ABRSM Flute 2008–13 Grade 8 Syllabus

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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 following publications:

• The current syllabus
• The current Examination Information & Regulations
• These Music Exams (containing practical advice for candidates, teachers and parents)

Audio downloads:

• Purchase audio recordings of pieces from this syllabus

Record Yourself:

• Play your ABRSM Flute exam music to the accompaniment track, then keep and share the recording.

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Selected recordings from the Grade 8 syllabus

List A

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1. Allegro: 1st movt from Concerto in E minor, Op. 6 No. 2 Abel	Concertos 1 & 2 Flute and Piano (Hunt Edition) $31.90

2. Adagio ma non tanto and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in E, BWV 1035 J. S. Bach	Baroque Flute Pieces, Book V (ABRSM) $14.47	Four Sonatas for Flute BWV 1034, 1035, 1030, 1032 (Bärenreiter) $23.60

3. Presto: 3rd movt from Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030 J. S. Bach	Four Sonatas for Flute BWV 1034, 1035, 1030, 1032 (Bärenreiter) $23.60

4. Allegro: 1st movt from Concerto in A minor Blavet	Concerto in A minor flute (Broekmans & Van Poppel) $22.77

5. Presto, Adagio and Alla breve: 3rd, 4th and 5th movts, Op. 1 No. 9, HWV 367b Handel	11 Flute Sonatas (Bärenreiter) $23.22	Flute Sonatas Vol.1 - Sonatas from Op. 1 ed.Lionel Salter (Emerson) $23.98

6. Rondo in D, K. Anh. 184 Mozart	Andante in C, K. 315 & Rondo in D, K. Anh. 184 (IMC) $11.42

7. Allegro assai or Vivace: 1st or 3rd movt from Concerto in G minor, QV5:192 Quantz	Flute Concerto in G Minor QV 5:193 (Peters Edition) $22.77

8. Allegro: 1st movt from Concerto in D Schwindel	Concerto for Flute in Dmaj (Breitkopf & Härtel) $24.35

9. Allegro: 1st movt from Concerto No. 3 in D C. Stamitz	Flute Concerto No.3 in D Flute & Piano (Breitkopf & Härtel) $25.13

10. Allegro non molto: 1st movt from Concerto in C minor, RV 441 Vivaldi	Concerto in C minor, RV 441 (Flute & Piano Reduction) (Editio Musica Budapest) $12.94

List B

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1. Sunstreams Ian Clarke	Sunstreams and Sunday Morning Flute & Piano (IC Music) $17.51

2. Heiter bewegt: 1st movt from Sonata Hindemith	Sonata (1936) Flute & Piano (Schott) $19.78

3. Night Soliloquy Kent Kennan	Night Soliloquy Flute & Piano (Carl Fischer) $13.63

4. Tendre: 1st movt from Sonatine Milhaud	Sonatine Flute & Piano (Durand) $16.67

5. Pan et les bergers or Pan et les oiseaux: 1st or 2nd movt from La Flûte de Pan, Op. 15 Mouquet	La Flute de Pan Sonata Op. 15 (Lemoine) $25.13

6. Allegro malinconico: 1st movt from Sonata Poulenc	Flute Sonata (Flute & Piano) (Chester Music) $15.15

7. Passacaille, Op. 35 Rhené-Baton	Passacaille, Op. 35 for Flute and Piano (Durand) $12.94

8. Pan and M. de la Péjaudie: from Joueurs de flûte, Op. 27 Roussel	Joueurs de Flute Op. 27 (flute & piano) (Broekmans & Van Poppel) $18.20	Joueurs de Flute Op. 27 (flute & piano) (Durand) $22.83

9. Aria and Waltz: 3rd and 4th movts from Suite antique John Rutter	Suite Antique (Flute & Piano) (Oxford University Press) $20.56

10. Romance: 3rd movt from Suite, Op. 34 Widor	Suite for Flute & Piano Op. 34 (Heugel & Cie) $66.24	Suite Op. 34 flute & Piano (Masters Music) $20.94

List C

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1. Corrente and Sarabande: 2nd and 3rd movts from Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013 J. S. Bach		Partita Amin Flute Solo BWV1013 (Bärenreiter) $12.94

2. Giga (from BWV 1004) J. S. Bach		Bach Studies Book 1 (Breitkopf & Härtel) $21.24

3. Agile Flute or Breathless Flute: No. 47 or No. 49 from Fifty for Flute, Book 2 Alan Bullard		Fifty for Flute, Book Two (ABRSM) $10.28

4. Study in A major or D major or D minor: No. 2 or No. 7 or No. 8 from 12 Studies, Op. 33, Book 2 E. Köhler		Progress In Flute Playing Op. 33 vol.2 (IMC) $12.11

5. Preludes Nos 2 and 3: from Three Preludes for Unaccompanied Flute, Op. 18 Robert Muczynski		Three Preludes Op. 18 for Unaccompanied Flute (Schirmer) $6.02

6. Andante, quasi pastorale: 2nd movt from Sonata for Flute Solo, Op. 39 Miklós Rózsa		Sonata for Flute Solo Op.39 (Faber Music) $10.64

7. Ios (Invocation) and Delos (Danse du berger): Nos 1 and 3 from Les Cyclades for solo flute Tomasi		Les Cyclades (Leduc) $23.22

8. Pastorale (Andante) and Allegretto: 2nd and 3rd movts from Suite for Flute Solo, Op. 57 Wellesz		Suite Op. 57 solo Flute (Rongwen Music) $15.99

Also Recommended

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1. Scales & Arpeggios	Flute Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grades 1–8 (ABRSM) $9.52

2. Sight Reading Tests	Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for Flute, Grades 6-8 (ABRSM) $8.76

3. Preparation for the Aural Tests	Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 6–8, with 3 CDs (ABRSM) $22.77	Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 (ABRSM) $8.76
	Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 with 2 CDs (ABRSM) $22.08