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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. | Bartók, arr. Sheen |
Evening in the Country (from 10 Easy Pieces) | Going Solo (Bassoon) | Faber 0571509878 |
| 2. | Bernstein, arr. Elliott |
There is a Garden (from Trouble in Tahiti) or One Hand, One Heart (from West Side Story) |
Leonard Bernstein for Bassoon | Boosey M051570249 |
| 3. | Boismortier | Gigue, no. 4 and Paysane, no. 5 | 8 Little Pieces from op. 40 | Peters EP8380 |
| 4. | Burness | Friday | Five Day Week | Paterson's PAT60502 |
| 5. | Cowles | The Zebra Crossing | Who’s Zoo♭ | Spartan SP485 |
| 6. | Dukas, arr. Forbes |
Extract from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | Classical and Romantic Pieces book 1 | OUP 9780193565340 |
| 7. | Farnaby, arr. Sheen |
Tower Hill | Going Solo (Bassoon) | Faber 0571509878 |
| 8. | Galliard | Hornpipe (from Sonata no. 1 in A minor) | Sonata no. 1 in A minor | Hinrichsen H753A |
| 9. | Goddard | Ragamuffin | Party Pieces | Spartan SP138 |
| 10. | Howells | Minuet (Grace for a Fresh Egg) | Minuet (Grace for a Fresh Egg) | Novello NOV120563 |
| 11. | Joplin, arr. Challinger |
The Nonpareil | Bassoon Favourites vol. 2 | Montem 136 |
| 12. | Lyons | The Garden Tiger | Compositions for Bassoon vol. 1 | Useful U140 |
| 13. | Lyons | Wonderful, Wonderful Wolverhampton | Wonderful, Wonderful Wolverhampton | Useful UD357 (🕮) |
| 14. | Mercy | Minuetto(from Sonata no. 5) | Bassoon Solos vol. 1 | Chester CH55092 |
| 15. | Milde | No. 1 or no. 3 (from Three Easy Pieces) | Bassoon Solos vol. 1 | Chester CH55092 |
| 16. | Norton | Inter City Stomp or Sunday Blues |
Microjazz for Bassoon | Boosey M060085642 |
| 17. | Pace, arr. Wastall |
Pastorale*, p59 | Learn As You Play Bassoon | Boosey M060029462 |
| 18. | Pfeiffer | Romance (2nd movt from Concerto in B♭) | Concerto in B♭ | Leuckart AM35b |
| 19. | Richens | I've Got It under Control | Bassoon Rocks | Con moto CMT7701 |
| 20. | Satie, arr. Sheen |
Le Piccadilly | Going Solo (Bassoon) | Faber 0571509878 |
| 21. | Sheen | March of the Day or Rondolettinetto |
Mr Sheen's Miscellany for Bassoon – Grade 4 | Spartan SP1164 |
| 22. | Telemann | Andante (3rd movt from Sonatina in A minor) | 2 Sonatinas | Schott FAG26 |
| 23. | Trad., arr. Hilling & Bergmann |
The Maiden's Blush | Second Book of Bassoon Solos | Faber 0571506046 |
| 24. | Wedgwood | The Friends | The Friends | Faber (🕮) |
* Accompaniment available separately
Group B: unaccompanied pieces
| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Concone | Study no. 1: Moderato sostenuto or Study no. 27: Allegro sostenuto |
The Singing Bassoon | Emerson E281 |
| 2. | Jancourt | Ex. 1: Allegro poco agitato, p154 | Das Fagott vol. 1 | DVfM DV30021 |
| 3. | Kling | Ex. 2: Adagio, p141 | Das Fagott vol. 1 | DVfM DV30021 |
| 4. | Langey | No. 50 and no. 51, p34 | The Bassoon: Practical Tutor | Boosey M060035975 |
| 5. | Lawrance | Study 3hree | Featuring Melody for Bassoon | Brass Wind 0333 |
| 6. | Ozi | Andantino, no. 17 | 42 Caprices | Hofmeister FH3028 |
| 7. | Rae | Pizza, Pizza!, no. 16 or The Gaffer, no. 15 |
16 Characteristic Studies | Reedimensions RD036 |
| 8. | Wagner, arr. Sebba |
Ride of the Valkyries (extract), no. 130 | Abracadabra Bassoon | Collins 9780713654172 |
| 9. | Watts | Study in Orange | Fresh Air – Bassoon | Mayhew 3611886 |
| 10. | Weissenborn | Study no. 3 or Study no. 7 |
Bassoon Studies, op. 8 vol. 2 | Peters EP2277b |
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