RCM Level 10 Piano Repertoire Guide
April 10, 2025 by Taras (Terry) Babyuk
Introduction
Planning to take your RCM Level 10 Practical Piano Exam? You're in the right place! In this post, you will learn how the Repertoire section is graded, view the full list of pieces to choose from, and pick up a few helpful tips to get you ready for this portion of the exam.
Source: RCM Celebration Series books, 2022 Edition (latest edition)
How Level 10 Piano Repertoire Is Graded
At this level, students must perform five Repertoire pieces - one from each list: A, B, C, D and E. One mark will be deducted for each piece that is not performed from memory. Up to 56 out of 100 total marks can be earned for the Repertoire section, making it the most heavily weighted component of the Level 10 Practical Piano Exam.
Level 10 Piano Repertoire Pieces
Sixth Edition (2022)
List A: Baroque Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major, BWV 866 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4 |
| Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 8 |
| French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817 - 1st Movement: Allemande | Johann Sebastian Bach | 12 |
| French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817 - 8th Movement: Gigue | Johann Sebastian Bach | 12 |
| Fantasia in C Minor | Johann Sebastian Bach | 16 |
List B: Classical Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Sonata in G Minor, Hob. XVI:44 (complete) | Franz Joseph Haydn | 20 |
| Sonata in F Minor, op. 2, no. 1 (complete) | Ludwig van Beethoven | 30 |
| Rondo in D Major, K 485 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 48 |
List C: Romantic Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Impromptu in A flat Major, op. 90, D 899, no. 4 | Franz Schubert | 55 |
| Vogel als Prophet, op. 82, no. 7 | Robert Schumann | 62 |
| Intermezzo in B flat Minor, op. 117, no. 2 | Johannes Brahms | 65 |
| Nocturne in E Minor, op. posth. 72, no. 1 | Frédéric Chopin | 70 |
| Polonaise in A Major, op. 40, no. 1 | Frédéric Chopin | 74 |
| Spinning Song, op. 67, no. 4 | Felix Mendelssohn | 80 |
| Consolation No. 3 | Franz Liszt | 86 |
List D: Post-Romantic, Impressionist, & Early 20th Century Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Twenty-four Preludes, op. 11 - Prelude No. 4, Prelude No. 6 | Alexander Scriabin | 90 |
| Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum | Claude Debussy | 94 |
| Barcarolle No. 4 in A flat Major, op. 44 | Gabriel Faure | 99 |
| Cordoba, op. 232, no. 4 | Isaac Albeniz | 105 |
| The Sea, op. 17, no. 12 | Selim Palmgren | 112 |
| Prelude in G flat Major, op. 23, no. 10 | Sergei Rachmaninoff | 116 |
List E: 20th and 21st Century Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Prelude in C Major, op. 12, no. 7 | Sergei Prokofiev | 119 |
| Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (complete) | Bela Bartok | 124 |
| Six Variations on 'Land of the Silver Birch' | Pierre Gallant | 132 |
| Old Adam (Two-Step) | William Bolcom | 138 |
| The River | Martha Hill Duncan | 142 |
| 'V' (Valse chromatique) | Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte | 145 |
| Cassandra's Dream | James Domine | 150 |
| Cancion y danza VI | Federico Mompou | 153 |
| Mist | Court Stone | 156 |
| Dance (Juba) | R. Nathaniel Dett | 160 |
| Nocturne | Stephen Chatman | 164 |
| Toccata | David L. McIntyre | 166 |
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