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

Grade 8 AuralABRSM Specimen Aural Tests Grade 8Aural Training in Practice Grade 6-8

Scales and ArpeggiosScales and Arpeggios for Horn Grades 1-8

Grade 8 Sight ReadingSpecimen sight reading tests Grades 6-8

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

LIST A
1 J. S. Bach Quoniam tu solus sanctus (from Mass in B minor) (solo line for Horn in D). Absolutely Horn, arr. Bissill (Brass Wind)
2 Beethoven Poco adagio, quasi andante and Rondo–Allegretto moderato: 2nd and 3rd movts from Horn Sonata in F, Op. 17 (Boosey & Hawkes or Henle HN 498)
3 Donizetti Concerto for Horn (complete), arr. Leloir (Billaudot GB1907)
4 John Frith The Pearl. Principal Horn (ABRSM)
5 Gliere Andante: 2nd movt from Horn Concerto, Op. 91 (Hans Pizka or Sikorski–Boosey & Hawkes)
6 Hutschenruijter Romanze, Op. 12 (Compusic COMP305: E♭ edition)
7 Mozart Allegro or Rondo–Allegro: 1st or 3rd movt from Horn Concerto No. 2 in Eb, K. 417 (Bärenreiter BA 5311-90: F/E b edition)
8 Saint-Saëns Morceau de Concert, Op. 94 (cutting Figs 3–4 and 10–11) (Durand)
9 Steup Allegro brillante: 1st movt from Sonata No. 11 in E♭ (Compusic COMP309: E♭ edition)
10 R. Strauss Allegro or Rondo–Allegro: 1st or 3rd movt from Horn Concerto No. 1 in E♭, Op. (Universal UE 34725)

LIST B
1 Alan Abbott Alla Caccia (Weinberger)
2 Richard Bissill By Jupiter! Principal Horn (ABRSM)
3 York Bowen Moderato espressivo: 1st movt from Horn Sonata in E♭, Op. 101 (Emerson E165)
4 Bozza En forêt, Op. 40 (Leduc AL 19955)
5 Büsser Cantecor, Op. 77 (Leduc AL 23101)
6 John Frith Vivo: 3rd movt from Horn Sonata (Emerson E538)
7 Hindemith Lebhaft: 3rd movt from Horn Sonata (1939) (Schott ED 3642)
8 Jan Koetsier Scherzo Brillante, Op. 96 (Editions Marc Reift EMR 267)
9 Trygve Madsen Allegro: 1st movt from Horn Sonata, Op. 24 (Musikk-Huset)
10 Gilbert Vinter Hunter’s Moon (Boosey & Hawkes)

LIST C
1 Jeffrey Agrell Romp for solo horn (special effects optional) (Editions Marc Reift EMR 2040)
2 J. S. Bach Gigue: 7th movt from Suite No. 3. J. S. Bach 6 Suites for Horn Solo, arr. Orval (Editions Marc Reift EMR 256)
3 Derek Bourgeois Presto: No. 8 from Fantasy Pieces for Horn (Brass Wind)
4 B. Hummel Finale (flutter-tonguing optional): 4th movt from Suite for Solo Horn in F, Op. 64 (Zimmermann ZM21270)
5 Kopprasch Study No. 14: from 60 Selected Studies for French Horn, Book 1 (Carl Fischer or Hofmeister FH6014)
6 Bernhard Krol Laudatio for solo horn (Simrock EE 2962)
7 de Pré No. 13: from 20 Études pour le cor grave (Billaudot GB2127)
8 Lowell E. Shaw No. 12: from Just Desserts – Frippery Style (The Hornists' Nest)
 
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