ABRSM

Composers: Various
Format: Score and Part
Instrumentation: Violin and Piano
Level: 5

This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 5 Violin syllabus for 2020-2023, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information.
The enclosed CD features inspiring recordings of the nine pieces in this book, plus piano accompaniment tracks for use when practising.

Song List:

• Folia (Theme and selected variations from Sonata in D minor, Op. 5 No. 12) [Arcangelo Corelli]
• Allegro (3rd movt from Sonata in B minor, Op. 5 No. 5) [Jean-Marie Leclair]
• Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in G, Op. 3 No. 3, RV 310) [Antonio Vivaldi]
• Elegy [Gordon Jacob]
• Romance (No. 12 from Premier guide du violoniste, Op. 75) [Charles-Auguste de Beriot]
• Chanson triste (No. 2 from 12 morceaux, Op. 40) [Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky]
• Hay Barn Blues [Nikki Iles]
• Night Song and Pantomime (from The Little Sweep, Op. 45) [Benjamin Britten]
• Bamboo Stem and Jasmine Flower [Trad. Chinese]