Trinity College London Tuba, Eb Bass and Bb Bass 2015-2018 Grade 8 Syllabus

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Board:	Trinity College London
Syllabus:	Tuba, Eb Bass and Bb Bass 2015-2018
Grade:	8

Three pieces are to be played, two pieces from group A and one piece from group B, to form a balanced programme. Instead of one piece, candidates may offer an own composition. Bb bass candidates may also choose pieces from the euphonium lists.

Pieces (select one from each list)

Group A	Available In
1. Sonata for Tuba and Piano op. 204, 3rd movt Bourgeois	Sonata for Tuba Op. 204 (bass clef) (Brass Wind) $17.65

2. Hungarian Dance no. 5 (from Classics for Tuba) Brahms	Classics for Tuba (Bass/Eb Treble Clef) (Studio Music ) $16.39

3. Tuba Concerto, from letter N to the end Ellerby	Tuba Concerto (reduction) (Belwin) $29.04

4. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Classics for Tuba) Gluck	Classics for Tuba (Bass/Eb Treble Clef) (Studio Music ) $16.39

5. Tuba Concerto, 1st movt: Allegro deciso or 3rd movt: Allegro giocoso [with cadenza] Gregson	Tuba Concerto (Tuba & Piano) (Novello) $16.44

6. Sonata for Tuba & Piano, 3rd movt: Variations Hindemith	Sonata for bass tuba and piano (Schott) $18.97

7. Tuba Suite, Galop [with cadenza] Jacob	Tuba Suite (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $16.44

8. Sonatina op. 57, 2nd movt: Tempo di minuetto and 3rd movt: Allegro moderato Koetsier	Sonatina Op. 57 (Editions Marc Reift ) $32.83

9. Czardas for Tuba & Piano Monti	Csardas for Tuba and Piano (Editions Marc Reift ) $27.20

10. Cappriccio Newton	Capriccio for Tuba and Piano (Winwood Music) $22.14

11. Tuba Concerto, 2nd movt: Allegro Sparke	Tuba Concerto Bass/Eb Treble (Anglo Music) $25.29

12. Concerto for Bass Tuba, any one movement [with cadenzas] Vaughan Williams	Concerto for Bass Tuba - Tuba & Piano (Oxford University Press) $18.92

Group B (unaccompanied)	Available In
1. Fantasy for Tuba op. 102 Arnold	Fantasy for Tuba (bass clef) (Faber Music) $10.11

2. Suite no. 5, Gigue in C minor (from J S Bach Suites for Cello) J S Bach	Bach Suites (cello) Arr Barbez Solo Bass Trombone (Leduc ) $16.44

3. Vivace from a ‘Cello Suite (from The Thomas Wyss Tuba Collection) J S Bach	Thomas Wyss Tuba Collection (Eb Treble Clef Edition) (Kirklees ) $12.64

4. Fantasy Pieces for Tuba, no. 6: Allegro moderato or no. 8: Moderato pesante Bourgeois	Fantasy Pieces for Tuba (bass clef) (Brass Wind) $12.02 Fantasy Pieces for Tuba (treble clef) (Brass Wind) $12.02

5. El Patricko Latino (from Performance Studies) Ellerby	Performance Studies for Tuba in C (BC/TC) (+ CD) (De Haske ) $18.35

6. Study, no. 56 (from 60 Selected Studies for Bb Tuba) Kopprasch	60 Selected Studies for Bb Tuba (Robert King ) $16.44

7. Confliction Morris	Confliction for Tuba (Warwick Music) $9.49

8. Serenade no. 12 for Solo Tuba, op. 88, Intrada and Capriccio Persichetti	Serenade No. 12 for Solo Tuba, Op. 88 (bass clef) (Elkan-Vogel ) $6.96

9. No. XVIII, Prokofiev's Symphony no. 5 (from Low Studies for Tuba) Snedecor	Low Etudes for Tuba (PAS Music) $42.39

10. Fast and Rhythmic (from Performance Studies) Vizzutti	Performance Studies for Tuba in C (BC/TC) (+ CD) (De Haske ) $18.35

Orchestral & brass band extracts	Available In
1. Romeo und Julia, Nr. 11, 13, 44, 47 (pages 19-20). [from Nr. 11 Fig. 62 to Nr. 47 Fig. 330] - TUBA Prokofjew	Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Tuba (Peters Edition) $22.71

1. Comedy Overture (No. 7). [Extracts 1, 2, 3 & 4] - Eb BASS Ireland	Our Heritage, Vol. 7 - Eb Bass (Mostyn Music ) $17.65

1. Comedy Overture (No. 8). [Extracts 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5] - Bb BASS Ireland	Our Heritage, Vol. 10 - Bb Bass (Con Moto) $18.66

2. Fireworks (No. 19). [Extracts 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5] - Bb BASS Howarth	Our Heritage, Vol. 10 - Bb Bass (Con Moto) $18.66

2. Fireworks (No. 16). [Extracts 1, 2 & 3] - Eb BASS Howarth	Our Heritage, Vol. 7 - Eb Bass (Mostyn Music ) $17.65

2. Petruschka (page 34). [both extracts] - TUBA Strawinsky	Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Tuba (Peters Edition) $22.71

3. Die Walküre, 3. Aufzug (pages 53-54). [1. Szene, beginning to Fig. 9 AND 3. Szene] - TUBA Wagner	Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Tuba (Peters Edition) $22.71

3. Diversions on a Bass Theme (No. 12). [Extracts 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5] - Eb BASS Lloyd	Our Heritage, Vol. 7 - Eb Bass (Mostyn Music ) $17.65

3. Diversions on a Bass Theme (No. 13). [Extracts 1, 2, 3 & 4] - Bb BASS Lloyd	Our Heritage, Vol. 10 - Bb Bass (Con Moto) $18.66

Also Recommended	Available In
1. Scales & Exercises	Bass Clef Brass Scales & Exercises from 2015 (Trinity College London) $12.65 Treble Clef Brass Scales & Exercises from 2015 (Trinity College London) $12.65

2. Sound at Sight	Sound at Sight - Bass Clef Brass (Trinity College London) $8.22

3. Aural Tests	Please email us for availability

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