Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Exam Syllabus:

Grade 4 Scales
ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios for E♭ Horn, Grades 1-8

Grade 4 Sight-reading
ABRSM Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for E♭ Horn, Grades 1-5

Grade 4 Aurals
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4-5 (book only)
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)
ABRSM Aural Training in Practice, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)

Grade 4 Pieces
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:

LIST A
1 Concone Andante sostenuto. Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 2, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: E♭/F edition)
2 De Curtis Return to Sorrento, arr. Roberts (lower line in bb. 42–3) (Winwood Music: E♭/B♭edition)
3 John Frith Jiggedy Jig Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM:treble/bass brass edition; E♭ piano accomp.)
4 Lucy Pankhurst Folk Song Shining Brass, Book 2 (treble/bass brass edition; E♭ piano accompt.)
5 Grieg Norwegian Dance No. 2. Undercover Hits for Horn in Eb, arr. Gout (Brass Wind)
6 Grieg Solveig’s Song (from Peer Gynt). Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition; E♭ piano accompt.)
7 Handel How beautiful are the feet. Music for the Minster, arr. Green (Warwick Music: E♭/F edition)
8 Leslie Pearson Pastoral Echoes. No. 9 from Going Solo – Tenor Horn, arr. Wallace and Pearson (Faber)
9 Schubert Marche militaire (grace notes optional). No. 16 from Skilful Solos for F or E♭ Horn, arr. Sparke (Anglo Music AMP 192-400: E♭/F edition)

LIST B
1 Eden Ahbez Nature Boy. Latino for Horn in Eb, arr. Ramskill (Brass Wind)
2 Colin Cowles The Hornbeam Tree: No. 7 from Sound Your Horn! (Spartan Press SP742: E♭/F edition)
3 Alberto Dominguez Frenesì. Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition; E♭ piano accompt.)
4 John Frith Bragtime Shining Brass, Book 2 (treble/bass brass edition; E♭ piano accompt.)
5 Peter Meechan Way Down South Shining Brass, Book 2 (treble/bass brass edition; E♭ piano accompt.)
6 Mark Goddard Hornpipe or Daydreams: No. 3 or No. 4 from Party Pieces for Horn in E♭ (Spartan Press SP165)
7 Peter Graham Buenos Aires: No. 7 from Cityscapes for E♭ Instrument (Gramercy Music: treble/bass edition)
8 Stephen Sondheim Send in the Clowns. A Little Light Music for Horn in E♭ , arr. Iveson (Brass Wind)
9 Philip Sparke At the Circus. No. 14 from Skilful Solos for F or E♭ Horn, arr. Sparke (Anglo Music AMP 192-400: E♭/F edition)

LIST C
1 Don Blakeson Western Skies: No. 29 from Smooth Groove for Horn in E♭ (Brass Wind)
2 Lizzie Davis Irish Jig: from Polished Brass (Brass Wind: treble brass edition)
3 Tom Davoren Quiet Moment Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM:treble/bass brass edition)
4 Peter Meechan Reflections Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM:treble/bass brass edition)
5 Sigmund Hering No. 11 or No. 15: from 40 Progressive Etudes for Trumpet or Cornet (Carl Fischer)
6 Mark Nightingale Blues for Big-Ears or The Pink Pig: No. 15 or No. 19 from Easy Jazzy ’Tudes (Warwick Music: treble brass edition)
7 Philip Sparke Shepherd’s Song or One-part Invention: No. 33 or No. 36 from Skilful Studies for Trumpet, Cornet, Flugel Horn or Tenor Horn (Anglo Music AMP 098-401)

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