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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Viola Grade 7 from 2024 Syllabus:
PREREQUISITE FOR ENTRY: ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a Practical Grades solo Jazz instrument. For alternatives, see www.abrsm.org/prerequisite.
Grade 7 Scales
ABRSM Viola Scales Grades 6-8
Grade 7 Sight-Reading
ABRSM Viola Specimen Sight-Reading, Grades 6-8
Grade 7 Aural
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 7 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 7 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 6-8 (book and CD)
Grade 7 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C:
| List A | Composer | Piece details | Publications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attrib. J. C. Bach | Allegro molto ma maestoso (1st movt from Cello Concerto in C minor), arr. Casadesus | J. C. Bach: Concerto in C minor for Viola (Salabert) |
| 2 | J. S. Bach | Gigue (from Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008), trans. Rowland-Jones or trans. Forbes SOLO | J. S. Bach: Six Cello Suites (Peters) or |
| J. S. Bach: Six Cello Suites (Chester) | |||
| 3 | Bonporti | Fantasia and Bizzarria (3rd and 4th movts from Invenzione in Bb, Op.10 No. 3), arr. Martos & Nagy | Bonporti: Two Inventions for Viola (Kunzelmann) |
| 4 | Caix d’Hervelois | La Chambor (Allemande), trans. Marchet | Caix d’Hervelois: La Chambor (Allemande) (IMC) |
| 5 | Grazioli | 1st movt (from Sonata in F), arr. Marchet or arr. Tertis | Grazioli: Sonata in F (Stainer & Bell) or |
| A Second Lionel Tertis Album (Weinberger) | |||
| 6 | Haydn | Divertimento (3rd movt), trans. Piatigorsky | Solos for Young Violists, Vol. 3 (Alfred) |
| 7 | Robin Ireland | Classical (from Étude No. 3) SOLO | Robin Ireland: Concert Etudes for Viola (Clifton Edition) |
| 8 | Telemann | Overture (1st movt from Suite in D), arr. Bergmann & Forbes viola to play in tutti | Telemann: Suite in D (Schott) |
| 9 | Vivaldi | Largo and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata No. 4 in B b, RV 45), trans. Primrose | Vivaldi: Six Sonatas for Viola (IMC) |
| 10 | Weber | Theme and Variations 1, 2 and 3 (from Variationen über das österreichische Volkslied ‘A Schüsserl und a Reind’rl’) | Weber: Variationen für Viola (Peters) |
| List B | |||
| 1 | Bloch | Processional (from Meditation and Processional) | Bloch: Meditation and Processional (G. Schirmer) |
| 2 | Bridge | Pensiero | Bridge: Two Pieces for Viola (Stainer & Bell) |
| 3 | Coates | Ballad, Op.13 | A Second Lionel Tertis Album (Weinberger) |
| 4 | Barbara Heller | Sonnenhut (No.10 from Klangblumen) | Barbara Heller: Klangblumen (Schott) |
| 5 | Hensel | Adagio, arr. B. & S. Kalinowsky | Hensel: Adagio for Viola (Furore Verlag) |
| 6 | A. H. Hill | Poem | A. H. Hill: Two Pieces for Viola (Stainer & Bell) |
| 7 | Rachmaninotf | Vocalise (No.14 from 14 Songs, Op. 34), trans. Silverthorne | Rachmaninotf: Vocalise for Viola, Op. 34 No.14 (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| 8 | Schubert | Adagio (2nd movt from Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821), arr. von Wrochem or arr. Doktor | Schubert: Sonata in A minor ‘Arpeggione’ for Viola, D. 821 (Bärenreiter) or |
| Solos for the Viola Player (G. Schirmer) | |||
| Solos For The Viola Player – Book/CD (G. Schirmer) | |||
| 9 | Schumann | No.1 (from Märchenbilder, Op.113) | Schumann: Märchenbilder for Viola, Op.113 (Peters) or |
| Schumann: Märchenbilder for Viola, Op.113 (Henle) | |||
| 10 | Tchaikovsky | Passionate Confession, arr. Bullard | More Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) |
| 11 | Le Beau | Träumerei (No. 2 from Drei Stücke, Op. 26) | Le Beau: Drei Stücke, Op. 26 (Furore Verlag) |
| 12 | Perkinson | Lament | Perkinson: Lament for Viola (LKM) |
| 13 | Swain | Song at Evening upper notes in bb. 51–52 | Viola Music By Women – A Graded Anthology, Vol. 3 (Sleepy Puppy Press) |
| List C | |||
| 1 | Bartók | An Evening in the Village, trans. Váczi | Bartók: An Evening in the Village & Slovak Peasant’s Dance (EMB Zeneműkiadó) |
| 2 | Colin Cowles | Blues Variations | Colin Cowles: Blues Variations for Viola (Clifton Edition) |
| 3 | Dimitrescu | Village Dance, arr. Szeredi-Saupe | Music for Viola III (EMB Zeneműkiadó) |
| 4 | Genzmer | Molto vivace e sempre marcato (3rd movt from Sonatine for Viola) | Genzmer: Sonatine for Viola (Peters) |
| 5 | Amanda Harberg | Lullaby (No.1 from For Sydney) SOLO | Amanda Harberg: For Sydney (Presser) |
| 6 | Hindemith | Meditation | Hindemith: Meditation for Viola (Schott) |
| 7 | Husa | Elegie (2nd movt from Suite, Op. 5) | Husa: Suite for Viola, Op. 5 (AMP) |
| 8 | Bryan Kelly | Allegro (1st movt from Sonatina for Viola) | Bryan Kelly: Sonatina for Viola (Clifton Edition) |
| 9 | Kiel | No. 3 (from Drei Romanzen, Op. 69) | Kiel: Three Romances, Op. 69 (Kunzelmann) or |
| Kiel: Three Romances, Op. 69 (Musica Rara) | |||
| 10 | Vaughan Williams | Prelude (No.1 from Suite for Viola, Group 1) | Vaughan Williams: Suite for Viola (OUP) |
| 11 | Elaine Fine | I am also fond of lonely islands SOLO | Elaine Fine: I am also fond of lonely islands (IMSLP) 🕮 |
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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 Viola Syllabus. The ABRSM will post advance notice of planned changes to the Viola Syllabus (including syllabus overlap information) at www.abrsm.org/syllabusupdates.
Photocopies & downloads
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