| Board: | Trinity College London |
| Syllabus: | Singing 2010-2012 |
| Grade: | 8 |
Three songs, forming a balanced programme, to be performed from the lists below.
Instead of any one item, candidates may offer their own composition.
It is not necessary to choose a song from each group; up to two songs may be chosen from any one group.
No more than one song by any composer may be selected.
Singing from memory is optional but strongly recommended.
| Vocal Exercises: Grade 8 Bray |  | Vocal Exercises (1997) Book 2 High Voice Grade 5-8 (Trinity College London) $8.46  |  | Vocal Exercises (1997) Book 2 Low Voice Grade 5-8 (Trinity College London) $8.46 |
| Pages 28 and 29 Dodds |  | Voice Placing Contralto/baritone (Oxford University Press) $17.68 |  | Voice Placing Soprano/tenor (Oxford University Press) $17.68 |
| Page 32 (chromatic exercise, lines 1 and 4 only) and pages 32-33 (Seventh Step) Dodds | | Voice Placing Contralto/baritone (Oxford University Press) $17.68 | | Voice Placing Soprano/tenor (Oxford University Press) $17.68 |
| Lektion IV (page 10 only) and Lektion VII) Vaccai |  | Metodo Pratico High Voice (It/ger) (Peters Edition) $12.22 |  | Practical Method (Low Voice) (Peters Edition) $12.22 |
 | Practical Method (Medium Voice) (Peters Edition) $12.22 | |||
| Blute nur, du liebes Herz (Matthaus Passion BWV244) J S Bach |  | St. Matthew Passion BWV244 (Vocal Score) (Bärenreiter) $24.21 | ||
| Et exultavit (Magnificat in D, BWV 243) J S Bach |  | Magnificat in D Major (Vocal Score) (Bärenreiter) $12.68 | ||
| Nur ein Wink (Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248) J S Bach |  | Christmas Oratorio BWV248 (Vocal Score; Urtext Edition) (Bärenreiter) $20.75 | ||
| Sylphinia's Aria (Only a Miracle) Barab |  | American Arias For Soprano (Schirmer Title) (Schirmer) $21.45 | ||
| De que me sirve (Los diamantes de la corona) Barbieri |  | Zarzuela! Soprano/piano (Unión Musical Ediciones S.L.) $26.06 | ||
| Be kind and courteous (Midsummer Night's Dream) Britten |  | Opera Arias vol. 2 - soprano & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (New York)) $18.43 | ||
| Embroidery aria (Peter Grimes) Britten |  | Opera Arias vol. 1 - soprano & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (New York)) $18.43 | ||
| Ah! Spietato! (Amadigi) Handel |  | 45 Arias vol.1 High Voice (IMC) $18.37 | ||
| Ch'io mai vi possa (Siroe) Handel | | 45 Arias vol.1 High Voice (IMC) $18.37 | ||
| Credete al mio dolore (Alcina) Handel |  | Alcina HWV34 (Vocal Score) (Bärenreiter) $52.66 | ||
| If God Be For Us (Messiah) Handel |  | Messiah (Vocal Score) (Paperback Shaw Edition) (Novello) $13.76 | ||
| Se pieta di me non senti (Giulio Cesare) Handel |  | Julius Caesar Vocal Score. (Bärenreiter) $54.58 | ||
| The soft complaining flute (Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) Handel |  | Anthology Of Sacred Song Vl1 Sop Ed522 (Schirmer) $18.37 | ||
| Venere bella (Giulio Cesare) Handel | | Julius Caesar Vocal Score. (Bärenreiter) $54.58 | ||
| Vilia (The Merry Widow) Lehar |  | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 2 Soprano (Rev Ed) (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| The Black Swan (The Medium) Menotti | | American Arias For Soprano (Schirmer Title) (Schirmer) $21.45 | ||
| Bester Jungling (Der Schauspieldirektor) Mozart |  | Opera Arias For Soprano (Anthology) (Schirmer) $21.45 | ||
| Laudate Dominum (Vespers K 339) Mozart | | Oratorio Anthology Soprano (Hal Leonard) $22.98 | ||
| Marenka's Aria (The Bartered Bride) Smetana |  | Operatic Anthology vol.1 Soprano (Schirmer) $26.06 | ||
| Poor Wand'ring One (The Pirates of Penzance) Sullivan |  | Gilbert & Sullivan Authentic Songbook (Dover) $33.75 | ||
| Bereit dich, Zion or Schließe, mein Herze J S Bach | | Christmas Oratorio BWV248 (Vocal Score; Urtext Edition) (Bärenreiter) $20.75 | ||
| Buß und Reu (Matthaus Passion BWV 244) J S Bach | | St. Matthew Passion BWV244 (Vocal Score) (Bärenreiter) $24.21 | ||
| Esurientes implevit bonis or Et exultavit J S Bach | | Magnificat in D Major (Vocal Score) (Bärenreiter) $12.68 | ||
| Qui sedes (Mass in B minor, BWV 232) J S Bach |  | Mass in B minor BWV232 (Vocal Score) (Bärenreiter) $20.75 | ||
| Must the winter come so soon? (Vanessa) Barber |  | Opera Arias For Mezzo Soprano (New Antho (Schirmer) $21.45 | ||
| Habanera: L’amour est une oiseux Bizet |  | French Operatic Arias-Mezzo Soprano (Peters Edition) $26.06 | ||
| Cor ingrato (Rinaldo) Handel |  | Rinaldo (1711) Vocal Score (Bärenreiter) $66.88 | ||
| Heroes When With Glory Burning (Joshua) Handel | | Anthology Of Sacred Song - Volume 2 For Alto $18.37 | ||
| Addio, Roma (L’Incoronazione di Poppea; Act III Scene VI) Monteverdi |  | L'Incoronazione Di Poppea (Novello) $58.34 | ||
| In un fiorito prato (Orfeo; Act II bars 240–285) Monteverdi |  | L'Orfeo, Favola In Musica (Vocal Score) (Novello) $22.98 | ||
| Voce di donna (La Giocanda) Ponchielli | | Opera Arias For Mezzo Soprano (New Antho (Schirmer) $21.45 | ||
| Ah Tanya, Tanya (Eugene Onegin) Tchaikovsky |  | Russian Operatic Arias for Mezzo-Soprano (19th-20th Century) (Peters Edition) $29.98 | ||
| Connais-tu le pays (Mignon) Thomas | | French Operatic Arias-Mezzo Soprano (Peters Edition) $26.06 | ||
| Qui sedes (Gloria RV 589) Vivaldi |  | Gloria (Vocal Score) (SATB) (Novello) $9.15 | ||
| Benedictus (Mass in B minor BWV 232) J S Bach | | Mass in B minor BWV232 (Vocal Score) (Bärenreiter) $20.75 | ||
| Seht, was die Liebe tut (with recit: Wenn die Mietlinge schlafen) (Cantata no. 85: Ich bin ein guter Hirt BWV 85) J S Bach |  | Cantata No85 Vocal Score (Breitkopf & Härtel) $6.07 | ||
| Una furtiva lagrima (L’Elisir d’Amore) Donizetti |  | Operatic Anthology vol.3 Tenor Ed552 (Schirmer) $26.06 | ||
| Call forth thy pow’rs (with recit: ‘Tis well my friends) (Judas Maccabæus) Handel |  | Judas Maccabaeus (Vocal Score) (Novello) $27.60 | ||
| Love in her eyes sits playing (with recit: Lo, here my love) (Acis and Galatea) Handel |  | Acis and Galatea (Vocal Score) (Novello) $15.30 | ||
| No unhallowed desire (with recit: Ambition If ever honour was thine aim) (Judas Maccabæus) Handel | | Judas Maccabaeus (Vocal Score) (Novello) $27.60 | ||
| Sound an alarm! (Judas Maccabæus) Handel | | Judas Maccabaeus (Vocal Score) (Novello) $27.60 | ||
| Thus when the sun (Samson) Handel |  | Samson (Vocal Score) (Novello) $19.91 | ||
| Total eclipse (Samson) Handel |  | Arias (45) vol.3 High Voice (IMC) $21.45 | ||
| Be thou faithful unto death (St Paul) Mendelssohn |  | Anthology Of Sacred Song: Volume 3 - Tenor (Music Sales) $19.91 | ||
| If with all your hearts (Elijah) Mendelssohn |  | Elijah (Vocal Score) (Novello) $15.30 | ||
| Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes (The Gondoliers) Sullivan | | Gilbert & Sullivan Authentic Songbook (Dover) $33.75 | ||
| Gebt mir meinem Jesum wieder or Mache dich (with recit: Am Abend) J S Bach | | St. Matthew Passion BWV244 (Vocal Score) (Bärenreiter) $24.21 | ||
| Quia fecit J S Bach | | Magnificat in D Major (Vocal Score) (Bärenreiter) $12.68 | ||
| Hat man nicht auch Gold bei neben (Fidelio) Beethoven |  | Aria Album (Baritone) (Peters Edition) $44.51 | ||
| Tickling a Trout (Albert Herring) Britten |  | Opera Arias - baritone & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (New York)) $18.43 | ||
| Bella siccome un angelo (Don Pasquale) Donizetti |  | Operatic Anthology vol.4 Baritone Ed553 (Schirmer) $30.67 | ||
| Arm, Arm ye Brave (with recit: I feel the Deity) (Judas Maccabæus) Handel | | Judas Maccabaeus (Vocal Score) (Novello) $27.60 | ||
| Go My Faithful Soldier (Theodora) Handel |  | Theodora Vocal Score (Novello) $22.98 | ||
| Honour and Arms (Samson) Handel |  | 45 Arias Vol. 3 (Low Voice) (IMC) $18.37 | ||
| O ruddier than the cherry (with recit: I rage, I melt) (Acis and Galatea) Handel |  | 45 Arias vol.1 Low Voice (IMC) $19.22 | ||
| Praise the Lord, O my Soule Jeffreys | Please email us for availability | |||
| Lord God of Abraham (Elijah) Mendelssohn | | Elijah (Vocal Score) (Novello) $15.30 | ||
| Non più andrai (Le nozze de Figaro) Mozart |  | Operatic Anthology vol.5 Bass Ed554 (Schirmer) $22.98 | ||
| A more humane Mikado (The Mikado) or My name is John Wellington Wells (The Sorcerer) Sullivan | | Gilbert & Sullivan Authentic Songbook (Dover) $33.75 | ||
| Blah Blah Blah (Delicious) or Lorelei (Pardon my English) Gershwin | Please email us for availability | |||
| By Strauss (The Show is On) Gershwin |  | Best of George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (Chappell) $21.51 | ||
| By the Sea (Sweeney Todd) Sondheim | Please email us for availability | |||
| Sand (Singing Out Loud) Sondheim | Please email us for availability | |||
| On the road to Mandalay Speaks |  | First Book Baritone/bass Solos (Schirmer) $15.30 | ||
| Speak Low (One Touch of Venus) or What Good Would the Moon Be? (Street Scene) Weill | | Centennial Anthology vol.2 (Warner Brothers) $27.66 | ||
| Still Hurting Browne |  | Last Five Years Vocal Selections (Hal Leonard) $19.91 | ||
| Art is calling for me (The Prima Donna Song) Herbert | | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 2 Soprano (Rev Ed) (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| Moon Fall or Rosa’s Confession Holmes | | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 2 Soprano (Rev Ed) (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| Adaleide’s Lament (Guys and Dolls) Loesser |  | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 3 Mezzo (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| I’d Give My Life for You (Miss Saigon) Schonberg | | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 3 Mezzo (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| Gifts of Love (The Baker’s Wife) Schwartz | | Baker's Wife stephen Schwartz vocal Selections (Hal Leonard) $15.30 | ||
| Broadway Baby or Could I leave you Sondheim | Please email us for availability | |||
| Happiness (Passion) Sondheim | Please email us for availability | |||
| In Buddy’s Eyes (Follies) Sondheim |  | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 1 Mezzo Soprano/Belter (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 $23.51 | ||
| Not a Day Goes By (Merrily We Roll Along) Sondheim |  | Smash Broadway Collection (Warner Brothers) $32.21 | ||
| The Little Things You Do Together (Company) Sondheim | Please email us for availability | |||
| Surabaya Johnny (Happy End) or The Princess of Pure Delight (Lady in the Dark) or What Good Would the Moon Be? (Street Scene) Weill | | Centennial Anthology vol.2 (Warner Brothers) $27.66 | ||
| Unusual Way (Nine) Yeston | | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 2 Soprano (Rev Ed) (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| Maria or Something’s Coming Bernstein |  | West Side Story vocal selections (Boosey & Hawkes (New York)) $19.97 | ||
| If I were a rich man (Fiddler on the Roof) Bock | | Smash Broadway Collection (Warner Brothers) $32.21 | ||
| Tonight at Eight (She Loves Me) Bock |  | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 2 Tenor (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| Pretty Music Brown |  | Parade Vocal Selections (Hal Leonard) $19.91 | ||
| Ol’ Man River Kern |  | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 1 Baritone/Bass (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| If I Sing (Closer than Ever) Maltby & Shire |  | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 3 Baritone/Bass (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| Out There Menken |  | Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Hal Leonard) $22.98 | ||
| The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd) Sondheim | Please email us for availability | |||
| Pretty Women (Sweeney Todd) Sondheim | Please email us for availability | |||
| The road you didn’t take (Follies) Sondheim | Please email us for availability | |||
| She was there Wildhorn |  | Scarlet Pimpernel Vocal Selection (IMP) $24.58 | ||
| This is the Moment (Jekyll and Hyde) Wildhorn | | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 2 Tenor (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| Barrett’s Song (Titanic) Yeston |  | Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 3 Tenor (Book Only) (Hal Leonard) $26.12 | ||
| Aural Book 2 Tests Grades 6-8 |  | Aural Book 2 Tests Grades 6-8 (Trinity College London) $15.36 | ||
| Sound at Sight Singing Book 3 Grades 6-8 |  | Sound at Sight Singing Book 3 Grades 6-8 (Trinity College London) $9.21 | ||
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