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Practical Descant Recorder Grade 5 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and broken chords, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. 100 marks are required to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
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Three pieces: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C - 30 marks each
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 |
J. S. Bach
arr. Robinson |
Bourée 1 And Bourée 2 from Suite No. 2, BWV 1067 (DC Bourée 1) |
J. S. Bach: Suite No. 2: The Seven Dances of BWV 1067 for Descant Recorder, arr. RobinsonPeacock Press (PAR 008) More details |
| 2 | Bigaglia |
Andante And Presto 3rd movt And 4th movt from Sonata in G, Op. 1 No. 2 |
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| 3 | Caix d’Hervelois |
Tambourin 1 And Tambourin 2 4th movt And 5th movt from Suite in C, Op. 6 No. 4 (DC Tambourin 1) |
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| 4 |
Corelli
arr. Bennetts and Bowman |
Vivace And Allegro from Concerto grosso, 'Christmas Concerto', Op. 6 No. 8 |
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| 5 | Earl of Kelly | Largo | |
| 6 |
Handel
arr. Wilson and Jones |
Air And Variations 1–3 (observing repeats) |
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| 7 | Mondonville | Airs 1 And 2 | |
| 8 | J. Reid |
Moderato And Giga: Allegro 3rd movt And 4th movt from Solo No. 2 in G |
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| 9 | Giuseppe Sammartini |
Allegro assai 2nd movt from Sonata in G, Op. 2 No. 1 |
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| 10 | Telemann |
Aria 3 And Aria 6 4th movt And 7th movt from Partita No. 4 in G minor, TWV 41:g2 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonsor |
Nice 'n' Easy No. 2 from Jazzy Recorder 2 |
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| 2 | Alan Bullard |
By River... No. 2 from Three Diversions |
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| 3 |
Chopin
arr. Bullard |
Mazurka Op. 30 No. 1 |
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| 4 |
Debussy
arr. Bennetts and Bowman |
The Little Shepherd from Children's Corner |
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| 5 | Golland |
Ragtime No. 1 from New World Dances, Op. 62 (observing 1st repeat) |
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| 6 | Peter Hope |
Fairly Shot of Her No. 3 from Geordie Tunes |
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| 7 |
Joplin
arr. Robinson |
Elite Syncopations |
No. 5 from Joplin: Rags, Book 1 for Descant Recorder, arr. RobinsonPeacock Press (PAR 131) More details |
| 8 | Philip Lane |
Courtly Dance No. 2 from Suite ancienne |
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| 9 | Jayson Mackie |
Wallaby Hop No. 1 from Around the World with my Recorder |
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| 10 | Russell-Smith |
A Little Latin Or Blue for a Girl No. 4 Or No. 5 from Jazzy Recorder 1 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blatt | Allegro | |
| 2 | Boismortier | Rondeau | |
| 3 | Paul Harris | Oswald's Frolick | |
| 4 | Peter Bowman | Dance of the Raindrops | |
| 5 | Joannes Collette |
Leggiero No. 8 from 12 Melodious Exercises |
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| 6 | van Eyck |
De France Courant from Der Fluyten Lust-hof (complete) |
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| 7 | Keuning |
Study in C No. 4 from 10 Difficult Studies |
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| 8 | Hans-Martin Linde |
A Kind of March (Eine art von marsch) And Unfamiliar Paths (Ungewohnte wege) No. 8 And No. 9 from 14 Miniatures |
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| 9 | Matthysz |
Tweede Nachteghaeltje from Der Gooden Fluyt-Hemel (complete) |
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| 10 | Jan Nykl |
Study in C minor No. 21 from 35 Studies |
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