | Villa-Lobos | Song of the Black Swan | Steven Isserlis’s Cello World (Faber) or |
| Julian Lloyd Webber – Cello Song (Chester) | |||
| 11 | Aulin | Elegy, Op. 8 No. 3, arr. K. & D. Blackwell | Solo Time for Cello, Book 2 (OUP) |
| 12 | Carl Davis | Elegy | Unbeaten Tracks for Cello (Faber) |
| 13 | Horrocks | Irish Melody (from Irish Melody and Country Dance, Op.17/1) | Horrocks: Irish Melody (ABRSM) 🕮 |
| List C | |||
| 1 | Adorian | Spanish Dance (No.1 from Serenade Basque) | Solos for Young Cellists, Vol. 3 (Alfred) |
| 2 | Bartók | Joc cu bâtă and Buciumeana (Nos. 1 and 4 from Romanian Folk Dances), trans. Silva | Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances for Cello (Universal) |
| 3 | Bunting | Dance Caprice | Principal Cello (ABRSM) |
| 4 | Adriana Figueroa Mañas | Pieza No.1 (from Tres piezas en clave de tango) | Adriana Figueroa Mañas: Tres piezas en clave de tango (Hildegard) |
| 5 | Glazunov | Sérénade espagnole (No. 2 from Deux morceaux, Op. 20) | Glazunov: Sérénade espagnole, Op. 20 No. 2 (Belaietf) or |
| (IMC) | |||
| 6 | Hindemith | Lebhaft (No. 3 from Drei leichte stücke) | Cellissimo – Arietta (Schott) |
| 7 | Julian Jacobson | Hip Hip Bourrée | Unbeaten Tracks for Cello (Faber) |
| 8 | Kabalevsky | March (No. 2 from Five Studies in Major and Minor)– SOLO | Kabalevsky: Five Studies in Major and Minor, Op. 67 (Peters) or |
| Kabalevsky: Five Etudes in Major and Minor Keys, Op. 68 (Sikorski) | |||
| 9 | Aaron Minsky | Varsity Days (No.1 from Pop Goes the Cello) –SOLO | Aaron Minsky: Pop Goes the Cello (OUP) |
| 10 | Squire | Danse rustique, Op. 20 No. 5 | Squire: Danse rustique, Op. 20 No. 5 (Stainer & Bell) |
| 11 | Bloch | Supplication (No. 2 from From Jewish Life) | Bloch: From Jewish Life (Carl Fischer) |
| 12 | Dunkler | Theme (from Caprice hongroise), arr. Bruce & Wells | More Time Pieces for Cello, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) |
| 13 | Lavildevan | Sugar with Cinnamon, arr. K. & D. Blackwell | Solo Time for Cello, Book 2 (OUP) |
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Overlap
Bowed Strings candidates worldwide may play their three pieces from the 2020–2023 Bowed Strings Syllabus until 31 December 2024. All pieces must be from the same syllabus – candidates may not present a mixture from old and new syllabuses.
Amendments
The ABRSM will post updates to the syllabus e.g. changes to publication details or other minor corrections or clarifications at www.abrsm.org/syllabuscorrections.
Revision
The ABRSM has not scheduled the next revision of the Cello Syllabus. The ABRSM will post advance notice of planned changes to the Cello Syllabus (including syllabus overlap information) at www.abrsm.org/syllabusupdates.
Photocopies & downloads
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