ABRSM Saxophone (Alto/Baritone) 2006-2013 Grade 4 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)

Record yourself:

• Play your ABRSM Alto or Baritone Saxophone exam music to the accompaniment track, then keep and share the recording

Recordings

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Selected recordings from the Grade 4 syllabus

List A

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1. Lydia Fauré		Gabriel Fauré Saxophone Album, arr. Rae for Eb/Bb saxophone and piano (Universal Edition) $21.37

2. Rondeau: No. 4 from Petite Suite for alto saxophone Richard Graves		Petite Suite for Alto Saxophone/Piano (Emerson) $15.04

3. Menuetto e Trio (from Symphony No. 25, K. 183) Mozart		Time Pieces for E flat Saxophone, Volume 2 (ABRSM) $10.68

4. Rondeau and Dance for the Haymakers (from The Fairy Queen) Purcell		Time Pieces for E flat Saxophone, Volume 2 (ABRSM) $10.68

5. The Swan (from The Carnival of the Animals) Saint-Saëns		Take Ten for Alto Saxophone (Universal Edition) $22.08

6. Allegro vivace (from Premier Quatuor, Op. 53) Singelée		Concert Repertoire for Alto Saxophone (Faber Music) $15.81

List B

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1. Saturday Night Out: No. 2 from Weekend Alan Bullard	Weekend (ABRSM) $8.70

2. Theme from Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin	Concert Repertoire for Alto Saxophone (Faber Music) $15.81

3. Desafinado Antonio Jobim and Newton Mendonca	First Repertoire for Alto Saxophone (Faber Music) $15.81

4. Lengthening Shadows or End of a Perfect Day: from Latin Nights Richard Kershaw	Latin Nights Alto Sax/Piano (Hunt Edition) $13.06

5. Bee Line: from Compositions for Alto Saxophone, Vol. 1 Graham Lyons	Compositions for Alto Saxophone vol.1 (Book & CD) (Useful Music) $18.60	Compositions for Alto Saxophone vol.1 (selected piano accomps) (Useful Music) $10.29

6. Rachel and the Boys: from Blue Saxophone James Rae	Blue Saxophone for Eb/Bb saxophone and piano (Universal Edition) $15.75

7. Surfing Sarah Rodgers	The Light Touch Book 1 Alto Saxophone (Stainer & Bell) $14.64

8. Tango-Ballade (from The Threepenny Opera) Weill	Time Pieces for E flat Saxophone, Volume 2 (ABRSM) $10.68

List C

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1. Ragtime Sax or Ceilidh Sax or Plaintive Sax: No. 27 or No. 28 or No. 29 from Sixty for Sax Alan Bullard		Sixty for Sax (ABRSM) $13.45

2. Dixie: No. 6 from Finger Bobbins for unaccompanied saxophone Colin Cowles		Finger Bobbins for unaccompanied saxophone (Studio Music) $9.42

3. Study in Bb (Allegro moderato) Gariboldi		80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 1 (Faber Music) $12.65

4. Bourrée (from Op. 1 No. 5) Handel		Twenty-two Unaccompanied Pieces for Saxophone (ABRSM) $7.52

5. Gavotte Telemann		Twenty-two Unaccompanied Pieces for Saxophone (ABRSM) $7.52

6. Broadband Bossa: No. 19 from Jazz@Etudes for saxophone Mark Nightingale		Jazz@Etudes for saxophone (Warwick) $12.58

7. Destination Waltz or Full On: No. 15 or No. 18 from Style Workout for solo saxophone James Rae		Style Workout for solo saxophone (Universal Edition) $18.91

8. Slavonic Dance: No. 5 from 20 Modern Studies for solo saxophone James Rae		20 Modern Studies for solo saxophone (Universal Edition) $15.75

Also Recommended

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1. Scales & Arpeggios	Scales and Arpeggios for Saxophone, Grades 1-8 (ABRSM) $9.42

2. Sight Reading Tests	Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for Saxophone, Grades 1-5 (ABRSM) $7.83

3. Preparation for the Aural Tests	Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 4 & 5, with CD (ABRSM) $21.37	Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4 & 5 (ABRSM) $7.83
	Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4 & 5 with 2 CDs (ABRSM) $19.78