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ABRSM Violin Grade 6 from 2024

ABRSM Violin Grade 6 from 2024

ABRSM Violin Grade 6 from 2024Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Violin Grade 6 from 2024 syllabus:

Grade 6 pre-requisite for entry

Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a Practical Grades solo Jazz instrument. For alternatives, see www.abrsm.org/prerequisite

Grade 6 Pieces

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

Please note that the first three pieces in each list are found in ABRSM Violin Exam Pieces Grade 6 from 2024 available in different formats:

Violin & Piano Parts or Violin & Piano Parts with Audio

Please see the list below of other pieces for Grade 6.

Grade 6 Scales

Violin Scales Grade 6

Grade 6 Sight-Reading

Violin Specimen Sight-Reading Grades 6-8

Grade 6 Aural

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

List A

  1. Bonporti Giga (3rd movt from Invention in B b, Op.10 No. 5)
  2. Vivaldi Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata in G minor, RV 28)
  3. Bizet Toreador Song (from Carmen), arr. Blackwell
  4. J. S. Bach Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen (from Cantata, BWV 36), arr. K. & D. Blackwell Bach for Violin (OUP)
  5. Beethoven Andante and Variations 1 and 6 (from Andante and Variations, WoO 44b), arr. Isserlis Beethoven:Andante con variazioni, for Violin (Faber)
  6. Corelli Allegro (4th movt from Sonata in C, Op. 5 No. 3) Corelli: Violin Sonatas, Op. 5, Vol. 1 (Wiener Urtext) or Corelli: 12 Sonatas, Op. 5, Vol. 1 (Schott)
  7. Geminiani Affettuoso and Allegro (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata in C, Op. 4 No. 3) Italian Violin Music of the Baroque Period, Vol. 1 (Henle)
  8. J. Stamitz Minuetto–Minore–Altro (3rd movt from Sonata in D, Op. 6 No. 5) Bohemian Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Henle)
  9. Telemann Adagio and Allegro assai (1st and 2nd movts from Sonatina in A, TWV 41:A2) Telemann: Six Sonatinas (Amadeus) or Violinissimo: Concertino (Schott)
  10. Vivaldi Preludio and Allemanda (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in B b, Op. 5 No. 3, RV 33) Vivaldi: Four Sonatas, Op. 5 Nos. 1–4 (European Music Archive)
  11. Foulis Allegro (1st movt from Sonata No. 3 in E) Foulis: Six Sonatas for Violin (Hardie Press)
  12. Grétry Tambourin Suzuki Violin School, violin part , Book & CD  Piano Accompaniment Vol. 8 Revised Edition  (Alfred)
  13. F. M. Veracini Giga (3rd movt from Sonata Accademica in E minor, Op. 2 No. 8) F. M. Veracini: Sonata Accademica in E minor (Peters)

List B

  1. Burleigh Andante (No.1 from Southland Sketches) mute optional
  2. Elgar Chanson de nuit, Op.15 No.1
  3. Pejačević Romance
  4. L. Boulanger Nocturne Encore Violin, Book 3 (ABRSM)
  5. C. A. Gibbs The Silent Pool (No. 3 from Three Pieces for Violin) C. A. Gibbs: The Silent Pool (Chester)
  6. Nigel Hess Theme (from Ladies in Lavender) Nigel Hess: Theme from Ladies in Lavender for Violin (Faber)
  7. Kreisler Andantino in the Style of Martini Kreisler: Andantino in the Style of Martini (Schott)
  8. Shostakovich Romanze in D, arr. Fortunatov No. 7 from Shostakovich: Albumstücke (Peters) or Shostakovich: Albumstücke (Sikorski)
  9. Tacchinardi Romance (No.11 from Dodici miniature) Tacchinardi: Dodici miniature, Book 2 (Dohr)
  10. Mel Bonis Andante religioso (No.1 from Trois pièces) Mel Bonis: 3 Pieces for Violin (Lemoine)
  11. Debussy En bateau (No.1 from Petite Suite), trans. Choisnel mute optional Debussy: En bateau for Violin (Durand)
  12. Mozart Andante (from Piano Sonata in C, K. 545), arr. Blackwell Solo Time for Violin, Book 2 (OUP)
  13. Pergolesi Arietta Singing Violin, Vol. 3 (PWM)

List C

  1. Marga Richter Moderato (No.1 from Three Pieces)
  2. J. S. Skinner The Deil amang the Tailors
  3. Trott In a Spanish Garden
  4. C. Bohm Bolero (No. 9 from Albumblätter) C. Bohm: Bolero (Simrock) or Encore Violin, Book 3 (ABRSM)
  5. Szelényi Youngsters’ Dance (No.19 from 24 Easy Little Concert Pieces) Encore Violin, Book 3 (ABRSM) or Szelényi: 24 Easy Little Concert Pieces, Vol. 2 (EMB Zeneműkiadó)
  6. Mistowski Hornpipe Mistowski: Hornpipe (Chester)
  7. Nölck Hungarian Dance, Op.196 No. 5 Sheila M. Nelson’s Romantic Violinist (Boosey & Hawkes)
  8. Rieding Allegro (3rd movt from Concertino in G, Op. 24) Rieding: Concertino in G, Op. 24 (Bosworth)
  9. Trad. Russian Black Eyes, arr. Waterfield Gypsy Jazz: Intermediate Level (Faber)
  10. Pauline Viardot Berceuse (No. 3 from Six morceaux) Pauline Viardot: Six morceaux (Hildegard)
  11. Ethel Barns Canzonetta Selected Short Pieces ed. Cooper (Sleepy Puppy Press)
  12. Christopher Norton Cycling, arr. Jennings Christopher Norton: Microjazz Expansions for Violin (Boosey & Hawkes)
  13. Bright Sheng Dream Song (No.1 from Three Fantasies) Bright Sheng: Three Fantasies (Hal Leonard–Schirmer) Accompaniment printable from companion CD

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