Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Clarinet Grade 4 2022 Syllabus:

Grade 4 Scales and Sight-Reading
ABRSM Clarinet Scales & Arpeggios and Sight-Reading, Grades 1-5

Grade 4 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 4 Pieces

One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C. Please note that the first three pieces in each list are found in the ABRSM Clarinet Grade 4 2022 books:

Clarinet Grade 4 2022 Pack (Clarinet & Piano Parts, Audio Downloads, Scales & Sight-Reading)
Clarinet Grade 4 2022 Pieces (Clarinet & Piano Parts with Audio Downloads)

List A

1 Telemann Allegro (5th movt from Sonata No. 2, Methodical Sonatas, Book II, TWV 41:c3) trills optional
2 Warlock Basse-Danse (from Capriol Suite), arr. Bullard 3 Lynne Williams Minuet (No. 9 from Twenty Four Five Clarinet Studies)Solo
4 C. Baermann Allegro moderato (No. 10 from Vollständige Clarinett-Schule, Part 1, Op. 63)  C. Baermann: Clarinet Method, Op. 63, Volume 1 (Schott) [Solo]
5 Bizet Chanson bohème (from Carmen), arr. Lawrance Great Winners for Clarinet (Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp.
6 Dvořák Humoresque, Op. 101 No. 7, arr. Birtel Classical Music for Children for Clarinet (Schott)
7 Lefèvre Allegro (3rd movt from Sonata No. 3 in F) Lefèvre: Sonata in F (Schott) or Lefèvre: Two Sonatas (Schott)
8 Mark Nightingale Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Pike♭ (No. 3 from Fishy Scaley Studies)  Mark Nightingale: Fishy Scaley Studies (Warwick Music) [Solo]
9 Jim Parker Soldier, Soldier, The Music of Jim Parker for Clarinet (Brass Wind)
10 Vaughan Williams Allegro Vivace (No. 6 from Six Studies in English Folksong) Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folksong for Clarinet (Stainer & Bell) Piano Accomp.

List B

1 Mozart Romanze (from Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525, 2nd movt), arr. Bullard
2 Swain Heather Hill (No. 1 from Two Contrasts)
3 L. Bernstein Tonight (from West Side Story), arr. Iles
4 Gade Fantasy Piece: Andantino con moto (No. 1 from Fantasiestücke, Op. 43) grace notes optional Gade: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 43 (Hansen, Henle or Schott)
5 Gershwin It Ain’t Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess), arr. Davies & Harris Easy Gershwin for Clarinet (OUP: B♭ edition or OUP archive: C edition)
6 Mendelssohn Song Without Words, Op. 67 No. 2, arr. King & Frank Mendelssohn for the Clarinet (ABRSM)
7 Mozart Voi che sapete (from The Marriage of Figaro), arr. Benoy & Bryce Mozart Two Arias (OUP)
8 Rimsky-Korsakov Andante (from Concerto for Clarinet and Military Band), arr. King No. 1 from Clarinet Solos, Vol. 2 (Chester)
9 Schumann Träumerei, Op. 15 No. 7, arr. Birtel Classical Highlights for Clarinet (Schott)🎹
10 Ros Stephen Cairo Cradle Song (from Clarinet Globetrotters) Ros Stephen: Clarinet Globetrotters (OUP)🎹

List C

1 Brian Chapple For Latin Lovers Clarinet Exam Pieces from 2022, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
2 Trad. Klezmer A Nakht in Gan Eydn, arr. Gellnick with repeat Clarinet Exam Pieces from 2022, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
3 Raymond Yiu Bauhinia Soft-Shoe Clarinet Exam Pieces from 2022, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
4 Colin Cowles Dishy Ichthyosaurus Drag (from Dancing Dinosaurs) Colin Cowles: Dancing Dinosaurs (Fentone)
5 Joplin Maple Leaf Rag, arr. Lawrance Great Winners for Clarinet (Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp.
6 John Williams Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark), arr. Lawrance or arr. Galliford, Neuburg & Edmondson Great Winners for Clarinet(Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp. or Ultimate Movie Instrumental Solos for Clarinet (Alfred)
7 Duncan Lamont The Wizard (from Mr Benn for Clarinet) Duncan Lamont: Mr Benn for Clarinet (Queen’s Temple Publications)
8 Fields & McHugh On the Sunny Side of the Street, arr. Iveson with lower line in bb. 35–40 Let’s Face the Music for Clarinet (Brass Wind) [Solo]
10 James Rae Exhibit A (No. 23 from 38 More Modern Studies for Solo Clarinet) James Rae: 38 More Modern Studies for Solo Clarinet (Universal) [Solo]

🎹 Piano accompaniment printable separately, see www.abrsm.org/syllabusclarifications

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ABRSM Clarinet Grade 4 2022 Additional Resources & information

Theory of Music

ABRSM Music Theory Exam Materials
Additional Music Theory Resources

Syllabus 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.

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.

Photocopies & downloads
Candidates should not perform from unauthorised photocopies (or other kinds of copies) or illegal downloads of copyright music in examinations. There are limited circumstances where can copies be used in an examination the UK. The MPA’s Code of Fair Practice gives further guidance. Before making a copy an application should be made to the copyright holder and evidence of permission should be brought to the exam. Candidates and Applicants must act within the law with regard to copyright.