ABRSM PIANO GRADE EXAMINATION BOOKS

Grade 1 

Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011-2012:

This Grade 1 book of 9 piano pieces (current until March 2013) provides a rich and varied repertoire and includes arrangemants of well known pieces as well as helpful footnotes and syllabus information.The contents of this book are;

Listen to 2011-2012 pieces

LIST A

1.Anon Menuet in F: No6 from Nannerl Notenbuch
2 Haydn Andante (from Symphony No. 94, 2nd movt)
3 Hook Gavotta: No. 3 from 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 81

LIST B

1 Pauline Hall Tarantella
2 Martha Mier A Story from Long Ago: from Romantic Sketches, Book 1
3 Swinstead ATender Flower

LIST C

1 Foster Camptown Races, arr. Proctor
2 Fiona Macardle Late at Night Selected
3 Kevin Wooding Vampire Blues

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Grade 2

Piano Exam Pieces 2011-2012:

This Grade 2 book of 9 piano pieces (current until March 2013) provides a rich and varied repertoire and includes arrangemants of well known pieces as well as helpful footnotes and syllabus information.The contents of this book are;

Listen to 2011-2012 pieces

LIST A

1 Daquin Suite de la réjouissance: from Premier livre de pièces de clavecin

2 Pauline Hall, based on Haydn Military Minuet

3 Krieger Bourrée (observing 1st repeat): from Sechs musicalische Partien

LIST B

1 Berkovich Mazurka
2 Brahms The Sandman, arr. Pike
3 Schubert Trio (from Symphony No. 5, 3rd movt), arr. White

LIST C

1 John Kember Bah-ba-doo bah: No. 1 from Jazz Piano Studies 1
2 Timothy Salter Cat being bold at first
3 Trad. American Down by the Riverside, arr. Richards

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Piano Exam Pieces 2011-2012: Grade 3

This Grade 3 book of 9 piano pieces (current until March 2013) provides a rich and varied repertoire and includes arrangemants of well known pieces as well as helpful footnotes and syllabus information.The contents of this book are;

 

Listen to 2011-2012 pieces

LIST A

1 J. S. Bach Prelude in C, BWV 939
2 Dittersdorf Englischer Tanz in A: No. 19 from 20 englische Tänze
3 L. Kozeluch Air cosaque

LIST B

1 Grechaninov Sad Song: No. 1 from Beads, Op. 123
2 Korganov Kleiner Walzer (Little Waltz): No. 3 from Jugend-Album, Op. 25
3 Schumann Wilder Reiter (The Wild Horseman): No. 8 from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68

LIST C

1 Christian Diendorfer Tastenritt (Riding Over the Keys) No. 7 from Pianinis

2 Alan Haughton Stroll On from Fun Club Piano Grade 2-3

3 Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now arr. White

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Piano Exam Pieces 2011-2012: Grade 4

This Grade 4 book of 9 piano pieces (current until March 2013) provides a rich and varied repertoire and includes arrangemants of well known pieces as well as helpful footnotes and syllabus information.The contents of this book are;

 

Listen to 2011-2012 pieces

LIST A

1.Anon. Allegro in F: No. 33 from Nannerl Notenbuch
2 J. C. F. Bach Scherzo: from Musikalische Nebenstunden

3 Beethoven Minuet in G: No. 2 from Six Minuets, WoO 10

LIST B

1 Carroll Alone at Sunset: No. 10 from Sea Idylls
2 Kabalevsky Waltz: No. 23 from 24 Little Pieces, Op. 39
3 Maikapar Chez le forgeron (At the Smithy): No. 5 from Novelettes mignonnes, Op. 8

LIST C

1 A. Benjamin Soldiers in the Distance: from Fantasies
2 Gillock Carnival in Rio
3 Hengeveld Blues: from Melody and Rhythm

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Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2009-2010: Grade 5

This Grade 5 book of 9 piano pieces (current until March 2011) provides a rich and varied repertoire and includes arrangemants of well known pieces as well as helpful footnotes and syllabus information.The contents of this book are;

 

 

Listen to 2011-2012 pieces

LIST A

1 J. S. Bach Air: 4th movt from Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
2 J. H. Fiocco Andante: from Pièces de clavecin, Op. 1
3 Haydn Menuet and Trio: 3rd movt from Sonata in Bb, Hob. XVI/2

LIST B

1 Gedike Miniature in D minor: No. 2 from Dix miniatures en forme d’études, Op. 8
2 Zˇilinskis Elegy (In Autumn): from Scenes from Childhood Pieces 2011 & 2012,
3 Liszt Andantino: No. 4 from Fünf kleine Klavierstücke, S. 192

LIST C

1 Thiman Flood-Time: No. 5 from Water Pieces
2 Gershwin It ain’t necessarily so (from Porgy and Bess), arr. Harris
3 Bloch Joyous March: No. 5 from Enfantines

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Selected Piano Exam Pieces 201102012: Grade 6

This Grade 6 book of 9 piano pieces (current until March 2013) provides a rich and varied repertoire and includes arrangemants of well known pieces as well as helpful footnotes and syllabus information.The contents of this book are;

 

Listen to 2011-2012 pieces

LIST A

1 Alcock Almand: 1st movt from Suite No. 4 in D minor
2 Galuppi Adagio: 1st movt from Sonata in D, Op. 1 No. 4
3 Handel Allegro: 2nd movt from Suite in G, HWV 441

LIST B

1 Chaminade Élégie: No. 7 from Album des enfants, Series 2, Op. 126
2 Grieg Allegro moderato: No. 5 from Poetic Tone-Pictures, Op.
3 Nielsen Mignon: No. 4 from Five Piano Pieces, Op. 3

LIST C

1 Foster Soirée Polka
2 Rodrigo Pastoral
3 Takemitsu Clouds: No. 2 from Piano Pieces for Children

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Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011-2012: Grade 7

This Grade 7 book of 9 piano pieces (current until March 2013) provides a rich and varied repertoire and includes arrangemants of well known pieces as well as helpful footnotes and syllabus information.The contents of this book are;

 

Listen to 2011-2012 pieces

LIST A

1 T. Arne Allegro: 2nd movt from Sonata No. 3 in G
2 Handel Allemande: 3rd movt from Suite in D minor, HWV 428
3 Mozart Presto: 3rd movt from Sonata in F, K. 280/189e

LIST B

1.Bruch Schwedischer Tanz in A minor: No. 14 from Schwedische Tänze, Op. 63
2 Skryabin Prelude in Db: No. 3 from Seven Preludes, Op. 17
3 Turina Conchita rêve: No. 6 from Niñerías, Series 2, Op. 56

LIST C

1 Kabalevsky Presto: 3rd movt from Sonatina, Op. 13 No. 1
2 Martin˚u Harlequin (Scherzo): from Puppets, Book 2
3 Paul Francis Webster and Sonny Burke Black Coffee, arr. Booth

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Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011-2012: Grade8

This Grade 8 book of 12 piano pieces (current until March 2013) provides a rich and varied repertoire and includes arrangemants of well known pieces as well as helpful footnotes and syllabus information.The contents of this book are;

 

Listen to 2011-2012 pieces

LIST A

1.J. S. Bach Capriccio: 6th movt from Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
2 Trygve Madsen Prelude and Fugue in C: No. 1 from 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 101
3 C. Schumann Prelude and Fugue in Bb: No. 2 from Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16

LIST B

1 Beethoven Rondo: 3rd movt from Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 (Grande Sonate pathétique)

2 Field Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Sonata in Eb, Op. 1 No. 1

3 Mozart Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in D, K. 284/205b

LIST C

1.Albéniz Sous le palmier: No. 3 from Chants d’Espagne, Op. 232
2 Debussy Valse romantique
3 Dave Brubeck King for a Day, trans. H. Brubeck
4 Chopin Nocturne in B, Op. 32 No. 1
5 Gershwin Novelette in Fourths
6 Prokofiev Prelude: No. 7 from Ten Pieces, Op. 12

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