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[BadStrad]

If any of you have read RoseRodent's thread in the Teachers' Forum, you'll know I've decided to take up the task of collating old Syllabus information (for violin) - ie the pieces listed for each grade, to create a reference.

Hopefully this is allowed!

So if anyone has any old syllabus info (pre 2008) I could add that in to my spreadsheet, if you'd like.

[Misterioso]

If any of you have read RoseRodent's thread in the Teachers' Forum, you'll know I've decided to take up the task of collating old Syllabus information (for violin) - ie the pieces listed for each grade, to create a reference.

Hopefully this is allowed!

So if anyone has any old syllabus info (pre 2008) I could add that in to my spreadsheet, if you'd like.

How old do you want to go? I have syllabi for violin Grades 4 and 5 from 1975-6 and 1987-8; also Grade 6 for 1977-8.

[Claudia's Mum]

Somewhere I have violin grades 1 to 7 from around 1978-1982 but will have to hunt for them.

In the meantime I can offer the following if any are of use:-

ABRSM
Grades 1-3 & 5-7 from 2005/2007
Grade 7 from 2001-2004

TG
Grades 6-8 from 2004-2009

[BadStrad]

I'm happy to add whatever people have got. I see the question come up so often, I'm sure it would be helpful, whatever age the syllabus is.

I've added 2012, I'm currently part way through 2008-2011. But other than that I just have a couple of screen grabs/jpgs of odd grades from previous years that I've found off the net.

Edit - TG, LCM - whatever, I've added a field for exam board.

[Claudia's Mum]

OK, just randomly:
Grade 6 TG 2004-2009:
Bloch- Melodie
Burrell - The Secrets of the Dark Pool in the Pine Forest
di Capu - O sole Mio
Martinu - No. 1 of Five Madrigal Stanzas
Schubert - 4th movement of Sonatina in G minor
Handel - First and Second movements from Sonata in F, HWV370
Fiorillo - study no. 16
Vitali - Bergamasca per la lettera B
Telemann - Allegro from Fantasia no. 9

[cestrian]

Found this the other day!

[Misterioso]

Our computer is quite glitchy just now and we sometimes lose our internet connection, so I will post these one by one as I get time.

Grade IV, 1975 - 1976

LIST A
1 Arcangelo Corelli: Allemanda (2nd movement) from Sonata in F, Op 5, No 10
2 Handel: Sonata in E minor, Op 5, No 3 (Rondeau)
3 Stephen Dodgson: Swifts

LIST B
1 Vivaldi: Preludio from Sonata in G minor, Op 2, No1
2 Schubert: Ballet Music from Rosamunde, Op 26
3 Timothy Baxter: Waltz Interlude

(No List C back then!)

Alternatives:
Beethoven: Minuet in G, No 2 (from a Fourth Book of Classical and Romantic Pieces)
Murray and Brown: No 3 from Twelve Pieces, Book 1 (OUP)

I have just found a page in the book listing all of the set pieces from all the other grades (except grade 8). A lot of typing! If you PM me your email address, I could try scanning it if you like.

[willobie]

Our computer is quite glitchy just now and we sometimes lose our internet connection, so I will post these one by one as I get time.

Grade IV, 1975 - 1976

LIST A
1 Arcangelo Corelli: Allemanda (2nd movement) from Sonata in F, Op 5, No 10
2 Handel: Sonata in E minor, Op 5, No 3 (Rondeau)
3 Stephen Dodgson: Swifts

LIST B
1 Vivaldi: Preludio from Sonata in G minor, Op 2, No1
2 Schubert: Ballet Music from Rosamunde, Op 26
3 Timothy Baxter: Waltz Interlude

(No List C back then!)

Alternatives:
Beethoven: Minuet in G, No 2 (from a Fourth Book of Classical and Romantic Pieces)
Murray and Brown: No 3 from Twelve Pieces, Book 1 (OUP)

I have just found a page in the book listing all of the set pieces from all the other grades (except grade 8). A lot of typing! If you PM me your email address, I could try scanning it if you like.

That was the syllabus that I took!

W

[Claudia's Mum]

As ABSRM is all there in the above link going back to 2005, I'll skip those and move on to:

Trinity Grade 7 2004-2009

Moskowski - Spanish Dance
Schmelzer - Adagio, Allegro &Presto from Sonata No. 4
Beethoven - Scherzo and Trio from Sonata Op. 96
Putz - Twilight Dream
Bacewicz - Second Movement from Sonata no. 2
Bruch - Swedish Dance op. 63 no 14
Ebenho - Kaugummi
Mazas - study no. 38
JS Bach - Gigue from Partita no. 3 in E BWV 1006




Trinity Grade 8 2004-2009

Leclair - 1st and 2nd movements from Sonata in D op. 9 no. 3
Mozart - Largo and Allegro from Sonata in B flat K454
Corelli - 1st movement from Sonata op. 5 no. 1
Janacek - Dumka
Wieniawski - Romanze from Violin Concerto no. 2
Bellisario - Study no. 6
Holland - Agitation
Baltzar - Divisions on a Ground: John Come kiss me now


And last one for now:

ABRSM Grade 7 2001-2004

List A

Tomaso Albinoni - Grave Adagio and Allegro: Sonata in D Op 6 No 7
FJ Haydn - Allegro from Concerto in G Hob VIIa/4 Third Movement
JS Bach - Allegro from Sonata No. 1 in B minor BWV 1014 Second Movement

List B

LV Beethoven - Rondo from Sonata in D Op 12 No 1 Third Movement
August Nolck - Hungarian Dance Op 196 No 5
Joachim Raff - Cavatine Op 85 No 3

List C

Grazyna Bacewicz - Cradle Song
Michale Hurd - Moderato from Sonata for Violin and Piano First Movement
I Stravinsky - Gavotta con due Variazioni No 4 from Suite Italienne

Alternative Pieces

Handel Andante and Allegro Sonata in A Op 1 No 3 HWV 361
Mozart Allegro con spirito Sonata in G K301 First Movement
Vivaldi - Preludio Sonata in C Minor Op 2 No 7 RV 8 First Movement
Mlynarski - Mazurka in G Op 7 No 1
Sarasate Playera Op 23 No 1
Sibelius Romance Op 78 No 2
Debussy Valse Romantique
Lutoslawski Recitativo e Arioso
J Scott Skinner Back to the Hills

[Misterioso]

Okay, a few minutes to spare, so here goes:

GRADE 1, 1975-6

LIST A:
Neil Mackay: Waltz from Four Modern Dance Tunes
Trotter and Richards: Early Exercise from The Young Fiddler
Sebastian Forbes: Sea-Gulls

LIST B:
David E Stone: March in Canon from Let's Play the Violin
Schumann: Humming Song, Op 68, No 3
Kenneth Jones: Valley Song

GRADE II, 1975-6

LIST A:
Beethoven: A Farewell Song, Op 52, No 5
Moule_Evans: The Dorking Round
Sebastian Forbes: March

LIST B:
CPE Bach: March in D
Elgar: Andantino, Op 22 No 4
Kenneth Jones: Harvest Moon

GRADE III, 1975-6

LIST A:
Danbe: Minuet in D
Neil Mackay: The Troubadour's Song
Michael Head: Clogg Dance

LIST B:
Handel: Aria from Semele, arr. Steinitz
Leopold Mozart: Aria in D
Kenneth Jones: The Mountain Brook

GRADE IV, 1975-6 (given above)

GRADE V, 1975-6

LIST A:
Vivaldi: Sonata in F, Op 2, No 1, first movement
Schubert: Adagio from Arpeggione Sonata, arr. Forbes
Timothy Baxter: Jota

LIST B:
Purcell: Chaconne, edited Dolmetsch
Mozart: Gavotte in F, edited Robjohns
Stephen Dodgson: Alla Polka (Sorry - brought back ghastly memories!)

GRADE VI, 1975-6

LIST A:
Albinoni: Sonata in G minor, Op 6, No 2, third and fourth movements
Cui: Orientale, Op 50, No 9
Elgar: Chanson de Nuit, Op 15, No 1
Woof: Study in E minor from Thirty Studies of Moderate Difficulty

LIST B:
Corelli: Sonata in C, Op 5, No 3, fourth movement
de Falla: El Pano Moruno, arr. Kochanski
Schumann: Romance in A, Op 94, No 2
Spohr: Study in A flat, No 38 from Violin-Schule

GRADE VII

LIST A:
Bach: Sonata in G, No 6, BWV 1019, first movement
Mozart: Sonata in B flat, K378, last movement
Dittersdorf: Andante Cantabile, arr. Carse
Sammons: Virtuosic Study in C, Op 21, No 1

LIST B:
Handel: Sonata in A, Op 1, No 3, first and second movements
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op 30, No 2, third movement
Rimsky-Korsakov: Chant Hindou, transcribed Kreisler
Kreutzer: Study in C from Forty-two Studies

GRADE 8, 1975-6

GROUP A:
Bach: Sonata No 3 in C, BWV 1005, last movement
Bach: Concerto in E, BWV 0142, third movement
Beethoven: Romance in G, Op 40
Mozart: Concerto in D, K218, first movement
Vivaldi: Concerto in C minor, "Il Sospetto", F1, No 2

GROUP B:
Brahms: Sonata in G, Op 78, first movement
Grieg: Sonata In F, Op 8, first movement
Mendelssohn: Sonata in F, last movement
Schubert: Duo in A, Op 162, first movement

GROUP C:
Berkeley: Toccata
Delius: Sonata No 3, second movement
Francaix : Sonatine, last movement
Prokofiev: Sonata No 2, Op 94, third movement
Rubbra: Sonata No 2, second movement
Sibelius: Sonatine in E, Op 80, last movement

Be back another day with some more!

[willobie]

Okay, a few minutes to spare, so here goes:

GRADE 1, 1975-6

LIST A:
Neil Mackay: Waltz from Four Modern Dance Tunes
Trotter and Richards: Early Exercise from The Young Fiddler
Sebastian Forbes: Sea-Gulls

LIST B:
David E Stone: March in Canon from Let's Play the Violin
Schumann: Humming Song, Op 68, No 3
Kenneth Jones: Valley Song

GRADE II, 1975-6

LIST A:
Beethoven: A Farewell Song, Op 52, No 5
Moule_Evans: The Dorking Round
Sebastian Forbes: March

LIST B:
CPE Bach: March in D
Elgar: Andantino, Op 22 No 4
Kenneth Jones: Harvest Moon

GRADE III, 1975-6

LIST A:
Danbe: Minuet in D
Neil Mackay: The Troubadour's Song
Michael Head: Clogg Dance

LIST B:
Handel: Aria from Semele, arr. Steinitz
Leopold Mozart: Aria in D
Kenneth Jones: The Mountain Brook

GRADE IV, 1975-6 (given above)

GRADE V, 1975-6

LIST A:
Vivaldi: Sonata in F, Op 2, No 1, first movement
Schubert: Adagio from Arpeggione Sonata, arr. Forbes
Timothy Baxter: Jota

LIST B:
Purcell: Chaconne, edited Dolmetsch
Mozart: Gavotte in F, edited Robjohns
Stephen Dodgson: Alla Polka (Sorry - brought back ghastly memories!)

GRADE VI, 1975-6

LIST A:
Albinoni: Sonata in G minor, Op 6, No 2, third and fourth movements
Cui: Orientale, Op 50, No 9
Elgar: Chanson de Nuit, Op 15, No 1
Woof: Study in E minor from Thirty Studies of Moderate Difficulty

LIST B:
Corelli: Sonata in C, Op 5, No 3, fourth movement
de Falla: El Pano Moruno, arr. Kochanski
Schumann: Romance in A, Op 94, No 2
Spohr: Study in A flat, No 38 from Violin-Schule

GRADE VII

LIST A:
Bach: Sonata in G, No 6, BWV 1019, first movement
Mozart: Sonata in B flat, K378, last movement
Dittersdorf: Andante Cantabile, arr. Carse
Sammons: Virtuosic Study in C, Op 21, No 1

LIST B:
Handel: Sonata in A, Op 1, No 3, first and second movements
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op 30, No 2, third movement
Rimsky-Korsakov: Chant Hindou, transcribed Kreisler
Kreutzer: Study in C from Forty-two Studies

GRADE 8, 1975-6

GROUP A:
Bach: Sonata No 3 in C, BWV 1005, last movement
Bach: Concerto in E, BWV 0142, third movement
Beethoven: Romance in G, Op 40
Mozart: Concerto in D, K218, first movement
Vivaldi: Concerto in C minor, "Il Sospetto", F1, No 2

GROUP B:
Brahms: Sonata in G, Op 78, first movement
Grieg: Sonata In F, Op 8, first movement
Mendelssohn: Sonata in F, last movement
Schubert: Duo in A, Op 162, first movement

GROUP C:
Berkeley: Toccata
Delius: Sonata No 3, second movement
Francaix : Sonatine, last movement
Prokofiev: Sonata No 2, Op 94, third movement
Rubbra: Sonata No 2, second movement
Sibelius: Sonatine in E, Op 80, last movement

Be back another day with some more!

Hsppy memories of grades 1-5 - clearly I had a preference for List B...

W

[Sunrise]

I have grade 3 from 81/82 and upwards through the 80's...when I get a chance I'll upload them.

[BadStrad]

I have just found a page in the book listing all of the set pieces from all the other grades (except grade 8). A lot of typing! If you PM me your email address, I could try scanning it if you like.

Brilliant - will do!

[BadStrad]

From RoseRodent
Grade 4 1991/2
List A (All of these will be from when there were only 2 lists, 1&2 from the same list and piece 3 from either list or the alternates)
Corelli Sonata in E Op 5 No. 11 fourth movement
Anton Rubenstein Romance Op 44 no.1 arr Rowsby Woof
Herbert Kinsey study in D

List B
Daniel Purcell Sonata No 4 in D - second mvmt
Rimsky-Korsakov Hindu Song from Sadko
Bohuslav Martinu Sonatina 3rd movmt

Alternates
Pareshkev Hedjiev Rondino from The Young Violinist's Repertoire Book 4
Rebikov Mazurka in A minor from Tunes and Dances arr Forbes

Grade 5 1989/90
List A
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor Kp 90L106 3rd AND 4th mvmts
Antonin Dvorak Humoresque arr Edgar Haddock
Howard Blake Dance of the Snowmen arr David Mather

List B
Jean-Marie Leclair Sonata in B Minor Op5 no 5 third movement
franz Schubert Sonata in D D384 Op137 no 1 2nd mvmt
Rowsby Woof Homage to Bach

Alternates
Kayser Study in B minor (version A) no 19 from 36 studies Op 20 (Peters)
Pierne Serenade Op 7


1991/92 Grade 5

List A

Albinoni Sonata in B Flat Op 6 No 3 4th mvmt

Schubert Sonata in G minor D408 third movement

Kreutzer Etude in E flat



List B

Michel Corrette Sonata in D opus 25 number 5 3rd movement

Max Reger Romanze

Timothy Baxter Jota



Alternates

Kabalevsky Clowns Opus 27a no4, no17 from Album Leaves

Patric Standford Siciliano

As ABSRM is all there in the above link going back to 2005, I'll skip those and move on to:

Oh! I only found the recent violin syllabus. But cello going back further.

Thanks for the reply though. I'm going to be VERY busy!

[jojo]

As ABSRM is all there in the above link going back to 2005, I'll skip those and move on to:

Trinity Grade 8 2004-2009

Leclair - 1st and 2nd movements from Sonata in D op. 9 no. 3
Mozart - Largo and Allegro from Sonata in B flat K454
Corelli - 1st movement from Sonata op. 5 no. 1
Janacek - Dumka
Wieniawski - Romanze from Violin Concerto no. 2
Bellisario - Study no. 6
Holland - Agitation
Baltzar - Divisions on a Ground: John Come kiss me now

Just wanted to add to the above (trinity grade 8 2004-09)

Group A:
Bartok - First Rhapsody, 1st Movt: Prima Parte (Lassu')
Boulanger - D'un Matin de Printemps
Brahms - Sonata in A op 100, 3rd movt: Allegretto Grazioso (quasi andante)
Cerha - Meditation (from two pieces for violin & piano)
Chopin - Nocturne XVIII (from 2 Nocturnes)
Chopin - Polonaise in Csharp minor op 26 no 1 (from Chopin for violin & piano 1 - Famous Transcriptions)
Fibich - Poem, no 2 (from Encore! Tasmin Little)
Gershwin/Heifetz - It ain't necessarily so (from Porgy & Bess)
Grieg - Sonata in C Minor op 45, 2nd movt: allegretto espressivo alla romanza
Kreisler - variations on a theme by Corelli
Oja - The Ancient Song and Magri's Tomb (from Alita's Suite)
Schulhoff - Sonata for solo violin: 2nd movt: Andante Cantabile
Smetana - Aus der Hemat, 2nd movt: Andantino
Suk - Appassionata, no 2 (from four pieces op 17)
Takemitsu - Distance de Fee
Williams - Remembrances (from three pieces from schindler's list)

Group B
Albeniz - Sevilla (form spanish music violin)
J S Bach - Partita no 2 in D minor BWV 1004 Allemanda or Corrente or Giga, or Partita no 1 in B minor BWV 1001-1006 any one Double
Beethoven - Sonata in D op 12 no 1 Rondo
Drdla - Perpetuo (The Humming Bird)
Drdla - The Hut is on Fire, no 3 (from Music from the Romantic Era - 8 Hungarian Dances op 30)
Fiorillo - Study no 28, Allegro Assai
Handel - Sonata in D HWV 371 (op 1 no 13) 1st movt: Affettuoso and 2nd movt: Allegro (from complete violin sonatas)
Kreisler - Zigeuner - Capriccio or Liebesfreud (from Fritz Kreisler Repertoire)
Mozart - Concerto no 2 in D, KV 211, 3rd movt: Rondeau (allegro)
Prokofiev - Sonata for Violin Solo op 115, 1st movt: moderato
Schumann - Sonata in A Minor op 105, 1st movt:Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruk
Tartini - Sonata in G Minor, Didone abbandonata op 1 no 10, 2nd movt: Presto and 3rd movt: allegro
Vivaldi - Concerto no 1 in E, Spring op 8 no 1 (RV269) 1st movt Allegro or 3rd movt: Allegro (from the four seasons complete)