BC CONSERVATORY MASTERCLASS Piano Repertoire Grade 8 2022 Edition

Masterclass - Grade 8 Repertoire

The Masterclass Piano Series 2022 contains a collection of carefully selected works that span the Baroque, Classical, Romantic eras, and on through to the 21st Century. Many of the selections have been used by piano teachers world wide with great success for up to 200 years, setting a high standard of learning and performance for all piano players.

In contrast, there are numerous and masterful contemporary works that are waiting to be explored for their beauty and effectiveness. Each composition, chosen for its musicality and educational merit provides the basis for development of a solid foundation enabling piano students to rise to each challenge along their journey of discovery of the rewarding gift of music.

Compositions

LIST A | BAROQUE STYLE

Invention No. 8 in F major - Bach, Johann Sebastian                                 

Invention No. 9 in F minor - Bach, Johann Sebastian                                 

Invention No. 13 in A minor - Bach, Johann Sebastian                                 

Sonata in C minor - Presto - Pescetti, Giovanni Battista        

Adagio in D major - Galuppi, Baldassare                      

Air - Purcell, Henry                                 

Capriccio - Scarlatti, Domenico                    

LIST B | CLASSICAL STYLE

Sonata,  K 545 First movement - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus                                                                           

Sonata in B flat major, K 498 A Second movement - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus                                                                                 

Allegretto From string quartet in A major - Haydn, Franz Joseph                                                                                            

Sonatina Op. 36, No. 5 First movement - Clementi, Muzio                                                                                             

Sonata in G major Op. 49, No. 2 First movement - Beethoven, Ludwig van                                                               

Sonatina Op. 59, No. 1 Rondo - Kuhlau, Friedrich                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 LIST C | ROMANTIC  STYLE

Important Event - Schumann, Robert                         

Scherzo and Trio - Schubert, Franz                             

Waltz in A flat Op. 69, No. 1 - Chopin, Frederic                            

Waltz in B minor Op. 69, No. 2 - Chopin, Frederic                             

Prelude in B minor Op. 28, No. 6 - Chopin, Frederic                             

Melancholy Waltz Op. 3, No. 3 - Rebikov, Vladimir                           

Consolation Op. 100, No. 13 - Burgmuller, Johann    

 LIST D | POST-ROMANTIC AND TWENTIETH CENTURY STYLE

Steamin’ Down the Mississippi - Khvatov, Denis                                        

The Little Shepherd - Debussy, Claude                        

To the Rising Sun - Torjussen, Trygve                  

The Lights on Broadway - North, Eric                                    

Elegie (abridged) - Kalinnikov, Vasily Serge           

Cradle Song - Ilyinsky, Alexander                        

The Bell - Bortkiewicz, Serge                        

Remembrance - North, Eric                                     

Gymnopedie - Satie, Erik