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Trinity Scales and Arpeggios – Grades Initial to 8
Trinity Sight reading, Treble Recorder Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Aural Test books Grades 6 to 8
Group A: Accompanied pieces – Descant recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bullard | Coffee & Croissants | Recipes | Forsyth FBA01 |
| 2. | Frescobaldi | Canzona no. 2 | 5 Canzoni | London Pro Musica LPM GF1 |
| 3. | Handel | Grave and Allegro (2nd and 3rd movts from Sonata in B♭) | Sonata in B♭ | Schott ED11713 |
| 4. | Marshall | Eve | The Garden of Eden | Peacock PJT036 |
| 5. | Merula | Sonata Prima | 2 Sonatas | Schott OFB187 |
| 6. | Sammartini | 2nd movt (from Concerto in F) (with cadenza; cut orchestral intro) | Concerto in F | Schott OFB1021 |
| 7. | Telemann | Grave and Aria 4: Allegro (from Partita no. 4 in G minor, TWV 41:g2) | Die kleine Kammermusik | Bärenreiter HM47 |
| 8. | Telemann | Siciliana and Spirituoso (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in A minor, TWV 41:a3) | Sonatas and Pieces | Bärenreiter HM7 |
| 9. | Uccellini | Sonata Duodecima | 2 Sonatas | Schott OFB186 |
| 10. | Wilson | Just a Ballad for Joe | Creative Variations for Recorder vol. 2 | Camden CM234 |
Group A: Accompanied pieces – Treble recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Arnold | Cantilena (1st movt from Sonatina, op. 41) | Sonatina, op. 41 | Paterson's PAT60050 |
| 12 | Corelli | Sarraband and Giga (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata no. 4 in G minor) | Six Sonatas, op. 5 vol. 2 | Schott ED12304 |
| 13 | Finger | A Division on a Ground by Mr Finger | Divisions upon a Ground | Moeck EM2552 |
| 14. | Graves | Soliloquy and Finale | Divertimento | Schott ED10828 |
| 15. | Hand | Andante cantabile (2nd movt from Sonata Concisa) | Sonata Concisa | Mayhew 3611197 |
| 16. | Handel | Larghetto and Andante (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in G minor, HWV 360) | Complete Sonatas for Recorder | Bärenreiter BA4259 |
| 17. | Haverkate | Take Four, no. 5 | Jazzin' 1 | Peacock P401 |
| 18. | Jacob | Pavane or Burlesca alla Rumba | Suite for Treble Recorder | Peacock PD05 |
| 19. | Loeillet de Gant | Adagio and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata no. 9) | 12 Sonatas, op. 1, vol. 3 (Sonatas 7-9) | Amadeus BP0577 |
| 20. | Mancini | Largo and Allegro spiccato (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata no. 4 in A minor) | Sonata no. 4 in A minor | Peacock P137 |
| 21. | Marshall | Siesta | The Garden of Eden | Peacock PJT036 |
| 22. | Milford | Moderato (1st movt from Sonatina in F) | Sonatina in F | OUP 9780193578074 |
| 23. | Montéclair | Prelude and Allemande (1st and 2nd movts from Suite in D minor) | Suite in D minor | Amadeus BP0742 |
| 24. | Sammartini | Allegro ma non tanto (1st movt from Sonata in B♭) | Sonata in B♭ | Peacock PAR203 |
| 25. | Schultze | Vivace (3rd movt from Concerto in G) | Concerto in G | Schott OFB93 |
| 26. | Telemann | Vivace and Largo (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in F, TWV 41:F2) | Four Sonatas | Bärenreiter HM6 |
| 27. | Vivaldi | Allegro (3rd movt from Concerto in D ‘Il Gardellino', RV428) (treble or sopranino) | Concerto in D ‘Il Gardellino', RV428 | Ricordi NR13335800 |
| 28. | Vivaldi | Largo and Allegro (2nd and 3rd movts from Concerto in A minor, RV 108) | Concerto in A minor, RV 108 | Peacock PAR016 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces – Descant recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Collette | Exercise no. 10 | 12 Melodious Exercises | Universal UE21515 |
| 2. | Duschenes | Study no. 7 | 12 Etudes for Descant Recorder | Berandol BER1217 |
| 3. | Gardner | Hornpipe (from Dance Heptad) | Pieces for Solo Recorder vol. 2 | Forsyth FZZ04 |
| 4. | Gariboldi | Study no. 45 | 50 Graded Studies for Recorder | Faber 0571523188 |
| 5. | Haverkate | Presto | 12 Advanced Studies in Recorder Technique book 2 | Broekmans BP1249 |
| 6. | Haverkate | Rumba | 12 Advanced Studies in Recorder Technique book 1 | Broekmans BP1085 |
| 7. | Heberle | A la menuetto (from Sonate brillante) | Sonate brillante | Hansen WH29812 |
| 8. | van Eyck | Fantasia & Echo | Der Fluyten Lust-hof vol. 1 | Amadeus BP0704 / XYZ 1013 |
| 9 | Zahnhausen | Goldene Strahlen | Jahreszeichen no. 3: Herbstmusik | Möseler MOS22439 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces – Treble recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
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| 10. | Addison | No. 2 or no. 3 (from Spring Dances) | Pieces for Solo Recorder vol. 3 | Forsyth FZZ17 |
| 11. | Anon., ed. Giesbert |
Capricio, no. 2 or Invention, no. 3 | 15 Solos by 18th Century Composers | Schott ED12216 |
| 12. | Linde | Music for a Bird | Music for a Bird | Schott OFB48 |
| 13. | Maute | Rag or Stamping Blues | Turtle Tunes | Mieroprint EM1053 |
| 14. | Quantz | Giga (3rd movt from Sonata no. 6 in G minor) | Fantasias and Caprices | Schott OFB204 |
| 15. | Ridout | 2nd movt or 3rd movt (from Sonatina) | Pieces for Solo Recorder vol. 2 | Forsyth FZZ04 |
| 16. | Telemann | Alla Francese (1st movt from Fantasia no. 7 in F) | 12 Fantasias | Bärenreiter BA6440 |
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