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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Clarinet Grade 6 2022 Syllabus:
Grade 6 Scales
ABRSM Clarinet Scales Grades 6-8
Grade 6 Sight-Reading
ABRSM Clarinet Specimen Sight-Reading, Grades 6-8
Grade 6 Aural
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 6 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 6 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 6-8 (book and CD)
Grade 6 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 6 2022 Pieces book:
Clarinet Clarinet Grade 6 Pieces (Clarinet & Piano Parts with Audio Downloads)
List A
1 J. S. Bach Corrente (2nd movt from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004), trans. ABRSM Solo
2 N. Rota Allegro danzante
3 Lefèvre Allegro ma non troppo (1st movt from Sonata No. 5)
4 Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5, WoO 1/1, arr. Mauz Classical Highlights for Clarinet (Schott)🎹
5 Finzi Prelude (No. 1 from Five Bagatelles) Finzi: Five Bagatelles (Boosey & Hawkes)
6 Lange Study in C with repeat No. 58 from More Graded Studies for Clarinet, Book 2 (Faber) [Solo]
7 Molter Moderato (1st movt from Concerto No. 4 in D), arr. King No. 7 from Clarinet Solos, Vol. 2 (Chester)
8 Saint-Saëns Allegro animato (2nd movt from Sonata, Op. 167) Saint-Saëns: Sonata in E♭, Op. 167 (Henle or Durand)
9 Tartini, arr. Jacob Grave and Allegro molto (1st and 2nd movts from Concertino) Tartini: Concertino (Boosey & Hawkes)
10 Wratny Andante sostenuto (2nd movt from Concerto in B♭) Wratny: Concerto in B♭ (Kunzelmann GM1636)
List B
1 H. Baermann Adagio (2nd movt from Clarinet Quintet No. 3, Op. 23) Clarinet Exam Pieces from 2022, Grade 6 (ABRSM)
2 Gade Fantasiestück (No. 4 from Fantasiestücke, Op. 43) Clarinet Exam Pieces from 2022, Grade 6 (ABRSM)
3 Paul Reade Prelude (1st movt from Suite from The Victorian Kitchen Garden) Clarinet Exam Pieces from 2022, Grade 6 (ABRSM)
4 Bassi Nocturne Solos for Clarinet (Carl Fischer)
5 Garner Misty, arr. Bennett YolanDa Brown Clarinet Collection (Faber)
6 Gipps Lento ma con moto (2nd movt from Clarinet Concerto, Op. 9) final 5 notes 8vb Gipps: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 9 (Emerson)
7 Joseph Horovitz Lento, quasi andante (2nd movt from Sonatina for Clarinet) Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina for Clarinet (Novello)
8 L. Kozeluch Poco adagio (2nd movt from Concerto in E♭) L. Kozeluch: Concerto in E♭ (Kunzelmann)
9 Rachmaninoff Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14, trans. Campbell Rachmaninoff: Vocalise for Clarinet and Piano (Boosey & Hawkes)
10 Stanford Intermezzo (No. 2 from Three Intermezzi, Op. 13) Stanford: Three Intermezzi, Op. 13 (Chester) or The Chester Clarinet Anthology (Chester)
List C
1 Gonzaga Tamoio, arr. Gellnick Clarinet Exam Pieces from 2022, Grade 6 (ABRSM)
2 Mike Mower Groove on a Plate (from The Quintessential Clarinet, Vol. 2) Clarinet Exam Pieces from 2022, Grade 6 (ABRSM) [Solo]
3 Greaves Marche en rondeau Clarinet Exam Pieces from 2022, Grade 6 (ABRSM)
4 Brian Chapple Spanish Brandy (No. 4 from Ebony & Ivory) Brian Chapple: Ebony & Ivory (ABRSM)
5 A. Cooke Alla Marcia A. Cooke: Alla Marcia (Emerson)
6 Paul Harris Allegro ma non troppo (No. 1 from Visions) Paul Harris: Visions (ABRSM)
7 James Rae The Funkmeister (No. 30 from 38 More Modern Studies for Solo Clarinet) James Rae: 38 More Modern Studies for Solo Clarinet (Universal) [Solo]
8 Templeton Moderato (and Mellow) (1st movt from PocketSize Sonata No. 2) Templeton: Pocket-Size Sonata No. 2 (Shawnee Press)
9 Z. Vallassa Dances from Szeged Music Through Time, Clarinet Book 4 (OUP)
10 Nigel Wood Jab Jab (No. 1 from Six Exotic Studies for Solo Clarinet) Nigel Wood: Six Exotic Studies for Solo Clarinet (Saxtet Publications)
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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.