Board: Trinity College London
Syllabus: Bassoon 2017-2020
Grade: 7
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. One contrabassoon item may be selected.
PIECES (See syllabus for exam requirements)
Group AAvailable In
2. Concerto in Eb, 1st movt: Allegro spirituoso [without cadenza]
J C Bach
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Bassoon Concerto in Eb (Sikorski)$31.34
4. Girl on a Beach under a Sunshade
Carr
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Girl on a beach under a sunshade - bassoon & piano (Comus Edition)$22.34
5. Sonata, 1st movt: Allegro non troppo OR 3rd movt: Allegro vivace
Cooke
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Sonata for bassoon & piano (Emerson )$21.13
6. Sonata no. 6, 1st movt: Allegro moderato
Corrette
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7. Concerto in F, 1st movt: Allegro
Danzi
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Concerto in F major for bassoon & piano (Sikorski)$57.06
8. Sonata in F op. 24 no. 3, 1st movt: Allegro
Devienne
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Sonata in F op. 24 No. 3 - bassoon, basso continuo (Musica Rara )$19.26
9. Sonata in G minor op. 24 no. 5, 3rd movt: Rondeau
Devienne
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Bassoon Sonata Op. 24 No.5 in G minor (Musica Rara )$24.14
11. Sentimental Serenade
Gomelskaya
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Sentimental Serenade for Bassoon & Piano (Emerson )$5.98
12. Concertino, Perger 52/5 [without cadenza]
Haydn
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Concertino in F major P. 52/5 - bassoon and piano (Doblinger )$22.89
15. Concerto in C, 2nd movt: Adagio sostenuto [with cadenzas]
Neruda
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Concerto in C - bassoon & piano reduction (Bärenreiter Praha)$12.91
17. Pièce en forme de Habanera
Ravel
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$12.06
18. Allegro for Bassoon and Piano
Rossini
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Allegro for bassoon and piano (Universal Edition)$19.93
19. Sonata, op. 168, 1st movt: Allegro moderato
Saint-Saëns
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Bassoon Sonata in G Op.168 (Peters Edition)$15.64
20. Concerto in F, 2nd movt: Adagio molto [with cadenza]
Stamitz
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Bassoon Concerto in F major (Sikorski)$50.42
21. Sonatina in C minor, 1st movt: Largo AND 2nd movt: Allegro
Telemann
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$19.31
22. Concerto in C, 1st movt: Allegro moderato
Vanhal
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$26.56
24. Concerto in A minor, VIII no. 7, 1st movt: Allegro molto
Vivaldi
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Concerto in A minor, RV497 - bassoon & piano (Editio Musica Budapest Zenemukiadó)$18.10
25. Concerto in C, 3rd movt: Rondo
Vogel
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Concerto in C - bassoon & piano reduction (Sikorski)$30.80
26. The Five Sacred Trees, no. 3 Eo Rossa
Williams
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The Five Sacred Trees - bassoon & piano reduction (Hal Leonard)$22.93
Group B (unaccompanied)Available In
1. Courante from Suite no. 1 in G major OR Courante from Suite no. 3 in C major
J S Bach
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Six Suites for Violoncello solo, BWV 1007-1012 (Bärenreiter)$17.78
2. Fantasy Pieces, no. 1: Allegro vivace
Bourgeois
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Fantasy Pieces for bassoon (Brass Wind)$13.89
4. No. 13 in Bb major, Allegro (from 32 Studies)
Drouet
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32 Studies for Bassoon (Phylloscopus Publications)$14.43
5. So Low [contrabassoon]
Hansell
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So Low for contrabassoon solo (Phylloscopus Publications)$4.23
6. Partita for Solo Bassoon, Preludio and Valse
Jacob
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Partita for solo bassoon (Oxford University Press)$10.81
7. Study no. 3, Largo OR Study no. 8, Allegro moderato
Jancourt
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26 Melodic Studies (Universal Edition)$21.13
10. Study no. 1, Andante OR Study no. 11, Adagio non troppo
Orefici
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$19.93
11. No. 6, Allegro molto OR No. 18, Vivace (from Twenty Advanced Bassoon Studies)
Oromszegi
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20 Advanced Studies For Bassoon (Emerson )$12.08
13. Bass Nightingale, 1st movt: Melancolia AND 2nd movt: Perpetuum Mobile [contrabassoon]
Schulhoff
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$13.89
14. Study no. 15 OR Study no. 17 OR Study no. 27
Weissenborn
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Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. 2 (Peters Edition)$19.26
Orchestral extractsAvailable In
1. Violinkonzert, 1. Satz (bars 18–25, upper part) AND 2. Satz (entire extract)
Beethoven
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$30.13
1. Sinfonie Nr. 4, 2. Satz (bars 274–290)
Tchaikovsky
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$30.13
2. Die Zauberflöte, Ouverture (bars 27–53)
Mozart
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$30.13
2. Der Barbier von Sevilla, Ouverture (bars 179–197)
Rossini
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$30.13
3. Variationen über ein Thema von Haydn, Var. II (entire extract, upper part, no repeats)
Brahms
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$30.13
3. Der Barbier von Sevilla, 2. Akt Nr. 14 Temporale (Gewitter) (bars 35–53 downbeat)
Rossini
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$30.13
Also RecommendedAvailable In
1. Scales and Arpeggios
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Bassoon Scales, Arpeggios & Exercises Grades 1–8, from 2017 (Trinity College London)$15.04
3. Aural Tests
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Aural Tests Book 2, from 2017 (Grades 6–8) (+ 2 CDs) (Trinity College London)$17.45