Music for your Grade Exam
Board: ABRSM
Syllabus: Viola 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 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. 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)$24.07 -
The Solo Cello Suites arranged for Viola (Chester Music)$20.00
2. Vivace: 1st movt from Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
J. S. Bach
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$28.58 -
Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba BWV 1027–1029 (Bärenreiter)$24.13
3. 2nd and 3rd movts: from Sonata in F
Grazioli
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A Second Lionel Tertis Album for viola & piano (Weinberger)$24.07 -
Sonata In F: Viola & piano (Stainer & Bell)$10.80
4. Allegro: 3rd movt from Concerto in Bb
Handel
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Concerto in Bb - viola & piano (Viola World)$20.31
5. Rondo: 3rd movt from Concerto in D
Hoffmeister
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$22.23 -
Viola Concerto in D major - viola & piano reduction (Peters Edition)$20.26
6. Sonata Movement, D. 471
Schubert
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Sonata Movement In Bb D471: Viola & piano (Stainer & Bell)$10.80
7. Rondeau: 3rd movt from Concerto in Bb
A. Stamitz
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Viola Concerto in Bb - viola & piano (Schott)$21.58
8. Adagio (Dolce) and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts from Fantasia No. 7 in Ab, TWV 40:20 (SOLO)
Telemann
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12 Fantaisies (Billaudot)$29.20 -
Twelve Fantasias for unaccompanied viola (Viola World)$31.74
9. Lento and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts from Cello Sonata in D, TWV 41:D6
Telemann
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$13.34
10. Allegro con fuoco: 1st movt from Concerto in Eb
Zelter
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Viola Concerto in E-flat major (Kunzelmann )$39.69
List BAvailable In
1. Sérénade: 3rd movt from Harold en Italie
Berlioz
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$36.20
2. Meditation: from Meditation and Processional
Bloch
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Meditation and Processional - Viola & Piano (G. Schirmer)$21.58
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)$24.07
4. Elégie, Op. 24
Fauré
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$13.34 -
Music for Viola III (Editio Musica Budapest Zenemukiadó)$22.85
5. Elégie, Op. 44
Glazunov
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Elegie op. 44 - viola & piano (Belaieff)$10.15 -
Élégie, Op.44 (Viola & Piano) (Henle)$12.07
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)$25.27 -
$18.42
7. Largo: 2nd movt from Sonata, Op. 69
Nikolay Kapustin
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Sonata Op. 69 (Viola & Piano) (Schott)$33.66
8. Adagio (Allegro): 1st movt from Sonata in C minor
Mendelssohn
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Sonata Cmin Va/Piano (IMC)$27.88 -
$22.86
9. Melodia: No. 3 from Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42
Tchaikovsky
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Melodia (Billaudot)$15.88
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)$20.00
List CAvailable In
2. Mazurka: No. 3 from Three Pieces, Op. 40
A. Beach
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Three Pieces Op. 40 (Clifton Edition)$17.78
3. Pièce no. 3 en C# mineur: from Trois pièces
N. Boulanger
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Three Pieces for Viola & Piano (Leduc)$13.34
5. Morpheus
Rebecca Clarke
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Morpheus for Viola and Piano (Oxford University Press)$26.99
6. Marciale: 3rd movt from Suite, Op. 5
Husa
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Suite for Viola & Piano Op. 5 (Associated Music Publishers)$44.44
7. Metre Change Study 1: from Étude No. 9 (SOLO)
Robin Ireland
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Concert Etudes for Viola (Clifton Edition)$11.37
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)$17.72
9. The Bumble-Bee
Rimsky-Korsakov
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Music for Viola III (Editio Musica Budapest Zenemukiadó)$22.85
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)$35.88
Also RecommendedAvailable In
2. Sight Reading Tests
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$12.07
3. Preparation for the Aural Tests
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$30.48 -
Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 (ABRSM)$12.07 -
$26.67
