ABRSM exam music finder
Board: ABRSM
Syllabus: Piano 2023 & 2024
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 current syllabus - for Practical Grades or Performance Grades - and the Exam Information & Regulations.
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Pieces (for Practical Grades – select one from each list; for Performance Grades – select one from each list, plus an own-choice piece)
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1. Prelude and Fugue in Bb, BWV 866
J. S. Bach
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2. Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in F, K. 332
Mozart
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3. Moment musical in C# minor: No. 4 from Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780
Schubert
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4. Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 884
J. S. Bach
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5. Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in E, Op. 14 No. 1
Beethoven
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Sonata in E, Op. 14 No. 1 (ABRSM)$7.98 -
The 35 Piano Sonatas, Volume 1 (ABRSM)$28.22
6. Prelude and Allegro (Fuga): 1st movt and 2nd movt from Suite No. 8 in F minor (1720 Collection), HWV 433
Handel
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Eight Great Suites, Book II (ABRSM)$15.34 -
Keyboard Works, Vol.1 (Bärenreiter)$30.06
7. Allegro [Moderato]: 1st movt from Sonata in A
Martínez
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Core Classics, Grades 7–8 (ABRSM)$12.88 -
Piano Music by Female Composers (Schott)$27.61
8. Andante grazioso and Vars. 1-6: 1st movt from Sonata in a, K.331, K.300i
Mozart
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Sonata in A, K.331 (ABRSM)$7.98 -
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9. Les cyclopes: from Pièces de clavecin
Rameau
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Les cyclopes / Les sauvages (Bärenreiter)$11.66 -
Pièces de clavecin (Heugel & Cie )$22.07
10. Sonata in D, Kp. 443, L. 418
D. Scarlatti
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200 Sonatas Vol. 4 (Piano) (Editio Musica Budapest Zenemukiadó)$40.48 -
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11. Allegro con brio: 1st movt from Sonata in D, Hob. XVI:37
Haydn
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Complete Piano Sonatas Vol.3 (Wiener Urtext Edition) (Wiener Urtext )$29.19 -
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12. Toccatina: 5th movt from Suite R-B
Stephen Hough
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Suite R-B and other Enigmas (piano) (Weinberger)$19.57
13. Un poco agitato: No. 2 from Quatre pièces fugitives, Op. 15
C. Schumann
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4 Pièces fugitives, Op. 15 - piano (Breitkopf & Härtel)$14.71 -
Romantic Piano Music Book 2 (Bärenreiter)$21.47
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1. Impromptu in B minor: No. 2 from Two Impromptus
S. Coleridge-Taylor
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2. Étude in Db, Op. 41
Farrenc
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3. Juin: Barcarolle: No. 6 from Les saisons, Op. 37b
Tchaikovsky
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4. Nocturne in Db: No. 3 from 24 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 36
Arensky
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24 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 36 (Prhythm Edition)$61.23 -
24 Morceau Characteristiques Op. 36 (Edwin Kalmus)$20.80
7. Andante: No. 1 from In the Mists
Janácek
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In the Mists for Piano Solo (Bärenreiter Praha)$14.11
8. Six moments musicaux in Db, Op. 16 No. 5
Rachmaninoff
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Six moments musicaux Op. 16 for piano (Simrock )$25.75
9. Impromptu in Ab: No. 2 from Four Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935
Schubert
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Core Classics, Grades 7–8 (ABRSM)$12.88
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Impromptus & Moments musicaux (Henle)$21.47 -
Impromptus, Op. 142 (ABRSM)$15.34
10. Romanze in F#: No. 2 from Drei Romanzen, Op. 28
Schumann
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Drei Romanzen, Op. 28 (ABRSM)$12.21
11. A Hermit Thrush at Morn, Op. 92 No. 2
A. Beach
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Amy Beach: Piano Music (Dover )$12.52 -
Piano Music of Amy Beach (Hal Leonard)$19.62
12. Adagio cantabile: 2nd movt from Sonata in C minor 'Pathétique', Op. 13
Beethoven
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The 35 Piano Sonatas, Volume 1 (ABRSM)$28.22
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1. Rumores de la Caleta (Malagueña): No. 6 from Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 71
Albéniz
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2. Arabesque No. 2: from Deux arabesques, L. 66
Debussy
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3. Over the Bars
J. P. Johnson
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4. Pierrette (Air de Ballet), Op. 41
Chaminade
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Piano Music by Female Composers (Schott)$27.61
5. Thunder in Drought Season
Chen Peixun
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100 Years of Chinese Piano Music: Vol. III Works in Traditional Style, Book II Instrumental Music (Shanghai Conservatory of Music Press)$42.95
6. Rêverie
Debussy
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Night & Dreams - 36 Piano Pieces (Schott)$25.15 -
Reverie - piano (Jobert )$17.17
7. Toccata
Khachaturian
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9. Vespers in Venice: from Four Piano Solos
Cecilia McDowall
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Four Piano Solos (Hunt Edition )$16.56
10. O polichinelo: from A prole do bebê no.1
Villa-Lobos
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Beyond The Romantic Spirit Book 2 Piano (Alfred Music)$13.44 -
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11. Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No. 6: No.153 from Mikrokosmos
Bartók
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Mikrokosmos 6: Definitive Edition (En/Fr/Ger/Hu) Piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$15.94 -
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2. Preparation for the Sight-Reading tests
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3. Preparation for the Aural Tests
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Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 6 (ABRSM)$10.43 -
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