RCM Level 9 Piano Repertoire Guide
April 10, 2025 by Taras (Terry) Babyuk
Introduction
Planning to take your RCM Level 9 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 9 Piano Repertoire Is Graded
At this level, students must perform four Repertoire pieces - one from each list: A, B, C and D. 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 9 Practical Piano Exam.
Level 9 Piano Repertoire Pieces
Sixth Edition (2022)
List A: Baroque Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Sinfonia No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 790 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4 |
| Sinfonia No. 10 in G Major, BWV 796 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 6 |
| L'Egyptienne | Jean-Philippe Rameau | 8 |
| Allemande in E Minor | George Frideric Handel | 12 |
| Sonata in E Major, K 380 | Domenico Scarlatti | 14 |
| Sonata in A Major, K 209 | Domenico Scarlatti | 18 |
| Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 23 |
List B: Classical Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Sonata in B Minor, Wq 62/22, H 132 1st Movement | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | 28 |
| Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI: 12 1st Movement | Franz Joseph Haydn | 31 |
| Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI: 12 2nd Movement: Minuet and Trio | Franz Joseph Haydn | 31 |
| Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI: 12 3rd Movement: Finale | Franz Joseph Haydn | 31 |
| Sonata in G Major, K 283 (189h) 1st Movement | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 38 |
| Sonata in G Major, K 283 (189h) 2nd Movement | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 38 |
| Sonata in G Major, K 283 (189h) 3rd Movement | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 38 |
| Six Easy Variations on an Original Theme, WoO 77 | Ludwig van Beethoven | 52 |
| Sonata in C Major, WoO 51 1st Movement | Ludwig van Beethoven | 58 |
List C: Romantic Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Waltz in A flat Major, op. 64, no. 3 | Frederic Chopin | 63 |
| Butterfly, op. 43, no. 1 | Edvard Grieg | 68 |
| October (Autumn Song), op. 37b, no. 10 | Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky | 72 |
| Variations on a Russian Folk Song (Among the Gentle Valleys) | Mikhail Glinka | 76 |
| Nocturne in G Minor, op. 37, no. 1 | Frederic Chopin | 80 |
| Scotch Poem, op. 31, no. 2 | Edward MacDowell | 84 |
| Song without Words, op. 30, no. 1 | Felix Mendelssohn | 87 |
| Moment musical, op. 94, no. 3 | Franz Schubert | 90 |
| Toccatina in B flat Major | Bedrich Smetana | 92 |
List D: Post-Romantic, 20th, and 21st Century Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Salta, salta (Hobby-horse) | Octavio Pinto | 96 |
| Deserted Plantation | William Gillock | 98 |
| Decadent Sentimental Song | Miguel Manzano | 100 |
| Ocean Vista | Ruth Watson Henderson | 103 |
| Golliwogg's Cake-walk | Claude Debussy | 106 |
| Changes | Alexina Louie | 111 |
| O Polichinela (Punch) | Heitor Villa-Lobos | 114 |
| Reverie in F Minor | Dennis Alexander | 118 |
| El viaje (The Journey) | Astor Piazzolla | 121 |
| Over the Rainbow | Harold Arlen, arr. George Shearing | 124 |
| Monarchs | Martha Hill Duncan | 126 |
| Carnivalse | Chilly Gonzales | 130 |
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