grade For fl des of exam regiments please refer tothe tent syllabus in conjunction with. Examination Infomation & Regutesins athe gd fr candidates, teachets and pares, These Musi Eras. These thee documents ate avalble online a vorwabra ox as vel as ve of charge fom mse ttl, oan ABR local ropesenctves ut fom the Serdees Department. The Associated Boat of the yal Schools of Muse 24 Pordand Pace, London WB LU. Unted Kingtom. CONTENTS UsTA 1 Ignace Joseph Pleyel (1757-1831) Rondo: third movement from Duo in D, Op. 8 No.5, 2 art. Friedrich Hermann 2 Anon. Kemp's Jig, arr. Edward Huws Jones 3° Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Rigaudon, arr. Paul de Keyser and 4 Fanny Waterman page ust 8 1 Henry Maneint (1924-94) and Johnny Mercer (1909-76) Moon River 2 Robert Schumann (1810-56) Frbilicher Landmann: No, 10 from Album fir die fugend, 6 Op. 68, art. Edward Huws Jones 3 Trad. Irish The Boys of Wexford, arr. William Alwyn, 7 ust C 1 Katherine and Hugh Colledge Cossacks: No. 20 from Shooting Stars a 2 Trad. Hungarian Through My Window, arr. Timothy Kraemer 9 3 Kathyand David Blackwell Caribbean Sunshine: No. 33 from Fiddle Time Runners 10 ee appropri pice in ths album hve heen hochd wth orga! sure tel eet and edited as necasay for insevctanal purposes. Fngeting, bowing, compares bi metonome tide and the sito rslaton of oraments (ote Gen) efor A fulanes ony they ate ntcompretensve or oblignon Metronome marks wile square a brackets are suggested forex purposes and ned not be suey observe Vln constant Eavard as ones ox Footnotes Edward Hows foes (i) and Anthony Baton 7 endear Arnie pasos pe 7 i os 1 sce visa hon itn gn a Yo conn rca ‘Violin, Book 2, arr. Forbes (OUP) al Games Govee ee tng eth pein pr od SEs aaeee teee mecca eens 4 Anon, Basho my vison tp It Up! Vilin Gees 1-9, at Chane Fate 5 Piward Jones Gluysen (The Fuirest One (lin melo. Th Ck Fer Te Fle ayolong Colton 2. Hues Sones Boosey & ttakerIMDS) © Strauss ff Eraperor Vials Op. 457 (upper via prt. Srngrogs for Vt es Neon Boosey & Hawes! 405) 4 Ralchev shepbecds Song No.20!rom The Yous Violinst's Reperiin, Hook at. Keyser and Waterman aber 5 Trad. Nordh American The Rata Coral. O Shenandoah for olin acc Watetldand Bech Faber) 6 Trad: Russian Kalina. Superstar: Vol (The Compe eta Caten Fae (© 2007 by The Associated Board of te Royal Schools of Music Music origination by Barnes Music Engraving Led art of his publication may be copied orreproduced in Covet by Oak Design eee cae mee mor eeroticedn pred a Eg by Callaving Lid Ther Noo the publisherRondo Ea Po Nor 7 i PHORSGOPY Third movement from Duo in D, Op. 8 No. 5 Pee Arranged by Friedrich Hermann LJ. PLEYEL, Moderato (4 =c.52} : #2 Ss Tanace Joseph Pleye (1757-1891) was an Austrian-bocr pup of Joseph Haydn who enjoyed seat success in Pars as composer, publisher and piano manuficturer, This is the last movement of one ofa set af six Lite Duos’ for {wo violins, of gradually increasing difficulty, which he published hitnself as his Opus 8 in 1805, and which was soon rapidly ceprinted al over Euope. This arangement by the German violinist and ‘Composer Fledsich Hermann (1826-1907) i for violin and pian, The original eecond violin part can be found in the eight hand ofthe piano part and you might enjoy trying to work out how it went and playing the movement witha violinist tend. The movement called Rondo, which ‘Usually tndicaes that the main tune comes back several times in alteration with contrasting episodes’ Here there is only one episete, inthe nor key aed only the fist part ofthe main tune i peated before the coda’ or taik-pece. in bb. 42-3, the lower note of each chord is optlonal. {© Copyright 1905 G. Schitmes, Ine (ASCAP) Incernational Copytight Secore. All ight Reserved, Used by Permission. All enquiies about tis piece, pare from those directly relating tothe fears, should be addressed ro Chester Musle Lt, 14-15 Berners Steet. London WIT SU. B3277Arranged by Edward Huws Jones Lively (4 63] mf ANON, ‘Will Kemp was a celebrated Elizabethan actor and a member of Shakespeare's own company, He was a geet comedian and prankster and in 1600 be danced from London to Norwich =a distance of over a hundred miles fora bet. Kemi Jig, which s arranged here ftom the oiginel version for solo lute, celebrates this feat. This extrovert piece calls fora lively two-in-a-ber pulse. A (© 2007 by The Associated Hoard ofthe Royal Schools of Music aBs2774 z Rigaudon Eig Bo Aor, PARSSOee Smeste Arranged by Paul de Keyser and Fanny Waterman RAMEAU Allegro [J =.112] z e f Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) was the lending French composer atthe time of JS. Hach and Handel. This Rigaudon isin his collection of| Dizces de clavecin, of ‘Pieces fr harpsichord: published in 1724. A rigaudon isa French dance of folk origin, Despite te time signature hete should have the feeling of ewo rather than four beats to the ba. (© 1982 by Faber Music Lud Reproduced by permission, All rights ceserved, All enquiries about this plece, apart from those ditectly celating t the exams, should be dressed ro Faber Music Ltd, 3 Queen Square. London WCIN 3A. AaB3277MANCINI and MERCER 4 rit. mp ——" i Henry Mancini (1924-90) was a famous Ametican composer and eapsluctor of fm scores. You probubly know his theme tune for Te Pint Panther, and you may also have heard tis number, which comes from the 1981 frm Breakfast at Tiffany’ and won an Oscar that yea for Best ‘Song. The te Moon River Cis the fst three notes. The words of the song (y Johnny Mercer are about dreaming of something waiting ound the bend; and once you'e sure of de rhythms you could ty wo suggest chat dreary quality by playing more fel) than you wold in a classical piece. Musicby Hency Mancini. Words by Johnny Mercer Copyright 1981 (Renewed 1989) by Famous Music LLC This atangement Copyright © 2007 by Famous Music LLC. International Copyright Secured. All RightsReserved. Reproduced by permission of Musi Seles Ltd and Hal Leonard Corporation. All enguives about this piece, apart ftom those diredy relating tothe exams should be addressed ‘fo Masie Sales Ltd 14-15 Berners Steet, London WUT SL. 883277Frohlicher Landmann ar No. 10 from Album fiir die Jugend, Op. 68 ce ranged award avs Jones SCHUMANN Brisk and lively [J =<.80] v f [rdhlicher Landmann The Joly Farmer; Album fi die Jugend Album for the Young ‘This was originally a piano piece, writen for Schumanns Album forthe Young in 1848. Schumann gave the melody tothe left hand of the piano ‘his jolly farmer was baritone! and inthis arrangement itmeeds 2 rch, warm tone with ors of Dow. FAD (© 2007 by The Associated Board of the Raya Schools of Music aBa277PHOTbCoPY mie Arranged by Willers Alwyn ‘TRAD. IRISH Moderato con grazia (J = 84] atempo ppdoleiss. me mp Boo all, a mf ———_ pp ‘The Associated Board has been carrying out exams and publishing pleces for them for along time nove, and this arrangement of «traditional revolutionary song ftom southern freland was incuded in the syllabus in 1927. At the time, fs arengor William Alwyn (1905-05) was a young, musician earning his living asa fautist and teacher, but he went on to become a well-nown composer ofboth fl scores and concert msl This artangement brings out the Iytical quality ofthe melody, which calls for generous bow strokes and a singing tone. © 1927 by The Associated Board ofThe R. A.M. and Tue R, CM. Reproduced ftom Fist Violin, Book Il (ABRSM Publishing) apa277for Adam, Anastasia and Seneaih Cossacks f Puotocoer No. 20 from Shooting Stars erase KATHERINE and HUGH COLLEDGE Con moto [4 = «.88) 4 mp 7 P usband-and:-wife eam Kathy (b 1952) and Hugh (b 1945 Colledge both worked as instrumental musi teachers n East London before moving, ‘to Norfolk in 1955. Their compositions and arrangements are a joint effort with Kathy being the string specialist and Hugh writing the piano ‘accompaniments. Ths piece comes from a collection ealed Shooting tars writin foe the sting players at St Angela's Ursuline Convent Schook Forest Gato, London Borough of Newham. The Cossacks ware famous fighters on horseback from the moce emote regions ofthe old Russian ‘empire, though the tl here refers not to thei riding sls bu to their energeric and exuberant dancing. (© Copyright 1996 by Hoosey &Hayrkes Music Publishers Led Reproduced by permission. All enquiries about this piace, apart from those directly relating to the exams, should be addressed to Boosey & atskos Music Publshars Ltd, Aldwyca House, 1-1 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN, — mf ABS2r7Bo Sor PHOTDGoPY : Through My Window Arranged rimothy eaemner ‘TRAD. HUNGARIAN Andante pariando [4 = «.84) ~ Faster (J = ¢.108] moon ~ i it This arrangement of « Hungarian folksong comes from a volume called Gypsy Jazz designed, tbe editors say, to give young players ‘the ‘opportunity to travel horizons beyond ‘elasscal” music and thus discover a worl of redial songs and dances Inthe song, the abandoned fiaiden bemoans her fate, looking through her window atthe aoa. The Instruction parlando mean ‘speaking, and is applied toa kind of folk singing closely folowing the rhythms and stresses of Hungarian speech ~ for example, she shore-long niythmns in bb. 6 and 13. You could ty t0 bring out the diference between this aid Ue aoe shytbimic, dance-ike sty of the Faster sections. {© 1996 by Faber Masi Lad Reproduced by permission. All rights reserved. Al enquirios about this piece, apart from those directly relating to the exams, should be addressed to Faber Music Lid, 3 Queen Square, London WCIN SAU AB327710 y Caribbean Sunshine “Ade No. 33 from Fiddle Time Runners Pome KATHY and DAVID BLACKWELL. ‘The ‘Caribbean sunshine in this plece comes from the syncopated hythms associated with the calypso — originally a Tinidacian song with Improvised words commenting on topics ofthe day. The composers, Kathy and David Blackwel, both studied music a¢ Edinburgh Universi, and now lve in Oxfordshire, They work respectively as an instrumental eacher and in mus publishing and also enjoy wating ranes for string players (© Otord University ress 2008 Reproduced by permission. All enquires about this plece, apart Som those directly relating to the exams, should be addressed to Oxford ‘University Press, Great Clarendon Stee, Oxford, OX26DE apazr7 3:09For full details of exam requirements, please refer co the . . ccucrent syllabus in conjunction with Examination Information & Regulations and the guide for candidates, teachers and parents, These Music Exams, These thtee exam pieces foal rors of fom the Services Deparment The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, grade Piano accompaniment 24 Portland Place, London WIB ILU, United Kingdom, REQUIREMENTS THREE PIECES page SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS (rom memory) ust iC, E majors; G, D, Arsinors (one octave) EGH ts potcoe atl GoeacLnay 7 6.4, Be majors (two octaves) ‘Rondo: third movement from Duo in D, Op. 8 No.5, ar Friedrich Hermann, Seales fn he above kess (minors in melodie orharmonie 2 Anon. 4 form at candidate's choice: Kemps Jig. ar. Baward Haws Jones separate bows 3 Jean-Philippe Rameau (1585-1768) 5 {)_ slurred, two quavers to a bow Rigausdon, are Paul de Keyser and Panny Waterman Arpegstos the common chords ofthe above Keys: separate bows, UST 8 Se 1 Henry Mancini (1924-94) and 6 Johnny Mercer (1903-76) 1H see currents PLAYING AT SIGHT 3 sylldbus) Johnny Mer AURAL TESTS (see current syllabus) 2 Robéct Sclmmann (1810-56) 8 Frghlicher Landmann: No. 10 from Album fr die Jugend, Op. 68, ‘are Edward Hues Jones 3 Trad ish 0 “The Boys of Wexford, ar, William Alwyn ust 1 Katherine and Hugh Colledge B Cossacks: No. 20 from Shooting Stars 2 Trad. Hungarian “4 ‘Through My Window, art. Timothy Kraemer 3) Kathy and David Blackwell 16 Caribbean Sunshine: No, 33 from Fiddle Time Runners Candidates must prepare three pieces, one ftom each of the three Lists, A,B and C. Candidates may choose fiom the pieces printed in this album or any other ploce listed for the grade A full ists given in the current sylabus on onsatane at vars nes neal: Foanots wrote ards foes th ‘ and Anthony Burton =p (© 2007 by The Associated Board ofthe Royal Schools of Musle [Na part of this publication may be copied or reproduced ia any form or by any means without the prior permission ofthe publisher. Music origination by Barnes Music Engraving Lid Cover by Okvik Desig Printed in England by Callgraving Lx, Thetford, NorfolkRondo 30 xor Third movement from Duo in D, Op. 8 No. 5 eats An Fiedieh ietgann LJ. PLEYEL Moderato [J =«.52) Ignace foseph Pleyel (1757-1631) was an Ausrian-born pup of foseph Haydn who enjoyed grat succss in Pris s composer, publisher and piano manufacturer. Ths is the last movement of one Of ase Of st ‘Lie Duos for two stn, of graally increasing ciiculy, which he Published himself s his Opus 8 in 1806, and which was soon rapidly repented al ore Europe This arangement by tke German violinist and composer Fredrch Hermann (128-1907) i for violin ad piano. The egal second violin part canbe found i the ght hand of de plas par. and you might enjoy tying to work out how ic went and playing the moverment witha violist fiend The movement called Rondo, whieh “suallyincicates that the main tune comes hack several imes in alteraton with contasting episodes: Hore there is only ong epivode, fa the sninor ey, and only he ist parc ofthe main tune iepested belo the oda’ ora-pece. nb 2-3 the ver noe ofeach chord is optional. © Copyright 156. Schirmer, ne (ASCAP) Iiwemational Copyright Secure. Al igh Reserved, Used by Permssin, All enquite about tis piece, apr tom those diel eating ro the ‘exams, shoul be adresse to Chester Masic Lid, 1-15 Bemers Steet, London WI 3U, 8B3277ag3277Bo Ror enor SUSE Arranged by Edward Huws Jones ANON. Lively (J =2.63] af Will Kemp was celebrated Hlizabethan ator and a member of Shakespeare’ oun company He wae a great comedian and prankster and in 1600 ‘he danced from London to Norwich ~a distance of over a hundred miles ~ for abet. Kemp's ig, which i arranged here fom the original version for solo tute, celebrates this eat. This extrovert piece cals fra livelytw0rIn-a-bar pulse, EMT (© 2007 by The Associated Boat ofthe Royal Schools of Music AB277AK Rigaudon pxoroguey ese Arranged by Paul de Keyser and Fanny Waterman RAMEAU Allegro (J =<.112) Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) was the leading Freach composer atthe time of JS. Bach and Handel. This Rigaudon isi his collection of Pieces de Clavecin, of "Pieces for harpsichord, published in 1724.4 eigaudon i French dance af folk origin. Despite the tie signature fee it should have the feeling of two rather than fourbeats to the bar. (© 1982 by Faber Music Lid Reproduced by permission. All rights reserved. all enqulies about this piece, apart ftom those directly relating ro the exams, should be dressed to Faber Music Ltd,3 Queen Square, London WCIN 34U, nar?Moon River Bo Nor eqonscory 4 erase MANCINI and MERCER ‘Smoothly (J =<.96) —==| af dim. poco a poco z. 3 Henry Mancini (1924-94) was a famous American composer and conductor of film scores. You probably know his theme tune for The Pink Panther, and you may also have heard this number, which comes fom the 1961 fim Breakfast at Tiffany’ and won an Oscar that year for Best Song. The tide Moon River fits the firs thiee nove. The words ofthe song (oy fohnny Merce) are about dreaming of something ‘wating round. the bend, and once youre sure ofthe rhythms you could try to suggest that dreamy quality by playing move feel than you would in aclssial piece. Music by Henty Manin Words by Johnny Mercer Copyright © 1861 Renewed 1389) by Farnous Music LLC ‘This arrangement Copyright © 2007 by Famous Music LLC. international Copyeight Secured. Al Rights Reserved. Reproduced by permission of ‘Must Sales Lid and Hal Leonard Corporation. Allenquires about this piece, apart from those dtecly relating tote exauns, should be addressed {oMusicSales Li, 14-15 Berners Steet, LondonWiT 31. AB3277AB3277Fréhlicher Landmann Pl No. 10 from Album fiir die Jugend, Op. 68 eM Arranged by Edward Huws Jones SCHUMANN Brisk and lively {J = 80] FrGhlicher Landmann The Jolly Farmer; Album fir dle Jugend Album for the Young ‘This was originally a piano piece, written for Schumann Albu forthe Young in. 1848, Schumann gave the melody tothe left Hand ofthe plano (hisjolly farmer was abasteme!) and inthis arrangement itneeds a rich, warm tone wit lots of bow EU} (© 2007 by The Associated Boar ofthe Royal Schools of Muse 327710 The Boys of Wexford Bo Nor PO MUSIC Arranged Willan Aten TRAD. IRISH Moderato con grazia [J =.84) “The Ascociated Boar has been carrying out exams and publishing pieces for them for along time nov and this arangement ofa tadional revolutionary song ftom southem Irland was included in the slabs in 1927, At te time, is arranger Willama Alwyn (1905-98) was ¢ Youn, ‘musician earning his living asa faust and teacher, but he went on to become a well-known composer of both film scores and concert music ‘This arrangement brings out the rial quality ofthe melody, which call for generous bow strokes anda singing tone. (© 1927 by The sociated Board of The R.A. M. and The RC. M. Reproduced from First Violin, Book I (ABRSM Publishing AB3277ABazr7for Adam, Anastasia and Seneaih Cossacks c PSC No. 20 from Shooting Stars Sa KATHERINE and HUGH COLLEDGE Con moto [4 = 88] ‘Husband and. wife team Kathy (b. 1952) and ffugh (b 1945) Colledge both worked as instrumental music teachers in East London before moving to Noriolk in 1995, Their compositions and arrangements ae a joint effort, with Kathy being the sting specialist and Hugh writing the piano sccompaniments This piece comes trom a collection called Shooting Stars, writen forthe string playetsat St Angela's Ursuline Convert Schoo, Forest Gate London Borough of Newham. The Cossacks were famous fighters on horseback froma the more remote regions ofthe oll Rusa ‘empire, though the te ere veters wot vo cei riding skis but co thelr energetic and exuberant dancing, ‘© Copmtigh 1996 by Boosoy & Hawkes Music Publishers Lid Reproduced by permission. All enquires about this piece apart from those dieciy relating to the exams, should be addvessed to Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Led Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwseh, London WC2B SHIN. aB327713. ags7714 Through My Window po Ror HEGey SuSE ‘Arranged by Timothy Kraemer ‘TRAD. HUNGARIAN Andante parlando [J = 84) — Eee ‘poco rit. Faster [J = <.108} 7 o 7 on} ‘This arrangement of a Hungarian folisong comes from a volume called Gypsy Jazz, designed. the editors say, to give young players ‘the ‘opportunity to gavel horizons beyond “classical” music and thus discover a world of waditinal songs and dances Inthe song, the abandoned ‘maiden bernoans her fate, looking through her window atthe moor. The instruction parianda means speaking, and is applied roa kind of folk singing closely following the rhythms and stresses of Hungarian speech for example, the short-long liythms in bb. 6 and 13. You could ry to bring oucthe difrence between this and the more rhythmic, danee-lke syle ofthe Faster sactions. (© 1996 by Faber Music Led Reproduced ty permission. All rights reserved. All enguities about tis plece, apart fom those directly relating (0 the exams. should be addressed to Faber Music Ltd, 3 Queen Squace, London WCLN 3AU. 327718 poco rit. Faster [4 =<.108} | AB327716 Caribbean Sunshine No. 33 from Fiddle Time Runners KATHY and DAVID BLACKWELL Calypso (J = ¢.104) v ‘The Caribbean sunshine in this piece comes ftom the syncopated chythms associated withthe calypso — originally a Trinidadian song with {improvised words commenting on topics of the day. The composers, Kathy and David Blackwel, both studied musie at Ediaburgh University, and now liven Oxfordshire. They work respectively as an instrumental teacher and in musie publishing, and also enjoy tg tutes for sing players (© Oxford University Press 2008 Reproduced by permission. All enquires about this piece, apart ftom those directly relating to the exams, should be addressed to Oxford! University Press, Great Csrendon Steet, Orford, OX2 6D. anae7T 3.09