Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Violin Grade 7 Syllabus from 2024:

Grade 7 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 7 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 available in different formats:

Violin & Piano Parts or Violin & Piano Parts with Audio

or

Please see the list below of other pieces for Grade 7.

Grade 7 Scales

Violin Scales Grade 7

Grade 7 Sight-Reading

Violin Specimen Sight-Reading Grades 6-8

Grade 7 Aurals

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)

List A

1. J. Gibbs Allemande (2nd movt from Sonata in D minor, Op.1 No.1)
2. Albinoni Allegro assai (2nd movt from Sonata in B b, Op. 6 No.12)
   b.6 and b.44 lower two notes in chord optional
3. Telemann Vivace (2nd movt from Fantasia No. 9 in B minor, TWV 40:22) – SOLO
4. Beethoven Rondo: Allegro (3rd movt from Sonata in D, Op.12 No.1) Beethoven: Sonata in D, Op.12 No.1 (Schott) or Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Vol. 1 (Henle)
5. Haydn Allegro (3rd movt from Concerto in G, Hob. VIIa:4) Haydn: Violin Concerto in G, Hob. VIIa:4 (Henle) or Haydn: Concerto No. 2 in G, Hob. VIIa:4 (Schott)
6. Schubert Allegro moderato (1st movt from Sonata in A minor, Op.137 No. 2, D. 385) Schubert: Three Sonatinas, Op.137 (Peters) or Schubert Sonatas for Piano and Violin (Wiener Urtext)
7. Tartini Adagio and Allegro (3rd and 4th movts from Sinfonia in C) Italian Violin Music of the Baroque Period, Vol. 1 (Henle) A. Veracini Largo and Vivace (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in B b, Op. 3 No. 6) Italian Violin Music of the Baroque Period, Vol. 1 (Henle)
8. Telemann Grave and Allegro (3rd and 2nd movts from Fantasia No.1 in B b, TWV 40:14) SOLO Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Violin Solo (Bärenreiter) or Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Violin Solo (Wiener Urtext)
9. Vivaldi Sonata in G, Op. 2 No. 8, RV 23 complete* Pp.13–14 from Violinissimo: La Follia (Schott)
10. Chevalier de Saint-Georges Allegro (1st movt from Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, Op.1b) Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Three Sonatas for Violin, Op.1(b) (Artaria)
11. M. Clements Avalanche SOLO Bluegrass Fiddle Styles (Music Sales)
12. Mozart Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in E minor, K. 304 (300c)) Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Vol. 1 (Henle) or Mozart: Sonatas for Violin & Piano: The Mannheim, Paris, Salzburg Sonatas (Bärenreiter)

List B

1. Mel Bonis Allegretto non troppo, Op. 84
2. Sarasate Playera (No.1 from Spanische Tänze, Op. 23)
3. Barns Morceau (from Two Compositions)
4. A. Beach Lento espressivo, Op.125 A. Beach: Lento espressivo, Op.125 (Hildegard)
5. Chaminade Andantino (No.1 from Trois morceaux, Op. 31) Chaminade: Trois morceaux, Op. 31 (Masters Music Publications)
6. N. Paganini Cantabile N. Paganini: Cantabile (Ricordi) or N. Paganini: Cantabile (Universal UE7014) or Sheila M. Nelson’s Romantic Violinist (Boosey & Hawkes)
7. John Rutter Lament for the Holy City John Rutter: Lament for the Holy City (OUP)
8. Sibelius Romance (No. 2 from Four Pieces, Op. 78) Sibelius: Romance, Op. 78 No. 2 (Hansen)
9. H. Wieniawski Romance: Andante non troppo (2nd movt from Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22) octaves in bb. 56–58 optional H. Wieniawski: Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 (PWM) or H. Wieniawski: Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 (Peters)
10. S. Coleridge- Taylor Cavatina (No. 2 from Suite de Pièces, Op. 3) complete
    S. Coleridge-Taylor: Suite de Pièces (Schott)
11. C. Dancla Air Varié on a Theme by Donizetti, Op. 89 No. 4 Sheila M. Nelson’s Romantic Violinist (Boosey & Hawkes)
12. Glazunov Meditation, Op. 32 Glazunov: Méditation (Carl Fischer) or
    Glazunov: Meditation for Violin (Belaieff)
13. Smetana Moderato (No.1 from Aus der Heimat), arr. Sitt Smetana: Aus Der Heimat (Peters)

List C

1. Arensky Sérénade (No. 2 from Four Pieces, Op. 30)
2. F. Price Elfentanz
3. Hubay Bolero (No. 3 from Cinq morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 51)
4. Gardel Por una cabeza, arr. Birtel Gardel: Por una cabeza, for Violin (Dohr)
5. Glazunov Sérénade espagnole, arr. Kreisler Glazunov: Sérénade espagnole, for Violin (Schott)
6. Grainger Molly on the Shore, arr. Kreisler Grainger: Molly on the Shore for Violin (Schott)
7. Stephen Hough The Mad Tea Party Stephen Hough: The Mad Tea Party (Weinberger)
8. Joplin The Chrysanthemum, arr. Förster Joplin: Six Ragtimes for Violin, Vol. 1 (Kunzelmann)
9. Lutosławski Recitative e arioso Lutosławski: Recitativo e arioso (Chester)
10. Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 7 Sheila M. Nelson’s Romantic Violinist (Boosey & Hawkes)
11. Moszkowski Con moto (No. 3 from Spanische Tänze, Op.12), arr. Scharwenka
    Moszkowski: Spanish Dances (Peters)
12. Claire Scholes Knees Up Mambo Violin Music By Women: A Graded Anthology, Vol. 3 Intermediate 2 (Sleepy Puppy Press)
13. J. S. Skinner Back to the Hills, arr. Hardie Alastair Hardie’s Compliments to ‘The King’ (Hardie Press)

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