Music for your Grade Exam
Board: ABRSM
Syllabus: Viola from 2024
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 (select one from each list)
List AAvailable In
1. Prelude: from Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 [SOLO]
J. S. Bach
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6 Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012 for Viola (Peters Edition)$24.26 -
The Solo Cello Suites arranged for Viola (Chester Music)$20.16
2. Vivace: 1st movt from Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
J. S. Bach
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Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba BWV 1027–1029 (Bärenreiter)$24.32
3. 2nd movt and 3rd movt: from Sonata in F
Grazioli
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A Second Lionel Tertis Album for viola & piano (Weinberger)$24.26 -
Sonata in F for Viola and Piano (Stainer & Bell)$10.88
4. Allegro: 3rd movt from Concerto in Bb
Handel
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Concerto in Bb - viola & piano (Viola World)$20.47
5. Rondo: 3rd movt from Concerto in D
Hoffmeister
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$22.40 -
Viola Concerto in D major - viola & piano reduction (Peters Edition)$20.42
6. Sonata Movement, D. 471
Schubert
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Sonata Movement In Bb D471: Viola & piano (Stainer & Bell)$10.88
7. Rondeau: 3rd movt from Concerto in Bb
A. Stamitz
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Viola Concerto in Bb - viola & piano (Schott)$21.75
8. Adagio (Dolce) and Allegro: 1st movt and 2nd movt from Fantasia No. 7 in Ab, TWV 40:20 [SOLO]
Telemann
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Douze Fantaisies Twv 40 : 14 - 40 : 25 (Billaudot)$23.48 -
Twelve Fantasias for unaccompanied viola (Viola World)$31.99
9. Lento and Allegro: 1st movt and 2nd movt from Cello Sonata in D, TWV 41:D6
Telemann
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$13.44
10. Allegro con fuoco: 1st movt from Concerto in Eb
Zelter
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Viola Concerto in E-flat major (Kunzelmann )$40.00
11. Toccata No. 2 [SOLO]
Naji Hakim
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Toccata No. 2 for Viola (United Music Publishing (UMP))$12.79
12. Allegro: 2nd movt from Sonata for Viola
U. Kay
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List BAvailable In
1. Sérénade: 3rd movt from Harold en Italie
Berlioz
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$36.48
2. Meditation: from Meditation and Processional
Bloch
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Meditation and Processional - Viola & Piano (G. Schirmer)$21.75
3. Andante un poco adagio: 2nd movt from Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1
Brahms
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2 Sonatas Op. 120 (Peters Edition)$24.26
4. Elégie, Op. 24
Fauré
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$13.44 -
Music for Viola III (Editio Musica Budapest Zenemukiadó)$23.03
5. Élégie, Op. 44
Glazunov
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Elegie op. 44 - viola & piano (Belaieff)$10.23 -
Élégie, Op.44 (Viola & Piano) (Henle)$12.16
6. No. 3: from Hebräische Melodien, Op. 9
Joachim
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Hebrew Melodies for Viola Op. 9 Viola & Piano (Breitkopf & Härtel Musica Rara)$25.47 -
$18.56
7. Largo: 2nd movt from Sonata, Op. 69
Kapustin
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Sonata Op. 69 (Viola & Piano) (Schott)$33.92
8. Adagio: Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in C minor
Mendelssohn
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Sonata Cmin Va/Piano (IMC)$28.10 -
$23.04
9. Melodia: No. 3 from Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42
Tchaikovsky
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Melodia (Billaudot)$16.00
10. Aria (Cantilena): from Bachianas brasileiras No. 5
Villa-Lobos
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Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 - viola & piano (Associated Music Publishers)$20.16
11. Andante molto: No. 1 from Three Romances, Op. 22
C. Schumann
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Three Romances (viola & piano) (Robert Lienau)$21.75
List CAvailable In
2. Mazurka: No. 3 from Three Pieces, Op. 40
A. Beach
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Three Pieces Op. 40 (Clifton Edition)$17.92
3. Pièce no. 3 en C? mineur (trans.): from Trois pièces
N. Boulanger
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Three Pieces for Viola & Piano (Leduc)$13.44
6. Marciale: 3rd movt from Suite, Op. 5
Husa
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Suite for Viola & Piano Op. 5 (Associated Music Publishers)$44.79
7. Metre Change Study 1: from Étude No. 9 [SOLO]
Robin Ireland
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Concert Etudes for Viola (Clifton Edition)$11.46
8. Molto vivace: 4th movt from Suite No. 1 in G minor, Op. 131d [SOLO]
Reger
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3 Suites Op. 131d for viola solo (Peters Edition)$17.86
9. The Bumble-Bee
Rimsky-Korsakov
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Music for Viola III (Editio Musica Budapest Zenemukiadó)$23.03
10. Christmas Dance: No. 3 from Suite for Viola, Group 1
Vaughan Williams
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Suite for Viola and Orchestra - Reduction for viola and piano (Oxford University Press)$38.08
11. Polonaise: No. 3 from Drei Stücke, Op. 26
Le Beau
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12. Allegro Ricercare: 1st movt from Sonata for Viola
Rainier
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Sonata - viola and piano (Schott)$19.84
Also RecommendedAvailable In
2. Sight Reading Tests
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$12.16
3. Preparation for the Aural Tests
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$30.72 -
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 (ABRSM)$12.16 -
$26.88
