Candidates for Grade 6, 7 or 8 exams must already have passed ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a solo Jazz instrument. For full details including a list of accepted alternatives, see Regulation 1d.
Practical Clarinet Grade 8 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and arpeggios, 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.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Practical Clarinet Grade 8 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.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
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 | Brahms | Allegro appassionato 1st movt from Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 |
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| 2 | Brahms | Allegro amabile 1st movt from Sonata in E♭, Op. 120 No. 2 |
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| 3 | Cavallini | Una lagrima sulla tomba dell'immortale Rossini (A Tear at the Tomb of the Immortal Rossini) (observing printed cadenzas) |
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| 4 | Crusell | Rondo: Allegretto 3rd movt from Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 5 |
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| 5 | della Giacoma |   Tosca FantasiaOp. 171 |
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| 6 | Krommer | Allegro 1st movt from Concerto in E♭, Op. 36 |
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| 7 | I. J. Pleyel trans. Dobrée |
Rondo: Allegro 3rd movt from Concerto in C |
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| 8 | Saint-Saëns | Molto allegro 4th movt from Sonata in E♭, Op. 167 |
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| 9 | Schumann | Lebhaft, leicht And Rasch und mit Feuer No. 2 And No. 3 from Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 |
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| 10 | Weber | Allegro Or Rondo: Allegretto 1st movt Or 3rd movt from Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | M. Arnold | Allegro con brio Or Furioso 1st movt Or 3rd movt from Sonatina, Op. 29 |
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| 2 | L. Bernstein | Grazioso 1st movt from Sonata for Clarinet |
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| 3 | Dankworth | Valse Or Ballade 1st movt Or 3rd movt from Suite for Emma |
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| 4 | Grovlez trans. Delécluse |
Sarabande et Allegro | |
| 5 | Paul Harvey | Hinsong No. 3 from Three Harveynian Showpieces |
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| 6 | Joseph Horovitz | Con brio 3rd movt from Sonatina for Clarinet |
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| 7 | Poulenc | Allegro tristamente 1st movt from Sonata for Clarinet |
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| 8 | Reizenstein | Allegro vivace 1st movt from Sonatina, Op. 48 |
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| 9 | A. Ridout | Concertino for Clarinet (complete) |
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| 10 | Seiber | Toccata 1st movt from Concertino for Clarinet |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Abreu arr. Héau |
Tico-tico no fubá
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| 2 | J. S. Bach trans. Giampieri |
Giga from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 |
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| 3 | C. Baermann | Variations sentimentales
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| 4 | Lazarus | Study in G minor | |
| 5 | P.-M. Dubois | Allegro brillante 1st movt from Sonata Brève |
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| 6 | Chris Gumbley | Streaming Hot! | |
| 7 | Paul Harris | Allegro agitato 1st movt from Sonata da Camera for solo clarinet |
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| 8 | Paul Harvey | I Got Rhythm No. 1 from Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin for Solo Clarinet |
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| 9 | Stravinsky | No. 1 And No. 3 from Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo (B♭ or A clarinet may be used) |
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| 10 | Uhl | Study No. 12 Or Study No. 21 from 48 Studies for Clarinet, Book 1 |
