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

Grade 5 Scales
ABRSM Scales and Arpeggios for Treble Recorder, Grades 1-5

Grade 5 Sight Reading
ABRSM specimen sight reading tests, 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
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three lists

LIST A
1 Anon. Hornpipe, arr. Degen Baroque Recorder Anthology for Alto Recorder, Vol. 3 (Schott)
2 Schickhardt Allegro, 2nd movt from Sonata No. 1 in C) Baroque Recorder Anthology for Alto Recorder, Vol. 3 (Schott) or Schickhardt: Six Easy Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Schott)
3 Beethoven Rondo from Sonata in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1, arr. Bullard Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
4 Grieg Gavotte and Musette from The Holberg Suite, arr. Bullard Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
5 Bellinzani Largo and Allegro, 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 3 Bellinzani: Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 3 (Leduc)
6 Handel Alla Siciliana and Allegro, 3rd and 4th movts from Sonata in F, HWV 369, Op. 1 No. 11 Handel: Sonata in F, HWV 369, Op. 1 No. 11 (Schott) or Handel: Complete Sonatas for Recorder (Faber or Bärenreiter)
7 Handel Vivace, 2nd movt from Sonata in D minor (Fitzwilliam Sonata No. 3, HWV 367a Handel: Complete Sonatas for Recorder (Faber or Bärenreiter) or Handel: The Fitzwilliam Sonatas (Schott)
8 B. Marcello Adagio and Allegro, 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in D minor, Op. 2 No. 2 B. Marcello: Sonatas for Treble Recorder, Op. 2, Vol. 1 (Bärenreiter) or B. Marcello: 12 Sonatas for Flute, Op. 2, Vol. 1 (EMB Zeneműkiadó) or First Repertoire Pieces for Recorder (Treble/Alto) (Boosey & Hawkes)
9 Parcham Poco allegro and Allegro, 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in G) Sonatas by Old English Masters, Vol. 1 (Bärenreiter)
10 Telemann Largo and Vivace, 3rd and 4th movts from Sonata in B♭, TWV 41:B3) Telemann: Four Sonatas from Der getreue Musikmeister (Bärenreiter) or Telemann: Sonatas for Recorder (EMB Zeneműkiadó)

LIST B
1 Braun Lamenterole, No. 5 from Pièces sans basse,  (Dolce Edition)
2 Byrd Fortune, arr. Yeo, Renaissance Recorder Anthology for Treble (Alto) Recorder, Vol. 3 (Schott)
3 Dornel Chaconne in C, arr. Bennetts & Bowman, Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
4 O’Carolan Fanny Dillon, arr. Bennetts & Bowman, Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
5 Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves, arr. Bennetts & Bowman Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
6 N. Fulton Air, 2nd movt from Scottish Suite (Schott)
7 Jacob Andantino semplice, 1st movt from Sonata for Treble Recorder (Musica Rara)
8 Joplin Solace, arr. Amandi, Joplin: Six Ragtimes for Treble Recorder (Heinrichshofen)
9 Pitfield Canzonetta, 2nd movt from Sonatina Pastorale, Pieces for Solo Recorder, Vol. 2 (Forsyth)
10 Althea Talbot-Howard Prelude: The Seafront from Vallum Mare: an Adventure Suite) with repeats; with printed cadenza, Althea Talbot-Howard: Prelude: The Seafront for Treble Recorder (ABRSM) ♦

LIST C
1 Sally Adams Study No. 9: Tyrol Tune, Treble Recorder Studies, Book 2 (Cramer)
2 Bizet Entr’acte from Carmen, arr. Bennetts & Bowman, Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
3 Alan Bullard Rondino Recital Pieces, Vol. 2 (Forsyth)
4 Douglas Coombes Where the Wild Thyme Blows from Cool Aeolian Blue (Brass Wind)
5 Elizabeth Cooper Chattering Monkeys and Leaping Lambs, Nos 7 and 8 from Animal Antics for Treble Recorder (Peacock Press)
6 John Graves Prelude, 1st movt from Divertimento (Schott)
7 Barbara Heller Kleine Etüde, No. 43 from Hundertmelodienbuch, Barbara Heller: Hundertmelodienbuch (Schott)
8 D. Ortiz Recercada I, Recercada I and II (D. Ortiz) & Greensleeves to a Ground (Dowani)
9 Trad. Irish Belfast Hornpipe, arr. Robinson, Traditional Irish Music for Treble Recorder (Peacock Press)
10 Giuseppe Valentini Giga, 4th movt from Sonata in F, Giuseppe Valentini and Dreyer: 2 Sonaten (Girolamo Musikverlag)

♦ Digital only edition, available from publisher’s website

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