ABRSM Saxophone Exam Pack 2022-2025 Grade 2

Key features:

· Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - Includes saxophone part and piano accompaniment

· Classic repertoire and newly commissioned pieces and arrangements

· Piano accompaniments for both E- and B- instruments included

· Scales and arpeggios, and sample sight-reading tests, for requirements from the current syllabus

· Audio performances of the nine pieces on alto saxophone and piano by expert musicians, plus accompaniment-only tracks for both E- and B- instruments for use when practising (download code included in the book)

The Exam Pack is an ideal resource for preparation for ABRSM’s Practical Grade 2 Saxophone exam, as well as providing an excellent toolkit for the general development of technical skills at this level.

1. Bourrée (second movement from Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351), arr. Alan Bullard [George Frideric Handel]
2. In Sherwood livde stout Robin Hood (from Fourth Booke of Ayres), arr. Ian Denley [Robert Jones]
3. Spiritoso [Nilia Velázquez]
4. Jupiter (from The Planets, Op. 32), arr. David Blackwell [Gustav Holst]
5. Abendsegen (from Hänsel und Gretel), arr. Peter Gritton [Engelbert Humperdinck]
6. Xhosa Fantasy [Bongani Ndodana-Breen]
7. Horseshoe [Beverley Calland]
8. The Bare Necessities (from The Jungle Book), arr. Peter Lawrance [Terry Gilkyson]
9. Flying High (No. 2 from Rhythm & Rag for Saxophone) [Alan Haughton]