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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended for the Trinity College London Piano grade 5 from 2023 syllabus:
Scales and Arpeggios
Improve Your Sight-reading
Trinity Piano Grade 5
Aural Tests
Pieces
| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dennis Alexander | All is Calm | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2021: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020567 |
| 2. | William Alwyn | There Sleeps Titania (from Midsummer Night) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2021: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020567 |
| 3. | Anon., ed. James Long | Coranto (no. 221 from Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 4. | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2-Part Invention no. 4 in D minor, BWV 775 | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2023: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032041 |
| 5. | Johann Sebastian Bach | Gavotte (from French Suite no. 5 in G, BWV 816) | French Suites, BWV 812-817 | Henle HN71 🕮 |
| 6. | Johann Sebastian Bach | Prelude in C, BWV 846 (from The Well- Tempered Clavier book 1) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2023: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032041 |
| 7. | Gareth Balch | A Walk at Strumble Head | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2021: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020567 |
| 8. | Béla Bartók | Dance of Buchum | Romanian Folk Dances | Henle HN1402 |
| 9. | Jean-François Basteau | Regard | Instants magiques | Lemoine HL29303 |
| 10. | Amy Beach | Pantalon (from Young People's Carnival, op. 25) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 11. | Arthur Benjamin | Haunted House | Raise the Bar Piano: Grades 3-5 | Trinity TCL015389 |
| 12. | Friedrich Burgmüller | Berceuse (no. 7 from 18 Characteristic Studies, op. 109) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 13. | Matthew Camidge | Scherzando (2nd movt from Sonata no. 1 in G) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2021: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020567 |
| 14. | Charles Camilleri | Cantilena | Raise the Bar Piano: Grades 3-5 | Trinity TCL015389 |
| 15. | Mike Cornick | Blues for Beth | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2021: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020567 |
| 16. | Seána Davey | Ice Dance | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 17. | Léo Delibes, arr. Barrie Carson Turner | Flower Duet (from Lakmé) | The Piano Playlist | Schott ED13860 |
| 18. | František Xaver Dušek | Allegro (1st movt from Sonata XII in G) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 19. | Duke Ellington, arr. Andrea Vicari | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 20. | Marcos Fernandez | Málaga | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 21. | Zdeněk Fibich | Lento assai (no. 3 from Moods, Impressions and Souvenirs, op. 41) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 22. | Gilon Fox | Walk in the Park | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 23. | Tom Gerou | March of the Roman Legionaries | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 24. | Gordon Goodwin | Settle Down | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 25. | Chabuca Granda, arr. Gareth Williams | Fina Estampa | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 26. | George Frideric Handel | Fantasia in D minor | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2023: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032041 |
| 27. | Joseph Haydn | Andante in A, Hob I:53/II | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2021: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020567 |
| 28. | Heinrich Hofmann | Am Abend (In the Evening) (no. 2 from Stimmungsbilder, op. 88) | Raise the Bar Piano: Grades 3-5 | Trinity TCL015389 |
| 29. | Justin Hurwitz | Engagement Party (from La La Land) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2023: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032041 |
| 30. | Marie Jaëll | Grisaille (Greyness) (no. 3 from Les jours pluvieux) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 31. | Pál Járdányi | Andantino (1st movt from Sonatina no. 2) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2021: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020567 |
| 32. | Billy Joel, arr. John Human | Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2023: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032041 |
| 33. | Friedrich Kuhlau | Allegro con spirito (1st movt from Sonatina in C, op. 55 no. 3) | Raise the Bar Piano: Grades 3-5 | Trinity TCL015389 |
| 34. | Friedrich Kuhlau | Allegro molto (1st movt from Sonatina in F, op. 88 no. 4) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 35. | Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, William Champion & Jon Buckland, arr. Chris Hussey | Clocks (Coldplay) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 36. | John McCabe | Sports Car | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 37. | Margaret Murray McLeod | Philippa's Jig | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2023: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032041 |
| 38. | Christopher Norton | Kettle Rag (from Lavender's Kind of Blue) | Raise the Bar Piano: Grades 3-5 | Trinity TCL015389 |
| 39. | Ross Petot | Typhoon | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 40. | Rachel Portman | Chocolat: Main Title Theme | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2023: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032041 |
| 41. | Michael Proksch | And Now Let's Handel | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2021: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020567 |
| 42. | Fishel Pustilnik | Circus Theme (including repeats) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2021: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020567 |
| 43. | Antonio Rosetti | Allegretto | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2023: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032041 |
| 44. | Xaver Scharwenka | Scherzino (no. 10 from Album for the Young, op. 62) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from2023: Grade 5 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032041 |
| 45. | Franz Schubert | Valse sentimentale, op. 50 no. 13 | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 46. | Robert Schumann | Reiterstück (The Horseman) (no. 23 from Album for the Young, op. 68) | Album for the Young, op. 68 | Wiener UT50252 |
| 47. | Tong Shang | Friendship (no. 2 from Seven Little Pieces after Folk Songs from Inner Mongolia) | Chinese Piano Music for Children | Schott ED7652 |
| 48. | Shankar-Jaikishan, arr. Ravina Misri | Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh (from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai) (Lata Mangeshkar) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 49. | Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, arr. Chris Hussey | Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 50. | Mark Tanner | Pause for Thought | Jazz Hands book 3 | Clifton C158 |
| 51. | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Süße Träumerei (Sweet Reverie) (no. 21 from Kinderalbum, op. 39) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 52. | Kazumi Totaka, arr. Andrew Wrangell | Mii Channel Theme | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 53. | Ralph Vaughan Williams | Two-part Invention in E♭ | Raise the Bar Piano: Grades 3-5 | Trinity TCL015389 |
| 54. | Andrea Vicari | Spanish Polylogarhythms | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031952 or TCL032041 |
| 55. | Pam Wedgwood | Large Wave | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 5 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020284 or TCL020567 |
| 56. | James Welburn | Mosey on Down | Musical Escapades | Musica Ferrum 9790708147527 🕮 |
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