Classical Pianoforte - Grade Eight
Certificate will not be issued until a pass in Grade Five ANZCA Theory is obtained.
Technical Work (18 marks) From memory
*Technical work is set out in the ANZCA Pianoforte Technical Work book.
Scales
Major, harmonic and melodic minor, and chromatic: C, B, B
and A.
Hands separately and together, legato or staccato, compass four octaves.
The examiner may ask for the above scales to be played crescendo ascending and diminuendo descending (legato only).
Legato - minimum speed of MM 104 in semiquavers.
Staccato - minimum speed of MM 84 in semiquavers.
Contrary motion - Major and harmonic minor: C, B, B and A.
Compass two octaves. Minimum speed of MM 84 in semiquavers.
6ths - Major and harmonic and melodic minor: C and A.
Hands together, R.H. commencing on the tonic and L.H. on the major or minor 6th below.
Chromatic in major 6ths: C and A.
Hands together, R.H. commencing on the tonic and L.H. on the major 6th below.
Compass four octaves. Minimum speed of MM 104 in semiquavers.
Staccato double octaves - Major, harmonic and melodic minor, and chromatic: C and A.
Hands separately and together, compass two octaves.
Minimum speed of MM 60 in semiquavers.
Legato double thirds - Major: G. Harmonic minor: C.
Hands separately, compass two octaves. Minimum speed of MM 60 in semiquavers.
Triads
B. To be played in major form; then, at the examiners request, converted as follows:
i) major to minor to a) diminished; b) diminished 7th; c) minor 7th; d) minor 9th; e) minor 11th; f) minor 13th; or g) minor 6th.
ii) major to a) augmented; b) 7th; c) major 7th; d) 9th; e) major 9th; f) 11th; g) major 11th; h) 13th; i) major 13th; or j) 6th.
Chords may be requested with accidentally altered 5ths, 9ths, 11ths and 13ths eg. A9-5.
Any position of candidates choice. Hands together.
Arpeggio Exercises
Major and minor: C, B, B and A. Root position and inversions.
Hands separately and together, compass four octaves.
Dominant sevenths of the keys of C, B, B and A. Root position and inversions.
Diminished sevenths of the keys of C (ie. on B), B (on A#), B (on A) and A (on G).
Root position only. Hands separately and together, compass four octaves.
All arpeggios: minimum speed of MM 84 in semiquavers.
List A (14 marks) One to be chosen
From ANZCA Classical Pianoforte Series 2 - Grade Eight (ANZCA)
Any List A piece.
From Preludes and Fugues
BACH, J. S. Book I no. 5, 9, 13, 17, 22 or 23.
BACH, J. S. Book II no. 24.
From Partitas
BACH, J. S. Allemande and Capriccio no. 2 in C minor.
BACH, J. S. Sarabande and Gigue no. 4 in D.
From English Suite (Allans)
BACH, J. S. Sarabande and Gigue from Suite no. 6.
HANDEL, G. Prelude and Fugue from Suite no. 8 in F minor.
LISZT, F. Étude Op. 1, no. 6 (EMB or Wiener Urtext UT50232).
From Recital Gems, Book 2 (Alfred 00-17380)
GRÜTZMACHER. Albumblatt Op. 66.
From Romantische Klaviermusik (Bärenreiter)
SCHUMANN. C. Prelude and Fugue II in B Op. 16.
List B (14 marks) One to be chosen
From ANZCA Classical Pianoforte Series 2 - Grade Eight (ANZCA)
Any List B (piece)
From Sonatas (Any standard edition)
BEETHOVEN, L. van. (1st movement only) Op. 7 in E major.
BEETHOVEN, L. van. Op. 31, no. 1 in G major, no. 2 in D minor or no. 3 in E major .
CLEMENTI, M. Sonata Op. 7, no. 3 (complete) (Henle).
From Sonatas
HAYDN, F. J. (1st and 2nd mvts.) E minor Hob.XVI/34.
HAYDN, F. J. D major Hob.XVI/37.
HUMMELL, J. Rondo in E, Op. 11 (Allans).
From Sonatas
MOZART, W. A. K.279 C major, 1st and 2nd mvts.
MOZART, W. A. K.283 G major, 1st and 2nd mvts.
MOZART, W. A. K.475 Fantasia in C minor.
MOZART, W. A. K.570 B major, 1st and 2nd mvts.
From Sonatas (Henle)
SCHUBERT, F. Op. 164 in A minor 1st movement.
List C (14 marks) One to be chosen
8 Pieces (Alfred 00-K02225)
From ANZCA Classical pianoforte Series 2 - Grade Eight (ANZCA)
Any List C piece
From 8 Pieces, Op. 76 (Alfred 00-K2225)
BRAHMS, J. no. 6 Intermezzo (Henle) in A major
From Fantasien, Op. 116 (Hal Leonard HL50560358)
BRAHMS, J. no. 3 Capriccio in G minor
BRAHMS, J. no. 4 Intermezzo in E major
From Études
CHOPIN, F. Op. 25, no. 2 in F minor
CHOPIN, F. Posthumous, no. 1 in F minor
From Posthumous, (Alfred 00-2500C)
CHOPIN, F no. 2 in A
From Impromptus (Allans)
CHOPIN, F Op. 29 in A
From Nocturnes (Alfred 00-2482C)
CHOPIN, F Op. 15, no. 2 in F#.
CHOPIN, F Op. 32, no. 1 in B
CHOPIN, F Op. 37, no. 1 in G minor
From Preludes (Alfred 00-610) or Schirmer (Hal Leonard HL00296523)
Op. 28, no. 17 in A
CHOPIN, F Op. 45 in C# minor
From Waltzes (Alfred 00-2483)
CHOPIN, F Op. 70, no. 1 in G
CHOPIN, F E minor (Posthumous)
FAURÉ, G. Prelude in F Op. 103, no. 4 (Peters)
LISZT, F. Consolation no. 3 in D (AE154)
MENDELSSOHN, F. Fantasy in E Op. 16, no. 3 (Stainer)
From Songs Without Words (Complete) (Alfred 00-4860C)
MENDELSSOHN, F. Op. 19, no. 3
From 10 Preludes, Op. 23 (Alfred 00-515)
RACHMANINOFF, S. no. 3 in D minor
RACHMANINOFF, S. no. 5 in G minor
RACHMANINOFF, S. no. 6 in E
From 13 Preludes, Op. 32 (Alfred 00-655)
RACHMANINOFF, S. no. 12 in G# minor
From Impromptus, Opp. 90, 142 & Moments Musicaux, Op. 94 (Alfred 00-530)
SCHUBERT, F. Op. 90, no. 3 in G
SCHUBERT, F. Op. 142, no. 3 in B
From Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
SCHUMANN, R. no. 1 Des Abends (Alfred 00-4850)
SCHUMANN, R. Arabesque Op. 18, no. 1 (Allans)
SCHUMANN, R. Novelette in D minor Op. 21 (Henle)
SCHUMANN, R. Intermezzo in E minor Op. 26 (Henle)
SCHUMANN, R. Romance in F# Op. 28, no. 2 (Henle)
List D (14 marks) One to be chosen
From ANZCA Classical Pianoforte Series 2 - Grade Eight (ANZCA)
Any List D piece
ALBÉNIZ, I. Evocation Iberia Suite no. 1 (Belwin)
From Anthology of 20 th Century Piano Music (Alfred 00-21442)
The White Peacock, Op. 7 no. 1 - Griffes
BARTÓK, B. Romanian Folk Dances nos. 1 and 3 (both) or 4 and 6 (both) (Boosey & Hawkes)
From Mikrokosmos (Boosey & Hawkes)
BARTÓK, B. Volume 6 no. 142, 148, 151 or 153
From Three Concert Pieces for Piano (ANZCA)
BRANDMAN, M. Churinga
From Scenes of Childhood (Allans)
CHUA, S. Rodeo
From Serenades (Allans)
CHUA, S. Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair...
COPLAND, A. The Cat and the Mouse (Durand)
From At the Piano With Debussy (Alfred 00-2596)
DEBUSSY, C. La plus que lente
From Préludes, Book I (Alfred 00-2594)
DEBUSSY, C. 1. Danseuses de Delphes
DEBUSSY, C. 2. Voiles
DEBUSSY, C. 6. Des Pas sur la neige
DEBUSSY, C. 10. La Cathédrale engloutie
From Préludes, Book II (00-2598)
DEBUSSY, C. 5. Bruyères
DEBUSSY, C. 10. Canope
From Firestarters 1 (Promethean Editions, NZ)
RITCHIE. Gigue.
From Three Preludes (Boosey & Hawkes)
GERSHWIN, G. no. 1
GRAINGER, P. A. Country Gardens (Schott ED 11179a)
HYDE, M. The Poplar Avenue (Allans)
HYDE, M. Water Nymph (Allans)
KHATCHATURIAN, A. Sonatina in C (1959), 3rd movement (Sikorski)
From Trois Danses Espagnoles (Leduc)
LECUSSANT, S. no. 1 Pasa Calle
From Masterpieces with Flair! Book 3(Alfred 00-6668)
SHOSTAKOVICH. Three Fantastic Dances.
From Rock Preludes (Boosey & Hawkes)
NORTON, C. no. 3
From Mouvements Perpétuels
POULENC, F. no. 3, 2nd and 3rd movements (both)
POULENC, F. Novelette in B minor (Chester)
PROKOFIEV, S. Op. 12, no. 7 Præludium (Boosey & Hawkes)
From At the Piano with Ravel (Alfred 00-2599)
RAVEL, M. Sonatine, 2nd movement
From Le Tombeau de Couperin (Alfred 00-16807)
RAVEL, M. Menuet
From. 6 Kleine Klavierstücke (Universal)
SCHÖNBERG, A Op. 19, nos. 1, 2 and 3 or 4, 5 and 6
SCULTHORPE, P. Sonatina, 2nd and 3rd movements (Leeds)
From Piano Works of Margaret Sutherland (Allans)
SUTHERLAND, M. Sonatina, 3rd movement
WEBERN, A. Klavierstück Op. Posthumous (Universal)
From 20th Century Piano Collection(Boosey & Hawkes)
BENJAMIN. Scherzino.
or
Free Choice - One 20th -Century or contemporary piece of at least Grade Eight standard, consistent with the solos given in List D above. This piece may be accompanied by a backing track if appropriate.
Sight Reading (10 marks)
A passage of at least twelve bars in a major key up to four sharps or flats, or a minor key up to three sharps or flats.
Aural Tests (8 marks)
- The candidate will create a melody in a minor key of his/her own choice, using a four-bar rhythm presented by the examiner. A simple accompaniment will be required.
- The candidate will state whether a passage played by the examiner (major key only) modulates to the subdominant, dominant or relative minor.
- The candidate will identify the following chords, as played by the examiner (notes struck together): major, minor, dominant 7th, augmented, diminished, major 7th or minor 7th (eg. C-E-G-B). The candidate must state the position of major and minor triads only.
- The candidate will identify perfect, imperfect, plagal and interrupted cadences as they occur in a passage (major or minor), as played by the examiner.
General Knowledge (8 marks)
Classical stream only - As for the previous grade, with a general knowledge of other composers of the same period and the stylistic characteristics of the period.
General Impression
As for the previous grade.