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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 | Bennett | Moody Judy | First Repertoire for Descant Recorder | Faber 0571523285 |
| 2. | Bigaglia | Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata in A minor) | Sonata in A minor | Schott OFB3 |
| 3. | Bonsor | Havin' a Ball (duet) | Easy Jazzy Recorder Duets | Universal UE16586 |
| 4. | Byrd | Wolsey's Wilde (from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 5. | Conte | At Sunset | First Repertoire for Descant Recorder | Faber 0571523285 |
| 6. | Cowles | Smooth Connections | Power Up! | Fentone F870 |
| 7. | Dieupart | Menuet en Rondeau (from Suite V in F) | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 8. | Finger | Adagio (4th movt from Sonata) | Sonata | Schott OFB1022 |
| 9. | Gale | Spy PI (duet) or Stop and Guiro (duet) | JAZZFX for Descant Recorder | Brass Wind 1343CD |
| 10. | Haydn | Finale (3rd movt from Partie) | First Repertoire for Descant Recorder | Faber 0571523285 |
| 11. | Haydn, arr. McDonald |
Serenade | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 12. | Holborne | Fantasia | Renaissance Recorder Anthology vol. 2 | Schott ED13592 |
| 13. | Joplin, arr. Lawrance |
The Strenuous Life* | Winner Scores All for Descant Recorder | Brass Wind 0322 With CD Piano Accomp. |
| 14. | Kelly | Air or Song (i) | Globe Theatre Suite | Stainer H452 |
| 15. | Purcell, arr. Kostujak |
Rondo (from The Fairy Queen) | Baroque Recorder Anthology vol. 2 | Schott ED13135 |
| 16. | Tchaikovsky, arr. Lawrance |
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy* | Winner Scores All for Descant Recorder | Brass Wind 0322 With CD Piano Accomp. |
| 17. | Telemann | Aria 2: Allegro (from Partita no. 2) | Die kleine Kammermusik: 6 Partiten | Amadeus BP2400 |
| 18. | Wilson | Joe’s New Words | Creative Variations for Recorder vol. 1 | Camden CM233 |
*Accompaniment available separately
Group A: Accompanied pieces – Treble recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19. | J S Bach, arr. Nitz |
Menuet | Movements from the B minor Suite, BWV 1067 | Moeck EM738 |
| 20. | Corelli | Preludio (from Sonata no. 1 in C) | Six Sonatas, op. 5 vol. 1 | Schott ED12303 |
| 21. | De Lavigne | Gracieusement (from Sonata in G ‘La Persan', op. 2 no. 5 | First Repertoire Pieces (treble edition) | Boosey M060071096 |
| 22. | Gale | Spy PI (duet) or Stop and Guiro (duet) | JAZZFX for Treble Recorder | Brass Wind 1344CD |
| 23. | Genzmer | Vivace e Giocoso, no. 1 (duet) | Tanzstücke for Two Treble Recorders vol. 1 | Schott OFB34 |
| 24. | Gilbert & Ory, arr. Harrison |
Muskrat Ramble | Amazing Solos (treble edition) | Boosey M060103575 |
| 25. | Haydn, arr. McDonald |
Serenade | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 26. | Hook | Allegretto (1st movt from Sonatina no. 2 in C) | Sonatina no. 2 in C | Schott ED10139 |
| 27. | Joplin, arr. Lawrance |
The Strenuous Life* | Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder | Brass Wind 0323 Piano Accomp. |
| 28. | Loeillet de Gant | Adagio (1st movt from Sonate in A minor) (duet) | 6 Duets for Treble Recorders vol. 1 | Schott OFB55 |
| 29 | Marcello | Gavotta (3rd movt from Sonata in F, op. 2 no. 12) | 12 Sonatas vol. 4 | Amadeus BP2059 |
| 30 | Marshall | The Irish Lamentation | A Playford Garland | Forsyth FMN01 |
| 31. | Mizzy, arr. Haughton |
Theme from The Addams Family | Don't You Just Love These Tunes for Treble Recorder | Mayhew 3612202 |
| 32. | Montéclair | Sarabande (6th movt from Suite in D minor) | Suite in D minor | Amadeus BP0742 |
| 33. | Ridout | Pastorale | Pastorale | Forsyth FZZ22 |
| 34. | Tchaikovsky, arr. Lawrance |
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy* | Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder | Brass Wind 0323 Piano Accomp. |
| 35. | Valentine | Adagio (1st movt from Sonata in G, op. 3 no. 2) | 3 Sonatas, op. 3 | Schott OFB205 |
| 36. | Vivaldi, arr. Harrison |
Winter (from The Four Seasons) | Amazing Solos (treble edition) | Boosey M060103575 |
*Accompaniment available separately
Group B: unaccompanied pieces – Descant recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clark | Viennese Whirl | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 2 | Gariboldi | Study no. 22 | 50 Graded Studies for Recorder | Faber 0571523188 |
| 3 | Keuning | Study no. 5: Pomposo | 10 Difficult Studies | Harmonia HU2162 |
| 4 | Popp | Moderato (from Study in E minor) | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 5. | Purcell, arr. McDonald |
Prelude | Recorder Anthology book 2 | Trinity TG009241 |
| 6. | van Eyck | Tweede Rosemond | Der Fluyten Lust-hof vol. 1 | Amadeus BP0704 / XYZ 1013 |
| 7. | Watts | Study in Pink | Fresh Air: Descant Recorder | Mayhew 3611884 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces – Treble recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | Anon. | Adagio, no. 85 | Fun & Games with the Alto Recorder tutor book 1 | Schott ED12703 |
| 9. | Boismortier | Gaiment (2nd movt from Quatrième Suite) | Six Suites, op. 35 | Schott OFB147 |
| 10. | Krähmer | Romanze, no. 158 | A Solo Book for Treble Recorder | Schott ED21796 |
| 11. | L Mozart | Passepied, no. 96 | Fun & Games with the Alto Recorder tutor book 1 | Schott ED12703 |
| 12. | Telemann | Allegro (2nd movt from Fantasia no. 1 in C) | 12 Fantasias | Bärenreiter BA6440 |
| 13. | Trad. | Drowsy Maggie | Traditional Irish Music for Treble Recorder | Peacock PAR101 |
| 14. | van Eyck | Prins Robberts Masco (theme and modo 2 and modo 3) | Der Fluyten Lust-hof: a Selection for Alto Recorder | XYZ 1114 |
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