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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the Trinity College Exam Syllabus:
Trinity Scales and Arpeggios – Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Sight reading Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Aural Test books Grades 1 to 5
Group A: accompanied pieces
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Barratt | Anna’s Cake-walk | Bravo! Bassoon | Boosey M060106682 |
| 2. | Bartlett | Cairo Carnival | Just for Fun! Bassoon | UMP M224405699 |
| 3. | Bogar, arr. Wastall |
Quick Dance*, p60 | Learn As You Play Bassoon | Boosey M060029462 |
| 4. | Boyle | Prelude, no. 1 | Little Suite | Boosey M060065408 |
| 5. | Cowles | Bassoon Street Blues | Twenty-Five Fun Moments for Bassoon | Studio M050010845 |
| 6. | Gershwin, arr. Lawrance |
Someone to Watch Over Me* | Easy Winners | Brass Wind 0332 Piano Accomp. |
| 7. | Gregson | Nostalgic Waltz or Russian Waltz |
Up Front Album for Bassoon | Brass Wind 0308 |
| 8. | Grieg, arr. Sheen |
Bauernlied (from Two Norwegian Melodies), no. 13 | The Really Easy Bassoon Book | Faber 0571510353 |
| 9. | Harris | Baboon 2 | Three Baboons for Bassoon | Queen's Temple QT171 |
| 10. | Harris | Someone Keeps Interrupting Me (duet) or On the Riverbank (duet) or Mozart Comes to Breakfast (duet) |
Twenty Tunes for Two Bassoons | Queen's Temple QT201 |
| 11. | Harris | The Birdcatcher's Song | Bassoon Basics | Faber 0571540740 |
| 12. | Henry VIII, arr. Challinger |
Pastime with Good Company† | Bassoon Favourites vol. 1 | Montem 134 |
| 13. | Lyons | Cycling Slowly (duet) | Cycling Slowly | Useful UD707 (🕮) |
| 14. | Morris | Waltz of the Leprechauns or Cool Cat | Autumn Days | Reed RM576 |
| 15. | Rameau, arr. Barratt |
Sarabande | Bravo! Bassoon | Boosey M060106682 |
| 16. | Rosseter, arr. Hilling & Bergmann | Song, no. 21 | First Book of Bassoon Solos | Faber 0571502423 |
| 17. | Saint-Saëns, arr. Sheen |
The Elephant, no. 11 | The Really Easy Bassoon Book | Faber 0571510353 |
| 18. | Satzenhofer | Duet no. 15 (duet) | 24 Duets | IMC 1078 |
| 19. | Schumann, arr. Hilling & Bergmann | The Merry Peasant, no. 20 (with repeats) | First Book of Bassoon Solos | Faber 0571502423 |
| 20. | Sullivan, arr. Challinger |
Policeman's Song† | Bassoon Favourites vol. 1 | Montem 134 |
| 21. | Susato, arr. Challinger |
Ronde† | Bassoon Favourites vol. 1 | Montem 134 |
| 22. | Tchaikovsky, arr. Lawrance |
Dance of the Mirlitons* | Winner Scores All for Bassoon | Brass Wind 0326 Piano Accomp. |
| 23. | Trad., arr. Ramsay |
All Through the Night or Kelvin Grove |
Favourite Folksongs for the Beginner Bassoonist | Spartan SP530 |
| 24. | Watts | Humdinger Hoedown | Fresh Air – Bassoon | Mayhew 3611886 |
| 25. | Wedgwood | Cheeky Cherry | Really Easy Jazzin’ About (Bassoon) | Faber 057152138X |
* Accompaniment available separately
† Piano accompaniment available for mini bassoon
Group B: unaccompanied pieces
| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chedeville, arr. Wastall |
Tambourin | Learn As You Play Bassoon | Boosey M060029462 |
| 2. | Diabelli, arr. Wastall |
Etude, p33 | Learn As You Play Bassoon | Boosey M060029462 |
| 3. | Langey | No. 18, p19 | The Bassoon: Practical Tutor | Boosey M060035975 |
| 4. | Rae | Slow Coach, no. 6 or Inter-Galactic March, no. 5 |
16 Characteristic Studies | Reedimensions RD036 |
| 5. | Sebba | Courtly Dance, no. 96 | Abracadabra Bassoon | Collins 9780713654172 |
| 6. | Trad., arr. Sebba |
Portsmouth, no. 88 | Abracadabra Bassoon | Collins 9780713654172 |
| 7. | Weissenborn | Study no. 6, p5 or Study no. 1, p6 |
Bassoon Studies, op. 8 vol. 1 | Peters EP2277a |
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