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

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

Grade 4 Sight-reading
ABRSM Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for 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
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C:

LIST A
1 Bizet, Theme from L’Arlésienne, No. 11 from Going Solo – Horn (Faber)
2 Tom Davoren, Beaufort Allegro, Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition – F piano accomp.)
3 John Frith, Jiggedy Jig, Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition – F piano accomp.)
4 Grieg, arr. Lawrance, Solveig’s Song (from Peer Gynt). Great Winners (Brass Wind: treble brass edition – F piano accomp.)
5 Humperdinck, Evening Prayer (from Hänsel und Gretel). Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 2, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E♭ edition)
6 Mendelssohn, Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream). No. 17 from Horn Solos, Book 1, arr. Campbell (Faber)
7 Weber, Huntsmen’s Chorus (from Der Freischütz). No. 19 from Horn Solos, Book 1, arr. Campbell (Faber)
8 Mozart, arr. Sparke, Adagio. No. 15 from Skilful Solos for F or E♭ Horn (Anglo Music) AMP 192-400
9 Schubert, arr. Sparke, Marche militaire (grace notes optional). No. 16 from Skilful Solos for F or E♭ Horn (Anglo Music) AMP 192-400

LIST B
1 Richard Bissill, arr. Bissill and Campbell, Hymn of the High Plains. No. 7 from Going Solo – Horn (Faber)
2 Jean-Michel Damase, Berceuse, Op. 19 (Leduc) AL20897)
3 Lizzie Davis, Taco Taco! or Zarabanda: No. 6 or No. 8 from Hornets Nest (Brass Wind)
4 Ron Goodwin, 633 Squadron. Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition – F piano accomp.)
5 Peter Graham, Buenos Aires: No. 7 from Cityscapes for Horn in F (Gramercy Music)
6 Ronald Hanmer, Arioso or Finale: 3rd or 4th movt from Suite for Horn (Emerson) E31: F/E♭ edition
7 Peter Meechan, Way Down South, Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM:treble/bass brass edition – F piano accomp)
8 David A. Stowell, Open Plains, Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition – F piano accomp)
9 Robert Ramskill arr. Ramskill, In the Fast Lan, Jazzed Up Too for F Horn (Brass Wind)

LIST C
1 Concone arr. Ashworth, Study No. 5, Concone Studies for Horn in F (Emerson) E299a
2 Lizzie Davis, Wipe Out: from Polished Brass (Brass Wind) TC brass edition
3 Tom Davoren, Quiet Moment, Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition)
4 Timothy Jackson, Circulation, Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition)
5 Jock McKenzie, Tarantella: from Music Makes the World Go Around (Con Moto) TC brass edition
6 John Miller, The Upward Slur or Articulation: No. 2 or No. 4 from Progressive Brass Studies (Faber) TC brass edition
7 Philip Sparke, Penny Parade or One-part Invention: No. 34 or No. 36 from Skilful Studies for Horn (Anglo Music) AMP 099-401

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