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

French Horn Pieces for Grade 3
Candidates perform a balanced programme of three pieces: two accompanied pieces from group A and one unaccompanied piece from group B. An own composition may be played instead of one listed piece. Pieces marked * Must be played with the piano accompaniment.

Group A
Bart, Food Glorious Food, Winner Scores All for Treble Brass* , (Brass Wind, book, book with CD, piano accomp) 0138TC
Bernstein, America, Winner Scores All for Treble Brass* , (Brass Wind, book, book with CD, piano accomp) 0138TC
Bissill, Sad Song, Going Solo (Horn) , (Faber) 0571514286
Brightmore, Any one of Three Easy Solos for Horn & Piano, (Emerson) E149
Davis, Taco Taco! or En Cor, Hornets Nest , (Brass Wind) 0143
Fauré, Pavane, p. 16, Easy Winners for Treble Brass* , (Brass Wind, book, piano accomp.Brass Wind, book, piano accomp.) 0124TC
Goodwin, The Trap, Winning Matrix (F horn edition]* , (Brass Wind, book, piano accomp.) 0146F
Gossec, Tambourin, World Famous Classics* , (Fentone) F815
Handel, Largo from Xerxes, World Famous Classics* , (Fentone) F815
Hanmer, Prelude, no. 1 or Waltz, no. 2, Suite for Horn , (Emerson) E31
John, Can You Feel the Love Tonight♭, Undercover Hits for F Horn , (Brass Wind) 1145
Johnson, Excursion, 1st Recital Series for F Horn* , (Curnow) CMP076102-400
Lawrance, Carillon or Homage, In Concert [F horn edition] , (Brass Wind) 1104F
Ledbury, Three and Easy, Big Chillers for F Horn , (Brass Wind) 1154
Lloyd Webber, Close Every Door to Me, Winner Scores All for Treble Brass* , (Brass Wind, book, book with CD, piano accomp) 0138TC
Mancini, Pink Panther, All Jazzed Up [F horn editioBass] , (Brass Wind) 1108F
Mozart, Andante from La ci darem la mano, 1st Recital Series for F Horn* , (Curnow) CMP076102-400
Mozart, Ave Verum (arr. Humphries), (Fentone) F 403
Norman, James Bond Theme, p. 19, Easy Winners for Treble Brass* , (Brass Wind, book, piano accomp.) 0124TC
Petty, Wheels, Let’s Face the Music for F Horn , (Brass Wind) 2132
Sackman, Rumba, no. 2 or Scarborough Dreaming, no. 5, Folio IV , (Warwick) HN016
Schönberg, Castle on a Cloud, Winning Matrix (F horn edition]* , (Brass Wind, book, piano accomp.) 0146F
Shore, Evenstar, Lord of the Rings – Instrumental Solos (Horn in F)** , (Warner) IFM0409CD
Tchaikovsky, Humoresque, Going Solo (Horn) , (Faber) 0571514286
Williams, Hedwig’s Theme, Movie Instrumental Solos for Horn in F** , (Alfred) IFM0313CD
Woolfenden, Space Patrol, Up Front Album for F Horn book 2 , (Brass Wind) 0114

Group B
Blakeson, Jam on Toast, no. 20 or Red Chilli Sauce, no. 18, Smooth Groove [F horn edition] , (Brass Wind) 1141FCD
Davis, Flamenco Flirt [in D minoBass] or Horn of Wonder, Polished Brass , (Brass Wind) 6022TC
Gale, Spy P.I., JAZZFX for Horn in F , (Brass Wind) 1164FCD
Gregson, Bulgarian Dance, no. 15 or Folk Song, no. 17, 20 Supplementary Tunes for Beginner Brass, (Brass Wind) 6002TC
Lawrance, Off Beat or Staccato Ritmico, Featuring Melody for Treble Brass , (Brass Wind) 6006
Nightingale, Slinky, no. 13, Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes (Treble Clef) , (Warwick) TR042
Sparke, Contrasts, no. 30 or Shepherd’s Song, no. 33, Skilful Studies for Horn , (Anglo) AMP099-400

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