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Trinity Scales and Arpeggios – Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Sight reading Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Aural Test books Grades 6 to 8

Bassoon Pieces for Grade 8
Three pieces are to be played, two pieces from group A and one piece from group B, to form a balanced programme. Instead of one piece, candidates may offer an own composition. One contrabassoon item may be selected.

Group A
Addison, Concertino, 1st movt: Andante (Emerson) E305a
Crusell, Concertino, 3rd movt: Polacca (Fazer)
Dard, Sonata in D minor, op. 2 no. 5, 1st movt: Adagio and 2nd movt: Allegro or 3rd movt: Arietta and 4th movt: Allegro (EMA) 128
David, Concertino in B♭, op. 12 (IMC) 1899
Devienne, Sonata in F, op. 24 no. 3, 3rd movt: Allegretto (Breitkopf) MR 2047
Devienne, Sonata in G minor op. 24 no. 5, 1st movt: Allegro con espressione (Breitkopf/Musica Rara) MR2049
Elgar, Romance (Novello) NOV120137R
Fasch, Sonata in C, 3rd movt: Andante and 4th movt: Allegro assai (Universal) UE 18128
Feld, Sonatine, any two movements (Schott) FAG 2
Fogg, Concerto, 3rd movt: Con spirito (Emerson) E122
Gershwin arr. Alley, Summertime (Spartan) SP901
Grovlez, Sicilienne et Allegro giocoso: Largamente, sicilienne and allegro giocoso (Leduc) AL21163
Jacob, Concerto, 1st movt: Allegro (Stainer & Bell) 2625
Kreutzer, Variations: Adagio, andante grazioso and any one variation (Universal) UE 18127
Maconchy, Concertino, 2nd movt: Lento espressivo, intimo (Lengnick) AL1145
Mozart, Concerto in B♭ K. 191, 1st movt: Allegro or 2nd movt: Andante ma adagio [without cadenza] (Bärenreiter) BA 4868-90
Nussio, Variations on an Arietta by Pergolesi, Variations 1 (Arioso), 2 (Scherzetto), 8 (Barbaresca) and any one other variation (Universal) UE 12182
Pfeiffer, Concerto in B♭, 3rd movt: Rondeau (Leuckart)
Pierné, Solo de Concert op. 35 (Leduc) AL20914
Pierné, Concert Prelude on a theme of Henry Purcell, op. 53 (Salabert) SLB 00090900
Previn, Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, 1st movt: With energy (Schirmer) GS83337
Saint-Saëns, Sonata, op. 168, 3rd movt: Adagio, allegro moderato (Peters) EP9195
Schrek, Bassoon Sonata op. 9, 1st movt: Allegro ma non troppo (Hofmeister) FH2194
Tansman, Suite, 1st movt: Introduction and Allegro (Eschig) ME 00712300
Vivaldi, Concerto in C, FV III no. 17 RV 472, 1st movt: Allegro non molto (Schott) FAG14
Vivaldi, Concerto in E minor, RV 484, 1st movt: Allegro poco or 3rd movt: Allegro (IMC) 2353
Waterhouse, Aztec Ceremonies, op. 37 [contrabassoon] (Hofmeister) FH2405
Weber, Concerto in F op. 75, 1st movt: Allegro ma non troppo or 2nd movt: Adagio (Breitkopf) EB 6708
Woolfenden, Concerto, 1st movt: Moderato (Ariel Music)

Group B
Arnold, Fantasy (Faber) 0571500285
J S Bach, Allemande or Gigue from Suite no. 4 in E♭ major, from Six Suites for Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 (Bärenreiter) BA 320
J S Bach, Partita BWV 1013, 2nd movt: Corrente (Universal) UE 18135
Braun, Bizaria, p. 20, from Solos 1740 (Schott) ED 12237
Drouet, transc. Gatt, No. 19 in E major, Allegro, from 32 Studies for Bassoon, (Phylloscopus) PP334
Jacobi, No. 4, Allegretto or no. 5, Allegro, from 6 Bassoon Exercises (Intermediate) (EMB) Z.2217
Jancourt, Study no. 21, Andante, from 26 Melodic Studies, op. 15 (IMC) 1898
Milde, Study no. 3, Adagio or Study no. 8, Allegretto, from Concert Studies op.26 Vol. 1 (IMC) 0467
Neukirchner, No. 19, Allegro molto, from 23 Bassoon Exercises (EMB) Z.2218
Orefici, Study no. 8 or Study no. 9, from 20 Melodic Studies (IMC) 2285
Oromszegi, Study no. 15, Marcia Grotesca or no. 17, Elegia, from Twenty Advanced Bassoon Studies (Emerson) E86
Pivoňka, Study no. 10, Vivace, from Virtuoso Studies for Bassoon (Bärenreiter Praha) H 1217
Schulhoff, Bass Nightingale, 3rd movt: Fuga [contrabassoon] (Schott) FAG22
Šesták, No. 1, Recitativo, molto rubato or no. 2, Allegro giocoso, from Five Virtuoso Inventions (Panton) P1245
Weissenborn, Study no. 34, Andante con moto or Study no. 35, Andante maestoso, from Bassoon Studies op. 8 vol. 2 (Peters) 2277b

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