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

Grade 5 Scales
ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios for Horn, Grades 1-8

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

Grade 5 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 5 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C:

List A
1 Beethoven Scherzo and Trio. (from Septet, Op. 20) Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 2, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E♭ edition)
2 Saint-Saëns Romance, Op. 36. Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 2, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E♭ edition)
3 Cherubini Sonata No. 1. Cherubini 2 Sonatas (Concert Etudes) (G. Schirmer GS33559)
4 Debussy En bateau. No. 11 from Horn Solos, Book 2, arr. Campbell (Faber)
5 Handel Mirth admit me of thy crew. No. 12 from Horn Solos, Book 2, arr. Campbell (Faber)
6 John Frith Canzona. Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition – F piano accomp.)
7 David A. Stowell Jam Bouree. Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition – F piano accomp.)
8 Ippolitov-Ivanov Cortège (from Caucasian Sketches). Undercover Hits for Horn in F, arr. Gout (Brass Wind)
9 Paradies Sicilienne, arr. Denwood (Emerson E474: F/E♭ edition)

List B
1 Bernstein Psalm 23 (from Chichester Psalms). Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 2, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E♭ edition)
2 Richard Bissill Calling All Cars (handstopping optional). Hornscape for Horn in F, arr. Bissill (Brass Wind)
3 Tom Davoren Lindy Hop! Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition – F piano accomp.)
4 Lucy Pankhurst Gone, Not Forgotten. Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition – F piano accomp.)
5 W. Lloyd Webber Summer Pastures (Stainer & Bell H377)
6 Jim Parker Mapp and Lucia. The Music of Jim Parker for Horn in F (Brass Wind)
7 Philip Sparke March of the Toy Soldiers or Song of Farewell: No. 3 or No. 7 from Super Solos for F or E♭ Horn (Anglo Music AMP 265-400: F/E♭ edition)
8 John Williams Raiders March. (from Raiders of the Lost Ark). Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition – F piano accomp.)
9 Guy Woolfenden War Dance or Moonlight Rumba: from Horn Dances (Brass Wind)

List C
1 Concone Study No. 11 or No. 18. Concone Studies for Horn in F, arr. Ashworth (Emerson E299a)
2 Lizzie Davis Hornpipe: from Polished Brass (Brass Wind: treble brass edition)
3 Kopprasch Study No. 8 or No. 10: from 60 Selected Studies for French Horn, Book 1 (Carl Fischer or Hofmeister FH6014)
4 Jock McKenzie Fling: from Music Makes the World Go Around (Con Moto) treble brass edition
5 Peter Meechan Air Shining Brass,
6 David A. Stowell Flennon Study (either version). Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition;)
7 John Miller Prairie Song or March: No. 5 or No. 6 from Progressive Brass Studies (Faber: treble brass edition)

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