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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 Initial to 8
Trinity Sight reading Grades 5 to 8
Trinity Aural Test books Grades 6 to 8
Group A: accompanied pieces
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & code | |
| 1. | Arnold | Allegro con brio (1st movt from Sonatina, op. 29) | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 2. | Baker | Loneliness (2nd movt from Clarinet Sonata) | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 3. | Bozza | Ballade (bass clarinet) | Ballade | Southern HL3773914 |
| 4. | Brahms | Allegro appassionato (1st movt from Sonata in F minor, op. 120 no. 1) | Sonata in F minor, op. 120 no. 1 | Wiener Urtext UT50015 |
| 5. | Cafolla | Allegretto (1st movt from Sonata no. 2 ‘Immaginario') | Sonata no. 2 ‘Immaginario' | Forton FM846 |
| 6. | Coquard | Mélodie et scherzetto, op. 68 | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 7. | Crouch | Anytime You Like | Three Dances After Midnight♭ | Broadbent 15001 |
| 9. | Ellerby | Cameo (2nd movt from Clarinet Concerto) | Clarinet Concerto | Studio M050056133 |
| 10. | Fauré | Elégie, op. 24 (bass clarinet) | Elégie, op. 24 | Alea 1035 |
| 11. | Finzi | Fughetta, no. 5 | Five Bagatelles, op. 23 | Boosey M060030253 |
| 12. | Glazunov, trans. Tanner |
Polka | Three Miniatures, op. 42 | Spartan SP1360 |
| 13. | Grovlez | Sarabande & Allegro (complete) | Sarabande & Allegro | Leduc AL21268 |
| 14. | Guyot | Allegro romantico, no. 10 | 10 Progressive Pedagogical Pieces vol. 2 | Billaudot GB9351 |
| 15. | Hamilton | Cornflowers (from The Wild Garden) | The Wild Garden | Queen's Temple QT137 |
| 16. | Hamilton | Harebells (from The Wild Garden) | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 17. | Harris | Soliloquy & Burlesque | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 18. | Heath | Moroccan Fantasy | Moroccan Fantasy | Camden CM281 |
| 19. | Horovitz | Con brio (3rd movt from Sonatina) | Sonatina | Novello NOV120541 |
| 20. | Jenkins | Drake Circus | Five Pieces for Clarinet & Piano | Goodmusic GM195 |
| 21. | Krommer | Rondo (3rd movt from Concerto in E♭, op. 36) | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 22. | Lecail, trans. Voxman |
Fantaisie Concertante (E♭ clarinet) | Fantaisie Concertante | Rubank HL04476866 |
| 23. | Lyons | Vivace, quasi una Samba (4th movt from Sonata for Clarinet and Piano) | Sonata for Clarinet and Piano | Useful U29 |
| 24. | Monti, arr. Fairhead |
Csardas no. 2 | Csardas no. 2 | Cascade CM62 |
| 25. | Mozart | Rondo-Allegro (3rd movt from Concerto in A, K 622) (A or B♭ clarinet) | Concerto in A, K 622 | Bärenreiter BA4773-90(A cl) or BA4773-38 (B♭ cl) |
| 26. | Osborn | Jig (3rd movt from Sonata for E♭ Clarinet) (E♭ clarinet) | Sonata for E♭ Clarinet | Presser 114-41866 |
| 27. | Parker | À la creole (3rd movt from Clarinet Concerto) | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 28. | Pierné | Andante-Scherzo | Andante-Scherzo | Billaudot CC2421 |
| 29. | Poulenc | Allegro con fuoco (3rd movt from Sonata for Clarinet and Piano) | Sonata for Clarinet and Piano | Chester CH70972 |
| 30. | Rae | Beatin' about the Bush! | Two Antipodean Sketches | Universal UE21735 |
| 31. | Saint-Saëns | Molto allegro (4th movt from Sonata in E♭, op. 167) | Sonata in E♭, op. 167 | Durand DF01658400 |
| 32. | Weber | Allegro (1st movt from Concerto no. 1 in F minor, op. 73)< (with printed cadenza) |
Concerto no. 1 in F minor, op. 73 | Peters EP8789 |
| 33. | Weber | Allegro con fuoco (1st movt from Grand Duo Concertant in E♭, op. 48) | Grand Duo Concertant in E♭, op. 48 | Peters EP3317 |
| 34. | Winding | Allegro moderato (no. 1 from Three< Fantasy Pieces, op. 19) | Three Fantasy Pieces, op. 19 no. 1 | Cascade CM65a |
| 35. | Wratny | Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in B♭) | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | J S Bach, trans. Giampieri |
Corrente (from Cello Suite no. 4), no. 8 | 21 Pieces for Clarinet | Ricordi ER262100 |
| 2. | Bennett | Night Thoughts (2nd movt from Sonatina for Solo Clarinet) | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 3. | L Berkeley | Allegro (no. 3 from Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo) | Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo | Chester CH55492 |
| 4. | Buckland | Abstraction | Changing Times | Astute am242-77 |
| 5. | Cavallini | Caprice no. 16 | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 6. | Curtis | Saturday, Fiesta de Rumba, no. 7 | A Week in Plasencia | Metropolis C7288EM |
| 7. | Debussy, arr. Paskins |
Syrinx (bass clarinet) | Syrinx | Emerson E700 |
| 8. | Dubois | Andante simplice (3rd movt from Sonata brève) | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 9. | Gumbley | Streaming Hot!, no. 30 | Double Click!! | Gumbles GP205 |
| 10. | Hailstork | Sprightly (no. 3 from Three Smiles for Tracey) | Clarinet Grade 8 Pieces from 2023 | Trinity TCL020994 |
| 11. | Harris | Allegro molto e scherzando (3rd movt from Sonata da Camera) | Sonata da Camera | Queen's Temple QT2 |
| 12. | Jacob | Allegro vivo (from Scherzo and Trio) | Five Pieces for Solo Clarinet | OUP, 9780193573680 |
| 13. | Rae | Chromatic Exposure, no. 30 | Mosaics Clarinet book 2 | Trinity TG009296 |
| 14. | Rae | Nasty!, no. 31 | Mosaics Clarinet book 2 | Trinity TG009296 |
| 15. | Rae | Veloce, no. 10 | 18 Concert Etudes | Universal UE21733 |
| 16. | Shaw | Study no. 2 | Artie Shaw's Jazz Technic book 2 | Warner, 00-EL9502 |
| 17. | Stravinsky | Piece no. 3 (from Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo) | Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo | Chester CH01551 |
| 18. | Uhl | Study no. 2 (E♭ clarinet) | 48 Studies book 1 | Schott KLB12 |
| 19. | Uhl | Study no. 16 | 48 Studies book 1 | Schott KLB12 |
| 20. | W Wagner | Tango | Tango | Doblinger 35304 |
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