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 4
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
Bernstein, Somewhere, Great Winners for Treble Brass* , (Brass Wind, book, book with CD, piano accomp.) 0132TC
Bizet, Theme from L’Arlésienne, Going Solo (Horn) , (Faber) 0571514286
Bullard, Russian Galop, Circus Skills for Horn and Piano , (Spartan) SP641
Carr, Ghosts of Fountains Abbey, Top Line Album [F horn editioBass] , (Brass Wind) 1113F
Davis, Zarabanda, Hornets Nest , (Brass Wind) 0143
Goodwin, 633 Squadron, Great Winners for Treble Brass* , (Brass Wind, book, book with CD, piano accomp.) 0132TC
Graham, New York, Cityscapes for Horn in F , (Gramercy)
Hanmer, Finale, no. 4, Suite for Horn , (Emerson) E31
Howard, Fly Me to the Moon, Latino for Horn in F , (Brass Wind) 1143
Humperdinck, Hänsel and Gretel, Horn Talk , (Brass Wind) 1135
Ippolitov-Ivanov, Cortège, Undercover Hits for F Horn , (Brass Wind) 1145
Kosma, Autumn Leaves, Big Chillers for F Horn , (Brass Wind) 1154
Mendelssohn, Nocturne from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Horn Solos book 1 , (Faber) 0571512577
Puccini, Nessun Dorma, Going Solo (Horn) , (Faber) 0571514286
Puccini, O mio babbino caro, Cordially Yours , (Brass Wind) 2160
Rogers & Hart, Blue Moon, Jazzed Up Too [F horn edition] , (Brass Wind) 1111F
Schönberg, Bring Him Home, Winning Matrix (F horn edition]* , (Brass Wind, book, piano accomp.) 0146F
Schumann, Curious Story, Winning Matrix (F horn edition]* , (Brass Wind, book, piano accomp.) 0146F
Scriabin, Romance, (Henle) HN576
Sondheim, Send in the Clowns, A Little Light Music for F Horn , (Brass Wind) 2118
Stölzel/J S Bach, Bist du bei mir, World Famous Classics* , (Fentone) F815
Tartini, Sarabande, Festive Baroque for F/E♭ Horn , (De Haske) DHP1043557-400
Taylor & Dallas, Film ‘87, Jazzed Up Too [F horn edition] , (Brass Wind) 1111F
Tchaikovsky, Theme from Symphony no. 5, Horn Solos book 1 , (Faber) 0571512577
Weill, Mack the Knife, Big Chillers for F Horn , (Brass Wind) 1154

Group B
Blakeson, Big Band Swing, no. 33 or Latin Lady, no. 32, Smooth Groove [F horn editioBass] , (Brass Wind) 1141FCD
Davis, Irish Jig or Smart Card [in D majoBass], Polished Brass, (Brass Wind) 6022TC
Gale, Future Bright, JAZZFX for Horn in F , (Brass Wind) 1164FCD
Lawrance, Restless or Rondo, Featuring Melody for Treble Brass , (Brass Wind) 6006
Miller, No. 1, Scottish Bothie, Progressive Brass Studies , (Faber) 0571513204
Nightingale, Blues for Big Ears, no. 15, Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes (Treble Clef) , (Warwick) TR042
Sparke, Opera Buffa, no. 32 or Ursa Minor, no. 35 or Ursa Major, no. 37, Skilful Studies for Horn , (Anglo) AMP099-400

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