Board: Trinity College London
Syllabus: Bassoon 2017-2020
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. One contrabassoon item may be selected.
PIECES (See syllabus for exam requirements)
Group AAvailable In
2. Concertino, 3rd movt: Polacca
Crusell
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Concertino pour le basson - bassoon & piano reduction (Fennica Gehrman)$21.24
3. Sonata in D minor, op. 2 no. 5, 1st movt: Adagio and 2nd movt: Allegro OR 3rd movt: Arietta and 4th movt: Allegro
Dard
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Sonata in D minor, Op. 2 No. 5 (European Music Archive )$13.72
5. Sonata in F, op. 24 no. 3, 3rd movt: Allegretto
Devienne
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Sonata in F op. 24 No. 3 - bassoon, basso continuo (Breitkopf & Härtel Musica Rara)$19.99
6. Sonata in G minor op. 24 no. 5, 1st movt: Allegro con espressione
Devienne
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Bassoon Sonata Op. 24 No.5 in G minor (Breitkopf & Härtel Musica Rara)$25.05
7. Romance
Elgar
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8. Sonata in C, 3rd movt: Andante AND 4th movt: Allegro assai
Fasch
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Sonata in C Major for Bassoon & Basso Continuo (Universal Edition)$23.79
10. Concerto, 3rd movt: Con spirito
Fogg
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Concerto for Bassoon - bassoon & piano (Emerson)$18.48
11. Summertime
Gershwin arr. Alley
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Summertime for bassoon & piano (Spartan Press)$8.71
12. Sicilienne et Allegro giocoso: Largamente, sicilienne and allegro giocoso
Grovlez
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Sicilienne et Allegro giocoso (Leduc)$21.29
13. Concerto, 1st movt: Allegro
Jacob
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Concerto for Bassoon and Strings - bassoon & piano reduction (Stainer & Bell)$23.18
14. Variations: Adagio, andante grazioso and any one variation
Kreutzer
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Variations KWV 4202 for bassoon & piano (Universal Edition)$22.54
15. Concertino, 2nd movt: Lento espressivo, intimo
Maconchy
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Concertino for Bassoon (Lengnick )$17.53
16. Concerto in Bb K. 191, 1st movt: Allegro OR 2nd movt: Andante ma adagio [without cadenza]
Mozart
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Concerto in Bb, K. 191 - bassoon & piano reduction (Bärenreiter)$16.51
17. Variations on an Arietta by Pergolesi, Variations 1 (Arioso), 2 (Scherzetto), 8 (Barbaresca) and any one other variation
Nussio
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Variations on an Arietta by Pergolesi (Bassoon & Piano) (Universal Edition)$25.05
18. Concerto in Bb, 3rd movt: Rondeau
Pfeiffer
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Concerto in Bb - bassoon & piano (Leuckart )$25.05
20. Concert Prelude on a theme of Henry Purcell, op. 53
Pierné
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$17.53
21. Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, 1st movt: With energy
Previn
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Sonata for Bassoon & Piano (G. Schirmer)$26.30
22. Sonata, op. 168, 3rd movt: Adagio, allegro moderato
Saint-Saëns
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Bassoon Sonata in G Op.168 (Peters Edition)$18.73
23. Bassoon Sonata op. 9, 1st movt: Allegro ma non troppo
Schrek
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Sonata for bassoon & piano (Hofmeister )$23.79
24. Suite, 1st movt: Introduction and Allegro
Tansman
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Suite for Bassoon & Piano (Eschig)$22.54
25. Concerto in C, FV III no. 17 RV 472, 1st movt: Allegro non molto
Vivaldi
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$24.43
26. Concerto in E minor, RV 484, 1st movt: Allegro poco OR 3rd movt: Allegro
Vivaldi
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$18.17
27. Aztec Ceremonies, op. 37 [contrabassoon]
Waterhouse
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Aztec Cermonies op. 37 for contrabassoon & piano (Hofmeister )$26.25
28. Concerto in F op. 75, 1st movt: Allegro ma non troppo OR 2nd movt: Adagio
Weber
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Concerto in F major Op. 75 J127 - bassoon & piano reduction (Breitkopf & Härtel)$21.93
29. Concerto, 1st movt: Moderato
Woolfenden
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Bassoon Concerto - solo bassoon & piano reduction (Ariel Music)$56.37
Group B (unaccompanied)Available In
2. Allemande OR Gigue from Suite no. 4 in Eb major
J S Bach
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Six Suites for Violoncello solo, BWV 1007-1012 (Bärenreiter)$18.11
3. Partita BWV 1013, 2nd movt: Corrente
J S Bach
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Partita, BWV 1013 (Bassoon) (Universal Edition)$21.29
5. No. 19 in E major, Allegro (from 32 Studies)
Drouet
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32 Studies for Bassoon (Clifton Edition)$12.47
6. No. 4, Allegretto OR no. 5, Allegro (from 6 Bassoon Exercises)
Jacobi
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Six Bassoon Exercises (Editio Musica Budapest Zenemukiadó)$11.90
8. Study no. 3, Adagio OR Study no. 8, Allegretto
Milde
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$19.99
9. No. 19, Allegro molto (from 23 Bassoon Exercises)
Neukirchner
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23 Bassoon Exercises (Editio Musica Budapest Zenemukiadó)$26.30
11. Study no. 15, Marcia Grotesca OR no. 17, Elegia
Oromszegi
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20 Advanced Studies For Bassoon (Emerson)$12.53
12. Study no. 10, Vivace
Pivonka
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Virtuoso Studies for Bassoon (Bärenreiter Praha)$12.78
13. Bass Nightingale, 3rd movt: Fuga [contrabassoon]
Schulhoff
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$15.02
14. No. 1, Recitativo, molto rubato OR no. 2, Allegro giocoso (from Five Virtuoso Inventions)
Šesták
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5 Virtuoso Inventions for bassoon (Schott Music Panton)$15.66
15. Study no. 34, Andante con moto OR Study no. 35, Andante maestoso
Weissenborn
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Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. 2 (Peters Edition)$22.49
Orchestral extractsAvailable In
1. Boléro (entire extract)
Ravel
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$31.26
1. Scheherazade, 2. Satz Andantino (bars 5–26)
Rimsky-Korsakoff
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$31.26
2. Symphonie fantastique, 4. Satz Der Gang zum Richtplatz (entire extract, upper part)
Berlioz
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$31.26
2. Carmen, 3. Akt 2. Bild No. 25 (entire extract)
Bizet
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$31.26
3. Così fan tutte, Ouverture (entire extract)
Mozart
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$31.26
3. Pulcinella-Suite, 6. Satz: Gavotta con due variazioni, Variazione IIa (entire extract, 1st bassoon only, no repeats)
Stravinsky
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions - Bassoon (Peters Edition)$31.26
Also RecommendedAvailable In
1. Scales and Arpeggios
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Bassoon Scales, Arpeggios & Exercises Grades 1–8, from 2017 (Trinity College London)$18.11
3. Aural Tests
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Aural Tests Book 2, from 2017 (Grades 6–8) (+ 2 CDs) (Trinity College London)$20.61