Grade Seven

Scales (ascending and descending)

Major E, G♭, A♭, A Three Octaves
Harmonic Minor E, G♭, A♭, A Three Octaves
Melodic Minor E, G♭, A♭, A Three Octaves
Bowing Patterns: Détaché
example
Legato
example
Spiccato
example
Hook Stroke (upper third of bow)
example
Chromatic C, E♭ Three Octaves
Bowing Pattern: Legato (12 note slur)
example
Major Arpeggios E, G♭, A♭, A Three Octaves
Minor Arpeggios E, G♭, A♭, A Three Octaves
Bowing Patterns: Détaché
example
Legato
example
Dominant Seventh F, G Three Octaves, resolving on the tonic
Diminished Seventh C, D Three Octaves
Bowing Pattern: Legato
example
Double Stops E♭ Major in 3rds Two Octaves
C Major in 6ths Two Octaves
D♭, Major in 8ves Two Octaves
F Harmonic Minor in 3rds One Octave
C Harmonic Minor in 6ths One Octave
Bowing Pattern:
example

Pieces — Four pieces to be chosen, one from each list, plus two in extra repertoire list.

List A
BachAllemande, Suite No 1 BWV 1007Bach Six Cello Suites Peters EP7489/ Chester CHO1401
BachCourante Suite No 3 BWV 1009Bach Six Cello Suites Peters EP7489/ Chester CHO1401
BachViola da Gamba Sonata No 1 in G BWV1027 3rd & 4th mvts Andante & Allegro moderatoThree Sonatas BWV 1027 to 1029 Bärenreiter BA 5186
BachViola da Gamba Sonata No 2 in D BWV1028 3rd & 4th mvts Andante & AllegroThree Sonatas BWV 1027 to 1029 Bärenreiter BA 5186
BonportiInvention Op 10 No 3, 3rd & 4th mvts, Fantasia & Bizarria Two Inventions Kunzelmann/MDS
CohenNo 11: Sequenza or No 14 Ride like the WindTechnique takes off!, Faber
EcclesSonata in G min 1st & 2nd or 3rd & 4th mvtsPeters
HandelAir with Variations Suite No 5 The Harmonious BlacksmithBaroque Pieces for Viola & Piano, OUP
KreutzerStudy No 6 or No 8Forty-two Studies for Viola, IMC
MaraisLa musette or ProvençalFive Old French Dances Chester
MarcelloSonata No 4 in E min 1st and 2nd mvtsIMC
MazasStudy No 6 or No 12Special Studies for Viola Op 36, Book 1, Schirmer
PurcellChacony in G minBaroque Pieces for Viola, arr Forbes, OUP
TelemannFantasia No 1012 Fantasias for Viola, Viola World
TelemannSonata in E min for Viola da Gamba TWV 41..e 5 3rd & 4th mvts Recitativo & Arioso and VivaceMusic for Viola Bk 1 Editio Musica Budapest. Z.12846
VivaldiCello Sonata No 6 in Bb, arr. Primrose: 1st and 2nd mvtsIMC 1855
 
List B
A StamitzConcerto No 2 in F 1st mvt (without cadenza)Schott
GraunViola Sonata No 1 in Bb 1st mvt Adagio, with cadenzaBreitkopf & Härtel EB 4173
K. StamitzViola Concerto in D Op 1 2nd mvt AdagioBreitkopf & Härtel EB 5580
Le ClairSonata Le Tambeau, 1st & 2nd mvtsIMC
SchubertArpeggione Sonata in A min D821 2nd mvt Adagio Solos for the Viola Player arr Doktor Schirmer
TartiniSonata Angelique in C min, 1st & 2nd 3rd & 4th mvtsViola World
VanhalConcerto in F, 1st mvtDoblinger
 
List C
BrahmsHungarian Dance No 1 or No 3Hungarian Dances arr Forbes, Peters H-699/Faber
BrahmsSonata in F min Op 120 No 1 2nd mvt Andante un poco adagioWiener Urtext
BridgeAllegrettoThames/Music Sales
BridgeSouvenirBridge Ten Pieces for Viola Vol 2 Thames/Music Sales
DebussyThe Girl with the Flaxen HairViola World
DvořákBagatelle Op 47 No 3Heinrichsen/Peters
FauréPavane Op 50Hamelle/UMP
KaliwodaNocturne No 6 IMC 1221
LisztRomance OubliéEditio Musica/Boosey
MassenetMeditation from ThaisViola World
MussorgskyGopakPopular Pieces for Viola OUP
RavelPavane pour Une Infante DéfunteUMP
SchumannOp 113 No 1 from MärchenbilderPeters P-2372/Henle
SchumannRomance Op 94 No 1Three Romances for Viola & Piano Stainer & Bell
ScriabinPrelude in C♯ minIMC
TchaikovskyValse SentimentaleViola World
 
List D
BrittenElegyFaber
DimitrescuVillage DanceMusic for Viola 111, Editio Musica Budapest Z.13397
FinziPrelude No 1Five Bagatelles Boosey/MDS
GershwinPrelude No 2Three Preludes, Viola World
GlazunovElegy Op 44IMC
HindemithMeditationSchott
HollowayDuo for Viola & PianoAMC
HubayHejre KatiViola World/Bosworth
JacobSonatina, any one mvtNovello
JoplinPineapple RagViola World/Music Sales
KreislerSicilienne & RigaudonViola World
McKinnConcert Piece for Viola & PianoAMC
MilhaudLa Californienne or La PariesienneQuatre Visages, Heugel/UMP
PistonInterludeBoosey & Hawkes
R. ClarkePassacaglia on an Old English TuneClarke Shorter Pieces for Viola & Piano OUP
RocheVacanceCombre/UMC
Roche & DouryLes Clowns No 5Sous le chapiteau, Combre C4636/UMP
Vaughan Williams Prelude, Suite for Viola, Group 1, OUP
ZinzadseGeorgian DanceMusic for Viola 111, Editio Musica Budapest Z.13397

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