Piano Syllabus 2007-2008

Piano GR ADE 8
THEORY OF MUSIC, PRACTICAL MUSICIANSHIP OR SOLO JAZZ SUBJECT: Grade 5 must have been passed.
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS * : from memory, in the following keys:

C, D, B, F #, F, E b majors and minors

Ab major and G# minor, Db major and C# minor
Scales: legato or staccato, as directed by the examiner:
(i) in similar motion with hands together one octave apart, and with each hand separately, in the above keys
(minors in both melodic and harmonic forms) (four octaves)
(ii) in similar motion with hands together a third apart, and a sixth apart, in the above keys (minors in
harmonic form only) (four octaves)
(iii) legato only, in thirds with each hand separately in the keys of C and Bb majors (two octaves)
Chromatic Scales: legato or staccato, as directed by the examiner:
(i) in similar motion with hands together a minor third apart, beginning on any notes named by the examiner
(four octaves)
(ii) legato only, with each hand separately, in minor thirds beginning on A#/C# (two octaves)
Arpeggios: legato only, in similar motion with hands together one octave apart, and with each hand separately:
(i) the common chords, in root position, first and second inversions, of the above keys (four octaves)
(ii) dominant seventh chords, in root position only, in the above keys (four octaves)
(iii) diminished seventh chords beginning on any note named by the examiner (four octaves)
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:
LIST A
1 J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in Ab, BWV 862: No. 17 from Das wohltemperirte
Selected Piano Exam Pieces
Clavier, Part 1
20072008, Grade 8
2 Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in D: No. 2 from Six Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35
(ABRSM Publishing)
3 D. Scarlatti Sonata in A minor, Kp. 175 (L. 429)
4 J. S. Bach Duetto No. 3 in G, BWV 804. J. S. Bach Four Duets, BWV 802805 (Henle 161 or Henle 161/MDS)
5 Handel Prelude and Gigue: 1st and 4th movts from Suite No. 6 in F # minor (1720 Collection), HWV 431.
Handel Eight Great Suites, Book 2 (ABRSM Publishing)
6 D. Scarlatti Sonata in E, Kp. 46 (L. 25). No. 8 from Scarlatti 60 Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Schirmer/Music Sales)
7 Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue in A, Op. 87 No. 7. Shostakovich 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87, Vol. 1
(Boosey & Hawkes/MDS)
8 A. Soler Sonata in D minor (Allegretto), R. 15. No. 2 from Soler Eight Sonatas (Schott ED 9183/MDS)
LIST B
1 Clementi Allegro con spirito: 1st movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Selected Piano Exam Pieces

2 Haydn Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in Eb, Hob. XVI/52

20072008, Grade 8

3 Mozart Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in F, K. 332 (K. 300k)

(ABRSM Publishing)
4 Beethoven Adagio cantabileAllegro ma non troppo: 1st movt from Sonata in F #, Op. 78 (ABRSM Publishing)
5 Beethoven Allegro vivace: 1st movt from Sonata in G, Op. 31 No. 1 (ABRSM Publishing)
6 Haydn Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in C, Hob. XVI/50 (English). No. 2 from Haydn Selected Keyboard
Sonatas, Book 4 (ABRSM Publishing)
7 Mozart Allegro con spirito: 1st movt from Sonata in C, K. 309 (K. 284b) (ABRSM Publishing)
8 Schubert Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Sonata in E b, D. 568, Op. 122. No. 3b from Schubert Complete
Pianoforte Sonatas, Vol. 1 (ABRSM Publishing)

* Published by ABRSM Publishing

Piano Syllabus 2007-2008

Piano: GRADE 8
LIST C
1 Eleanor Alberga If the Silver Bird could speak

2 Martinu The Puppets Dance: No. 5 from Puppets, Book 1

Selected Piano Exam Pieces
3 Prokofiev Gavotte: No. 2 from Three Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95
20072008, Grade 8
4 Ravel Mouvement de menuet: 2nd movt from Sonatine
(ABRSM Publishing)
5 Turina Vals romntico: No. 3 from Linterna mgica, Op. 101

6 Copland Jazzy: No. 3 from Three Moods

7 Albniz Rumores de la caleta (Malaguea): No. 6 from Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 71. No. 12 from A Keyboard
Anthology, Third Series, Book 5 (ABRSM Publishing)
8 Bortkiewicz Prelude: No. 1 from Six Preludes, Op. 13 (Rahter/MDS)
9 Brahms Intermezzo in E (Adagio): No. 4 from Seven Fantasies, Op. 116 (ABRSM Publishing)
10 Chopin Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1. No. 15 from Chopin Nocturnes (Henle 185 or Henle 185/MDS)
11 Debussy La srnade interrompue: No. 9 from Prludes, Book 1 (UMP)
12 Gershwin Liza (this arrangement only). Meet George Gershwin at the Keyboard (Faber; album formerly issued
by IMP)
13 Grieg Notturno (Nocturne): No. 4 from Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54. No. 27 from Grieg 38 Pianoforte Pieces, Book 2
(ABRSM Publishing)
14 Moeran Irish Love Song: No. 1 from Two Folksong Arrangements. Moeran Collected Solo Piano Music, Vol. 2
(Thames/Music Sales)
15 Poulenc Toccata: No. 3 from Trois Pices pour piano (Heugel/UMP)
16 Rachmaninov Prelude in F: No. 7 from 13 Preludes, Op. 32 (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS)
PLAYING AT SIGHT: see paragraph e on page 18.
AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE