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Trinity Strings exams no longer operate with an end date. The current syllabus remains valid indefinitely, and planned updates will be announced at least 12 months in advance.
Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the Trinity Violin Grade 6 syllabus from 2025:
Trinity Scales and Arpeggios Grades Initial to 8
Trinity Sight Reading Grades 4 to 8
Trinity Aural Test books Grades 6 to 8
Violin Pieces for Grade 6
Requirements for selection of pieces can be found on the Trinity website.
Group A Pieces
The pieces below can be found in Violin Exam Pieces 2025: Grade 6
1. Bacewicz, Finale (3rd movt from Concertino)
4. Mazas, Etude, op. 36 no. 8 (unaccomp)
5. Nölck, Hungarian Dance, op. 196 no. 5
6. Schubert, Allegro moderato (4th movt from Sonatine in G minor, D 408)
8. Sica, arr. Lambert, Tarantelle napolitaine
11. Tessarini, Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in D)
12. Trad./Trad./Skinner, arr. Wood, Air, Strathspey and Reel (The Yellow Haird Laddie, Cutting Ferns, Gladstone)
13. Trad., arr. Smart, Ticaraca Tchoub
14. Trad., arr. Wilson & Wood, Kaval Sviri
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2. Haydn, Presto (from Divertimento no. 20), Classical Violinist (Boosey)
3. Martinů, Madrigal Stanza No. 1, Five Madrigal Stanzas (Schirmer)
7. Schubert, Menuetto and Trio (3rd movt from Sonatina in A minor , op. 137 no. 2, D 385) (including all repeats the first time, but not on DC), 3 Sonatinas, op. 137 (Peters)
9. Stanley, Siciliana & Allegro (from Sonata in A minor, op. 4 no. 1), Baroque Violinist (Boosey)
10. Telemann, Presto (from Fantasia no. 10) (unaccomp), Raise the Bar Violin: Grades 6-8 (Trinity)
15. Vivaldi, Allemanda (2nd movt from Sonata in B minor , op. 5 no. 4, RV 35), Sonata in B minor, op. 5 no. 4, RV 35 (Ricordi)
16. Vivaldi, Corrente (2nd movt from Sonata in D minor, op. 2 no. 3) (with repeats)
Group B Pieces
The pieces below can be found in Violin Exam Pieces 2025: Grade 6
1. Boulanger, Nocturne
3. Elgar, Idylle (Esquisse façile), op. 4 no. 1
4. Elgar, Mot d'amour, op. 13 no. 1
5. Gonzaga, arr . Borter, Atraente (with repeat)
6. Hess, Ladies in Lavender
9. Kreisler, Syncopation
11. Mainwaring, Can I Be Franc?
12. Mayer, Andante (2nd movt from Violin Sonata in Eb)
15. Tedder, arr . Walshaw, Counting Stars (OneRepublic)
17. Wood, A Gentle Breeze
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2. Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 10, op. 72 no. 2, Raise the Bar Violin: Grades 6-8 (Trinity)
7. Iles, Des Vendanges, Jazz in Autumn (OUP)
8. Kreisler, Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow) (Schott)
10. Leclair, Allegro (from Sonata in D , op. 1 no. 10), Baroque Violinist (Boosey)
13. Perlman, Hora-Hatikvah (from Israeli Concerto), The Boosey & Hawkes Violin Anthology (Boosey)
14. Piazzolla, arr. Huws Jones, Vuelvo al sur (violin melody version, page 18), The Tango Fiddler (Boosey)
16. Toselli, Serenata, op. 6, Serenata, op. 6 (Delrieu)
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