Plan Exam Plces 201942020 aT 5 rv Piano Exam Pieces ABRSM Grade 5 Selected from the 2019 & 2020 syliabus SRR UMCU UEC eee eee.ABRSM Piano Exams Here are some key points to help you prepare for your Grade 5 exam. All requirements are valid from 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2020, More detailed information on the syllabus requirements and syllabus overlap details can be found online at wwy:abtsm.org/piano. in the exam, the requirements can be taken in any ordet. Pieces (+30 marks) ‘This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's 2019 & 2020 Grade 5 Piano syllabus Inthe exam, ‘oi will need to play three pieces, one from each of the three sylabus lists (A, Band C). ‘You can choose from the pieces in this book and/or the other pieces set for the grade: a full lists on the ‘opposite page. You will need to observe all a capo (D.C) and dal segno (D.8.) indications but omit al other repeats (Including first-time bars) unless they are very brie (i.e, of afew bars) or unless the syllabus specifies otherwise. Scales and arpeggios (2 mars) Learning scales and arpeggios helps you to bud strong technica skills by developing reliable finger movement, hind postion, o- ordination and keyboard fluency. Itaso helps you to develop your ‘rusia! understanding through familiarity with keys and thet elated patterns ‘ou can find a complet list of scales and arpeggios requited for Grade in the back ofthis book. nthe exar, they should be played fom memory, witiout pedalling, You ae feet slat at any octave provided the requited ranges recovered, Foral hands together’ requlrements, your hands should be one octave apart. Sight-reading (21 marks) Learning o sight read helps you to develop quick recognition of keys and tonality, rhythm and common pattems of beats Italso helps you to lear to keep going even when you make mistakes, and work muste ont for yourself - which makes learning new pleces quicker and easier. Inthe exam, you willbe asked to playa short piece of music thatyou have not previously seen You willbe given halfa minute in which to look through and, you wish, ty out allo any part of the test before you are fsked to play it othe examiner for assessment, For the fll sight-reading parameters, please see the syllabus. Aural tests (18 marks) Aural skills enable you to assess the sound and balance of your playing, keep in time and play with a sense of rhythm and pulse. These skills also help you to develop your sense of pitch, your musical memoryand tospot any mistakes. In the exam, the tests wall be administered by the examiner from the piano, and you will be asked! ‘2 Tosingor play from memory.a melody played twice by the examiner. . Tosing sixnotes from score in free time. © (0) Toanswer questions about wo features ofa plece played by the examiner (i) ‘To clap the rhythm of the notes in an extract from the same piece, and to identify whether itis in two time, three time or fourtime. For more detailed information on the tests, please see the syllabus. (Total available: 150 marks) Editorial guidance ‘We have taken the pieces inthis book from a variety of sources. Where appropriate, we have edited the pieces to help ‘you prepare for your performance, We have added metronome markings (in square brackets) and ornament realizations ‘Details of other changes or suggestions are given in the footnotes. These editorial additions are for guldance only: you do rnothave to follow them In the exam, annneahan naa 2 2222s! i le ase € e é ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ e—————— Piano Exam Pieces Frome ABRSM Grade 5 | Selected from the 2019 & 2020 syllabus | Date of exam Contents page usTA 1 Johann Sebastian Bach Aria: fourth movement from Partita No.4in D, BWW 828 2 Joseph Haydn Andante in A, Hob. 159/01 3. JeanRaptiste Loeillet Minuetto: fifth movement from Suite No.6 in E flat 9 ust 8 1 Theodor Kirchner Plauderei: No. from Plauderefen, Op.60 2 2 Louise Farrene Bude in A minor: No.2 from 25 études facies, Op.50 “ 3 Jean Sibelius Joueur de harpe: No.8 from Bagatelles, Op. 34 6 ust c 1. Whtold Lutostawsk! Rektor: No, 12 from Melodie udowe 18 2 Sergey Prokofiev Lentamente: No.1 from Visions fugitives, Op.22 0 3 Mike Cormick Film Noir 2 tar for ABRSM: Richard Jones ‘Other pleces for Grade S usta 4 WER.Bach Allegroin A. Atohe Piano withthe Sons of Bach (Fae) {5 Hlandel Asia in G (ath move rom Sule G HWY 48). Handel: Selected Keyboard Works, Book (ABRSM) {6 Kuhlau Allegre geanioso (2nd mort fom Sonatina in C Op 55 No.3) Brenrler Sonatina buon, Vol. 2 (Batenteer) uste 4A Bloch Dream: No, 10 fiom Znftines (Car Fischer) 55 Franck Poco lem (Na 5 fom LOrganise, Vol. 1). No. 10 tom Franck: 25 Short Piece from Organist" (ABRSM) {6 Schumann Exinneramg: No.28 Rom Album flr aie Jugend, Op. 68 (ABRSM or Wiener rex’) ust 4 Gillock New Oxlans Nightfall fiom Nie Orleans as Sle (Wiis) '& Poulene Valse Tyrokenne: No. rom Vilagates(Selsbert) Pam Wedgwood Hang-Up: rom Aer Hours Book 3(Faber) ‘ody At aden a ‘Undo arse aa Sayed eR che te a gt alae ‘Covert Seri nF, wa hans gon Cole ‘iene Td Nh oe* Aria —- Fourth movement from Partita No. in D, BWV 828 1.5 Bech o_o 3 7 7 Bachis Claviribung, are (1731), consists of sx parts (dance sultes),stermaring between the French and Italian styles ofthe dy. Ths fs particularly lea in the intermezzlightweight dances inserted vowards the end ofeach sule. Among them area French ai and an len atl not vocal imiaions bur melodious istumental pieces. ‘The Ara fom Partita No.4, elected here, has simple testure, cut-off cadences (eb), and thematic eyicopations often n chains, whieh are piel of he pre-Clasialgalantstyle that swept Europe tom the 1720s onwards: Dynamics are left othe payers éscregun, Source: Cavey Ong, Op (Lap Astor 731) (© 201Bby The Anite Bosra ofthe Royal Seo of Mise 483007SESS eEsesPVPIISIIFIISPSISSVISSBISGSBsA*ssFssewssevuvewwueosesoo 83907’ ee LLAAARAAARAAAAAAAABAAARBRARBABAR®2O4A2 2288 888 ee eee eeeOY ies Andante in A ea Joseph Haydn 732-1808), 3 Hob. :53/ll g 7 7} 7 5 A 3 rom sbout 1776, followinghls Sto und Drang (Storm ané Stes) period, Haydn developed s lighte, more popular sje clear Influenced by Contemporary opera bua, One example ofthis new sles Symphony No, 3, imperial, fom which tis Andante was wanscrbed.ltbecame ‘one of his most succesful symphonies, expecially in England. ‘This Andante lates the double vsiaions form that Haydn often used: varatons on major and tonic mince themes altemate with one “another However, ths piano nanscripion abridge, so thet it contans only thre sections ~ major, minor, major Source: ifn ees es face abies (Vena aia, 1786, The opening dams tm Symphony Na the others ar eral. Theol Sto ore nal oon 4 10CLH) 1, 964 (L, 5 (beh), ll rst sppogtatua sr eter ‘62010 The Associate Honda he Royal Sco: of sie 8 3907 THEA ase © © © egancntecartanaan ag ag sare nennnnnnhanannn®Ab3907 o ee) eo Ne LM eePRSSSEEVISISSIISISSSISISJIAAJAIAISFTSSSSSS eevee 483907Minuetto AS Fifth movement rom Sut No 6 in flat J.B, Loeillat (0680-1730) Jean Baptiste Locllet was born in Ghent, into family of rsictns He bul up a reputation in Rance asa lati and compose but in about Dlayed in orchestras st Drary Lane and the Queen's 1705 he moved ro London, where he became known ss ‘Mr John Loelen London he Theatue, Haymarker and became wellknown 83 ‘This Minueto is selected rom the leet of Loell Inline wit chi stl, itisanatractivey lively an _ aharpsichora player and teacher, les SixSuites of 1723. sis nate suggests it belangs tothe quicker Tali version ofthe dance id animated movement, ith running semiquavers and much interaction benwren the hande See Siu often te Harsco Sa cident tomas : (London: We, 1723) gla but an aoreaton of dhe Tal Mnuen!Al Ayam ate ell sugtsvens only as we 208 by The Asocaed Bos ofthe Roya Schoalsof Mike 93907See eS See SS SSS SSS SSCS SSS SSS eee See Se eee ee Ee Tee eee 983907 102 Chat Plauderei No. from Plaudereien, Op. 60 ‘nator | Theodor Kirchner (0823-1803) * Con moto [J = «80) mf per eS a7 “The German composer Theodor Kirchner studi in Lelpzig where hemet snd was encouraged by Schurpann and Mendelssohn. He worked as “an organist and techerin the Sts tovns of Winterthur snd Zatch, and later aught atthe Wirzbutg and Dresden conservtores ‘Kirchner wrote about 1.000 eompesitons for plano many of which are short character-pices inthe style of Schumann, In this plece, ftom laudereien (Chats), Op-60, the two hands engegen an amicable conversation. The let hand (b. 3-4) mltates the ight (bb 1-2), as ifn perfect. sgreement wih i sd late phrases ae started byone hand and finshed bythe othe (bb. 68 and 10). The rst repeat shouldbe observed in ‘he exam. Soutce: Plauderaton: 28 Stee fr Kune, Op, 60(Batn Sock 160). Them 9 eto (Lb. 2). ‘2 aninby The Amacited Board ofthe RUya School of Muse 883907 anagaae RRABRARARAAAARE RRR REREKF RRR EKER EK EOE OKsAAARARA AOA 2A Fe Be BARR BARA L888 888 8 8 8 8 8... ee ease4 be Etude in A minor No. 2 from 25 études faciles, Op. 50 Louise Farrene (0204.75) Andantino (J = ¢.48] 2 fe Pdolee fz DHAAKARARAAANMNARAARARARAAKRAARAARAA Se “The French pianist Louse Fertenc composed many plano and chamber-music pieces, and was for over 30 yeas professor of plano atthe Pats Conservatoire (1842-73), she and her husband edited « 23-volume anthology of eatly keyboard muse Le iésor des pianstes (The Panis Treasury) Thi étude imitates the sciana, a pastoral type ofpiece in slowish compound tne with doted says, which became very popular lathe eal 16s eznury. The etude isin ABA' form, with a middle secon that tart in dhe eatve major C(b 9) «waked reprise (b 19) anda coda (D2). Source: 25 Ene progres pou le pian Op. 50 (Paris Leduc, 175). 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In ‘Joueur de harpe, che arpeggios litte de harpist plucking the sings ‘Suet’ [bb-1 and 8) denotes quickening ofthe speed, Source Jan Sibelius Arig Ms Colston (Catalogue No. 006), Katona ibeay ofFland 1 Fence Gehemen Oy, Helen 83007 anmranrannrannrnnnnranrnrnnnniit dotee of (cm sonza Ped. | 48.39078 The Schoolmaster eal Rektor Beste No. 12 from Melodie ludowe Witold Lutostawski 95-98) 3 From 1045 onwards the Polish comporer Witold Latoslawski made such wse of folk tues in his compostions, notably in his wellknown, Concert for Orchestra In 1945 ise he arsnige for the plano 12 Melodie ludowe (Folk Metodles) that were drawn fom diferent regions of Folana. ‘No 2, selected here, i based on afk dance from Silesia fn south-west Poland. The folk cane i bul no an ABA structure, consisting of 1elody (bb. 1-17) vasiaton (16-34), varied reprise (35-51), and coda (53-60). although the composer's metronome maski J= 168, students tay pster« mote vlated empocof =< 138 © Copnight 1945 Plelie Wyatt busyezne “raafered to Cheer Mate Late for We xchding Albania Bulgari, Chine, Cuba Geach Repeblic Hungary Nowth Kore, olan, Romania, Sloais, -ormer ste of USSR and Vietnam, were the eopyip shelby Pose Wyeanenwe Murjene, Al gh essed erations cope secured Used by pormison ef Chest sie Laed AB 3907 aQannnnannacnanannanannrnenrannrnrernrrenrrerrrrrerrrrneganaaaeaauw20 Mega Lentamente mat No. from Visions fugitives, Op. 22 Sergey Prokofiev (9391-1953) +> Lentamente (J = 0.63) eS ee eh Ba _Pp con una semplicita espressiva [with expressive simplicity] ‘when very young, the Russian composer Sergey Prokoey showed extreondinary alent both tn plano plying and in composition. Pisttaught by his mother herself plans, he was writing his eaiest piano pieces by the age of five Visions fugitives (Fleeting Visions), Op. 22, from which this pieces selected, dates from his early Russan period: Itcontains 20 pieces that were ‘itten in 1815-17, using he First Worl Wor. The opening tem, Lentarmente reveals the dream-like sie of Prokofiew’s aise personaly. 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