Music Performance Diplomas from 2019

Removal of pieces from the 2009-2018 syllabus

The updated 2019 repertoire lists continue to feature the majority of pieces from the 2009-2018
syllabus but a small number of pieces have been removed, as listed below.

Please note that these pieces can still be submitted as own-choice repertoire through our
programme approvals process, where they will be considered in the context of the whole
programme.

Piano
ATCL Alkan Barcarolle op. 65 (from Trente Chants vol. 3)
ATCL Chopin Ballade no. 3 in A♭, op. 47
LTCL Liszt La Campanella
LTCL Mozart Sonata in F, K. 533

Organ
ATCL J S Bach Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig BWV 768
ATCL Boëllmann Toccata (from Suite Gothique op. 25)
ATCL Thalben-Ball Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Singing
ATCL J S Bach Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet (Christmas Oratorio part 2 BWV 248)
Per pietà, bell idol mio (no.5) or Vanne, o rosa fortunata (no.2) of
ATCL Bellini
6 Ariette (from Composizione da camera)
ATCL Berg Ferne Lieder (no.13 from Jugendlieder vol.1)
ATCL Brahms Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze! Op.71 no.1 (from Lieder vol.1)
ATCL Brahms Meine Liebe ist grün op.63 no.5 (from Lieder vol. 1)
ATCL Purcell That I may see (from O Give Thanks unto the Lord)
ATCL R Strauss Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden (from Lieder vol.1)
ATCL A Scarlatti Mostri dell' erebo (from 10 Arias for High Voice)
LTCL J S Bach Ach, mein Sinn (St John Passion)
Erbarm'es Gott and Können Tränen meiner Wangen
LTCL J S Bach
(St Matthew Passion)
LTCL Rossini Agnus Dei (Petite messe solonnelle)

Recorder
ATCL Altmann Sonatine, 2nd and 3rd movts
ATCL Finger Sonata in G minor, op. 3 no. 4
ATCL Fontana Sonata Prima (from Sches Sonaten vo.1)
ATCL Gregson Three Matisse Impressions (sopranino and alto)
ATCL Van Eyck Malle Symen (from Der Fluyten Lusthof vol. 3) [unaccompanied]
FTCL Tsoupaki Charavgi (unaccompanied Ganassi alto in G)

Flute
ATCL J Feld Sonate, 2nd movt: Grave and 3rd movt: Allegro vivace
ATCL Grétry Concerto in C, 2nd movt: Larghetto and 3rd movt: Allegro
ATCL Ries Sonate sentimentale op. 169, 1st movt: Allegro moderato
ATCL Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, F. VI no. 9
LTCL Alwyn Divertimento, 1st and 4th movements
Oboe
LTCL Borren Sonata

Clarinet
ATCL Messager Solo de concours
ATCL Stanford Sonata, op. 129, 2nd movt: Caoine
FTCL Carter Gra
FTCL Ireland Fantasy-Sonata

Saxophone
ATCL J C Bach Sinfonia in B-dur (from Klassische Sax. Soli) [alto]
ATCL J C Bach Sinfonia in B-dur (from Klassische Sax. Soli) [tenor]
ATCL J S Bach Sonata no. 4 [soprano or tenor]
ATCL Cowles Variations ‘I will give my love an apple’ [tenor]
LTCL J S Bach Sonata in E♭ [soprano or tenor]
FTCL Carpenter Sonatinas [alto]
FTCL Yuyama Divertimento

Bassoon
LTCL Ahmas Sonate

Horn in F
ATCL Bunting Cortège and Toccata
ATCL Clews Partita
ATCL Cliff Landscapes
ATCL Ellerby Concerto for Tenor Horn
ATCL Heiden Sonata for Horn and Piano
ATCL Kalabis Invocation op. 90 for Solo Horn
ATCL Koechlin Sonata op. 70, 2nd and 3rd movt
ATCL G Vass Four Capriccios for Solo Horn
LTCL Busser Cantecor for Horn and Piano
LTCL A Butterworth Romanza for Horn and Orchestra
LTCL Kirchner Tre Poemi for Horn and Piano
LTCL Koechlin Horn Sonata
LTCL Koetsier Romanza op. 59/2
LTCL Pascal Sonata for Solo Horn
LTCL Reißiger Solo per il corno
LTCL Sparke Masquerade for Horn in E♭
FTCL Bitsch Variations sur une chanson Française
FTCL Defaye Alpha for Solo Horn
FTCL Haydn Concerto no. 1 in D
FTCL Koetsier Sonatina for Horn and Piano op. 59 no. 1
FTCL Maxwell Davies Sea Eagle for Solo Horn
FTCL Racine-Fricker Sonata for Horn and Piano

Trumpet / B♭ cornet / E♭ cornet

ATCL Larsson Concertine op. 45 no. 6
ATCL Maxwell Davies Sonatina for Solo Trumpet (from Contemporary Music for Trumpet)
ATCL Torelli Sonata in D, G. 7
ATCL Walton Ranoon Spectre
LTCL Maxwell Davies Sonata
Trombone
ATCL Jacob Any two movts from Concerto for Trombone
LTCL Haydn/Clack Larghetto
LTCL Rimmer In Cellar Cool
FTCL Seroki Concerto

Bass trombone
ATCL Bozza Theme variée
Saint-Saëns/
ATCL Allegro appassianato (from Power Bass)
Green
Weber/
ATCL Un Adagio
Goudenhooft
LTCL Massis Impromptu (Vers C)
LTCL Pilss Concerto

Tenor horn
ATCL E Ball September Fantasy for E♭ Horn
ATCL R Newsome The Carousel
ATCL Wood Concertino for E♭ Horn [full version]
ATCL Woodfield Concert Suite for Horn
LTCL Eaves Rhapsody for E♭ Cornet/Horn
LTCL P Graham Episode [with cadenza]
LTCL Koetsier Romanza op. 59/2
LTCL Neuling Bagatelle
FTCL P Sparke Masquerade for E♭ Horn

Baritone / Euphonium
ATCL Ball Legend
ATCL Curnow Rhapsody
ATCL Curnow Symphonic Variants
ATCL Handel/Hume The Harmonious Blacksmith [arr. Wilkinson]
ATCL Newsome Southern Cross
ATCL Newton Sonata Brevis
ATCL Tcherepnin Andante op. 64 (version for Trombone)
ATCL Telemann Sonata in E♭ for Bassoon
ATCL Woodfield Varied Mood
LTCL Guilmant Morceau Symphonique op. 88
LTCL Hartmann Wiederkehr
LTCL Monti Czardas
LTCL Sparke Fantasy

Tuba / E♭ bass / B♭ bass

LTCL J S Bach Any three movts from Cello Suites
LTCL Green Tuba Eurythmics
LTCL Salzedo Sonata
Weissenborn/
LTCL Any one of 12 Studies for Bass Trombone or Tuba
Lake

Drum kit
ATCL Krupa Sing Sing Sing (Wipe Out)
ATCL Peart The Spirit of Radio (Lee/Lifeson) (from Drum Techniques of Rush)
Percussion
ATCL Krupa Sing Sing Sing (from from Wipe Out)
ATCL Weckl Garden Wall (from Contemporary drummer + One)

Violin
ATCL Knussen Nocturne and Serenade (from Autumnal op. 14)
Ravel/
ATCL Pièce en forme de Habanera
Catherine
ATCL Smetana From My Native Country nos. 1 and 2
LTCL Bacewicz Witraz (Stained-glass Window)
LTCL G Benjamin Sonata for Violin and Piano
LTCL W Grosz Jazzband
LTCL Seiber Concert Piece
FTCL Bacewicz Four Caprices for Solo Violin
FTCL M Hayes Opera
FTCL Maw Sonata for Violin and Piano
FTCL Tartini Sonata in G minor, ‘Devil’s Trill’

Viola
ATCL Grazioli Sonata in F
LTCL Milhaud Sonata no. 1 op. 240
LTCL Stravinsky Elegy

Cello
ATCL J S Bach Any two movts from Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Frescobaldi/
ATCL Toccata
Cassadò
ATCL Grieg Sonata in A minor, op. 36, 1st movt
LTCL J S Bach Any three movts from Suite no. 4 in E♭, BWV 1010
LTCL Cassadò Dance of the Green Devil
LTCL Cassadò Solo Suite
LTCL Haydn Cello Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb/1, 3rd movt
LTCL Kodály Solo Sonata op. 8, 1st movt
LTCL Paganini Moses Fantasy: Variations on One String
LTCL Respighi Adagio con variazioni
LTCL Saint-Saëns Sonata in C minor
LTCL Schumann 5 Pieces in Folk Style
LTCL Schumann Concerto in A minor
FTCL J S Bach Suite no. 6 in D major
FTCL Britten Suite no. 3
FTCL E Carter Sonata
FTCL Penderecki Capriccio per Siegfried Palm

Double bass
ATCL J S Bach Cello Suites [ed. Sterling], Prelude and any other two movts
ATCL Bruch Kol Nidrei op. 47
ATCL Fauré Après un rêve
ATCL M Gajdos Zingaresca
ATCL Massenet Meditation from Thaïs
LTCL Beethoven Romance op. 50
LTCL Fauré Élégie
Harp
ATCL Andres Les liets
LTCL Naderman Sonata in F major op. 17 no. 2

Guitar
J S Bach/
ATCL Sonata BWV 1034: Andante
D Russell
ATCL J S Bach Gavotte I and II BWV 995
Barrios-
ATCL Aconquija (from The Guitar Works of Barrios-Mangoré vol. 3)
Mangoré
ATCL Brouwer Danza del Altiplano
ATCL Brouwer Study no. 18 (from Études Simples)
ATCL Dowland Lachrimae Pavan and Fantasia
ATCL Dyens Valse en Skai
ATCL Garcia Étude 21, 22, 23, 24 or 25 (from 25 Études Esquisses)
ATCL Kleynjans Capriccio op. 120 ‘En hommage a Luigi Rinaldo Legnani’
ATCL Mudarra Fantasia que contrahaze la harpa en la manera de Luduvico
ATCL Pernambuco Dengoso
ATCL Sanz Passacalles (from Anthology of Selected Pieces ed. Burley)
D Scarlatti/
ATCL Sonata K. 177 (from 6 Sonatas)
D Russell
D Scarlatti/
ATCL Sonata K. 238 (from 4 Sonatas)
D Russell
ATCL Sculthorpe From Kakadu
ATCL Sor La Despedida (‘Les Adieux’) op. 21
ATCL Sor Study no. 9 op. 6 (from The Complete Studies for Guitar)
ATCL Takemitsu In the Woods
ATCL S L Weiss Passagaille in D (from Anthology of Selected Works arr. Burley)
LTCL Bellinati Jongo
Quatre Pieces no. 1: Moderato con brio and no. 3: Mouvement de
LTCL L Berkeley
sarabande
LTCL Biberian Prelude no. 12 ‘Harlequin’ (from 24 Preludes book 1)
LTCL Coste Grand Caprice, op. 11
LTCL Granados Danza Espanola no. 5 [arr. David Russell]
LTCL Hunt The Barber of Baghdad
LTCL Koshkin The Usher Waltz
LTCL MacCombie Nightshade Rounds (from 20th Century Guitar Music)
FTCL Guiliani Gran sonata eroica op. 150
FTCL Maxwell Davies Lullaby for Illian Rainbow