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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, Treble Recorder Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Sight reading, Descant Recorder Grades initial to 5
Trinity Aural Test books Grades 1 to 5
Group A: Accompanied pieces – Descant recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anon. | Pavane de la Bataille | Renaissance Recorder Anthology vol. 2 | Schott ED13592 |
| 2. | Anon. | The Devil in the Bush or La calata | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 3. | Anon., arr. Bowman |
Gentille | Baroque Recorder Anthology vol. 1 | Schott ED13134 |
| 4. | Bizet, arr. Lawrance |
Prélude (from L’Arlésienne)* | Winners Galore for Descant Recorder | Brass Wind 0310 Piano Accomp. |
| 5. | Bonsor | Caribbean or The Merry-go-round | The Really Easy Recorder Book | Faber 057151037X |
| 6. | Bonsor | Jemima (duet) | Easy Jazzy Recorder Duets | Universal UE16586 |
| 7. | Cowles | Ohm Sweet Ohm | Power Up! | Fentone F870 |
| 8. | Dowland | M George Whitehead his Almand | Renaissance Recorder Anthology vol. 2 | Schott ED13592 |
| 9. | Dowland | The King of Denmark's Galliard | Renaissance Recorder Anthology vol. 1 | Schott ED13591 |
| 10. | Farnaby | Fayne Would I Wedd | Elizabethan Dances and Ayres | Schott ED10037 |
| 11. | Gale | Blues for Sam (duet) or The Latin Eighth (duet) | JAZZFX for Descant Recorder | Brass Wind 1343CD |
| 12. | Lennon & McCartney, arr. Lawrance | Yesterday* | Easy Winners for Descant Recorder | Brass Wind 0320 With CD Piano Accomp. |
| 13. | Menken, arr. Lawrance |
A Whole New World* | Easy Winners for Descant Recorder | Brass Wind 0320 With CD Piano Accomp. |
| 14. | Miles | Abigail’s Song | Creative Variations for Recorder vol. 1 | Camden CM233 |
| 15. | Praetorius, arr. Harrison |
Ballet | Amazing Solos (descant edition) | Boosey M060103568 |
| 16 | Russell-Smith | Pure Silk | Jazzy Recorder 1 | Universal UE18828 |
| 17 | Telemann | Passepied | Spielbuch für sopran- blockflöte und klavier | Moeck EM2076 |
| 18 | Telemann, arr. Bowman |
Menuet | Baroque Recorder Anthology vol. 1 | Schott ED13134 |
| 19. | Trad., arr. Wright |
The Hungarian Waltz | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 20. | Wedgwood | Let’s Get Real | Easy Jazzin’ About | Faber 0571523293 |
*Accompaniment available separately
Group A: Accompanied pieces – Treble recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21. | Anon. | Tanz | Easy Concert Pieces from the Baroque Era | Schott ED4857 |
| 22. | Bacharach, arr. Lawrance |
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head* | Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder | Brass Wind 0323 Piano Accomp. |
| 23 | Bonsor | Swing Your Partners! | Five Concert Pieces | Schott ED12346 |
| 24 | Bousted | Boats on a Painted Sea | New Horizon | Orpheus OMP099 |
| 25 | Corelli | Tempo di Gavotto (from Sonata no. 1 in C) | Six Sonatas, op. 5 vol. 1 | Schott ED12303 |
| 26. | Gale | Blues for Sam (duet) or The Latin Eighth (duet) | JAZZFX for Treble Recorder | Brass Wind 1344CD |
| 27. | Graves | Air | Divertimento | Schott ED10828 |
| 28. | Haughton | Tango Argentine | Fun Club Treble Recorder (Grades 1-2) | Mayhew 3611857 |
| 29. | Loeillet de Gant | Gavotta (4th movt from Sonate in G) (duet) | 6 Duets for Treble Recorders vol. 2 | Schott OFB56 |
| 30. | Loeillet de Gant | Gavotta (from op. 1 no. 2) | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 31. | Naudot | Gracieusement (1st movt from Suite no. 4 in C) (duet) | Babioles, op. 10: 6 Easy Duets for Treble Recorders vol. 2 | Schott OFB67 |
| 32. | Purcell, arr. Hooker |
Hornpipe (from Abdelazar, Z 570) | Easy Baroque Repertoire | Peacock P200 |
| 33. | Sieber | Ceciliana (3rd movt from Sonata no. 1) | Six Sonatas | Amadeus BP0935 |
| 34. | Susato | Danse de Berger | First Repertoire Pieces (treble edition) | Boosey M060071096 |
| 35. | Telemann | Andante (from Partita no. 1) | Concert Repertoire for Recorder | Faber 0571523862 |
| 36. | Thornowitz | Giga (from Sonata da Camera in F) | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
*Accompaniment available separately
Group B: unaccompanied pieces – Descant recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Boismortier | Study no. 13 | 50 Graded Studies for Recorder | Faber 0571523188 |
| 2. | Da Costa | Thumbs Up! | First Repertoire for Descant Recorder | Faber 0571523285 |
| 3. | Davis | Turdus Merula (Blackbird) | Cantus Avium et Volatus | Peacock P239 |
| 4. | Gibbs, Jr | General Wolfe's March (from His Book for the Fife) | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 5. | Mossi | Gavotte, no. 46 | Fun & Games with the Alto Recorder tutor book 1 | Schott ED12703 |
| 6. | Purcell, arr. Lawrance |
Trumpet Tune | Winner Scores All for Descant Recorder | Brass Wind 0322 With CD Piano Accomp. |
| 7. | Trad. | The Nutting Girl | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 8. | Trad., arr. Lawrance |
Hornpipe | Easy Winners for Descant Recorder | Brass Wind 0320 With CD Piano Accomp. |
| 9. | van Eyck | De Zoete Zoomertyden (theme & 1st variation) | Der Fluyten Lust-hof vol. 1 | Amadeus BP0704 / XYZ 1013 |
| 10. | van Eyck | Onder der Linde Groene (modo 2) | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces – Treble recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Boismortier | 1st Rigaudon (5th movt from Deuxième Suite) or Menuet (6th movt from Première Suite) | Six Suites, op. 35 | Schott OFB147 |
| 12. | Cooper | Inquisitive Puppy, no. 1 or Pacing Pony, no. 3 or Sly Fox, no. 4 (unaccompanied) | Animal Antics | Peacock P45 |
| 13. | Davis | Turdus Merula (Blackbird) | Cantus Avium et Volatus | Peacock P239 |
| 14. | Demoivre | Gavott (from Suite in A minor), no. 128 | A Solo Book for Treble Recorder | Schott ED21796 |
| 15. | Handel, arr. Pitts |
Minuet | Treble Recorder from the Beginning | Chester CH72919 |
| 16. | Mozart, arr. Pitts |
Andante Grazioso | Treble Recorder from the Beginning | Chester CH72919 |
| 17. | Praetorius, arr. Capek |
Branle de la Torche | 50 Renaissance Dance Tunes | Schott ED12266 |
| 18. | Trad. | The Setting Sun | Traditional Irish Music for Treble Recorder | Peacock PAR101 |
| 19. | Trad., arr. Pitts |
Let the Toast Pass | Treble Recorder from the Beginning | Chester CH72919 |
| 20. | van Eyck | Doen Dapne (theme and modo 2) | Der Fluyten Lust-hof: a Selection for Alto Recorder | XYZ 1114 |
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