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Group A: accompanied piecesAlto/baritone saxophone in E♭
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bernstein, arr. Hampton |
Theme from The Great Escape | Saxophone Basics Repertoire | Faber 0571522505 |
| 2. | Bernstein, arr. Lanning |
America (with repeats) | Making the Grade – Grade 3 | Chester CH60106 |
| 3. | Bonfá, arr. Panayi |
Gentle Rain | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009661 |
| 4. | Bullard | Dancing Dolls or Circus Rock or Sad Clown | Circus Skills | Spartan SP726 |
| 5. | Cowles | Idyll | A Miniature Suite for Baritone (or Alto) Saxophone and Piano | Studio M050033455 |
| 6. | Degg | A Raggy Day (duet) or Feelin’ Blue (duet) (both the above: candidate plays either part) |
40 Graded Saxophone Duets | Masquerade MM0016 |
| 7. | Ellerby | Songful Cat or Sleepy Cat |
Charismatic Cats for Alto Saxophone | Brass Wind 1316A |
| 8. | Grainger, arr. Lawrance |
Doctor Who* | Winner Scores All for Saxophone | Brass Wind 0331 Piano accomp. for Alto |
| 9. | Handel, arr. Hagues |
Bourrée (from Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351) | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009661 |
| 10. | Harris | Foxtrot (from Seven Easy Dances) | First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone | Boosey M060124716 |
| 11. | Ilyinsky, arr. Wastall |
Berceuse(from Noor and Anitra, op. 13 no. 17) | First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone | Boosey M060124716 |
| 12. | Kullak, arr. DeHolt |
Grand Parade (from Scenes of Childhood, op. 62) | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009661 |
| 13. | Lloyd Webber, arr. Lawrance |
The Music of the Night* | Winner Scores All for Saxophone | Brass Wind 0331 Piano accomp. for Alto |
| 14. | MacDowell, arr. Buckland |
To a Wild Rose* | Time Travels for Saxophone | Astute am242-09 |
| 15. | Mower | Light in Shade | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009661 |
| 16. | Mozart, arr. DeHolt |
Minuet and Trio(from Viennese Sonata) | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009661 |
| 17. | Mussorgsky, arr. Harris & Calland | Promenade (from Pictures at an Exhibition) | First Repertoire for Alto Saxophone | Faber 0571519032 |
| 18. | Penman | Bluesin’, no. 3 (duet) or Bouncin’, no. 4 (duet) |
Stepping Out: Ten Easy Duets | Saxtet 141 |
| 19. | Purcell, arr. Rae |
Air | Take Ten for Alto Saxophone | Universal UE18836 |
| 20. | Sullivan & Peterik, arr. Lawrance |
Eye of the Tiger | Winner Scores All for Saxophone | Brass Wind 0331 Piano accomp. for Alto |
| 21. | Tchaikovsky, arr. Hagues |
Danse Arabe (from The Nutcracker Suite) | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009661 |
| 22. | Weston | Kitten Blues | Impressions | Camden CM312 |
| 23. | Whythorne | Lyke as the Birds that Swallows Hight (duet) | John O’Neill: The Saxophone Method Repertoire 1 | Schott ED13921 |
| 24. | Wilson | Let Them Sing | Musical Moments Alto Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009661 |
| 25. | Wilson | Swapsies (duet) or Cycling (duet) or A Bit Scrunchy (duet) (all the above: candidate plays either part) |
You and Me: Nine Duets for Saxophones | Brass Wind 1613 |
* Accompaniment available separately
Group A: accompanied pieces – Soprano/tenor saxophone in B♭
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26. | Bonfá, arr. Panayi |
Gentle Rain | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009715 |
| 27. | Degg | A Raggy Day (duet) or Feelin’ Blue (duet) (both the above: candidate plays either part) | 40 Graded Saxophone Duets | Masquerade MM0016 |
| 28. | Ellerby | Songful Cat or Sleepy Cat |
Charismatic Cats for Tenor Saxophone | Brass Wind 1316T |
| 29. | Ellington, arr. Rae |
It Don’t Mean a Thing (if it ain’t got that swing) | Take Another Ten for Saxophone | Universal UE21170 |
| 30. | Grainger, arr. Lawrance |
Doctor Who* | Winner Scores All for Saxophone | Brass Wind 0331 Piano accomp. for Alto |
| 31. | Handel, arr. Hagues |
Bourrée (from Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351) | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009715 |
| 32. | Harris | Foxtrot (from Seven Easy Dances) | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone | Boosey M060071522 |
| 33. | Haydn, arr. Harle |
Serenade, Hob. III/17 | Classical Album for Saxophone | Universal UE17772 |
| 34. | Ilyinsky, arr. Wastall |
Berceuse(from Noor and Anitra, op. 13 no. 17) | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone | Boosey M060071522 |
| 35. | Kullak, arr. DeHolt |
Grand Parade (from Scenes of Childhood, op. 62) | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009715 |
| 36. | Lloyd Webber, arr. Lawrance |
The Music of the Night* | Winner Scores All for Saxophone | Brass Wind 0331 Piano accomp. for Alto |
| 37. | Lyons | The Coolest Camel or Direct Action |
Compositions for Tenor Saxophone vol. 1 | Useful U132 |
| 38. | MacDowell, arr. Buckland |
To a Wild Rose* | Time Travels for Saxophone | Astute am242-09 |
| 39. | Mower | Light in Shade | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009715 |
| 40. | Mozart, arr. DeHolt |
Minuet and Trio(from Viennese Sonata) | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009715 |
| 41. | Mussorgsky, arr. Harris & Calland | Promenade (from Pictures at an Exhibition) | Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 1-3 | Faber 0571522513 |
| 42. | Penman | Bluesin’, no. 3 (duet) or Bouncin’, no. 4 (duet) |
Stepping Out: Ten Easy Duets | Saxtet 141 |
| 43. | Sullivan & Peterik, arr. Lawrance |
Eye of the Tiger* | Winner Scores All for Saxophone | Brass Wind 0331 Piano accomp. for Alto |
| 44. | Tchaikovsky, arr. Hagues |
Danse Arabe (from The Nutcracker Suite) | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009715 |
| 45. | Wedgwood | Plaza de Toros | Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 1–3 | Faber 0571522513 |
| 46. | Weill, arr. Rae |
September Song | Take Another Ten for Saxophone | Universal UE21170 |
| 47. | Weston | Kitten Blues | Impressions | Camden CM312 |
| 48. | Whythorne | Lyke as the Birds that Swallows Hight (duet) | John O’Neill: The Saxophone Method Repertoire 1 | Schott ED13921 |
| 49. | Wilson | Let Them Sing | Musical Moments Tenor Saxophone book 3 | Trinity TG009715 |
| 50. | Wilson | Swapsies (duet) or Cycling (duet) or A Bit Scrunchy (duet) (all the above: candidate plays either part) |
You and Me: Nine Duets for Saxophones | Brass Wind 1613 |
* Accompaniment available separately
Group B: unaccompanied pieces
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cowles | Saturday Samba, no. 11 | Knuckle Dusters | Studio M050063063 |
| 2. | Cowles | Slightly Latin, no. 2 | Finger Bobbins | Studio M050005247 |
| 3. | Davies, arr. Lawrance |
RAF March Past | Winner Scores All for Saxophone | Brass Wind 0331 Piano accomp. for Alto |
| 4. | Hampton | Tell Me about It | Saxophone Basics | Faber 0571519725 Teachers book |
| 5. | Mower | Just a Minuet, no. 30 | Mosaics Saxophone book 1 | Trinity TG009302 |
| 6. | Radford | Let's Hibernate | 21st Century Studies | Warwick WD110 |
| 7. | Rae | Chandelier Waltz, no. 7 or Clean Machine, no. 14 or Sweet Sorrow, no. 25 |
Style Workout for Solo Saxophone | Universal UE21232 |
| 8. | Rae | Sidewalk Shuffle, no. 25 | Mosaics Saxophone book 1 | Trinity TG009302 |
| 9. | Wilson | A Minor, no. 4 | Saxtudes | Camden CM240 |
| 10. | Wilson | Manipura | The Seven Chakra for Solo Saxophone | Camden CM239 |
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