Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the Trinity College Exam Syllabus:

Trinity Scales and Arpeggios – Grades Initial to 8

Trinity Sight reading Grades 1 to 8

Trinity Aural Test books Grades 1 to 5

Cello Pieces for Grade 4
Candidates perform a balanced programme of three pieces, chosen from the list below. Only one duet may be chosen. Only one unaccompanied piece may be chosen. Pieces by at least two composers must be played. An own composition may be played instead of one listed piece. Pieces marked ✯ must be unaccompanied.

Anon., arr. Pejtsik, Chorea Hungarica (from the Lócsei tablature), Violoncello Music for Beginners book 3, (EMB) Z.14037
Anon., arr. Pejtsik, Saltus Hungaricus (from the Mártonfi manuscript), Violoncello Music for Beginners book 3, (EMB) Z.14037
J S Bach, Gavotte in C minor, Suzuki Cello School vol. 3, (Summy-Birchard, piano accomp) 0483S
Beethoven, Minuet in G, Suzuki Cello School vol. 3, (Summy-Birchard, piano accomp) 0483S
Bernstein, arr. Harrison, Maria (from West Side Story), Amazing Solos for Cello and Keyboard, (Boosey & Hawkes) M060094163
Bizet, arr. Carson Turner, Toreador Song (from Carmen), The Cello Playlist, (Schott) ED13862
K & D Blackwell, Latin Nights or Some Day or Russian Wedding, Cello Time Sprinters, (OUP, with CD, cello accomp, piano accomp) 9780193221154
Bock, arr. Legg & Gout, If I Were a Rich Man (from Fiddler on the Roof), Play Showtime, (Faber) 0571518516
Carse, Waltz Steps, Fiddle Fancies for Cello & Piano, (Stainer & Bell) H437
Cohen, Village Bagpipes ✯ , Technique Takes Off! for Cello, (Faber) 0571514200
de Fesch, Arietta (from Sonata in D minor, op. 8 no. 3), Arietta, (Schott) ED22353
Gilbert & Ory, arr. Harrison, Muskrat Ramble, Amazing Solos for Cello and Keyboard, (Boosey & Hawkes) M060094163
Gossek, arr. Rémy, Gavotte (from Rosine), Cellowise, (Spartan) SP898
Gregory, The Jammy Dodger, Vamoosh Cello book 3, (Vamoosh piano accomp) VAM23
Grieg, arr. Forbes, Norwegian Dance, op. 35 no. 2, Classical and Romantic Pieces, (OUP) 9780193564718
Handel, Bourrée, Suzuki Cello School vol. 2, (Summy-Birchard, piano accomp) 0481S
Harris, After the Ball is Over, First Repertoire for Cello book 2, (Faber) 0571516424
Järnefelt, Berceuse, (Chester) CH00305
Lehár, arr. Legg & Gout, Waltz – Love Unspoken (from The Merry Widow), Play Showtime, (Faber) 0571518516
Lennon & McCartney, arr. Terzibaschitsch, Yesterday, Wunschmelodien, (Holzschuh) VHR3427
Loewe, arr. Legg & Gout, I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair Lady), Play Showtime, (Faber) 0571518516
Lozanne (Alma Clarke), arr. Otty, Avelette, Four Love Songs, (S J Music) D1992-4
Marais, arr. East, Caprice (from Pièces de violes, 4e livre), Play Baroque!, (Stainer & Bell) H479
Mascagni, arr. Carson Turner, Intermezzo (from Cavelleria Rusticana), The Cello Playlist, (Schott) ED13862
Mendelssohn, arr. Birtel, Song without Words in F, op. 30 no. 3, (Schott) ED21278
Perti, Grave and Balletto (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in A minor), 9 Sonate Facili, (EMB) Z.14110
Rameau, arr. Pejtsik, Le Tambourin, Violoncello Music for Beginners book 3, (EMB) Z.14037
Rameau, arr. East, Rigaudon (from Pièces de clavecin), Play Baroque!, (Stainer & Bell) H479
Saint-Saëns, arr. Carson Turner, Danse macabre, The Cello Playlist, (Schott) ED13862
Springthorpe, Bustling Boulevarde or Return to Aranjuez, Go with the Flow, (Mayhew) 3612303
Squire, Romance, (Stainer & Bell) 2284
Tchaikovsky, 2nd movt (from Symphony no. 5), First Repertoire for Cello book 2, (Faber) 0571516424
Tchaikovsky, arr. Pejtsik, Sweet Reverie, Violoncello Music for Beginners book 3, (EMB) Z.14037
Thirault, Petite histoire, (Billaudot) GB3333
Trad., arr. Martin, Saratoga Hornpipe ✯ , Session Tunes for Scottish Cellists, (Taigh na Teud) 1871931045
Trad., arr. Wright, Blow the Wind Southerly, Three Northumbrian Folk Songs, (S J Music) D1995-1
Trowell, Arioso (no. 7 from 12 Morceaux Façiles, op. 4), Best of Cello Classics, (Schott) ED21998
Vivaldi, Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in C, RV 399), (Kunzelmann) GM963
Vivaldi, arr. Gregory, Winter, Vamoosh Cello book 3, (Vamoosh piano accomp) VAM23
Webster, Scherzo, Suzuki Cello School vol. 3, (Summy-Birchard, piano accomp) 0483S
Williams, Hedwig’s Theme (from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), Selections from Harry Potter Instrumental Solos (Cello), (Alfred) 29080
Williams, May the Force Be With You (from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back), The Very Best of John Williams Instrumental Solos (Cello), (Alfred) IFM0428CD
Williams, arr. Davies, Raider’s March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark), Short Cello Pieces, (Bosworth) BOE005186

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