ABRSM

• reflects the diversity of current compositional trends • an exciting and innovative collection of specially-commissioned pieces • an outstanding volume of repertoire • ranges in difficulty from Grade 1 to Grade 8 • an invaluable introduction to contemporary music for cellists • suitable for student, amateur and professional cellists of all ages • includes a CD of all the pieces performed by William Bruce (Cello) and Thalia Myers (Piano) 
Contents

SHEET MUSIC

Still Life [Sally Beamish]
Lunar [Richard Causton]
Prayer-wheel [Jonathan Dove]
The Stonebreaker [Alissa Firsova]
Friday to Sunday [Philip Flood]
Cantilena [Kenneth Hesketh]
Sarabande [Steve Martland]
Continuous Study [John Metcalf]
Tin Soldier [Rhian Samuel]
Song [Rebecca Saunders]
Spooky Song [Giles Swayne]
Lullaby [Hilary Tann]
Angel Blue [Param Vir]
With Miriam by the River [Gavin Bryars]
Prelude [Nicola LeFanu]
Elegy [Jonathan Cole]

RECORDINGS

Angel Blue [Param Vir]
Lullaby [Hilary Tann]
Spooky Song [Giles Swayne]
Continuous Study [John Metcalf]
Still Life [Sally Beamish]
Tin Soldier [Rhian Samuel]
Prayer-wheel [Jonathan Dove]
Friday to Sunday [Philip Flood]
The Stonebreaker [Alissa Firsova]
Elegy [Jonathan Cole]
With Miriam by the River [Gavin Bryars]
Sarabande [Steve Martland]
Lunar [Richard Causton]
Prelude [Nicola LeFanu]
Song [Rebecca Saunders]
Cantilena [Kenneth Hesketh]

 
 
Pages: 24 (Cello) + 40 (Cello & Piano) Language: English Publisher: ABRSM

Encore is the official collection of best-loved ABRSM piano exam pieces from Grades 1 to 8.
Book 4 features popular pieces set on ABRSM Grades 7 and 8. Have fun exploring modern favourites and timeless classics, like Willie Wagglestick’s Walkabout or a Beethoven Allegro. Plus, we’ve included background information and new ideas for exploring the music. Encore is perfect for:

Developing skills and technique between grades

Sourcing music for a concert or recital

Learning or playing for fun, away from the exam format

Adults returning to piano playing, looking for approachable repertoire they’ll recognise

For teachers, we’ve made sure that the content is perfectly balanced at every level. For quick reference, each piece has a note highlighting skills to focus on. Encore is packed full of music that will:

Motivate students – all the pieces have been chosen for their ongoing popular appeal

Form a bank of rich content, so you can pick and choose pieces to help each student improve

Introduce new skills and techniques, to prepare exam candidates for the next level

Whether you’re working through our exams, playing informally, or planning a performance, Encore is full of music you’ll want to play again and again!
 

Pages: 56
Grade: 7, 8
Difficulty: Difficult
Languages: English
Edition: ABRSM

Piano Mix is packed full of brilliant music that has been specially arranged for easy piano. It’s a whirlwind of styles and genres from centuries ago through to the present day, and the repertoire reflects the type of music in our Piano syllabuses.In Piano Mix 3 the pieces are mostly at Grade 3 standard, helping pianists progress to Grade 4 towards the end of the book. The series has been compiled and edited by David Blackwell with arrangements by Alan Bullard, Nikki Iles, Christopher Norton and Tim Richards to name a few. Every arrangement is enjoyable to play because it fits well under the pianist’s hands while remaining faithful to the original work.Well-known music includes Dvorák’s Slavonic Dance, The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams and ‘Consider yourself’ from Oliver! There are also lots of unsung melodies to be discovered, like ‘Clog Dance’ from Hérold’s ballet La fille mal gardée and a traditional Serbian folk tune Djurdjevka.From the orchestra to the opera and from folk to jazz, there’s a world of music at your fingertips!

Pages: 48
Grade: 3, 4
Difficulty: Easy
Languages: English
Edition: ABRSM

This album contains twelve pieces from ABRSM’s 2015 & 2016 Grade 8 Piano syllabus, covering lists A, B & C.
Key features:

appealing and varied repertoire

carefully edited and clearly presented throughout

helpful information about the pieces and the exam

 
Contents

Prelude and Fugue formed on an Indian Scale [William Alwyn]

Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 [J. S. Bach]

Sonata in F minor, Kp. 239 (L. 281) [Domenico Scarlatti]

Allegro con spirito: 1st movt from Sonata in B flat, Op. 24 [Jan Ladislav Dussek]

Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Sonata in E minor, Op. 7 [Edvard Grieg]

Allegro ma non troppo: 1st movt from Sonata in A minor, D. 537 [Franz Schubert]

Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No. 4: No. 151 from Mikrokosmos Book 6 [Bela Bartók]

Canzonetta [Frank Bridge]

Waltz in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2 [Frederik Chopin]

Andante quasi allegretto: No. 1 from Pièces brèves, Op. 84 [Gabriel Fauré]

Allegro con brio: No. 4 from The Rainbow Comes and Goes [Philip J Martin]

September in the Rain [Harry Warren]

 

Pages: 64
Grade: 8
Difficulty: Difficult
Languages: English
Editions: ABRSM

This album contains nine pieces from ABRSM’s 2015 & 2016 Grade 4 Piano syllabus.
Key features:

three pieces from each of Lists A, B and C

appealing and varied repertoire

carefully edited and clearly presented throughout

helpful information about the pieces and the exam

 
Contents

Tempo di Menuetto: No. 3 from Six pièces très faciles, Op. 52 [Bertold Hummel]
La lutine (The Mysterious Sprite) [Johann Philipp Kirnberger]
Bourrée: 3rd movt from Partita in G minor [Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel]
Canción para dormir una muñeca: from 17 Piezas Infantiles []
I know of a pleasant meadow (‘This is Our Garden fair’, Op. 58) [Feliks Rybicki]
Jägerliedchen (Huntsman’s Song) [Robert Schumann]
Indian Pony Race [David Carr Glover]
In the Shed, from Piano Repertoire Level 2 [Mike Cornick]
Promenade: No. 2 from Musiques d’enfants, Op. 65 [Serge Prokofiev]

Pages: 20
Grade: 4
Difficulty: Intermediate
Languages: English
Editions: ABRSM

This album contains nine pieces from ABRSM’s 2015 & 2016 Grade 1 Piano syllabus.
Key features:

three pieces from each of Lists A, B and C

appealing and varied repertoire

carefully edited and clearly presented throughout

helpful information about the pieces and the exam

 
Contents

Arietta: Lesson 5 from Op. 42 [Muzio Clementi]
Minuet in G: No. 2 from 12 Minuets, Hob. IX:3 [Joseph Haydn]
The Lincolnshire Poacher [Trad. English]
Das Schaupkelpferd (The Rocking Horse) [Cornelius Gurlitt]
Lóvet faller: from Barnebilder [Knut Nystedt]
Canope: No. 10 from Préludes, Book 2 [Trad. Spanish]
The Giant’s Coming [Stephen Clarke]
Calypso Joe [Stephen Duro]
Na Krmítu: No. 19 from Svet Malých [Petr Eben]

 

Pages: 12
Grade: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Languages: English
Editions: ABRSM