ABRSM Harp from 2005 Grade 8 Syllabus

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Board:	ABRSM
Syllabus:	Harp from 2005
Grade:	8

Important information:
Please note that the information listed below does not contain complete syllabus details. Therefore, when planning an exam entry, it is important to refer to the following publications:

• The current syllabus
• The current Examination Information & Regulations
• These Music Exams (containing practical advice for candidates, teachers and parents)

For details of which pieces must be played on pedal harp only or non-pedal harp only, please see the current syllabus.

Pieces (select one from each list)

List A

Available in

1. Millennium Hope Gabriel Currington		Lever Harp 2000 (Beartramka) $30.38

2. Sonata in Eb, Op. 34 No. 1: 1st movt, Allegro brillante J. L. Dussek	Please email us for availability

3. The Garland of Love S. Dussek		The Garland of Love (harp) (Blue Crescent Music) $15.15

4. Sonatina: 1st movt, Allegretto con fantasia Barbara Giuranna		Sonatina for Harp (Ricordi) $21.24

5. Variations on a Theme of Mozart Glinka		Variations on a Theme of Mozart & Nocturne (Salvi) $34.26

6. Air and Variations ('The Harmonious Blacksmith') Handel		Pièces Classiques, Book 6 (Billaudot) $21.30

7. Concerto in Bb, Op. 4 No. 6, HWV 294: 1st and 2nd movts, Andante allegro and Larghetto (pedal harp) Handel		Concerto in Bb, Op. 4 No. 6, HWV 294 (urtext) Harp (Bärenreiter) $19.04

8. Concerto in Bb, Op. 4 No. 6, HWV 294: 1st and 2nd movts, Andante allegro and Larghetto (non-pedal harp) Handel		Concerto in Bb, Op. 4 No. 6, HWV 294 Harp (Billaudot) $11.42

9. Prelude and Toccata Handel, arr. Grandjany		Music for the Harp (arr. Grandjany) (A M P (Schirmer)) $15.15

10. The Knappogue Medley Anne-Marie O'Farrell		The Knappogue Medley (harp) (O'Farrell Publications) $13.63

11. Impromptu-Caprice, Op. 9 Pierné		Impromptu-Caprice Op.9 (Leduc) $31.22

12. Siciliana Respighi		Siciliana, trans. Grandjany (Ricordi) $7.46

13. Concierto de Aranjuez: 2nd movt, Adagio con passione Rodrigo	Please email us for availability

14. Gavotte and Tango, from 'Suite of Eight Dances' Carlos Salzedo		Suite of Eight Dances (Lyon & Healy) $24.29

15. Sonata in D, Kp. 430, L. 463 Scarlatti		Three Sonatas (ed. Owens) for harp (Lyon & Healy) $18.20

16. Fantasia on a Sonata by Cardon Bonnie Shaljean		Fantasia on a Sonata by Cardon (harp) (Blue Crescent Music) $19.72

17. Prelude, from 'Petite Suite' David Watkins		Petite Suite (United Music) $15.21

18. Variations on a Theme of Corelli (omitting Vars 4 & 5) Aristid von Wurtzler		Variations on a Theme of Corelli (Harp Solo) (General Music Publishers) $20.56

List B

Available in

1. Arabesque York Bowen		Arabesque for Harp (Novello) $5.33

2. Pièce de Concert, Op. 32 Henri Büsser		Pièce de Concert Op.32 (Leduc) $27.40

3. Pour le tombeau d'Orphée, Op. 37 Marius Flothuis		Pour le tombeau d'Orphee Op. 37 (Harp) (Donemus) $31.90

4. Ballade No. 2, from '2 Ballades' Eugene Goossens		2 Ballades (Leduc) $28.55

5. Rag-Bag David Gough		Lever Harp 2000 (Beartramka) $30.38

6. After Debussy Danielle Perrett		Lever Harp 2000 (Beartramka) $30.38

7. Viejo Zortzico Jesús Guridi		Viejo Zortzico (for harp) (Unión Musical Ediciones S.L.) $13.63

8. Valse de Concert Hasselmans		Valse de Concert (for harp) (Combre) $18.20

9. Sea Rapture Anne Macdearmid		Sea Rapture (Celtic Harp) (Macdearmid) $11.42

10. Fantasia and Rondo Daniel McNulty		The Irish Harp Book (Mercier Press) $80.63

11. Milonga para amar, from The ‘International Rhythmic Collection’, Vol. 2 Alfredo Rolando Ortiz		The International Rhythmic Collection Vol. 2 for harp (Aroy) $43.40

12. My Favourite Things Richard Rodgers		All-time Jazz Favourites (arr. harp) (Alaw) $27.33

13. Impromptu, Op. 21 Roussel		Impromptu Op. 21 (Durand) $12.11

14. Slow Train Bonnie Shaljean		Slow Train (for harp) (Blue Crescent Music) $14.47

15. Sonata: 3rd movt, Perpetuum mobile Tailleferre	Please email us for availability

List C

Available in

1. Etudes for Harp: No. 1 or No. 12 J. S. Bach, arr. Grandjany		Etudes for Harp (Carl Fischer) $19.72

2. Mandolin Sonatina in C Beethoven		Beethoven for Harp (trans. Shaljean) (Blue Crescent Music) $25.13

3. 3 Etudes: No. 2 in Eb Desserre		3 Etudes for harp (Nouvelles Éditions Méridian) $22.77

4. 48 Etudes, Book 1: No. 21 or No. 23 or No. 24 Dizi		48 Etudes, Book 1 for harp (Lemoine) $37.99

5. Prelude in C, Op. 12 No. 7 Prokofiev		Prelude in C, Op. 12 No. 7 (Forberg) $24.29

6. Boundless Kim Robertson		Treasures of the Celtic Harp (Mel Bay) $18.26

7. Toccata, from 'Sarabanda e Toccata' Nino Rota		Sarabanda e Toccata (solo harp) (Ricordi) $10.58

8. 6 Etudes: No. 6 Eric Schmidt		6 Etudes (Leduc) $31.96

9. Prelude in D minor or Prelude in F, from '12 Preludes for Concert or Celtic Harp' Bonnie Shaljean		12 Preludes for Concert or Celtic Harp (Blue Crescent Music) $33.43

10. Toccata David Snell		Lever Harp 2000 (Beartramka) $30.38

11. Rondo Nigel Springthorpe		Lever Harp 2000 (Beartramka) $30.38

12. Selected Studies: No. 2 in Bb minor or No. 4 in Gb John Thomas		Selected Studies for the Harp (Adlais) $26.65

13. 3 Grand Concert Etudes: No. 1 in Eb Zabel		Grand Concert Etudes (3) for solo harp (Zimmerman) $15.15

Also Recommended

Available in

1. Scales & Arpeggios	ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios for non-pedal harp (Grades 6-8) (Alaw) $29.31	ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios for pedal harp (Grades 6-8) (Alaw) $21.70

2. Sight Reading Tests	Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for Harp, Grades 1-8 (pedal and non-pedal) (ABRSM) $9.06

3. Preparation for the Aural Tests	Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 6–8, with 3 CDs (ABRSM) $22.77	Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 (ABRSM) $8.76
	Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 with 2 CDs (ABRSM) $22.08