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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Cello Grade 7 from 2024.
Pre-requisite for entry for ABRSM Cello Grade 7 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 7 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 7 Scales
Cello Scales Grade 6-8
Grade 7 Sight-Reading
Cello Specimen Sight-Reading, Grades 6-8
Grade 7 Aural
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 7
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 6-8
| Composer | Piece Details | Publication | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alborea | Adagio and Vivace (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata in C) | Alborea: Sonata C-Dur (Doblinger) |
| 2 | J. C. F. Bach | Rondeaux (2nd movt from Sonata in G) | J. C. F. Bach: Sonata in G for Violoncello (Bärenreiter) |
| 3 | J. S. Bach | Bourrée 1 and Bourrée 2 (from Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009) – SOLO | J. S. Bach: Six Suites for Violoncello Solo (Bärenreiter) or |
| (Peters) or | |||
| (Peters Urtext) | |||
| 4 | Cervetto | Allo moderato (2nd movt from Sonata in A minor, Op. 2 No. 5) upper part | Cervetto: Two Sonatas, Op. 2 Nos. 9 & 5 (Bärenreiter) |
| 5 | F. Couperin | Siciliène and Air de diable (2nd and 5th movts from Pièces en concert) | F. Couperin: Pièces en concert (Leduc) or |
| Solos for Young Cellists, Vol. 5 (Alfred) | |||
| 6 | B. Marcello | Adagio and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in G, Op. 2 No. 6) | B. Marcello: Six Sonatas, Op. 2 (Peters) |
| 7 | Platti | Adagio and Presto (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata quarta) | Ten Italian Sonatas for Cello and Continuo (Ricordi) |
| 8 | Telemann | Scherzo, arr. Rapp | Melodies by Old Masters for Young Cellists, Vol. 2 (Schott) |
| 9 | Ticciati | Toccata (No. 5 from Studies in Style and Technique, Book 3)– SOLO | Ticciati: Studies in Style and Technique, Book 3 (OUP) |
| 10 | Vivaldi | Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata in B b, RV 46) | Vivaldi: Two Sonatas, RV 40 & RV 46 (Bärenreiter) or |
| Vivaldi: Complete Sonatas for Violoncello (Bärenreiter) | |||
| 11 | Ailbhe McDonagh | Busybody (No.14 from It’s a Cello Thing, Book 2) | Ailbhe McDonagh: It’s a Cello Thing, Book 2 (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| 12 | S. Paxton | Allegro moderato (1st movt from Sonata in A, Op.1 No.1) | S. Paxton: Sonata in A, Op.1 No.1 (Schott) |
| 13 | Vivaldi | Largo and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata No. 2 in F, RV 41) | Vivaldi: Complete Sonatas for Violoncello (Bärenreiter) |
| List B | |||
| 1 | L. Berkeley | Andantino, Op. 21 No. 2a | L. Berkeley: Andantino for Cello, Op. 21 No. 2a (Chester) |
| 2 | Borodin | Serenade in G, arr. Stutschewsky & Thaler | Borodin: Serenade in G (Peters) |
| 3 | Fauré | Sicilienne, Op. 78 | Fauré: Sicilienne, Op. 78 (Cramer) or |
| Cellissimo – Appassionato (Schott) | |||
| 4 | Mendelssohn | Lied ohne Worte, Op.109 | Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op.109 (Schott) or |
| (Bärenreiter) or | |||
| Cellissimo – Appassionato (Schott) | |||
| 5 | Le cygne (from The Carnival of the Animals) | Cellissimo – Appassionato (Schott) or | |
| Saint-Saëns: Le cygne, for Cello (Durand) or | |||
| Saint-Saëns: The Complete Shorter Works (Faber) | |||
| 6 | Goltermann | Andantino (2nd movt from Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 65) | Goltermann: Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 65 (IMC) |
| 7 | Lisznyai-Szabó | Ősz (Autumn) | Lisznyai-Szabó: Ősz (Autumn) (EMB Zeneműkiadó) |
| 8 | Moeran | Prelude | Moeran: Prelude for Cello (Novello) |
| 9 | Pachulski | Chanson triste (No. 3 from Trois morceaux, Op. 4) | Principal Cello (ABRSM) |
| 10 | Trad. Scottish | I’ll Bid My Heart Be Still, arr. Clarke | R. Clarke: Shorter Pieces for Cello (OUP) |
| 11 | Bridge | Serenade (from Four Pieces) | Bridge: Four Pieces for Cello (Faber) |
| 12 | Chopin | Largo (3rd movt from Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65) | Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65/Polonaise in C, Op. 3 (Peters) or |
| Chopin: Sonata for Violoncello in G minor, Op. 65 (Henle) | |||
| 13 | Klengel | Andante (2nd movt from Concertino No.1 in C, Op. 7) | Klengel: Cello Concertino No.1 in C, Op. 7 (Breitkopf & Härtel) |
| List C | |||
| 1 | Adorian | Poème (No. 2 from Serenade Basque) | Solos for Young Cellists, Vol. 3 (Alfred) |
| 2 | Arensky | Petite ballade, Op.12 No.1 | Arensky: Petite ballade & Danse capricieuse, Op.12 (Fountayne Editions) |
| 3 | A. Beach | Berceuse, Op. 40 No. 2 | A. Beach: Five Pieces for Cello and Piano (Hildegard) |
| 4 | Granados | Andaluza (No. 5 from 12 Danzas Españolas) following main line | Granados: Danza Española No. 5, Andaluza for Cello (Unión Musical Ediciones) |
| 5 | Járdányi | Sonatina complete | Járdányi: Sonatina for Cello (EMB Zeneműkiadó) |
| 6 | Nicola LeFanu | Prelude – SOLO | Spectrum for Cello (ABRSM) |
| 7 | Douglas Mason | Freefall | Douglas Mason: Freefall for Violoncello (Recital Music) or |
| Digital Edition | |||
| 8 | Aaron Minsky | The Train Whistle (No.1 from Ten American Cello Etudes)– SOLO | Aaron Minsky: Ten American Cello Etudes (OUP) |
| 9 | Musorgsky, arr. Rachmaninotf | Gopak (from Sorochintsky Fair), arr. Rémy with ossia in b. 43 | Cellowise 2 (Clifton Edition) |
| 10 | Squire | Gavotte humoristique, Op. 6 | Principal Cello (ABRSM) |
| 11 | Goltermann | Tarantelle (from Moderne Suite, Op.122) | Goltermann: Moderne Suite, Op.122 (IMSLP) 🕮 |
| 12 | Walter Ernst Haberl | Latin for Alex | Walter Ernst Haberl: Latin for Alex (Universal) |
| 13 | Russell Hepplewhite | Yar Tor – SOLO | Russell Hepplewhite: Yar Tor for Solo Violoncello (Forton Music) |
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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
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Revision
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