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 Oboe 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 Oboe 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 | Albinoni | Allegro e non presto And Adagio 1st movt And 2nd movt from Concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2 |
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| 2 | J. S. Bach | Allegro 1st movt from Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020 |
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| 3 | Coste |  CavatineOp. 37 |
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| 4 | Handel | Larghetto And Allegro 1st movt And 2nd movt from Sonata in G minor, HWV 364a, Op. 1 No. 6 |
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| 5 | Haydn | Rondo–Allegretto 3rd movt from Concerto in C, Hob. VIIg/C1 (observing cadenzas) |
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| 6 | Krommer | Adagio Or Rondo–Allegretto 2nd movt Or 3rd movt from Concerto in F, Op. 52 |
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| 7 | Mozart trans. Hodgson |
Allegro 1st movt from Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370 |
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| 8 | Rietz | Andante sostenuto 1st movt from Concert Piece, Op. 33 |
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| 9 | Telemann | Largo And Allegro 1st movt And 2nd movt from Sonata in E minor, TWV 41:e6 |
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| 10 | T. A. Walmisley | Sonatina No. 2 in G (complete) |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | M. Arnold | Andante con moto And Vivace 2nd movt And 3rd movt from Sonatina for Oboe |
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| 2 | L. Berkeley | Molto moderato 1st movt from Sonatina for Oboe |
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| 3 | Elgar | Soliloquy (upper line in ossias) |
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| 4 | Grovlez | Sarabande et Allegro | |
| 5 | Paul Hart | The Marionette's Dance Or Bye-Bye Manuel | |
| 6 | R. Hofmann | Lied ohne Worte No. 2 from Four Pieces, Op. 81 |
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| 7 | Piazzolla | Oblivion | |
| 8 | Poulenc | Elégie Or Scherzo 1st movt Or 2nd movt from Sonata for Oboe |
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| 9 | Saint-Saëns | Ad libitum–Allegretto Or Molto allegro 2nd movt Or 3rd movt from Sonata, Op. 166 |
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| 10 | Schumann | No. 2 from Three Romances, Op. 94 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Blatt | Study in E minor Or Study in B♭ No. 8 Or No. 9 from 15 Entertaining Etudes, Op. 24 |
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| 2 | Britten | Phaeton Or Niobe No. 2 Or No. 3 from Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49 |
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| 3 | Ross Edwards | Yanada Or Ulpirra No. 1 Or No. 2 from Two Pieces for Solo Oboe |
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| 4 | Ferling | Study in G minor And Study in G minor No. 19 And No. 20 from 48 Studies, Op. 31 |
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| 5 | Kreutzer, trans. Lamotte | Study in E | |
| 6 | Luft | Study in A minor Or Study in B♭ minor | |
| 7 | Mike Mower | Be Meaningful And Aw Now C'Mon! from The Good-Tempered Oboe |
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| 8 | Telemann | Largo And Spirituoso 1st movt And 2nd movt from Fantasia No. 8 in E minor, TWV 40:9 |
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| 9 | Tomasi | Péruvienne No. 1 from Évocations for Solo Oboe |
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| 10 | Ayser Vançin | Chants de la Terre (to be played on oboe) |
Candidates for a Grade 6, 7 or 8 exam must already have passed ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a solo Jazz subject; for full details, including a list of accepted alternatives, see Regulation 1d.
