Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Clarinet Grade 8 2022 Syllabus:

Grade 8 Scales

ABRSM Clarinet Scales Grades 6-8

Grade 8 Sight-Reading

ABRSM Clarinet 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

List A

1 C. Baermann Variations sentimentales No. 74 from More Graded Studies for Clarinet, Book 2 (Faber) [Solo]
2 L. Berkeley Lento and Allegro (Nos 2 and 3 from Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo) B♭ or A clarinet may be used  L. Berkeley: Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo (Chester) [Solo]
3 H. Eslava y Elizondo Andante y Allegro H. Eslava y Elizondo: Andante y Allegro (Bassus Ediciones)
4 Gomez Lorito Caprice with cadenza Gomez: Lorito Caprice (Lazarus Edition)
5 James Rae Vivo (No. 16 from 18 Concert Etudes for Solo Clarinet) James Rae: 18 Concert Etudes for Solo Clarinet (Universal) [Solo]
6 Saint-Saëns Molto allegro (4th movt from Sonata, Op. 167) Saint-Saëns: Sonata in E♭, Op. 167 (Henle or Durand)
7 Seiber Toccata (1st movt from Concertino for Clarinet) Seiber: Concertino for Clarinet (Schott)
8 Weber Allegro (1st movt from Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73) Weber: Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 (Henle or Boosey & Hawkes)
9 Weber Rondo: Allegretto (3rd movt from Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73) Weber: Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 (Henle or Boosey & Hawkes)
10 Wratny Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in B♭) Wratny: Concerto in B♭ (Kunzelmann GM1636)

List B

1 Bax Molto moderato (1st movt from Sonata for Clarinet) Bax: Sonata for Clarinet (Studio Music)
2 R. R. Bennett Ballad in Memory of Shirley Horn R. R. Bennett: Ballad in Memory of Shirley Horn (Novello)
3 L. Bernstein Grazioso (1st movt from Sonata for Clarinet) L. Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet (Boosey & Hawkes) With CD
4 Brahms Allegro appassionato (1st movt from Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1) Brahms: Sonatas, Op. 120 (Henle) or (Wiener Urtext)
5 Brahms Allegro amabile (1st movt from Sonata in E♭, Op. 120 No. 2) Brahms: Sonatas, Op. 120 (Henle) or (Wiener Urtext)
6 Roma Cafolla  Cara Gianna (Forton Music)
7 L. Cahuzac Cantilene L. Cahuzac: Cantilene for Clarinet (Billaudot)
8 Grovlez Sarabande et Allegro, trans. Delécluse Grovlez: Sarabande et Allegro (Leduc)
9 Páleníček Andante rapsodico, 2nd movt from Malá Suita (Schott)
10 Schumann Lebhaft, leicht and Rasch und mit Feuer, Nos 2 and 3 from Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 (Peters or Henle: A/B♭ edition)

List C

1 M. Arnold Allegro con brio (1st movt from Sonatina, Op. 29) M. Arnold: Sonatina, Op. 29 (Lengnick)
2 S. Coleridge-Taylor Finale: Allegro agitato (4th movt from Quintet in F♯ minor, Op. 10), arr. Denwood, S. Coleridge-Taylor: Quintet in F♯ minor for Clarinet in A and Piano (Emerson: A edition)
3 Paul Harvey I Got Rhythm (No. 1 from Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin for Solo Clarinet) Paul Harvey: Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin for Solo Clarinet (Emerson) [Solo]
4 Joseph Horovitz Con brio (3rd movt from Sonatina for Clarinet) Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina for Clarinet (Novello)
5 Rachel Matthews Listen Through the Rustling Leaves (1st movt from Voices of Trees) Rachel Matthews: Voices of Trees (Comus Edition)
6 V. Monti Czardas No. 1, trans. Parola  for Clarinet (Ricordi)
7 Poulenc Allegro tristamente, 1st movt from Sonata for Clarinet (Chester)
8 Sarah Rodgers 3rd movt (from Spanish Sonata) Sarah Rodgers: Spanish Sonata for Clarinet (Stainer & Bell)
9 Sauter Clarinet a la King effects optional Benny Goodman: Composer/Artist Clarinet Solos (Regent Music Corporation)
10 Roberto Sierra Preludio and Canción de la montaña, Nos 1 and 4 from Cinco Bocetos (Subito Music) [Solo]

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Theory of Music

ABRSM Music Theory Exam Materials
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Syllabus amendments

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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.

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