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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Viola Grade 3 from 2024 Syllabus:
Grade 3 Scales
ABRSM Viola Scales Grades 1-5
Grade 3 Sight-Reading
ABRSM Viola Specimen Sight-Reading, Grades 1-5
Grade 3 Aural
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)
Grade 3 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C:
| List A | Composer | Piece details | Publications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biber | Presto (from Battalia, C. 61), arr. Lamb & Meredith | More Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) |
| 2 | M. Franck | Intrada (1st movt from Suite de danses), arr. Sturzenegger | M. Franck: Suite de danses (Editions Marc Reift) |
| 3 | Handel | Minuet No. 3 in F, trans. Applebaum | String Festival Solos for Viola, Vol. 2 (Alfred) |
| String Festival Solos for Viola, Vol. 2 – Piano accompaniment | |||
| 4 | Jean Baptiste Loeillet | Cantabile (1st movt from Sonata in C, Op. 3 No.1), arr. Sturzenegger | Jean Baptiste Loeillet: Sonata for Viola (Editions Marc Reift) |
| 5 | Mozart | German Dance, K. 600 No. 2, arr. Loy | Viola Music for Beginners (EMB Zeneműkiadó) |
| 6 | Mozart | Minuet in D, arr. Preucil | Suzuki Viola School, Vol. 3 (Alfred) |
| 7 | S. Paxton | Sonata, arr. Gregory | Vamoosh Viola, Book 3 (Vamoosh) |
| 8 | Trad. English | English Folk Song, arr. C. & K. Sassmannshaus – lower note optional in bb. 9, 13 & 24 DUET/PIANO | Viola Recital Album, Vol. 3 (Bärenreiter) |
| 9 | Volti | Pas redouble, arr. C. & K. Sassmannshaus – DUET/PIANO | Viola Recital Album, Vol. 3 (Bärenreiter) |
| 10 | Vivaldi | At the Hearth (Winter from The Four Seasons), arr. Arnold trills optional | The Young Violist, Vol. 2 (Viola World) |
| 11 | Celia Cobb & Naomi Yandell | Kazotsky Kick (No.19 from Top Banana) | Celia Cobb & Naomi Yandell: Top Banana for Viola (Stainer & Bell) |
| Celia Cobb & Naomi Yandell: Top Banana for Viola (Stainer & Bell) With piano accmpt. | |||
| 12 | F. Price | Rabbit Foot, arr. K. & D. Blackwell | Viola Mix 3 (ABRSM) 🕮 |
| 13 | Winn | A Picture (No. 3 from From the Carolina Hills, Op.15), arr. Cooper | Viola Music By Women – A Graded Anthology, Vol. 1 (Sleepy Puppy Press) |
| List B | |||
| 1 | Daphne Baker | Mist at Dawn (No. 2 from Jungle Adventures) | Daphne Baker: Jungle Adventures for Viola (Spartan Press) |
| 2 | Bizet | Habanera (from Carmen), arr. K. & D. Blackwell – DUET/PIANO | Viola Time Sprinters (OUP) |
| Viola Time Sprinters Viola Accompaniment Book (OUP) | |||
| Viola Time Sprinters Piano Accompaniment Book (OUP) | |||
| 3 | G. Concone | Andante pastorale, arr. Gazda & Clark DUET | Compatible Duets for Strings, Vol. 2: Viola (Carl Fischer) |
| 4 | Patsy Gritton | Floating (No.1 from Character Pieces, Book 1) | Patsy Gritton: Character Pieces, Book 1 (SJ Music) |
| 5 | Jacob | When Autumn Comes | New Pieces for Viola, Book 1 (ABRSM) |
| 6 | Mendelssohn | Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 3, arr. Birtel | Classical Highlights for Viola (Schott) |
| 7 | Reinecke | Bitte (No. 4 from Zehn kleine stücke, Op. 213), arr. Kreuzer | Reinecke: Ten Little Pieces for Viola and Piano, Op. 213 (Schott) |
| 8 | Rieding | Andante (2nd movt from Concerto in E minor, Op. 35), trans. Sassmannshaus | Rieding: Concerto in B minor, Op. 35 (Bärenreiter) |
| 9 | Howard Shore | In Dreams (from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring), arr. Galliford, Neuburg & Edmondson | Classic Movie Instrumental Solos for Viola (Alfred) |
| 10 | Tchaikovsky | Waltz (from The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66), arr. Lamb & Meredith | More Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) |
| 11 | Jennifer Bowman | Waiting (No.12 from Modern Mosaics) | Jennifer Bowman: Modern Mosaics for Viola and Piano (80 Days Publishing) |
| Jennifer Bowman: Modern Mosaics for Viola (80 Days Publishing) | |||
| Jennifer Bowman: Modern Mosaics for Viola, piano accompt.(80 Days Publishing) | |||
| 12 | Carreño | Mi Teresita, arr. K. & D. Blackwell | Viola Mix 3 (ABRSM) 🕮 |
| 13 | Winn | The Sunshine Lad (No. 4 from From the Carolina Hills, Op.15), arr. Cooper | Viola Music By Women – A Graded Anthology, Vol. 1 (Sleepy Puppy Press) |
| List C | |||
| 1 | Bartók | Pillow Dance (No.14 from 44 Duos), trans. Maurice & Bigelow DUET | Bartók: 44 Duets for Two Violas (EMB Zeneműkiadó) |
| 2 | Kathy & David Blackwell | Wild West DUET/PIANO | Viola Time Sprinters (OUP) |
| Viola Time Sprinters Viola Accompaniment Book (OUP) | |||
| Viola Time Sprinters Piano Accompaniment Book (OUP) | |||
| 3 | Katherine & Hugh Colledge | Stitfkey Blues (No. 21 from Shooting Stars) | Katherine & Hugh Colledge: Shooting Stars for Viola & piano with online audio (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| 1 | Bartók | Pillow Dance (No.14 from 44 Duos), trans. Maurice & Bigelow DUET | Bartók: 44 Duets for Two Violas (EMB Zeneműkiadó) |
| 2 | Kathy & David Blackwell | Wild West DUET/PIANO | Viola Time Sprinters (OUP) |
| Viola Time Sprinters Viola Accompaniment Book (OUP) | |||
| Viola Time Sprinters Piano Accompaniment Book (OUP) | |||
| 3 | Katherine & Hugh Colledge | Stitfkey Blues (No. 21 from Shooting Stars) | Katherine & Hugh Colledge: Shooting Stars for Viola & piano with online audio (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| 4 | G. & I. Gershwin, D. & D. Heyward | I got plenty o’ nuttin’ (from Porgy and Bess), arr. Lamb & Meredith | More Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) |
| 5 | Huws Jones | Banana Skin (No. 5 from Got those Position Blues♭) | Huws Jones: Got those Position Blues♭ (Faber) |
| 6 | S. Nelson | Toad in the Hole – without improvisation DUET/PIANO | Technitunes for Viola (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Technitunes – Piano Accompaniment (Boosey & Hawkes) | |||
| 7 | E. Pütz | Blue Waltz, arr. Birtel grace notes optional | Classical Highlights for Viola (Schott) |
| 8 | Philip Sparke | Could You Repeat That♭ | Skilful Solos for Viola (Anglo Music) |
| 9 | Trad. Klezmer | Hevenu Shalom Alechem, arr. Przystaniak | That’s Klezmer for Clarinets or Violas: Viola parts (Peters EP11109B) |
| 10 | C. Webster | Scherzo, trans. Gerald | Solos for Young Violists, Vol. 1 (Alfred) |
| 11 | Trad. Trinidad & Tobago | I Let Her Go Go, arr. A. & J. Oosthuizen DU | Duets for Improvers for Two Violas (Wild Music Publications) |
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Overlap
Bowed Strings candidates worldwide may play their three pieces from the 2020–2023 Bowed Strings Syllabus until 31 December 2024. All pieces must be from the same syllabus – candidates may not present a mixture from old and new syllabuses.
Amendments
The ABRSM will post updates to the syllabus e.g. changes to publication details or other minor corrections or clarifications – at www.abrsm.org/syllabuscorrections.
Revision
The ABRSM has not scheduled the next revision of the Double Bass Syllabus. The ABRSM will post advance notice of planned changes to the Double Bass Syllabus (including syllabus overlap information) at www.abrsm.org/syllabusupdates.
Photocopies & downloads
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