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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 Aural Test books Grades 6 to 8
Group A: Accompanied pieces – Descant recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Babell | Adagio and Vivace (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata no. 1) | 12 Sonatas vol. 1 (Sonatas 1-3) | Amadeus BP334 |
| 2. | J S Bach | Vivace (3rd movt from Sonata in D minor for tenor recorder, BWV 527) | Sonata in D minor for tenor recorder, BWV 527 | Bärenreiter BA8076 |
| 3. | Bullard | Top Hat Quadrille | Hat Box | Forsyth FBA05 |
| 4. | Dubery | Allegretto amabile (1st movt from Sonatina) | Sonatina | Peacock PJT009 |
| 5. | Fontana | Sonata no. 3 | Six Sonatas | Amadeus BP0466 |
| 6. | Golland | Bossa Nova | New World Dances | Forsyth FGJ02 |
| 7. | Hedges | Allegro, no. 1 | Three Concert Miniatures | Peacock PJT054 |
| 8. | Sammartini | Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in F) | Concerto in F | Schott OFB1021 |
| 9. | Uccellini | Sonata overo Toccata sesta | 2 Sonatas | Schott OFB186 |
| 10. | Wilson | Funky 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 | Barsanti | Adagio and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in C, op. 1 no. 2) | Sonata in C, op. 1 no. 2 | Bärenreiter HM183 |
| 12. | Bergmann | Improvvisazione (complete to end of sonata) | Sonata for Treble Recorder and Piano | Schott ED11240 |
| 13. | Berkeley | Moderato (1st movt from Sonatina, op. 13) | Sonatina, op. 13 | Schott OFB1040 |
| 14. | Bowen | Andante tranquillo (2nd movt from Sonata, op. 121) | Sonata, op. 121 | Emerson E113 |
| 15. | Castrucci | Adagio and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata, op. 1 no. 5) |
2 Sonatas | Universal UE19931 |
| 16. | Chopin | Variations on ‘Non Più Mesta' | Extraordinary Encores vol. 1 | Dolce DOL119 |
| 17. | Corelli | 1st movt and 2nd movt (the ornamented recorder line must be played) (from Sonata in F, op. 5 no. 4) |
12 Sonatas, op. 5, vol. 2 | Heinrichshofen N4092 |
| 18. | Corelli | Adagio and Allegro (the ornamented recorder line must be played) (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in C, op. 5 no. 3) |
Sonata in C, op. 5 no. 3 | Musica Rara MR1664 |
| 19 | Hand | Slowly and expressively and With wit and vigour (2nd and 3rd movts from Sonatina no. 1, op. 41) |
Sonatina no. 1, op. 41 | Peacock P178 |
| 20 | Handel | Larghetto and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in C, HWV 365) |
Complete Sonatas for Recorder | Bärenreiter BA4259 |
| 21 | Jacob | Prelude and English Dance | Suite for Treble Recorder | Peacock PD05 |
| 22. | Maute | Once There Was a Child | Once There Was a Child | Ascolta ASC38B |
| 23. | Reizenstein | Sarabande and Bourrée (2nd and 3rd movts from Partita) |
Partita | Schott OFB1014 |
| 24. | Sammartini | Andante and Minuet con Variazioni (2nd and 3rd movts from Sonata in G) |
Sonata in G | Peacock PAR202 |
| 25. | Sollima | Andante cantabile (2nd movt from Sonata) | Sonata | Schott OFB127 |
| 26. | Telemann | Andante and Vivace (with repeats) (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata in F minor, TWV 41:f1) |
Four Sonatas | Bärenreiter HM6 |
| 27. | Vivaldi | Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in A minor, RV 108) | Concerto in A minor, RV 108 | Peacock PAR016 |
| 28. | Vivaldi | Presto (3rd movt from Concerto no. 1 in F ‘La tempesta di mare', op. 10 no. 1, RV 433) |
Concerto no. 1 in F ‘La tempesta di mare', op. 10 no. 1, RV 433 | Schott FTR79 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces – Descant recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Davis | Study no. 9 | 15 Studies for Descant Recorder | Schott ED12432 |
| 2. | Evans | Snave’s Violetta Tango | A Rose in Phrygian Nines & Snave's Violetta Tango | Orpheus OMP089 |
| 3. | Haverkate | Adagio recitativo | 12 Advanced Studies in Recorder Technique book 2 | Broekmans BP1249 |
| 4. | Heberle | Adagio (1st movt from Sonate brillante) | Sonate brillante | Carus 11.212 |
| 5. | Leenhouts | The Zoo followed by The Jungle (complete) (3rd and 1st movts from Big Baboon) (for tenor recorder) |
Big Baboon | Moeck EM2809 |
| 6. | Maute | Adagio and Presto (1st and 2nd movts from Fantasie V) | Sechs Fantasien | Carus 11.609 |
| 7. | van Eyck | Wat Zalmen op den Avond doen (2nd version, finishing with demi-semiquaver variation and omitting modos in 3 time) |
Der Fluyten Lust-hof vol. 2 | Amadeus BP0705 / XYZ 1021 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces – Treble recorder
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | Anon., ed. Giesbert |
Allemande, no. 10 | 15 Solos by 18th Century Composers | Schott ED12216 |
| 9. | J S Bach | Bourrée Anglaise (from Partita in C minor, BWV 1013) | Partita in C minor, BWV 1013 | Bärenreiter BA6432 |
| 10. | Ball | Pagan Piper (treble or tenor recorder) | Pagan Piper | Peacock PCB0004 |
| 11. | Davis | 3rd movt (from Sonata) | Sonata | Heinrichshofen N2291 |
| 12. | Flinn | Round Dance | Lullaby and Dances | Peacock PJT048 |
| 13. | Marcussen | Rosenrot (from A Norwegian Herbarium) (must be played on sopranino) |
Pieces for Solo Recorder vol. 3 | Forsyth FZZ17 |
| 14 | Mays | Song of the Dancing Skunk | Moon Dances | Möseler MOS22612 |
| 15 | Quantz | Allemande (1st movt from Sonata no. 1 in G minor) | Fantasias and Caprices | Schott OFB204 |
| 16 | Rose | Lunch | I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia | Universal UE30214 |
| 17. | Telemann | Affettuoso and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Fantasia no. 9 in G) |
12 Fantasias | Bärenreiter BA6440 |
| 18. | Thorn | 2nd movt (from Chocolate Bulbul) | Chocolate Bulbul | Orpheus OMP032 |
| 19. | Zahnhausen | Ein Hauch von Frühling (with repeat) (treble & descant required) |
Jahreszeichen no. 4: Winterbilder | Möseler MOS22440 |
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