Ecossaise in G Wo 23 Ludwig van Beethove ange by Ca Czy ve mae Allegro ‘The écossaise (French for'Scottis’) isa dance that might have originated in Scotland tis usually ina major key and in lively 2/4time. Dances ‘ofthis kind were composed by Beethoven, Schubert and others. Beethoven originally composed this plece for wind band: this piano reduction was made by his pupl Carl Czery. The dotand wedge areboth ‘used here for staccato. The dt means an ordinary staceat, whereas the wedge probably stands for amore accented staccato The dynamics bars 4 and are editorial suggestions ony Source: Luduig an Beethavers Werke Sere 25 Supplement Instrumental-Musk, Ne 306 (rethopt & Hare-The sharin bar 4 (st rotche andthe ss at «ross thebarlines nar 10-11 and 12-13areedoral. The right-hand stacatosin bar 1 (cf bar) and thelechand slur and wedge nar area edie (© 202 by The Associated Board ofthe Royal Schools of Muse AB 4048(Oise zg Gavotte in F JL Dussek inner [Allegro = ¢.120) 4 2 Jan Ladslay Dussek was a Czech pianist and composer who led an international career: efter studying in Prague, he toured as a virtuoso pianist inHoland, Germany and Russia Later he lived and worked in Pars and London. “The gavotte isa French pastoral folk dance, common inthe 1th century. tisin dupletime and usually moderate intempo. In this Gavotte, all slurs and dynamics are editorial suggestions only. ‘Source: Dusek’ instruction onthe rt of Playing he Pano Forte or Harpsichord (Landon & Edinburgh 1796) {© 2002by The Asoclated Board he Royal Schools of Muse Reproduced fom Selected Plano Examination Pees 20038 204, edited by Richard Jones (ABRSM) AB 4048,Tarantella from Lille Stories Aanieszta Lasky Canina, Allegro con moto [+ 1 LQnd time:p) * Seconda volta tutto 8va [2nd time both hands Bval ‘Agniescka Lasko isa Polish pianist, teacher and composer, whose collection of plano pieces Little Stores has become wellknown Te tile “Tarantella, used by many other composers too, is named after the Italian town of Taranto and indicates afk dance from southern aly Whit the repeats are not required for Practical Grade exams, when they are included, the composer indicates that bars 1-8 and 25-32 ae tobe repeated with both hands up an octave. (©2019 Wydawnictwo Euterpe censed wth permission from Wydawnictwo Euterpe, wwweuterpe pl AB 4048SF Qnd time: p) * Seconda volta tuto va (2nd time both hands 6a] AB 4048Forget-me-not Waltz Stephen Duro (bon 1929) Moderately [J = ¢.126] Reni Y nf Stephen Durois an English planist, organist, music teacher and composer. Many of his pieces are designed for young players, and he writesina range of styles, including jazz The waltz isa dance for couples n triple time, which has been popular ever since the 18th century. On the second and third crotchets ofthis Waltz, the lft hand often has the characteristic repeated notes ofthe dance, whereas the righthand often has the more ‘melodious dotted-crotchet rhythms. (© Osfort University Press 2016 Reproduced by permission from Plano Time Dance, edited by Pauline Hall allnights reserved, A8.4048,atempo Ap4048vunauthoried Lullaby ine No. 5 from Six Sketches C.V. Stanford 1852-1924) Andante [= 6.60] . ya — SSS CCharesViliers Stanford was an Irish-born composer who studied atthe University of Cambridge, UK, where he later became professor of music. ‘Atthe same time, he was profesor of composition a the Royal Collegeof Music in London. He was not only a prof composer but also an Influential teacher, whose pupils included Vaughan Wiliams, Hols, reland and Howells ‘This charming Lullaby has a slow it that imitates the rocking ofthe cra Al slurs are original, except those in the lft han of bar 17-18, ‘which are editorial suggestions only. The tesin these two bars ar also editorial Source: Sr Steches for Planoforte (London: Joseph Willams, 1918) (©2012 by The Associated Board ofthe Royal Schools of Music Reproduced from Piano Exam Pieces 2015 & 2014, edited by Richard Jones (ABRSM) AB 4048Kangding Love Song ranged Asti VP rit. ——-pp ~~ ae, — Te ‘This popular Chinese song s from the mountainous Kangding region of south-west China, close tothe border with Tibet. I originated inthe 18305, and the text ist sets the scene — horses run on the mountains a the moon shines above ~ then celebrates youthful love. The melody ‘ofthis plece is pentatonic; that is it uses the five-note scale often found in folk musi, here in the form A-C-D-E-G. Athough the arrangers reronome markisJ=€96, students may prefer sigh slower tempo, for example J=€88. (©2015 by The Associated Board of te Royal Schools of Muse Reproduced rom Piano Mix 2(ABRSM) AB 404810 Railroad Blues Noisy (321°) W= e104) ‘Blues’ is an African-American typeof folk music from the 20th century, related to ~ that is, the North American railway. The composer tells us to make a‘nolsy’ (both hands) and standard 12-bar blues (bars 2-13) is followed by a louder, varied repeat (bats 14-25) asthe engin: (© Oxford University Press 198 ‘Reproduced from Plano Time a, Book. Alright reserved jazz. This blues piece creates a sound picture ofthe alload ‘heavy’ eft hand) sound on the piano. The river blows his whistle, Ap 404aAp 404s2 Mozzie from Easy Little Peppers Elissa Milng (born i967) Persistently J = 138 : Elissa Milne isan Australian-born composer and piano teacher who studied composition in New Zealand (Auckland University), She has writen ‘ver 100 educational piano pieces. Ths jazz-syle piece imitates the light ofthe ‘mozzi’ - that i, the mosquito. Although the composer’ ‘metronome markis 4= 138, students may prefer a slower tempo, for example = 6126, (©2004 by Faber Musi Lad Reproduced by permission ofthe publishers Allright reserved. AB 4028B Kristina Arakelyan Cert) ‘uistna Arakelyan sa Brtsh-Armenian composer, pianist and music teacher who studied atthe Royal Academy of Musi in London, and at Oxford University. She is also a teacher of music theory and composition at the Royal Academy of Musi’ junior department She sys ofthis Plecetis about getting ost in ur thoughts, discovering a beautiful word which ives within us and expressing through music? ‘Aeraneight-brbroken-chordalntoduction, the theme bar9) is treated constantly in mittion between therighthand and etthand. The oda tars 25-25) refers ack othe introduction (© 2022by The Asai Board othe Royal choos of se AB 4048Piano Exam Pieces Hane ABRSM Grade 2 Selected from the 2023 & 2024 syllabus Date of er Contents pus USTA 1 Ladwigvan Beethoven {Ecossaise in G, WoO 23, ar Czery > 2 J.L.Dussek Gavotte in F 3 3. Agnieszka Lasko Tarantella: from Little Stories ‘ usTB 1 Stephen Duro Forget-me-not Waltz 2 CV. Stanford Lullaby: No. 5 from Six Sketches 3 Trad.Chinese Kangding Love Song, arr. Yip ust 1 David Blackwell Railroad Blues ue 2 Elissa Milne Mozzie: from Easy Little Peppers i 3 Kristina Arakelyan Daydream ie Editor for ABRSM: Richard Jones. ‘The pleces listed above are just a selection of those onthe syllabus tha you can choose for your exam the other options are listed on page 16. ‘Whether you ae taking an ABRSM Practical or Performance Grade, pieces are at the heart of your exam afte all, playing an instrumentis all about exploring, performing, and learning through repertoire. While this book contains nine pieces in a range of styles, the full syllabus has a wealth of other exciting repertoire that weencourage you to explore - to find pieces that really inspire you, that you connect with musically and will enjoy Jeaming, and that wil allow youto perform to your very best. The ull syllabus also includes duets, to give you another ‘musical option and the opportunity to play with another musician. You can pick mixture of pieces ftom this book and the wider lists if you like - you just need to have one piece from: ‘each list, A, B and C and no more than one duet. ITyou ae taking a Performance Grade, you also need to prepare fourth piece which is entirely your own choice. Here you have even more freedom to choose music that reall speaks to you, that you want to communicate to others and that succesfully completes your programme. Itcan be from the syllabus lists, or somexchere else entirely. Just besure to check the ‘Selecting Repertoire’ section ofthe Performance Grades syllabus for important requirements and options for the own-choice piece (like standard. and minimum length) and the programme of four pieces overall Finally, you need to decide what order to play your pieces in and how you, the performer, will take your audience from the very ist othe very last not, including moving from one piece to another, 0 that the performance forms a complete musical journey. “The separate syllabuses are availabe at www.abrsm.org. Whether taking a Practical or Performance Grade, enjoy exploring the possibilities on offer! pA ROI PARANDLA neal planepjep ep Micon oe TAdettuacyanmstcttenoewaras, Moped opmtaipettees Cowra © {moerearatt amt Sntcepaineteecidetamees nso Gere naman ShuytetecuibondeeetoaiStecelsise Euytemerbyupaemscierbe hed Engndby Han Co Aneta Bas ‘Nisbondcney Ox Une Pt Papeninerdlbrcoyigteme comalneon nana ene Se