Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Oboe Grade 8 from 2022 Syllabus:

Grade 8 Scales

ABRSM Oboe Scales, Grades 6-8

Grade 8 Sight-Reading

ABRSM Oboe Specimen Sight Reading, Grades 6-8

Grade 8 Aural

Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 6-8 (book and CD)

Grade 8 Pieces

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

List A

1 Albinoni Allegro e non presto and Adagio (1st and 2nd movts from Concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2) Albinoni: Concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2 (IMC or Kunzelmann)
2 C. P. E. Bach Adagio and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in G minor, Wq. 135) C. P. E. Bach: Sonata in G minor, Wq. 135 (Amadeus)
3 J. S. Bach Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020) J. S. Bach: Sonata in G minor for Flute, BWV 1020 (Bärenreiter)
4 Haydn Rondo–Allegretto (3rd movt from Concerto in C, Hob. VIIg:C1) with cadenzas Haydn: Concerto in C, Hob. VIIg/C1 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
5 Jacob Adagio and Allegro molto vivace (1st and 4th movts from Sonatina for Oboe) Jacob: Sonatina for Oboe (OUP)
6 Lebrun Allegro (1st movt from Concerto No. 1 in D minor) Lebrun: Concerto No. 1 in D minor (Schott)
7 Marcello Andante e spiccato and Adagio (1st and 2nd movts from Concerto in D minor) with J. S. Bach’s ornaments in Adagio Marcello: Concerto in D minor (Musica Rara)
8 Mozart Allegro (1st movt from Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370), trans. Hodgson Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370 (Peters)
9 Telemann Andante and Allegro molto (1st and 2nd movts from Concerto in E minor, TWV 51:e1) Telemann: Concerto for Oboe in E minor, TWV 51:e (Sikorski)
10 Verroust Capriccio Verroust: Capriccio for Oboe (Emerson)

LIST B

1 D. Bourgeois Lento e mesto (No. 1 from Fantasy Pieces for Oboe)  D. Bourgeois: Fantasy Pieces for Oboe (Brass Wind)[Solo]
2 Ross Edwards Yanada (No. 1 from Two Pieces for Solo Oboe)  Ross Edwards: Two Pieces for Solo Oboe (Ricordi)[Solo]
3 Grovlez Sarabande et Allegro Grovlez: Sarabande et Allegro (Leduc)
4 Krommer Adagio (2nd movt from Concerto in F, Op. 52) Krommer: Concerto in F, Op. 52 (Bärenreiter Praha)
5 Mozart Adagio non troppo (2nd movt from Concerto in C, K. 314) Mozart: Concerto in C for Oboe, K. 314 (Bärenreiter)
6 Piazzolla Oblivion for Oboe (Tonos)
7 Poulenc Déploration (3rd movt from Sonata for Oboe) Poulenc: Sonata for Oboe (Chester)
8 Yuri Povolotsky Moderato assai, 1st movt from French Sonata, Op. 75 (Forton Music)
9 Rubbra Con moto (1st movt from Sonata in C, Op. 100) Rubbra: Sonata in C for Oboe (Lengnick)
10 Saint-Saëns Ad libitum–Allegretto (2nd movt from Sonata, Op. 166) Saint-Saëns: Sonata, Op. 166 (Durand or Peters or Henle)

LIST C

1 Charlotte Bray Mournfully (No. 1 from Late Snow)  Charlotte Bray: Late Snow, Three Pieces for Solo Oboe (Composers Edition)[Solo]
2 Britten Bacchus (No. 4 from Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49)  Britten: Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49 (Boosey & Hawkes)[Solo]
3 Coste Cavatine, Op. 37 Coste: Cavatine, Op. 37 (International Music Diffusion)
4 Dring Showpiece (No. 1 from Three Piece Suite) Dring: Three Piece Suite for Oboe (Emerson)
5 Dvořák Serenade (March), arr. De Vries & Boustead Essential Repertoire for Oboe (Universal)
6 Gipps The Piper of Dreams, Op. 12b  Gipps: The Piper of Dreams, Op. 12b (Emerson)[Solo]
7 Hindemith Munter (1st movt from Sonata for Oboe) Hindemith: Sonata for Oboe (Schott)
8 Poulenc Elégie (1st movt from Sonata for Oboe) Poulenc: Sonata for Oboe (Chester) or The Chester Oboe Anthology (Chester)
9 W. G. Still Incantation and Dance W. G. Still: Incantation and Dance (Carl Fischer)
10 Tomasi Péruvienne (No. 1 from Évocations for Solo Oboe)  Tomasi: Évocations for Solo Oboe (Leduc)[Solo]

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Theory of Music

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Syllabus amendments

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Syllabus revision

The ABRSM has not scheduled the next revision of the Woodwind Syllabus. The ABRSM will post advance notice of planned changes to the Woodwind Syllabus (including syllabus overlap information) at www.abrsm.org/syllabusupdates.

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