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Grade 8 Scales & Arpeggios
ABRSM Piano & Arpeggios Scales Grade 8

Grade 8 Sight-reading
Additional Sight Reading Resources
ABRSM More Piano Sight Reading Grade 8
Join the Dots Grade 8

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

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Grade 8 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C. Please note that the first three pieces in Lists A and B, and the first six pieces in List C are found in the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces book:
ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Grade 8 (book only)
ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Grade 8 (book and CD)

List A
1 J. S. Bach Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906
2 Haydn Allegro moderato (1st movt from Sonata in A♭, Hob. XVI:46)
3 C. Schumann Prelude and Fugue in B♭ (No. 2 from Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16)
4 J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 884, J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Part 2 (ABRSM)
5 Beethoven Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in E, Op. 14 No. 1) Beethoven: Sonata in E, Op. 14 No. 1 (ABRSM) or Beethoven: Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) or Beethoven: The 35 Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
6 Handel Prelude and Allegro (Fuga) (1st and 2nd movts from Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433) Handel: Eight Great Suites, Book 2 (ABRSM) or Handel: Keyboard Works, Vol. 1 (Bärenreiter)
7 Martínez Allegro/Moderato (1st movt from Sonata [No. 3] in A) Pp. 15–17 from Piano Music by Female Composers (4th revised edition 2011) (Schott) or Core Classics, Grades 7–8 (ABRSM)
8 Mozart Andante grazioso and Vars. 1–6 (1st movt from Sonata in A, K. 331) Mozart: Sonata in A, K. 331 (ABRSM) or Mozart: Sonatas for Pianoforte, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
9 Rameau Les cyclopes (from Pièces de clavecin) Rameau: Les cyclopes / Les sauvages (Bärenreiter) or Rameau: Pièces de clavecin (Heugel)
10 D. Scarlatti Sonata in D, Kp. 443, L. 418 Pp. 4–7 from D. Scarlatti: Selected Keyboard Sonatas, Book 1 (ABRSM) or D. Scarlatti: 200 Sonatas, Vol. 4 (Editio Musica Budapest)

List B
1 Brahms Intermezzo in E (No. 6 from Fantasies, Op. 116)
2 Hopekirk Air (No. 3 from Suite)
3 Poulenc Novelette in E minor, sur un thème de Manuel de Falla
4 Arensky Nocturne in D♭ (No. 3 from 24 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 36) Arensky: 24 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 36 (Prhythm) or Arensky: 24 Morceau characteristiques, Op. 36 (Alfred)
5 Chopin Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4, Chopin: Mazurkas (Henle)
6 Ireland Columbine, Ireland: The Collected Piano Works, Vol. 4 (Stainer & Bell)
7 Janáček Andante (No. 1 from In the Mists) Janáček: In the Mists (Bärenreiter)
8 Rachmaninoff Moment Musical in D♭, Op. 16 No. 5, Rachmaninoff: Six moments musicaux, Op. 16 (Simrock)
9 Schubert Impromptu in A♭ (No. 2 from Four Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935) Schubert: Impromptus, Op. 142 (ABRSM) or Schubert: Impromptus and Moments Musicaux (Henle) or Core Classics, Grades 7–8 (ABRSM)
10 Schumann Romanze in F♯ (No. 2 from Drei Romanzen, Op. 28) Schumann: Drei Romanzen, Op. 28 (ABRSM)

List C
1 Bartók Rondo (No. 1 from Three Rondos on Folk Tunes)
2 Christopher Norton Jingo (No. 3 from Rock Preludes 1)
3 Sculthorpe Snow, Moon and Flowers (from Night Pieces)
4 Chaminade Pierette (Air de Ballet), Op. 41 Piano Music by Female Composers (4th revised edition 2011) (Schott)
5 Chen Peixun Thunder in Drought Season, 100 Years of Chinese Piano Music: Vol. III Works in Traditional Style, Book II Instrumental Music (Shanghai Conservatory of Music Press)
6 Debussy Rêverie, Debussy: Rêverie (Editions Jobert) or Night and Dreams (Schott)
7 Khachaturian Toccata, Khachaturian: Toccata (Boosey & Hawkes)
8 Uwe Korn Caballos Españoles, Tango Meets Jazz, (Schott)
9 Cecilia McDowall Vespers in Venice (from Four Piano Solos) Cecilia McDowall: Four Piano Solos (Hunt Edition)
10 Villa-Lobos O polichinelo (from A prole do bebê no.1) Villa-Lobos: O polichinelo (Eschig) or Beyond the Romantic Spirit, Book 2 (Alfred)

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