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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. | J S Bach, arr. Walker |
Mary’s Cradle Song (from the Christmas Oratorio) | Celebrated Classics | Schott ED10350 |
| 2. | Bigaglia | Allegro (4th movt from Sonata in A minor) | Sonata in A minor | Schott OFB3 |
| 3. | Bonsor | Nice ‘n' Easy | Jazzy Recorder 2 | Universal UE19364 |
| 4. | Constable | Mesmeralda | Recorder Anthology book 3 | Trinity TG009258 |
| 5 | Cowles | Battery Hens | Power Up! | Fentone F870 |
| 6 | Ellerby | Ashley Mill | River Dances | Peacock PJT059 |
| 7. | Frescobaldi | Canzona no. 5 | 5 Canzoni | London Pro Musica LPM GF |
| 8. | Golland | Ragtime | New World Dances | Forsyth FGJ02 |
| 9. | Hand | Plaint (tenor recorder) | Plaint | Schott ED11147 |
| 10. | Lane | Intrada | Suite Ancienne | Forsyth FLP01 |
| 11. | Sammartini | Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata in G, op. 2 no. 4) | 2 Sonatas | Amadeus BP0443 |
| 12. | Scarlatti, arr. Clark |
Grave & Allegro (from Sonata in E minor, K 81) | Recorder Anthology book 3 | Trinity TG009258 |
| 13. | Telemann | Andante (3rd movt from Sonata in A minor, TWV 41:a3) | Sonatas and Pieces | Bärenreiter HM7 |
| 14. | Telemann | Aria 6: Tempo di Minuet (from Partita no. 2 in G, TWV 41:G2) | Die kleine Kammermusik | Bärenreiter HM47 |
| 15. | Telemann, arr. Proctor |
Andante (from Sonata in A minor) | Recorder Anthology book 3 | Trinity TG009258 |
| 16. | Turner | Aubade | Four Diversions | Forsyth FTJ01 |
Group A: Accompanied pieces – Treble recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17. | Albinoni | Adagio (1st movt from Sonata in A minor, op. 6 no. 6) | Sonata in A minor, op. 6 no. 6 | Amadeus BP1222 |
| 18. | Anon. | Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 14 and 15 | Greensleeves to a Ground | Schott ED10596 |
| 19. | J S Bach | Siciliano (2nd movt from Sonata in F, BWV 1031) | Sonata in F, BWV 1031 | Nova NM263 |
| 20 | Ball | Spinning Croon | From the Hebrides | Peacock PCB0034 |
| 21 | Barsanti | Con spirito (2nd movt from Sonata no. 4 in C minor) | Six Sonatas, op. 1, vol. 2 (Sonatas 4-6) | Amadeus BP2066 |
| 22 | Couperin | Le rossignol en amour (omitting double) and Le rossignol vainqueur | Le rossignol en amour & Le rossignol vainqueur | Universal UE12563 |
| 23. | Hand | Burlesca (3rd movt from Sonata Piccola, op. 63) | Sonata Piccola, op. 63 | Peacock P148 |
| 24. | Handel | Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in B♭, HWV 377) or A tempo di gavotta (4th movt from Sonata in C, HWV 365) |
Complete Sonatas for Recorder | Bärenreiter BA4259 |
| 25. | Joplin, arr. Robinson |
Felicity Rag, no. 3 or Peacherine Rag, no. 7 | Scott Joplin Rags vol. 2 | Peacock PAR132 |
| 26. | Leigh | Larghetto, molto tranquillo (2nd movt from Sonatina) | Sonatina | Schott OFB1041 |
| 27. | Loeillet de Gant | Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata no. 2 in D minor) | 12 Sonatas, op. 1, vol. 1 (Sonatas 1-3) | Amadeus BP0575 |
| 28. | Marcello | Allegro (from Sonata in E minor, op. 2 no. 4) | Recorder Anthology book 3 | Trinity TG009258 |
| 29. | Montéclair | Rondeau – un peu légèrement (8th movt from Suite in D minor) | Suite in D minor | Amadeus BP0742 |
| 30. | Sieber | Corrente (2nd movt from Sonata no. 2) | Six Sonatas | Amadeus BP0935 |
| 31. | Staeps | Aria | Furioso, Gigue and Aria | Doblinger FL37 |
| 32. | Telemann | Menuetts I and II (4th movt from Concerto in F, TWV 51:F1) | Concerto in F, TWV 51:F1 | Peacock PAR012 |
| 33. | Telemann, arr. Proctor |
Andante (from Sonata in A minor) | Recorder Anthology book 3 | Trinity TG009258 |
| 34. | Valentine | Giga (4th movt from Sonata in B♭) | Sonatas by Old English Masters vol. 2 | Bärenreiter HM209 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces – Descant recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clark | A Study | Recorder Anthology book 3 | Trinity TG009258 |
| 2. | Collette | Exercise no. 6 | 12 Melodious Exercises | Universal UE21515 |
| 3. | Davis | Dendrocopus Major (Greater Spotted Woodpecker) | Cantus Avium et Volatus | Peacock P239 |
| 4. | de la Torre | La spagna | Recorder Anthology book 3 | Trinity TG009258 |
| 5. | Harris | Study no. 50 | 50 Graded Studies for Recorder | Faber 0571523188 |
| 6. | Krähmer | No. 40 | 40 Fortschreitende Übungsstücke, op. 1 | Moeck EM1131 |
| 7. | Oiwake, arr. Saunders |
Horsewalker's Song (tenor recorder) | Eight Traditional Japanese Pieces | Novello NOV120507 |
| 8. | van Eyck | Kits Almande (theme and modo 3) | Der Fluyten Lust-hof vol. 2 | Amadeus BP0705 / XYZ 1021 |
| 9. | Zahnhausen | Junicanari | Jahreszeichen no. 1: Frühlingsmusik | Möseler MOS22441 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces – Treble recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | Anon., ed. Giesbert |
Lamentarola, no. 11 or Rondeau, no. 15 | 15 Solos by 18th Century Composers | Schott ED12216 |
| 11. | Davis | Dendrocopus Major (Greater Spotted Woodpecker) | Cantus Avium et Volatus | Peacock P239 |
| 12. | Gál | Cantabile (no. 3 of Four Bagatelles) | Pieces for Solo Recorder vol. 1 | Forsyth FZZ03 |
| 13. | Linde | Giocoso, no. 16 | Modern Exercises for Treble Recorder | Schott ED4797 |
| 14. | Ortiz | Recercada Segunda | 3 Recercadas | Dolce DOL601 |
| 15 | Telemann | Allegro (3rd movt from Fantasia no. 11 in B♭) | Recorder Anthology book 3 | Trinity TG009258 |
| 16 | Trad. | Belfast Hornpipe | Traditional Irish Music for Treble Recorder | Peacock PAR101 |
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