Difficulty Levels GCE 2000 GCE 2008 AS/A2 Music 2009 Introduction Difficulty Levels This guide is provided as an aid for checking grade levels of some of the more popular pieces likely to be offered on the most common instruments. Where an instrument is not covered by this list, examiners are advised to have at their disposal copies of recent graded exam syllabuses for easy reference. Many of the graded syllabuses are available by consulting the exam boards’ websites. The inclusion of any pieces on the following lists is for grading purposes only. Where a piece exists on the lists of more than one exam board, the higher or highest grade is that which Edexcel will accept for the GCE AS level/A level Music exams. Difficulty Level codes E (easy) S (standard) MD (more difficult) H (higher). The first three of these apply to the ‘old’ Curriculum 2000 specification. The second, third and fourth apply to the ‘new’ GCE 2008 specification. The final mark achieved by a candidate in both specifications is dependent upon the difficulty of the piece(s) offered. Performances at E, MD or H level are scaled according to the grids found in the specifications and Instructions for Examiners. For the ‘new’ AS level (6MU01), as for the ‘old’ unit 6701, the standard (S) level of difficulty is Grade 5. For GCE 2000 (Old Specification) the following will apply: Grade 4 = E level Grade 5 = S level Grade 6 (and above) MD level For GCE 2008 (New Specification) the following will apply: Grade 5 = S level Grade 6 = MD level Grade 7 (and above) H level (Pieces at Grade 4 or below will not allow candidates to access the highest mark bands: see Specification, p. 22, under ‘Difficulty of Pieces’). For the ‘new’ A2 level (6MU04), as for the ‘old’ 6704/42 and 6705/52, the standard (S) level of difficulty is Grade 6. For GCE 2000 (Old Specification) the following will apply: Grade 5 = E level Grade 6 = S level Grade 7 (and above) MD level Ensemble and improvised performances Examiners should compare the technical and musical demands of the part played by the candidate in relation to solo pieces in the Difficulty Level Book. Contents Page Piano 1 Violin 28 Cello 46 Flute 59 Oboe 75 Clarinet 87 Saxophone 103 Trumpet 123 Voice 134 Guitar (Classical) 189 Guitar (Popular) 200 Percussion 203 Piano Absil Humoresque Op 126 No 3 7 Albeniz Castilla 7th Mvt from Suite espagnole Op.47 8 Albeniz Cordoba 8 Albeniz Rumores de la caleta Op.71 No.6 8 Albeniz Tango Op 165/2 6 Alberga If the Silver Bird could speak (Spectrum) 8 Alberga Only a wish away 4 Alcock Gavotte from Suite No 2 in B flat 4 Alkan Les regrets de la nonnette 6 Anderson A A Story Untold 6 Andersson & Ulvaeus Thank you for the Music 6 Anon Allegro moderato in F: L Mozart Nannerl-Notenbuch No 32 5 Anon March in E flat BWVAnh 127 (Anna Magd. Bach Bk 1725) 4 Arensky Impromptu No.1 from Quatre morceaux Op.25 8 Arndt Nola 5 Arne Sonata in A 1st mvt Allegro 6 Arne Sonata No 1 in F 1st mvt 6 Arne Sonata No 6 in G Presto 4 Arne Sonata No.2 in E minor 1st mvt Andante 6 Arnold M Sonata (complete) 8 Arnold, M The Buccaneer Op.36 6 Attwood Sonatina No 2 in C 2nd mvt Minuetto & 3 variations 4 Bach CPE Allegro in A H338, Wq 116/16 7 Bach CPE Solfeggietto in C minor 6 Bach CPE Solo per il Cembalo in Eb H16 6 Bach CPE Sonata Fm 1st mvt Wq 63/6 6 Bach CPE Sonata in A H18b Wq 55/4 1st mvt Allegro assai 8 Bach CPE Sonata in Ab Wq49/2 1st mvt Un poco allegro 8 Bach CPE Sonata in Cm Wq60 1st mvt Allegretto 7 Bach CPE Sonata in F minor H173 Allegro assai 8 Bach CPE Sonata in Gm Wq 62/18 3rd mvt 7 Bach JC Sonata in D Op 5/2 Minuetto 5 Bach JCF Allegretto in F from 'Musical Leisure Hours' 5 Bach JCF Allegro in Dm from 'Musical Leisure Hours' 6 Bach JCF Allegro in E flat from 'Musical Leisure Hours' 5 Bach JCF Angloise in D No.16 4 Bach JCF Polonaise 4 Bach JCF Sonata in E flat 3rd mvt Allegro 7 Bach JCF Sonata No.6 in Eb 3rd mvt Allegro assai 7 Bach JS Bourree 1 BWV 831 4 Bach JS Duetto No.3 in G BWV 804 8 1 Bach JS English Suite No 2 in Am BWV 807 Courante 7 Bach JS English Suite No 2 in Am BWV807 2nd mvt Allemande 7 Bach JS English Suite No 3 in Gm BWV 808 Allemande 7 Bach JS English Suite No 3 in Gm BWV 808 Allemande and Courante 8 Bach JS Fantasia and Fughetta in B flat BWV 907 Fantasia ONLY 6 Bach JS Fantasie in Cm BWV 906 8 Bach JS French Suite No 2 in Cm BWV 813 5th mvt Menuet 4 Bach JS French Suite No 2 in Cm BWV 813 Sarabande 6 Bach JS French Suite No 3 in Bm BWV 814 Gigue 7 Bach JS French Suite No 6 in E BWV 817 7th & 8th mvts 8 Bach JS French Suite No 6 in E BWV 817 Allemande 7 Bach JS French Suite No 6 in E BWV 817 Gigue 8 Bach JS French Suite No 6 in E BWV 817 Polonaise 4 Bach JS French Suite No.3 in Bm Allemande 6 Bach JS Goldberg Variations Aria and 1st variation 8 Bach JS Italian Concerto 1st mvt 8 Bach JS Italian Concerto 3rd mvt Presto 8 Bach JS Little Prelude in Dm BWV 940 5 Bach JS Little Prelude in No 4 in D BWV 936 6 Bach JS Overture in F BWV 820:5 Bourree 4 Bach JS Partita No 1 in B flat BWV 825 Praeludium and Giga 8 Bach JS Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 Sarabande and Rondeaux 8 Bach JS Partita No 4 in D BWV 828 Allemande 8 Bach JS Partita No 5 in G 3rd Mvt Corrente 7 Bach JS Partita No 6 in Em BWV 830 Air 5 Bach JS Partita No.2 in C minor Sinfonia BWV 826 8 Bach JS Praeludium in G (Little Preludes and Fugues BWV 902) 8 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 889 8 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in A WTC Bk 2 No 19 8 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in Ab BWV 862 No.17 8 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in Am WTC Bk 1 No 20 Prelude ONLY 7 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in B flat WTC Bk 1 No 21 8 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in C WTC Bk I No 1 Prelude ONLY 5 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in Cm WTC Bk 1 No 2 8 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in D WTC Bk 1 No 5 8 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in Dm WTC Bk 2 No 6 8 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in E flat WTC Bk 2 No 8 8 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in Em WTC Bk 1 No 10 Prelude ONLY 7 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in F minor BWV 881 8 Bach JS Prelude and Fugue in G WTC Bk 2 No 15 8 Bach JS Prelude in Dm BWV 935 5 Bach JS Prelude in F BWV 927 4 2 Bach JS Prelude in G BWV 860 No.15 7 Bach JS Prelude No.4 in A minor BWV 942 5 Bach JS Sinfonia No 13 in Am BWV 799 6 Bach JS Sinfonia No 3 in D BWV 789 7 Bach JS Sonata in D minor BWV 964 3rd mvt Andante 5 Bach JS Two-part Invention No 1 in C BWV 772 4 Bach JS Two-part Invention No 15 in B minor BWV 786 6 Bach JS Two-part Invention No 4 in Dm BWV 775 5 Bach JS Two-part Invention No 8 in F BWV 779 5 Bach WF Polonaise No.5 in Eb 7 Bacharach Raindrops keep falling on my Head 4 Badings Rondo-Finale from Reihe kleine Klavierstucke 6 Badings Scherzo Pastorale from Reihe kleine Klavierstucke 5 Baines Water Pearls 7 Ball Dance Music 5 Ball, Michael Easy Music from Miriam's Music 5 Barber Excursion Op 20 No 2 8 Barnett, Chris Ode to a Princess 8 Bartok An Evening in the Country 10 Easy Pieces No 5 5 Bartok Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No 5 (Mikrokosmos No 152) 8 Bartok For Children Vol 1 No 12 (Allegro) 4 Bartok From the Diary of a Fly (Mikrokosmos No 142) 8 Bartok Harmonics (Mikrokosmos No 102) 5 Bartok Hommage a JSB (Mikrokosmos) 4 Bartok Jack in the box (Merry Andrew) No.139 Mikrokosmos 7 Bartok Jeering Song (For Children Vol 1 No 32) 4 Bartok Melody in the mist (No.107 from Mikrokosmos) 4 Bartok Roumanian Folk Dance No 1 Joc cu bata 6 Bartok Roumanian Folk Dance No 4 5 Bartok Sonatina 1st mvt, Bagpipers 7 Bartok Suite Op 14 1st mvt Allegretto 8 Bartok Suite Op.14 Sostenuto (4th Mvt) 7 Bartok Sonatina 3rd Mvt Finale 7 Bartok Tanz aus Butschum 4 Bartok Village Joke Mikrokosmos No 130 6 Batchelor, Chris Chops 5 Batchelor, Chris Heading Home 4 Batchelor, Chris So Long 5 Beale, Charles Oscar's Boogaloo 4 Beale, Charles Shh! 4 Becvarovsky Polonaise 6 Becvarovsky Theme and 3 Variations 6 3 Bedford, David Sunset over Stac Pollaidh 4 Beethoven Allegretto in Cm WoO 53 7 Beethoven Allemande in A WoO 81 4 Beethoven Bagatelle in C Op 33/2 7 Beethoven Bagatelle in F Op 33/3 5 Beethoven Bagatelle in Gm Op119/1 5 Beethoven Menuetto 4 Beethoven Rondo in A WoO 49 7 Beethoven Rondo in C Op 51/1 8 Beethoven Rondo in G Op 51/2 8 Beethoven Sonata in A flat Op 26 !st mvt 8 Beethoven Sonata in B flat Op 22 Minuet & Trio 7 Beethoven Sonata in C minor Op.10 No.1 3rd mvt Finale 8 Beethoven Sonata in C sharp minor Op 27/2 1st mvt 'Moonlight' 6 Beethoven Sonata in C WoO 51 2nd mvt Adagio 6 Beethoven Sonata in Cm Op 10/1 1st mvt 8 Beethoven Sonata in D Op 10/3 1st mvt Presto 8 Beethoven Sonata in D Op 28 1st mvt 8 Beethoven Sonata in E flat Op 31/3 Minuet & Trio 7 Beethoven Sonata in E minor Op.90 1st Mvt 8 Beethoven Sonata in E Op 14/1 1st mvt Allegro 8 Beethoven Sonata in E Op.14 No.1 1st mvt Allegro 8 Beethoven Sonata in Eb Op.7 3rd Mvt Allegro 7 Beethoven Sonata in F minor 1st Mvt Larghetto - Allegro (WoO47 No.2) 6 Beethoven Sonata in F minor Op 2/1 Ist mvt Allegro 8 Beethoven Sonata in F Op 10/2 1st mvt Allegro 8 Sonata in F# Op.78 1st Mvt Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma Beethoven non troppo 8 Beethoven Sonata in G Op.31 No.1 1st Mvt Allegro vivace 8 Beethoven Sonata in G Op 14/2 1st mvt Allegro 8 Beethoven Sonata in G Op.79 1st Mvt Presto alla tedesca 8 Beethoven Sonata in Gm Op 49/1 2nd mvt 7 Beethoven Sonatina in E flat WoO 47/1 1st mvt 7 Beethoven Sonatina in F 2nd Mvt Rondo 4 Beethoven Sonatina in F 2nd mvt 4 Beethoven Sonatina in G Op 79 3rd mvt Vivace 7 Beethoven Symphony No.1 4th mvt (arr.