ORGAN (Subject Code: 02): Syllabus requirements

Syllabus validity and grades This syllabus is valid from 2011 until further notice. From 2011, with the addition of Grade 1, all eight grades are available. Venues Organ exams are held at Visits, i.e. premises provided by the Applicant and visited by the examiner. They may be held independently of other exams or as part of a larger Visit that includes other subjects/grades. For full details about Visits, see Reg. 7 in the Examination Information & Regulations, in particular the requirements to: arrange for a steward to be present provide a suitable piano for the Aural tests provide transport for the examiner, if requested (without cost to ABRSM) Instruments Aside from the Grades 13 exceptions described below, the instrument used for the exam should be a pipe (or electronic) organ with: an orthodox console having at least two manuals covering a minimum range of Cf a pedal-board covering a minimum range of Cf a swell pedal (if essential for the pieces chosen) the usual couplers C two octaves below middle C f / f a fourth/two octaves and a fourth above middle C (pieces with a range extending above f are indicated in the syllabus by the symbol ) In Grades 13, the scale and sight-reading requirements as well as the majority of the pieces are for manuals only (although pedalling is introduced, as an option, in the Grade 3 scale requirements). Therefore, in Grades 13, the exam may be taken on an instrument without pedals (pieces in these grades requiring pedals, or where pedalling is optional, are indicated in the syllabus by the symbols and , respectively). In addition, in Grades 1 and 2, the exam may be taken on an instrument with only one manual. Consequently, in Grades 13, some notes may be transposed or omitted, provided the result is musically satisfactory. Programme planning Candidates should use their discretion in their choice of three pieces to present a contrasted and balanced programme. One piece must be chosen from each of the three lists in each grade (A, B and C). Candidates should ensure, especially in Grades 68, that the instrument is equal to the demands of the chosen programme. Ornaments and editions Only essential ornaments, such as cadential trills, in the pieces set for Grades 14 should be regarded as obligatory; all other ornaments in these grades may be regarded as optional. A small number of editions for keyboard instruments other than organ are listed in the lower grades; candidates are free to adapt or disregard any indications such as dynamics or articulation in these editions which are not suitable for organ. The series Oxford Service Music for Organ (OUP), featured in Grades 18, will be available in December 2010.
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Registration Registration is left to the candidates discretion for all elements of the exam. Candidates at any grade may bring a registrant for the three pieces; the registrant may also act as page-turner. Page-turner Candidates at any grade may bring a page-turner for the three pieces (prior permission is not required); the page-turner may also act as registrant. Scales, arpeggios and exercises Examiners will usually ask for at least one of each type of requirement set at each grade. All scales, arpeggios and broken chords should: be played from memory be prepared legato (or, if preferred, dtach: a singing, nearly-legato touch) ascend and descend according to the specied range (and pattern) be played without breaks in the ow and at a pace that is consistent with accuracy and distinctness Candidates are free to start at any octave, provided the required ranges are covered. For all hands together requirements, the hands should be one octave apart, unless otherwise indicated. Arpeggios are required in root position only. Scales a third or a tenth apart should begin with the tonic in the lower voice, while scales a sixth apart should begin with the tonic in the upper voice. For the pedal solos and left-hand-and-pedal studies, candidates may play from the printed music (if choosing to play them from memory, candidates must bring a copy to the exam in case the examiner wishes to refer to it). Recommended minimum speeds are given in Organ Scales, Arpeggios & Exercises, published by ABRSM. Any practical and systematic ngering/footing that produces a good result will be accepted. Sight-reading (and transposition) Candidates will be given a short interval of up to half a minute in which to look through and, if they wish, try out any part of the sight-reading test before they are required to perform it for assessment. A little extra time will be allowed for registration choice (a suggested registration is printed for all tests but candidates are free to choose their own if they prefer). For the transposition test (Grades 68), candidates will also be given a short interval of up to half a minute in which to look through and, if they wish, try out any part of the test. The main parameters for the sight-reading tests (all grades) and transposition tests (Grades 68) are outlined on pp. 2337. Once introduced, the sight-reading parameters apply for all subsequent grades (albeit with a logical progression of difculty). Pedals are featured in the sight-reading tests from Grade 4, and no more than two manuals are required. Use of the swell pedal is not included at any grade. A book of specimen sight-reading (and transposition) tests for organ is published by ABRSM. (continued overleaf )

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Performance and assessment When marking, examiners will be assessing not only the accuracy of notes and rhythm, but also other elements inherent in a good performance, including control of touch and phrasing, articulation, suitable choice of tempo, and control of the swell pedal (where used). Any practical and systematic ngering/footing that produces a good result will be accepted. Further details of assessment criteria are given in These Music Exams, available free of charge from music retailers and from www.abrsm.org/exams. Marking scheme Schedule of maximum marks for Grades: Scales, arpeggios and exercises Pieces: 1 2 3 Sight-reading Transposition Aural tests Total 15 21 30 30 30 21 18 150 68 21 30 30 30 12 9 18 150

one combined mark will be recorded

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Organ GRADE 1
SCALE REQUIREMENTS*: from memory: see also p. 21

Manuals Scales C, G, D, F majors A, D minors (melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Lateral-movement exercise C major

hands separately (L.H. may, at candidates choice, be played descending and ascending)

2 octaves

V 68 . .
hands separately, as pattern below:

Broken chords C, G, F majors A, D minors

V 68 . .

hands separately, as pattern below:

THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C: LIST A 1 J. S. Bach Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BWV 734 Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals only Book 1 2 Dandrieu Duo en canon: from A minuit fut fait un Reveil (OUP) 3 Purcell Air in D minor, Z. T676 4 Blow Air (editorial notes in b. 8 optional). No. 13 from Baroque Keyboard Pieces, Book 1 (ABRSM ) 5 Handel Menuet in A minor (HWV 603). P. 29 from Organists of the 18th and 19th Centuries, Vol. 4: Handel (Willemsen XWIL671/Spartan Press) 6 Wilton Minuetto. No. 7 from A Keyboard Anthology, 3rd Series, Book 1 (ABRSM ) LIST B 1 Beauvarlet-Charpentier Theme only: from Nol 4, Laissez patre vos btes. Beauvarlet-Charpentier Nols (Willemsen XWIL869/Spartan Press) 2 Chauvet Verset in C minor or Verset in E minor A Graded Romantic French Anthology for Organ, Book 1 (Cramer) 3 Wachs Musette 4 H. Coleman The Word of God: No. 23 from 24 Interludes on Communion Hymns Oxford Service Music for Organ, 5 Stanley Slow: 3rd movt from Voluntary in C, Op. 5 No. 1 Manuals only Book 1 (OUP) 6 DIndy La Pernette. No. 21 from A Keyboard Anthology, 3rd Series, Book 1 (ABRSM ) LIST C 1 Bartk Free Canon: No. 36 from Mikrokosmos, Vol. 1 (piano: new denitive edition: Boosey & Hawkes/MDS) 2 H. Distler No. 10 or No. 12 (Thema): from 30 Pieces, Op. 18 No. 1. P. 19 or p. 21 from Distler New Edition of the Complete Organ Works, Vol. 3 (Brenreiter BA 9233) 3 Philip Moore Theme only: from Variations and Fugue on East Acklam. Fanfare for Francis (Banks FJ1917) 4 Peeters Allegro moderato: No. 3 from 35 Miniatures, Op. 55. Peeters 35 Miniatures and Other Pieces for Organ (AlfredSummy-Birchard 0602/FM Distribution) 5 arr. N. Rawsthorne All night, all day or Go, tell it on the mountain. No. 7 or No. 362 from Really Good Songs for Junior Church ( full music edition: Kevin Mayhew 1413501) 6 arr. C. Tambling Jubilate, everybody or You shall go out with joy. No. 201 or No. 351 from Organ GRADE 2. 3 2 SIGHT-READING*: a four- or six-bar piece for a single manual in 4 4 , 4 or 4 in C, G or F majors, A or D minors,

with each hand playing separately and in a ve-nger position. Simple dynamics, note values, articulations and occasional accidentals (within minor keys only) may be encountered. See also p. 21.
AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE*: see pp. 98 and 99
* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen tests) Pedals required Range of piece extends above f

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Organ GRADE 2
SCALE REQUIREMENTS*: from memory: see also p. 21

Manuals Scales (similar motion) G, D, A, F majors E, D, G minors (melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Lateral-movement exercise C major Chromatic scale beginning on D Arpeggios G, D, A majors D, G minors Broken chords F major E minor

hands together and separately

2 octaves

hands together, as pattern in Grade 1 hands separately hands separately 1 octave 2 octaves

Vb

hands separately, as pattern below:

2 octaves

THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C: LIST A 1 de Arajo Batalha do sexto tom. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 1 (OUP) 2 G. Bhm Minuet in G A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 2 (Cramer) 3 Pachelbel Fugue in C 4 Clarke The Prince of Denmarks March No. 25 from Baroque Keyboard Pieces, Book 1 (ABRSM) 5 Daquin Suite de la Rjouissance: Gavotte en Rondeau. No. 52a from 6 J. C. Simon Prelude: from Prelude and Fugue in E minor. P. 22 from Simon 14 Easy Preludes and Fugues (Schott ED 3877/MDS) 7 J. G. Walther Warum sollt ich mich denn grmen. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals only Book 1 (OUP) LIST B 1 J. C. Bach Wie schn leuchtet der Morgenstern. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 1 (OUP) 2 Beauvarlet-Charpentier Variation 2: from Nol 4, Laissez patre vos btes. Beauvarlet-Charpentier Nols (Willemsen XWIL869/Spartan Press) 3 Bollmann Verset in A, Op. 29 No. 19. A Graded Romantic French Anthology for Organ, Book 1 (Cramer) 4 Kehl Preludium in Bb. P. 12 from Organists of the 18th and 19th Centuries, Vol. 12: Kehl, Conrad, Mller (Willemsen XWIL1030/Spartan Press) 5 Knecht Andantino or Un poco Adagio: from Andantino in C A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 2 (Cramer) 6 R. Vierne Interlude No. 1 in A minor 7 S. Wesley Animated in D. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals only Book 1 (OUP) LIST C 1 Eben Variation 2: from Kleine Choralpartita ber O Jesu, all mein Leben bist Du (Universal 17162/MDS) 2 arr. Rebecca Groom Te Velde Veni, veni, Emmanuel: No. 28 from Hymn Miniatures (OUP) or Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals only Book 1 (OUP) 3 Langlais Petite Pice No. 3 (from 12 Petites Pices) A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 2 (Cramer) 4 Walcha Zu Bethlehem geboren 5 Herbert Paulmichl Heute noch wirst du bei mir im Paradiese sein: No. 3 from Die Sieben Worte Jesu am Kreuze, Op. 189 (Doblinger 02451/MDS) 6 arr. N. Rawsthorne One more step along the world or Rise and shine. No. 247 or No. 273 from Really Good Songs for Junior Church ( full music edition: Kevin Mayhew 1413501) 7 Ned Rorem Episode: No. 2 from Organbook 1 (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS)
* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen tests) Pedals required Pedals optional Range of piece extends above f

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Organ: GRADE 2
SIGHT-READING*: a four- or six-bar piece for a single manual, time and key signatures as Grade 1, with the addition of D major, E and G minors, and with each hand in a ve-nger position and playing together. Some dotted and tied notes may be encountered. See also p. 21. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE*: see pp. 98 and 99

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Organ GRADE 3
SCALE REQUIREMENTS*: from memory: see also p. 21

Manuals Scales (similar motion) A, E, B, B b, Eb majors B, G, C minors (melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Arpeggios A major G minor E, B, Bb, Eb majors B, C minors

hands together and separately

2 octaves

hands together only hands separately only

2 octaves 2 octaves

In addition, candidates must choose either the Manuals or the Pedals requirements below (the examiner will ask which option has been chosen): Manuals Lateral-movement exercise a sixth apart E major Chromatic scales beginning on Ab and on C
OR

hands together, as pattern in Grade 1 hands separately 2 octaves

Pedals Scales in broken thirds G, A majors

B# 4 4
as pattern below: as pattern below:

Chromatic exercise beginning on F

B 34 # # # b b b .

# # # b b b .

* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen tests)

Pedals required

Pedals optional

Range of piece extends above f

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THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C: LIST A 1 J. S. Bach Gottes Sohn ist kommen, BWV 703 Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals only Book 1 (OUP) 2 Frescobaldi Allegro in G minor 3 Lbeck Allein Gott in der Hh sei Ehr 4 Coelho Primeiro Kyrio do sexto tom A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 3 (Cramer) 5 J. G. Walther Jesu, meine Freude 6 Martini Toccata in B b. P. 20 from Martini Liturgical Works, Vol. 2 (Doblinger 1302/MDS) 7 J. C. Simon Fugue: from Prelude and Fugue in E. P. 8 from Simon 14 Easy Preludes and Fugues (Schott ED 3877/MDS) LIST B 1 Dienel Nun ruhen alle Wlder: No. 26 from 43 Chorale Preludes, Op. 52 (Willemsen XWIL714/Spartan Press) 2 Franck Vieux Nol (from Lorganiste) A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 3 (Cramer) 3 Guilmant Duo Pastorale (from Magnicat, Op. 41) 4 Gigout Allegretto in A (No. 51 from 100 Pieces) A Graded Romantic French Anthology for Organ, Book 1 (Cramer) 5 Georges Jacob Nol 6 S. Wesley Andantino in F. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals only Book 1 (OUP) 7 S. Wesley Diapason Piece. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 1 (OUP) LIST C 1 John Barry Pray to the Lord. Fanfare for Francis (Banks FJ1917) 2 arr. Gunther Martin Gttsche Das ist ein kstlich Ding. P. 10 from Jazz Inspirations for Organ, Book 1 (Brenreiter BA 8440) 3 arr. Rebecca Groom Te Velde Adeste deles: No. 1 from Hymn Miniatures (OUP) 4 Peter Hurford No. 1: from Five Verses on a Melody from the Paderborn Gesangbuch. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 1 (OUP) 5 Philip Moore Prelude (from Three Pieces for Withycombe). A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 3 (Cramer) 6 Peeters Of the Fathers love begotten. The Church Year (Cramer) 7 Ned Rorem Serenade: No. 4 from Organbook 1 (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS) SIGHT-READING*: a piece of up to eight bars in length for manuals, time and key signatures as Grade 2, with b b the addition of 3 8 and A, B , E majors and B minor, and with hands playing together outside of a ve-nger AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE*: see pp. 98 and 100

position. Each test features one manual change, and occasional two-note chords in either hand may be encountered. See also p. 21.

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Organ GRADE 4
SCALE REQUIREMENTS*: from memory: see also p. 21

Manuals Scales (similar motion) B, B b, E b, A b, D b majors C#, G#, C, F minors (melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Chromatic scales beginning on B and on E b Pedals Scales G, F majors A minor (melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Chromatic scales beginning on F and on B Broken chords C, G, D, F, E b majors A minor

hands together and separately

2 octaves

hands together and separately

2 octaves

1 octave

1 octave as pattern below:

Pedal solo (not required to be played from memory) at candidates choice, either pedal part, bars 109111 from J. S. Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 or pedal part, bars 111115 from L. Vierne Carillon: No. 21 from 24 Pices en style libre, Op. 31 Left Hand & Pedals Contrary-motion scales C major A harmonic minor

B4 4

beginning and ending two octaves apart, meeting at the unison midway

1 octave

* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen tests)

Range of piece extends above f

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Organ: GRADE 4
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C: LIST A 1 J. S. Bach O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 1095 Oxford Service Music for Organ, 2 F. Couperin Trio (7e couplet du Gloria): No. 12 from Messe pour les Convents Manuals only Book 2 (OUP) 3 G. Bhm Prelude in A minor. A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 4 (Cramer) 4 Buxtehude Puer natus in Bethlehem, BuxWV 217. No. 40 from Buxtehude New Edition of the Complete Organ Works, Vol. 5 (Brenreiter BA 8405) 5 Hanff Auf meinen lieben Gott. No. 2 from Incognita Organo, Vol. 7: Hanff Chorale Preludes (Harmonia XHU3180/ Spartan Press) 6 J. L. Krebs Prelude in F. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 1 (OUP) 7 Purcell Symphony to Act 5 (from The Fairy Queen). A Purcell Organ Album, arr. Setchell (OUP) 8 Sweelinck Toccata in A minor. No. 29 from Sweelinck Works for Organ and Keyboard (Dover DP13186/Music Sales) or The Church Organist, Vol. 2 (Kevin Mayhew) LIST B 1 Claussmann Allegro in E A Graded Romantic French Anthology for Organ, Book 2 (Cramer) 2 Wachs Canzona 3 Elgar Vesper Voluntary No. 3 (from 11 Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14) Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and 4 Parry Tranquilly Pedals Book 1 (OUP) 5 C. Geissler Adagio, Op. 39 A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 4 (Cramer) 6 Guilmant Allegro (No. 2 from Magnicat, Op. 41) 7 Oley Nun freut euch lieben Christen gemein. Incognita Organo, Vol. 47: Oley Chorale Preludes (Harmonia XHU4107/ Spartan Press) 8 Rinck Trio in F minor (Moderato). No. 9 from Incognita Organo, Vol. 15: Rinck 12 Trios (Harmonia XHU3291/Spartan Press) LIST C 1 John A. Behnke Go tell it on the mountain (gliss. optional). P. 29 from Jazz Inspirations for Organ, Book 1 (Brenreiter BA 8440) 2 Demessieux Rorate Caeli or Tu es Petrus: from Twelve Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes (AlfredSummyBirchard 0603/FM Distribution) 3 Wilbur Held O little town of Bethlehem. The Church Year (Cramer) 4 Karel Jirk Prelude No. 3 (from Five Little Preludes and Fugues, Op. 77). A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 4 (Cramer) 5 Herbert Paulmichl Vater, in deine Hnde empfehl ich meinen Geist!: No. 8 from Die Sieben Worte Jesu am Kreuze, Op. 189 (Doblinger 02451/MDS) 6 N. Rawsthorne Flourish for an Occasion: from 12 Fanfares and Trumpet Tunes for Festive Occasions (pedals edition: Kevin Mayhew 1400209) 7 Betty Roe Bishops Blues. Swing Gently (pedals edition: Kevin Mayhew 1400326) 8 Gordon Young Praeludium: 1st movt from Cathedral Suite (Willemsen XWIL510/Spartan Press) SIGHT-READING*: a piece of around eight bars in length for manuals and pedals, time and key signatures as Grade 3, with the addition of 6 8 . Occasional chromatic notes and pause signs, and tests with left hand wholly in treble clef, may be encountered. Increasing use of manual changes, including hands playing on different manuals. Simple writing in pedal line. See also p. 21. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE*: see pp. 98 and 100

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Organ GRADE 5
SCALE REQUIREMENTS*: from memory: see also p. 21

Manuals Scales (similar motion) all keys, major and minor (minors melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Pedals Scales C, E majors D minor (melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Chromatic scales beginning on E b, G and on Ab Broken chords C, D, E majors C, D, E minors

hands together and separately

2 octaves

2 octaves

1 octave as pattern below: 2 octaves

B 68 . .

Pedal solo (not required to be played from memory) at candidates choice, either pedal part, bars 813 from J. S. Bach (attrib.) Prelude and Fugue in B b, BWV 560: No. 8 from Acht kleine Prludien und Fugen or pedal part, bars 91100 from J. S. Bach Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680: from Clavier-bung, Part 3 Left Hand & Pedals Broken-chord exercise in C and E b majors in E and D minors L.H. Ped.

q q B 32 B 3 q q { 2

as pattern below:

* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen tests)

Range of piece extends above f

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THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C: LIST A 1 J. S. Bach Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 629 or Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Orgelbchlein). Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 1 (BA 5171) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 7 (EB 6587) or No. 15 or No. 30 from Peters Vol. 5 (EP 244) 2 J. S. Bach Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727. Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 3 (BA 5173) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 9 (EB 6589) or No. 27 from Peters Vol. 5 (EP 244) 3 C. Gibbons Verse for the (Double) Organ Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals only Book 2 (OUP) 4 L. Marchand Basse de trompette 5 J. C. Kittel Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 2 (OUP) 6 Lbeck Fugue (p. 32): from Praeambulum in F. No. 5 from Lbeck Complete Organ Works (Breitkopf & Hrtel EB 6673) 7 Scheidt Komm, Gott Schpfer, heiliger Geist. The Church Year (Cramer) 8 D. Strunck Primus Versus from: Magnicat noni toni Meine Seele erhebet den Herren. No. 3 from D. Strunck Complete Organ Works (Schott ED 20025/MDS) LIST B 1 W. T. Best My soul, praise the Lord or O praise the Lord with one consent. Incognita Organo, Vol. 13: S. S. Wesley & W. T. Best Chorale Preludes (Harmonia XHU3289/Spartan Press) 2 Dienel Lobe den Herren, den mchtigen Knig der Ehren or Wer nur den lieben Gott lsst walten: No. 18 or No. 39 from 43 Chorale Preludes, Op. 52 (Willemsen XWIL714/Spartan Press) 3 Grieg Norwegian Dance No. 2 (Op. 35 No. 2). A Grieg Organ Album, arr. Eva (OUP) 4 Guilmant Lamento (Op. 90 No. 4). A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 5 (Cramer) 5 Massenet Prelude in C. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 2 (OUP) 6 Oley Der Tag ist hin, mein Jesu bey mir bleibe. The Church Year (Cramer) 7 Reubke Trio in E b. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 2 (OUP) or Reubke Organ Works (Wiener Urtext UT 50243/MDS) 8 R. Vierne Intermezzo. A Graded Romantic French Anthology for Organ, Book 2 (Cramer) LIST C 1 Demessieux Attende Domine: from Twelve Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes (AlfredSummy-Birchard 0603/FM Distribution) 2 Eben Variation 3: from Kleine Choralpartita ber O Jesu, all mein Leben bist Du (Universal 17162/MDS) 3 Geoffray O quam suavis A Graded Anthology for Organ, Book 5 (Cramer) (Lang also available 4 C. S. Lang Tuba Tune in D, Op. 15 separately: Cramer) 5 Langlais Pasticcio: No. 10 from Organ Book (Elkan-Vogel/UMP) 6 N. Rawsthorne Fanfare for Francis. Fanfare for Francis (Banks FJ1917) 7 Lucie Robert-Diessel Lied. Female Composers: 22 Organ Pieces (Schott ED 9741/MDS) 8 Schroeder Es ist ein Ros entsprungen: No. 2 from Orgelchorle im Kirchenjahr (Schott ED 5426/MDS) SIGHT-READING*: a piece of around eight to twelve bars in length for manuals and pedals, time signatures as Grade 4, keys up to four sharps/ats (major) or three sharps/ats (minor). Anacrusis, tenuto, four-part chords on manuals (two notes maximum in either hand), some independent movement in inner parts, and a slowing of tempo at the end may be encountered. Increasing detail in pedal line. See also p. 21. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE*: see pp. 98 and 101

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Organ GRADE 6
PREREQUISITE FOR ENTRY: Grade 5 (or above) in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz

subject.
SCALE REQUIREMENTS*: from memory: see also p. 21 Manuals Scales (similar motion) all keys, major and minor hands together and separately (minors both melodic and harmonic)

2 octaves

Pedals Scales D, E b, Db majors E, F minors (minors both melodic and harmonic) Broken chords (diminished sevenths) beginning on E b and on E

2 octaves

B4 4 b # b # b #

as pattern below:

b # # b #

Pedal solo (not required to be played from memory) at candidates choice, either pedal part, bars 110 from J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 531 or pedal part, bars 115 from Reger Fugue: No. 6 from 12 Pieces, Op. 59 Left Hand & Pedals Chromatic scales a major tenth apart beginning on F (Ped.) and A (L.H.) 1 octave beginning on B (Ped.) and D# (L.H.) Study (not required to be played from memory) bars 116 (adapted) from Petzold Menuett, BWV Anh. II 114 (from Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook, 1725)

* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen tests)

Range of piece extends above f

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THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C: LIST A 1 J. S. Bach Prelude: from Prelude and Fugue in E, BWV 566. Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 6 (BA 5176) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 1 (EB 6581) or No. 7 from Peters Vol. 3 (EP 242) 2 J. S. Bach O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 618 (Orgelbchlein). Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 1 (BA 5171) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 7 (EB 6587) or No. 44 from Peters Vol. 5 (EP 244) 3 G. Bhm Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and 4 J. G. Walther Allegro: 1st movt from Concerto del Signor Meck Pedals Book 2 (OUP) 5 Bruhns Fugue (p. 50): from Praeludium in G minor. No. 5 from Bruhns Complete Organ Works (Breitkopf & Hrtel EB 8663) 6 L.-N. Clrambault Rcit de Nazard (Suite du 2e ton): from Premier livre dorgue. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals only Book 3 (OUP) 7 T. Roseingrave Double Fugue in E minor. No. 10 from Roseingrave 10 Organ Pieces (Stainer & Bell K18) 8 Stlzel 1st movt: from Trio in B b. No. 3 from Incognita Organo, Vol. 2: Krebs & Stlzel Trios (Harmonia XHU3083/ Spartan Press) LIST B 1 Guilmant Marche de Procession, Op. 41 No. 5. A Graded Romantic French Anthology for Organ, Book 3 (Cramer) or Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 2 (OUP) 2 J. Jongen Petite pice or Andante cantabile. No. 4 or No. 5 from A Jongen Organ Album (OUP) 3 Karg-Elert Quasi Scherzo (Op. 83 No. 15). No. 6 from Karg-Elert 32 Fairly Easy Organ Pieces (Breitkopf & Hrtel EB 8759) 4 Mendelssohn Andante con moto: 2nd movt from Sonata in D, Op. 65 No. 5. No. 27 from Mendelssohn Complete Organ Works, Vol. 2 (Brenreiter BA 8197) or Mendelssohn Complete Organ Works, Vol. 4 (Novello NOV010218/Music Sales) 5 Parry Rockingham: No. 2 from Seven Chorale Preludes, Set 1 (Novello NOV590001/Music Sales) 6 Reger Lobe den Herren, den mchtigen Knig der Ehren (Op. 67 No. 24). No. 20 from Reger Choralvorspiele zum gottesdienstlichen Gebrauch (Brenreiter BA 8249) 7 Salom Cantilne or Grand Choeur. A Graded Romantic French Anthology for Organ, Book 3 (Cramer) 8 Stanford No. 5: from Six Short Preludes and Postludes, Op. 101, Set 1 (Stainer & Bell MO27 ) or Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 2 (OUP) LIST C 1 Judith Bingham The Dawn of Redeeming Grace (Peters EP 71098) 2 Demessieux O Filii: from Twelve Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes (AlfredSummy-Birchard 0603/FM Distribution) 3 Hindemith Sehr langsam (pp. 1415): from 2nd movt from Sonata No. 1 (Schott ED 2557/MDS) 4 Leighton Rockingham. A Leighton Organ Album (OUP) 5 Mathias Fanfare The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ (OUP) 6 Peeters Festival Voluntary, Op. 87 7 Lionel Rogg Choral and Canon: from Partita sopra Nun freut euch (UMP) 8 Christopher Steel Flourish: No. 2 from Six Pieces, Op. 33 (Novello NOV590352/Music Sales) SIGHT-READING*: a piece of around twelve to sixteen bars in length for manuals and pedals, time signatures 5 5 as Grade 5, with the addition of 9 8 , 4 and 8 , keys up to four sharps/ats (major and minor). Tempo changes and occasional three-part chords in either hand may be encountered. Increasing independent movement in inner parts. See also p. 21.
3 TRANSPOSITION*: a simple two-part passage for a single manual, eight bars long in 4 4 or 4 , to be transposed

up a tone from C major or F major or down a tone from G major or D major, as directed by the examiner. Simple note values (including dotted notes) and articulations, anacrusis, occasional accidentals and ties may be encountered. See also p. 21. Blind or partially-sighted candidates will be given an alternative, combined test in place of the two tests above, if requested at the time of entry. Further details are contained in Guidelines for Examining Blind and Partially-Sighted Candidates, available from www.abrsm.org.

AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE*: see pp. 98 and 101

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Organ GRADE 7
PREREQUISITE FOR ENTRY: Grade 5 (or above) in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz

subject.
SCALE REQUIREMENTS*: from memory: see also p. 21 Manuals Scales (similar motion) Group 1: C, D, E, F#, B b, Ab/G# majors & minors or Group 2: G, A, B, F, E b, D b/C# majors & minors (Group 1 or 2, at candidates choice; minors both melodic and harmonic) Scales a third apart Group 1 same group and keys as chosen above or Group 2 (majors & harmonic minors only)

hands together and separately

2 octaves

hands together

2 octaves

Pedals Broken chords (dominant sevenths) Group 1: in the keys of C, F#, B b and Ab or Group 2: in the keys of G, A, B and F (same group as chosen for Manuals above)

B4 4

resolving on the tonic, as pattern below:

Broken chords (diminished sevenths) beginning on E and on F as pattern in Grade 6 Pedal solo (not required to be played from memory) at candidates choice, either pedal part, bars 99116 from 1st movt from Mendelssohn Sonata in A, Op. 65 No. 3 or pedal part, bars 2046 from 1st movt from Guilmant Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 42 Left Hand & Pedals Scales a tenth apart C, D majors Study (not required to be played from memory) Polonaise (Anon.), BWV Anh. II 119 (adapted) (from Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook, 1725)

2 octaves

* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen tests)

Range of piece extends above f

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Organ: GRADE 7
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C: LIST A 1 J. S. Bach In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 (Orgelbchlein). Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 1 (BA 5171) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 7 (EB 6587) or No. 34 from Peters Vol. 5 (EP 244) 2 J. S. Bach Largo: 2nd movt from Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 526. Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 7 (BA 5177) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 6 (EB 6586) or Peters Vol. 1 (EP 240) 3 J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 551. Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 6 (BA 5176) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 2 (EB 6582) or No. 9 from Peters Vol. 3 (EP 242) 4 Buxtehude Praeludium in A minor (with Fuga), BuxWV 152. No. 37 from Buxtehude New Edition of the Complete Free Organ Works, Vol. 3 (Brenreiter BA 8223) 5 De Grigny Rcit de Tierce en Taille. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 3 (OUP) 6 Homilius Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott. No. 20 from Homilius Chorale Preludes for Organ (Breitkopf & Hrtel EB 8541) 7 Sweelinck Variations on More palatino. No. 61 from Sweelinck Works for Organ and Keyboard (Dover DP13186/ Music Sales) 8 T. Tomkins Voluntary in C. P. 5 from Tomkins Nine Organ Pieces (Stainer & Bell K1) LIST B 1 Bollmann Menuet gothique: 2nd movt from Suite gothique, Op. 25 (Suite published separately: UMP) or Bollmann Complete Organ Works, Vol. 2 (Brenreiter BA 8425) 2 Ireland MenuettoImpromptu: No. 3 from Miniature Suite for Organ. Organ Music of John Ireland (Novello NOV010183/ Music Sales) 3 Karg-Elert Lobe den Herren, o meine Seele (Op. 65 No. 28). No. 7 from Karg-Elert 14 Chorale-Improvisations for Organ from Op. 65 (Breitkopf & Hrtel EB 8374) 4 Mendelssohn Allegro in Bb Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 3 5 Parry Eventide: from Seven Chorale Preludes, Set 2 (OUP) 6 Renaud Toccata in D minor (Op. 108 No. 1) (published separately: UMP) or Toccatas, Carillons and Scherzos for Organ (Dover DP19613/Music Sales) 7 Thalben-Ball Elegy (Paxton NOV357436/Music Sales) 8 L. Vierne Cortge: No. 2 from Pices en style libre, Op. 31, Book 1 (Brenreiter BA 9235 or Carus/Peters or Carus/ UMP) LIST C 1 David Bedford Carillon. Unbeaten Tracks Organ (Faber) 2 Bob Chilcott Sun Dance. The Oxford Book of Ceremonial Music for Organ (OUP) 3 Hindemith Ruhig bewegt (pp. 2023): from 2nd movt from Sonata No. 1 (Schott ED 2557/MDS) 4 Ibert Musette: No. 2 from Trois pices (Heugel HE27663/UMP) 5 Kodly Praeludium (Universal 7941a/MDS) 6 Philip Moore Paean. Little Organ Book (Novello NOV016346/Music Sales) 7 Peeters Uns ist geboren ein Kindelein or Von Liebe kommt gross Leiden: No. 4 or No. 9 from 10 Organ Chorales, Op. 39 (Schott ED 2553/MDS) 8 Erzsbet Szny Tnzerische Weise Presque Dansant. Female Composers: 22 Organ Pieces (Schott ED 9741/MDS) SIGHT-READING*: a piece of around sixteen to twenty bars in length for manuals and pedals, time and key signatures as Grade 6. Simple ornaments, four-part chords in hands, and clef changes in left hand, may be encountered. See also p. 21. TRANSPOSITION*: a simple passage in four-part harmony for a single manual and pedals, four bars long in 4 4, with minim movement only, to be transposed up or down a tone within major keys of up to two sharps or ats, as directed by the examiner. The bass line must be played on the pedals. Occasional accidentals and modulation may be encountered. See also p. 21. Blind or partially-sighted candidates will be given an alternative, combined test in place of the two tests above, if requested at the time of entry. Further details are contained in Guidelines for Examining Blind and Partially-Sighted Candidates, available from www.abrsm.org. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE*: see pp. 98 and 102

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Organ GRADE 8
PREREQUISITE FOR ENTRY: Grade 5 (or above) in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz

subject.
SCALE REQUIREMENTS*: from memory: see also p. 21 Manuals Scales a third apart C, D, B, F#, F, E b, A b, D b majors hands together C, D, B, F#, F, E b, G#, C# minors (harmonic form only) Scales a sixth apart C, D, B, F#, F, E b, A b, D b majors hands together C, D, B, F#, F, E b, G#, C# minors (harmonic form only)

2 octaves

2 octaves

Pedals Scale a third apart G major Broken chords (dominant sevenths) in the keys of C, G, A, F#, B, F, B b and A b Broken chords (diminished sevenths) beginning on C# and on D

feet together resolving on the tonic, as pattern in Grade 7 as pattern below:

1 octave

b # b # b # b B4 # # b b # 4 #

Pedal solo (not required to be played from memory) at candidates choice, either pedal part, bars 111 from G. Bhm Praeludium in C or pedal part, bars 116 from Gigout Prlude Choral et Allegro: No. 1 from Dix pices Left Hand & Pedals Scales a tenth apart E major D minor (both melodic and harmonic) Study (not required to be played from memory) J. S. Bach Der Tag mit seinem Lichte, BWV 448 (adapted)

2 octaves

* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen tests)

Range of piece extends above f

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Organ: GRADE 8
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C: LIST A 1 J. S. Bach Allegro, Grave and Fuga: 1st, 2nd and 3rd movts from Concerto in D minor (after Vivaldi), BWV 596. Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 8 (BA 5178) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 5 (EB 6585); or separately: Peters (EP 3002) 2 J. S. Bach Fantasia: from Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542. Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 5 (BA 5175) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 3 (EB 6583) or No. 4 from Peters Vol. 2 (EP 241) 3 J. S. Bach Prelude or Fugue: from Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541. Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 5 (BA 5175) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 2 (EB 6582) or No. 2 from Peters Vol. 2 (EP 241) 4 J. S. Bach 1st movt from Trio Sonata No. 1 in Eb, BWV 525 or 1st movt from Trio Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528. Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 7 (BA 5177) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 6 (EB 6586) or Peters Vol. 1 (EP 240) 5 J. S. Bach Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736. Complete editions: Brenreiter Vol. 3 (BA 5173) or Breitkopf & Hrtel Vol. 9 (EB 6589) or No. 5 from Peters Vol. 7 (EP 246) 6 Buxtehude Praeludium in D minor (with Fuga), BuxWV 140. No. 9 from Buxtehude New Edition of the Complete Free Organ Works, Vol. 1 (Brenreiter BA 8221) 7 Buxtehude Toccata in F (with Fuga), BuxWV 157. No. 21 from Buxtehude New Edition of the Complete Free Organ Works, Vol. 2 (Brenreiter BA 8222) or Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 3 (OUP) 8 Byrd Fantasia in C. No. 15 from English Organ Music, Vol. 1 (Novello NOV010191/Music Sales) 9 J. L. Krebs Fugue: from Prelude and Fugue in C. No. 1 from Krebs Complete Organ Works, Vol. 1 (Breitkopf & Hrtel EB 8411) LIST B 1 Bairstow Toccata-Prelude on Pange Lingua: from Prelude, Elegy and Toccata-Prelude (Stainer & Bell H349) 2 Bollmann Allegretto con moto: 2nd movt from Deuxime Suite, Op. 27. Bollmann Complete Organ Works, Vol. 2 (Brenreiter BA 8425) 3 Elgar Imperial March, Op. 32, arr. Hesford (Fentone F387-401/De Haske) 4 Gigout Scherzo in E (from 10 Pices). Toccatas, Carillons and Scherzos for Organ (Dover DP19613/Music Sales) 5 Karg-Elert Nun danket alle Gott (Op. 65 No. 59). No. 13 from Karg-Elert 14 Chorale-Improvisations for Organ from Op. 65 (Breitkopf & Hrtel EB 8374) 6 Mendelssohn Allegretto: 3rd movt from Sonata in Bb, Op. 65 No. 4. No. 26 from Mendelssohn Complete Organ Works, Vol. 2 (Brenreiter BA 8197) or Mendelssohn Complete Organ Works, Vol. 4 (Novello NOV010218/Music Sales) or Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 3 (OUP) 7 Reger Te Deum in A minor: No. 12 from 12 Stcke, Op. 59 (Breitkopf & Hrtel EB 8510) 8 L. Vierne Aubade: No. 1 from Pices de Fantaisie, Book 4, Op. 55 (Brenreiter BA 9230 or Carus/Peters or Carus/UMP) 9 Whitlock Allegretto: No. 1 from Five Short Pieces. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 3 (OUP) LIST C 1 L. Berkeley Impromptu for Organ (Chester CH55960/Music Sales) 2 Langlais Hymne dActions de grces: No. 3 from Trois Paraphrases Grgoriennes, Op. 5 (Combre C05247/UMP; or separately: Combre P02317/UMP) 3 Leighton Fantasy on Helmsley: No. 1 from Six Fantasies on Hymn Tunes, Op. 72 (Basil Ramsey BR94/Banks) 4 Matthew Martin Pedals. Organworks! (UMP) 5 Messiaen Joie et clart: No. 6 from Les corps glorieux, Vol. 3 (Leduc AL20072/UMP) 6 Messiaen La Vierge et LEnfant: No. 1 from La Nativit du Seigneur, Vol. 1 (Leduc AL19266/UMP) 7 Richard Proulx Fanfare for Organ. Oxford Service Music for Organ, Manuals and Pedals Book 3 (OUP) (also available separately: OUP) 8 Lionel Rogg Toccata: from Partita sopra Nun freut euch (UMP) 9 Einar Trrup Sark Toccata Primi Toni, Op. 11 (Hansen WH26827/Music Sales) SIGHT-READING*: a piece for manuals and pedals, length, time and key signatures as Grade 7, with the addition of B and Db majors. See also p. 21.

TRANSPOSITION*: a simple passage in four-part harmony for a single manual and pedals, eight bars long in 4 4, with simple note values, to be transposed up or down a tone or semitone within major keys of up to three sharps or ats, as directed by the examiner. The bass line must be played on the pedals. Anacrusis, occasional accidentals and modulation may be encountered. See also p. 21. Blind or partially-sighted candidates will be given an alternative, combined test in place of the two tests above, if requested at the time of entry. Further details are contained in Guidelines for Examining Blind and Partially-Sighted Candidates, available from www.abrsm.org. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE*: see pp. 98 and 103

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