Practical Bassoon Grade 5 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 Bassoon 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.
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 | J. S. Bach arr. Hilling and Bergmann |
 Sinfoniafrom Cantata No. 156 |
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| 2 | Beethoven arr. Denley |
Bagatelle Op. 119 No. 1 |
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| 3 | Bond | Allegro 3rd movt from Concerto No. 6 in B♭ (bassoon to play in tuttis) |
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| 4 | Burgmüller arr. Denwood |
Ballade Op. 100 No. 15 |
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| 5 | Galliard | Spiritoso e Allegro 4th movt from Sonata No. 2 in G |
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| 6 | Galliard | Spiritoso 4th movt from Sonata No. 3 in F |
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| 7 | Heinichen | Vivace 2nd movt from Sonata in D |
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| 8 | Mozart | Andante 2nd movt from Sonata in B♭, K. 292 |
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| 9 | Telemann | Triste 1st movt from Sonata in F minor, TWV 41:f1 |
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| 10 | Vivaldi arr. Forbes |
Sicilienne And Allegretto from Cello Sonata No. 5 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Carl Davis | Mr Jeremy Fisher |
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| 2 | P.-M. Dubois | Ballade des pingouins (observing printed cadenza) |
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| 3 | Philip Godfrey | Hornpipe (Sailors' Dance) Or Postlude No. 2 Or No. 5 from Little Suite |
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| 4 | Goossens | Vieille chanson à boire | |
| 5 | Grainger arr. Denley |
Shepherd's Hey |
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| 6 | Prokofiev arr. Denley |
The Montagues and the Capulets from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 |
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| 7 | Edward Parker | Jaunty Tune No. 1 from Three Trifles |
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| 8 | Jim Parker | Tom Jones Or Soldier, Soldier | |
| 9 | Albert Siklós arr. Denwood |
Romance Or Petite marche No. 4 Or No. 6 from Suite, Op. 54 |
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| 10 | Wolf-Ferrari | Strimpellata Or Canzone 2nd movt Or 3rd movt from Suite-Concertino in F, Op. 16 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | J. S. Bach arr. Gatt |
Gigue from Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007 |
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| 2 | Concone arr. Emerson |
Study No. 16 Or Study No. 30 | |
| 3 | Josephs | Mr Bumble Takes a Wife No. 3 from Mr Bumble Takes a Wife (trills optional) |
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| 4 | Peter Lawrance | Very lively Or Con brio No. 7 Or No. 16 from Featuring Melody for Bassoon |
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| 5 | Alexandre Ouzounoff | Mount Blackburn (USA-Alaska) No. 2 from Bassoon on the Top, Vol. 1 |
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| 6 | Michael Rose | Mazurka Or Scena from A Miscellany for Bassoon, Book 2 |
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| 7 | Graham Sheen | Burlesque Or Tango No. 20 Or No. 24 from 26 Melodic Studies for Bassoon |
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| 8 | Philip Sparke | Party Piece No. 40 from Skilful Studies for Bassoon |
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| 9 | Weissenborn | Study in A Or Study in E minor No. 19 Or No. 24 from Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. 1 |
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| 10 | Weissenborn | Study No. 4 Or Study No. 5 from Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. 2 |
