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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Double Bass Grade 7 from 2024 Syllabus:
Grade 7 Scales
ABRSM Double Bass Scales Grades 6-8
Grade 7 Sight-Reading
ABRSM Double Bass Specimen Sight-Reading, Grades 6-8
Grade 7 Aural
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 7 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 7 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 6-8 (book and CD)
Grade 7 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C:
Candidates must choose at least one accompanied piece.
| List A | Composer | Piece Details | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beethoven | Minuet, arr. Zimmerman | Solos for the Double Bass Player (G. Schirmer) |
| 2 | Capuzzi | Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in D) | Capuzzi: Concerto in D (Yorke) |
| 3 | Cimador | Allegro (3rd movt from Concerto in G) | Cimador: Concerto in G (Yorke) |
| 4 | Dragonetti | Waltz No. 3 (from 12 Waltzes) 8va optional – SOLO | Dragonetti: 12 Waltzes for Double Bass Solo (Henle) |
| 5 | Galliard | Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata in F) | Galliard: Sonata in F (IMC) |
| 6 | attrib. Giovannino | Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in F) | Giovannino: Sonata in F (Yorke) |
| 7 | Handel | Adagio and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts Viola da Gamba Sonata in C), arr. Heyes | Handel: Gamba Sonata in C (Recital Music) |
| Handel: Gamba Sonata in C (Recital Music) Digital Edition from our Download site | |||
| 8 | B. Marcello: | Adagio and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in A minor, Op. 2 No. 3) | B. Marcello: Sonata in A minor (IMC) or |
| B. Marcello: Six Sonatas (G. Schirmer) | |||
| 9 | Telemann | Allegro (4th movt from Sonata in A minor, TWV 41:a6), trans. Sankey | Telemann: Sonata in A minor (IMC) |
| 10 | Vivaldi | Largo and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata No. 2 in F, RV 41) low Cs & Ds may be adapted in cello edns | Vivaldi: Sonata No. 2 in F major, trans. Zimmermann (IMC) or |
| Vivaldi: Complete Sonatas for Violoncello (Bärenreiter) or | |||
| Vivaldi: Six Sonatas for Violoncello (Schott) | |||
| 11 | I. Carroll | Toccata (No. 2 from Three Pieces for Double Bass) | I. Carroll: Three Pieces for Double Bass (Forsyth) |
| 12 | Lourdes C. Montgomery | Huapango (No. 2 from Hispanic Dances) | Lourdes C. Montgomery: Hispanic Dances for Double Bass (Recital Music) Digital Edition from our Download site |
| List B | |||
| 1 | J. S. Bach | Largo (from BWV 1056), arr. Close & Sassmannshaus | Concert Pieces for Double Bass (Bärenreiter) |
| 2 | Glinka | Susanin’s Aria, arr. Rimsky-Korsakov | Glinka: Two Russian Arias (Recital Music) |
| Glinka: Two Russian Arias (Recital Music) Digital Edition from our Download site | |||
| 3 | Hegner | Romance | Hegner: Romance (Recital Music) |
| Hegner: Romance (Recital Music) Digital Edition from our Download site | |||
| 4 | Jacob | Largo (2nd movt from A Little Concerto) | Jacob: A Little Concerto (Yorke) |
| 5 | Pichl | Andante molto (2nd movt from Concerto in C) | Pichl: Concerto in C (Bartholomew) |
| 6 | Ratez | Cantabile (No. 2 from Six pièces caractéristiques, Op. 46) | Ratez: Six pièces caractéristiques, Op. 46: No. 2 Cantabile (Billaudot) or |
| Ratez: Characteristic Pieces, Book 1 (Recital Music) | |||
| Ratez: Characteristic Pieces, Book 1 (Recital Music) Digital Edition from our Download site | |||
| 7 | Rossini | Une larme | Rossini: Une larme (Recital Music) |
| Transcription Series Book 1 (Recital Music) Digital Edition from our Download site | |||
| 8 | Schumann | Träumerei, Op.15 No. 7, arr. Heyes | Miniatures, Book 2 (Recital Music) |
| 9 | Verdi | Aria (from Rigoletto), arr. Zimmerman | Solos for the Double Bass Player (G. Schirmer) |
| 10 | J. P. Waud | Novelette | Yorke Solos for Double Bass, Vol. 1 (Yorke) |
| 11 | Sadie Harrison | Flower of the Cherry – Robin’s Lullaby | Sadie Harrison: Flower of the Cherry – Robin’s Lullaby (UYMP) |
| 12 | F. Price | Adoration, arr. Elliott | F. Price: Adoration (Bartholomew) |
| 13 | Mary Rae | On the Wind (No. 2 of Two Pieces for David) from Celebrations Book 4 – SOLO | Celevrations Book 4 (Recital Music) Digital Edition from our Download site |
| List C | |||
| 1 | D. Bourgeois | Tempo di valse (No. 4 from Fantasy Pieces for Double Bass) – SOLO | D. Bourgeois: Fantasy Pieces for Double Bass (Brass Wind) |
| 2 | Boguslaw Furtok | Concert Piece | Early Start on the Double Bass, Vol. 3 (Bärenreiter) |
| 3 | Hester | The Bull Steps Out | Hester: The Bull Steps Out (Yorke) |
| 4 | B. Hummel | Allegro (1st movt from Sonatina, Op. 69b) | B. Hummel: Sonatine, Op. 69b (Simrock) |
| 5 | Dennis Leogrande | May I♭ | Dennis Leogrande: May I♭ (Clifton Edition) |
| 6 | Noskowski | Elegy Polonaise | Miniatures, Book 1 (Recital Music) |
| Miniatures, Book 1 (Recital Music) Digital Edition from our Download site | |||
| 7 | Armand Russell | Chaconne | Solos for the Double Bass Player (G. Schirmer) |
| 8 | Simandl | Tempo di polacca, arr. Durkee | Suzuki Bass School, Vol. 4 (Alfred) |
| Suzuki Bass School Volume 4 – Piano Accompaniment (Alfred) | |||
| 9 | Bertram Turetzky | Pacific Parables – SOLO | Celebrations, Book 6 (Recital Music) Digital Edition from our Download site |
| 10 | David Walter | The Elephant’s Gavotte | David Walter: The Elephant’s Gavotte (Yorke) |
| 11 | Lourdes C. Montgomery | Colla Tempestada (No. 5 from Hispanic Dances) | Lourdes C. Montgomery: Hispanic Dances for Double Bass (Recital Music) Digital Edition from our Download site |
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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 Double Bass Syllabus. The ABRSM will post advance notice of planned changes to the Double Bass 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.