Music for your Grade Exam
Board: ABRSM
Syllabus: Double Bass 2020-2023
Grade: 8
Important information:
Please note that the information listed below does not contain complete syllabus details. Therefore, when planning an exam entry, it is important to refer to the current syllabus - for Practical Grades or Performance Grades - and the Exam Information & Regulations.
Pieces (for Practical Grades – select one from each list; for Performance Grades – select one from each list, plus an own-choice piece)
List AAvailable In
1. Courante: from Cello Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1007 (SOLO)
J. S. Bach
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Suites for Solo Violoncello Vol.1 (Double Bass) (Peters Edition)$19.27
2. Allegro: 1st movt from Concerto in G
Cimador
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Concerto in G for double bass and piano (Yorke Edition )$16.23
3. Siciliano (Andante) and Allemande: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in D minor
De Fesch
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Sonata in D minor (Hofmeister )$17.94
4. Waltz No. 6: from 12 Waltzes (SOLO)
Dragonetti
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Twelve Waltzes for Solo Double Bass (Henle )$12.42
5. Adagio and Corrente (Allegro con spirito): 3rd and 2nd movts from Sonata in G minor
attrib. H. Eccles
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$15.13
6. Adagio and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in C minor
Handel
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Solos for the Double Bass Player (G. Schirmer)$21.41
7. Allegro: 1st movt from Bassoon Concerto, K. 191
Mozart
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$18.65
8. Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Concerto in C
Pichl
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Concerto in C for Double Bass & Piano (Bartholomew)$20.03
9. Cantabile and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts from Viola da Gamba Sonata in E minor, TWV 41:e5
Telemann
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$16.51
10. Largo and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata No. 3 in A minor, RV 43
Vivaldi
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6 Sonatas for Cello & Piano (Schott)$28.32 -
Complete Cello Sonatas RV39-47 (Bärenreiter)$42.65 -
$16.51
List BAvailable In
3. Adagio: 2nd movt from Concerto No. 2
Dittersdorf
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Concertos Nos 1 & 2 for double bass (Yorke Edition )$34.46
4. Sicilienne, Op. 78
Fauré
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Concert Pieces for Double Bass and Piano (Bärenreiter)$26.90
5. Elegie
Boguslaw Furtok
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Concert Pieces for Double Bass and Piano (Bärenreiter)$26.90
6. Romanze: No. 1 from Fantasy Pieces, Op. 2
C. Nielsen
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Fantasy Pieces Op 2 (arr. double bass & piano) (St Francis Publications)$39.99
7. Vocalise: No. 14 from 14 Songs, Op. 34
Rachmaninoff
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Solos for the Double Bass Player (G. Schirmer)$21.41
9. Adagio cantabile, Op. 65
Tartini
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Adagio Cantabile Op. 65 (arr. double bass & piano) (St Francis Publications)$31.08
10. Chant d'amour: No. 3 from Three Pieces for Double Bass and Piano
Tulácek
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Three Pieces for Double Bass & Piano (Recital Music)$20.65
List CAvailable In
1. Finale (Presto): No. 4 from Four Episodes
Christopher Benstead
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Four Episodes for double bass & piano (Yorke Edition )$19.27
2. Allegro commodo: No. 8 from Fantasy Pieces for Double Bass (SOLO)
D. Bourgeois
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Fantasy Pieces for Double Bass (Brass Wind)$15.54
3. Capriccio No. 5 (SOLO)
Miloslav Gajdoš
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Selected Works for Bass (Theodore Presser)$15.88
6. Allegro: 3rd movt from A Little Concerto
Jacob
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A Little Concerto - Double Bass & Piano (Yorke Edition )$16.23
7. Ariel: from Caliban and Ariel
Bryan Kelly
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Caliban & Ariel (double bass & piano) (Yorke Edition )$13.74
9. Barcarolle et Chanson Bachique
Semler-Collery
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Barcarolle Et Chanson Bacchique (Leduc )$22.09
Also RecommendedAvailable In
2. Sight Reading Tests
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$10.36
3. Preparation for the Aural Tests
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$27.63 -
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 (ABRSM)$10.36 -
$24.17