(
Please use the links below to find the titles recommended for the Trinity College London Piano grade 6 from 2023 syllabus:
Scales and Arpeggios
Improve Your Sight-reading
Trinity Piano Grade 6
Aural Tests
Group A
| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Adagio (2nd movt from Sonata in B minor, H132, Wq 62/22) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 2. | Johann Sebastian Bach | Invention no. 6 in E, BWV 777 | Two Part Inventions | Henle HN591 |
| 3. | Johann Sebastian Bach | Prelude in D minor, BWV 935 | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020574 |
| 4. | Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Hans- Günter Heumann | Badinerie (from Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067) | Best of Piano Classics book 2 | Schott ED22975 |
| 5. | Georg Anton Benda | Sonatina in E♭ | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2021: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020574 |
| 6. | Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, arr. Jessica Dannheisser | Love Yourself (Justin Bieber) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2023: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032058 |
| 7. | William Byrd | Coranto (no. 218 from Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2021: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020574 |
| 8. | François Couperin | Allemande (from L'art de toucher le clavecin) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 9. | François Couperin | The Little Windmills | Raise the Bar Piano: Grades 6-8 | Trinity TCL015395 |
| 10. | Louise Farrenc | Impromptu | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 11. | Baldassare Galuppi | Adagio (1st movt from Sonata in D, RG 35) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2023: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032058 |
| 12. | Elisabetta de Gambarini | Cariglion (no. 8 from Lessons and Songs, op. 2) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2023: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032058 |
| 13. | Tom Gerou | Evening on the River Nile (from Novellas book 2) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
| 14. | Joseph Haydn | Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in D, Hob XVI:4) | Complete Piano Sonatas vol 1 | Henle HN1336 |
| 15. | Joseph Haydn | Finale (3rd movt from Sonata in C, Hob XVI:35) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 16. | Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre | 2nd Courante (from Suite in G minor) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2023: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032058 |
| 17. | Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. James Treweek | Wave | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
| 18. | Richard Jones | Giga in A minor | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2021: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020574 |
| 19. | Aram Khachaturian | Ivan Is Very Busy | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 20. | Josef Mysliveček | Rondo in A | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
| 21. | Antonio Rosetti | Adagio non tanto | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2023: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032058 |
| 22. | Franz Schubert | Allegretto in C minor, D 915 | Late Piano Pieces | Bärenreiter BA9634 |
| 23. | Alexandra Skevington | Something for the Weekend | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
Group B
| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher& amp; Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24. | Béla Bartók | Stamping Dance (from Mikrokosmos, Sz 107, vol 5) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 25. | Jean-François Basteau | Au gré des vagues | Instants magiques | Lemoine HL29303 |
| 26. | Nathalie Béra-Tagrine | Mazurka | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2021: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020574 |
| 27. | Nathalie Béra-Tagrine | Terminal 2 | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 28. | Friedrich Burgmüller | The Gondolier's Song (no. 14 from 18 Characteristic Studies, op. 109) | 18 Characteristic Studies, op. 109 | Schirmer GS25617 |
| 29. | Harry Thacker Burleigh | Through Moanin’ Pines (no. 1 from From the Southland) | Four Early 20th Century Piano Suites by Black Composers | Schirmer GS82960 |
| 30. | Alfredo Casella | Galop final (from 11 pezzi infantili) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 31. | Jessica Curry | An Early Harvest (from Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2023: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032058 |
| 32. | Norman Dello Joio | Prayer of the Matador (no. 2 from Lyric Pieces for the Young) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 33. | Ludovico Einaudi | I Giorni | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2023: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032058 |
| 34. | Danny Elfman | Victor’s Piano Solo (from Corpse Bride) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
| 35. | Tom Gerou | Northern Lights | The Best of Tom Gerou book 3 | Alfred 47359 |
| 36. | Edvard Grieg | Ensom Vandrer (Solitary Traveller) (no. 2 from Lyric Pieces, op. 43) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2023: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032058 |
| 37. | Joe Hisaishi, arr. John Human | The Journey to the West (from Princess Mononoke) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
| 38. | Oliver Francis Huang-Hsu | Epilogue (5th movt from Tāwāhi) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 39. | Genary Karganov | Arabesque (no. 4 from 12 Arabesques, op. 6) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2021: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020574 |
| 40. | Ignacio Cervantes Kawanagh | Un Recuerdo (from Danzas Cubanas) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
| 41. | Philip Lane | Streets and Avenues | Three Little Bites at the Big Apple | Goodmusic GM130 |
| 42. | Antony le Fleming | Lullaby for Oscar | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 43. | Jimmy Page & Robert Plant | Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2023: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL032058 |
| 44. | Roxanna Panufnik | Glo | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
| 45. | Oscar Peterson | Jazz Exercise no. 2 (from Part 3: Jazz Exercises) | Jazz Exercises, Minuets, Etudes & Pieces for Piano | Hal Leonard HL00311225 |
| 46. | Rachel Portman, arr. Michael Csányi-Wills | Emma: Main Theme | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
| 47. | Robert Ramskill | Weaving a Spell | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2021: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020574 |
| 48. | Vladimir Rebikov | Con afflizione (no. 3 from Feuilles d'automne, op. 29) | Feuilles d'automne, op. 29 | Forberg F01064 |
| 49. | Max Reger | Versöhnung (Reconciliation) (no. 20 from Aus der Jugendzeit, op. 17) | Raise the Bar Piano: Grades 6-8 | Trinity TCL015395 |
| 50. | Richard Rodgers, arr. Naadia Sheriff | My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
| 51. | Mari Sainio | Snowfall | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
| 52. | Manfred Schmitz | Progression I | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2021: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020574 |
| 53. | Tong Shang | Dance (no. 7 from Seven Little Pieces after Folk Songs from Inner Mongolia) | Chinese Piano Music for Children | Schott ED7652 |
| 54. | Howard Shore & Fran Walsh, arr. Nicolai Podgornov | In Dreams (from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercisesfrom 2021: Grade 6 | Extended Edition | Trinity TCL020574 |
| 55. | Garry Wilkinson | Jazzin' Grace (from Piano Portraits) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL020291 or TCL020574 |
| 56. | Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter, arr. Jess Bailey | Just the Two of Us (Bill Withers) | Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6 (both editions) | Trinity TCL031969 or TCL032058 |
< Back to Trinity Keyboard Exam Music
< Back to Exam Essentials
Photocopies & downloads
Candidates should not perform from unauthorised photocopies (or other kinds of copies) or illegal downloads of copyright music in examinations. There are limited circumstances where can copies be used in an examination the UK. The MPA’s Code of Fair Practice gives further guidance. Before making a copy an application should be made to the copyright holder and evidence of permission should be brought to the exam. Candidates and Applicants must act within the law with regard to copyright.