RCM Violin Repertoire - Full List of Pieces

The complete list of RCM Violin Repertoire pieces students can choose from to prepare for their RCM examinations. Source: RCM Celebration Series books, 2021 Edition (latest edition)

Preparatory Violin Repertoire

2021 Edition

LIST A: PIECES IN A SLOWER TEMPO

PIECE	COMPOSER	PAGE
Ode to Joy	Beethoven, arr. Parkins-Lindstrom and Donkin	4
In Ancient Times	Harold Birston	5
Berceuse	Frank Blachford	6
The Climb Up Mount Royal	Jean Coulthard	7
All Alone	David G. Duke	8
Pit-a-Pat Rain	Traditional German, arr. Sassmannshaus and Lusk	9
Sine Bahn (Fair Jean)	Johnston, arr. Birston	10
Poeme	Paul de Keyser	12
The Bells of St. Basil’s	Paul de Keyser	13

LIST B: PIECES IN A FASTER TEMPO

Machu Picchu Mountain	Joanne Martin	13
That Sounds So Glorious	Mozart, arr. Donkin	15
Waltz	Violet Archer	16
Spine-chiller	Edward H. Jones	18
The Old Woman and the Peddler	English folk song, arr. Kinney	19
Opening Doors	Mary A. Rich	20
The Subway Train	Jean Ethridge	22
Pony Trot	Krasev, arr. Keyser and Waterman	23
Konope (The Old City)	Moravian folk song, arr. Janacek, transc. Faltus	24
Homage to Bartok	Jean Ethridge	25
Pepperoni Pizza Pie	A. Hewitt-Jones and C. Lumsden	26
Happy-Go-Lucky	Joanne Martin	28
Wagon Wheels	Christine Donkin	30
Jumping Beans	C. Sassmannshaus and M. Lusk	31
Folk Song	Traditional French song, arr. McLean	32

Level 1 Violin Repertoire

2021 Edition

LIST A: PIECES IN A SLOWER TEMPO

PIECE	COMPOSER	PAGE
From My Homeland	Cui, arr. Keyser and Waterman	4
Un Canadien errant	French Canadian folk song, arr. Duke	5
The Plucky Snake	P. Popp, arr. C. Gale	6
March of the Elephants	Harold Birston	8
A Song, op. 80, no. 6	Dmitri Kabalevsky	9
Lift Every Voice and Sing	J. R. Johnson, arr. M. Mrozinski	10
Air from Rinaldo	G. F. Handel, arr. K. Wood	12
Garden Piece	Christopher Norton	14
On Eagle’s Wings	M. Joncas, arr. H. Birston	16
Kavatine	Alec Rowley	18
Old Melodie	Anonymous, arr. W. Mould	20

LIST B: PIECES IN A FASTER TEMPO

Frolic	Terence Greaves	22
Mountain Creek	Mary A. Rich	23
Romanian Dance	Ricky Hyslop	24
Scotty Lad	Robert Fleming	26
Hevenu Shalom Aleichem	Traditional Israeli melody, arr. Donkin	28
Rainy Daze	Hannah B. Groening	30
Dizzy Lizzy Lightweight	C. Lumsden and B. Attwood	31
Dance	B. Bartok, arr. E. Zathureczky	32
Caterpillar! Caterpillar!	Russian folk song, arr. Kinney	33
Soldier’s March, op. 68, no. 2	Robert Schumann	34
La Puertorriquena: Reverie	Sister Gotay, arr. Pine	35
Cha-Cha	Neil Mackay	36
The Cowboy	Christine Donkin	38
Two Little Donkeys	A. Cofalik and R. Twardowski	40

Level 2 Violin Repertoire

2021 Edition

LIST A: PIECES IN A SLOWER TEMPO

Farewell, (Abschied), op. 52, no. 5	Beethoven, arr. Moffat	4
The Lark	Mikhail I. Glinka	6
Melodie antique francaise	Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky	8
Andantino in G Major, op. 22, no. 4	Edward Elgar	10
Early One Morning	English folk song, arr. Kinney	11
Andantino in F Major	N. Laoureux, arr. C. Donkin	12
Melodie	J. Halvorsen, arr. W. Mould	14
Dreamers, op. 80, no. 19	Dmitri Kabalevsky	16
Solemn Moments	Violet Archer	18
A Little Sorrow	Jean Coulthard	19
Tall Ships	B. McDougall, arr. J. McIvor	20
Sweet Memories (Dolci ricordi)	Harold Birston	22

LIST B: PIECES IN A FASTER TEMPO

Minuet	J. Clarke, arr. C. Donkin	24
Flash of Light’ning	C. Lumsden and B. Attwood	25
Minuet and Trio, K 585, no. 8	Mozart, arr. Noble	26
Waltz in D Major, D 420, no. 1	F. Schubert, arr. K. Wood	28
A Pirate Bold	George Coutts	30
Skipping and Hopping, op. 80, no. 8	Dmitri Kabalevsky	33
Hurdy-Gurdy	D. Shostakovich, arr. K. Fortunatov	34
Hungarian Dance	Pal Jardanyi	36
Vive la Canadienne!	French Canadian folk song, arr. McLean	38
The Beavers	A. Cofalik and R. Twardowski	40
Tango	N. Mackay	42
Banana Skin	Edward H. Jones	44
The Fortune Teller	Christine Donkin	46
Motorcycles	David G. Duke	48

Level 3 Violin Repertoire

2021 Edition

LIST A: BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL-STYLE REPERTOIRE

Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126	attr. J. S. Bach, arr. K. Wood	4
Tambourin	J.-P. Rameau, arr. K. Donkin	6
Sonatina in F Major, TWV 41:F1: 3rd Movement	G. P. Telemann, arr. K. Wood	8
Mouvement d’une serenade	G. Sammartini, arr. A. Moffat	10
Polonaise	W. A. Mozart, arr. H. Birston	12
Concertino in G Major, op. 11: 1st Movement	F. Kuchler	13

LIST B: TRADITIONAL AND ROMANTIC-STYLE REPERTOIRE

March (from The Nutcracker)	P. I. Tchaikovsky, arr. J. Noble	18
Nouvelle agreable! (Good News!)	18th-century French carol, arr. C. Donkin	21
Wedding Tune, op. 17, no. 24	E. Grieg, arr. K. Wood	22
Minor Mode	F. Blachford	24
The Birthday Party Waltz	H. Weston, arr. R. Barton Pine and D. Bontemps	26
Skye Boat Song	arr. H. J. McLean	28
Mazurka	Natalya Baklanova	30
Arirang	Trad. Korean folk song, arr. C. Kim	32

LIST C: 20th AND 21st-CENTURY REPERTOIRE

A Sad Waltz (For Missy, Our Kitten)	Jean Coulthard	33
The Farmers’ Market	Christine Donkin	34
Songs My Mother Taught Me, op. 55, no. 4	A. Dvorak, arr. J. Noble	36
Capriccio No. 160 (Polka)	S. Leonardi, arr. L. Maus	38
Donkey Doodle	William Kroll	40
Dill Pickles	C. Johnson, arr. Z. RT and C. Donkin	43
Wallaby’s Lullaby, op. 5	George Fiala	46
Joyous	Violet Archer	49
Budapesto	Carey Cheney	50

Level 4 Violin Repertoire

2021 Edition

LIST A: CONCERTOS, AIRS VARIES, AND FANTASIAS

Theme and Variations	Franz J. Haydn	4
The Infant Paganini	Eduard Mollenhauer	8
Concerto in F Major: 3rd Movement: Farmers’ Dance	Arnoldo Sartorio	13
Concertino in the Style of Antonio Vivaldi, op. 15: 1st Movement	Ferdinand Kuchler	16
Concertante	Charlotte Ruegger	20

LIST B: BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL-STYLE REPERTOIRE

Two Airs	Henry Purcell	24
Sonata in F Major, op. 5, no. 10: 4th Movement: Gavotta	A. Corelli, arr. K. Wood	26
Giguetta	J. S. Bach, arr. C. Seely-Brown	28
Sarabande	G. F. Handel, arr. C. Gale	30
Andante grazioso, op. 38, no. 4	J. F. Mazas, arr. C. Donkin	32
Gavotte and Musette	J. Lully, arr. A. Moffat	34

LIST C: CONCERT REPERTOIRE

Knecht Ruprecht, op. 68, no. 12	Robert Schumann	37
Le faun (The Faun)	Ethel Barns	40
Summer Song, op. 80, no. 16	Dmitri Kabalevsky	42
Danse napolitaine (Neapolitan Dance)	Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky	44
Fast Dance	Natalya Baklanova	47
Bohemian Dance	Gerry Thornton	50
Hello Violin	Joachim Johow	53
Hen and Rooster	Zdenek Konicek	56
Wrist Watch	Harold Birston	58
The Song of Twilight	Yoshinao Nakada	60

Level 5 Violin Repertoire

2021 Edition

LIST A: CONCERTOS, AIRS VARIES, AND FANTASIAS

Air varie on a Theme by Pacini, op. 89, no. 1	Charles Dancla	4
Student Concertino No. 2, op. 6: I	Adolf Huber	10
Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G8: I	G. P. Telemann, arr. F. Schroeder	13

LIST B: SONATAS AND SONATINAS

Rondeau	W. A. Mozart, arr. D. Blackwell	18
Sonata in E Minor, op. 5, no. 8: 1st Movement: Preludio 2nd Movement: Allemanda	A. Corelli, arr. J. Noble	20
Sonata, op. 10b, no. 2: 3rd Movement: Air polonais	Carl Maria von Weber	24

LIST C: CONCERT REPERTOIRE

El pano moruno	M. de Falla, arr. P. Kochanski	29
Ukrainian Folk Song	Trad. Ukrainian melody, arr. Baker	34
Mazurka	Frank Blachford	36
Dance	D. Shostakovich, arr. K. Fortunatov	38
Prelude and Berceuse	Shinichi Suzuki	40
Barn Dance	Christine Donkin	42
Two Rigaudons	J.-P. Rameau	45
Toy Soldiers’ March	Fritz Kreisler	48
Music Camp Boogie	Harold Birston	51
Allegro vivace	Ralph Vaughan Williams	54
Shenandoah	American folk song, arr. Mrozinski	57
Scherzo	D. Kabalevsky, arr. K. Sorokin	60
Galop	Carl Bohm	61

Level 6 Violin Repertoire

2021 Edition

LIST A: CONCERTOS, AIRS VARIES, AND FANTASIAS

Air varie on a Theme by Bellini, op. 89, no. 3	Charles Dancla	4
Concerto in G Major, op. 3, no. 3, RV 310: 1st Movement	A. Vivaldi, arr. K. Wood	9
The Boy Paganini	Eduard Mollenhauer	14
Concertino No. 2 in C Major, op. 54: 3rd Movement	Ernst Schmidt	22

LIST B: SONATAS AND SONATINAS

Sonatina in C Minor, WoO 43a	L. van Beethoven	26
Sonatina: 2nd Movement	Bohuslav Martinu	28
Sonata No. 2: 2nd Movement	Healey Willan	31
Sonata in A Minor, TWV 41:a3: 1st Movement: Siciliana 2nd Movement	G. P. Telemann, arr. K. Wood	34

LIST C: CONCERT REPERTOIRE

Adoration	Felix Borowski	38
Coraggio	Harold Birston	43
Hornpipe	George Coutts	46
Catch Me if You Can!	Christine Donkin	50
Youngsters’ Dance	Istvan Szelenyi	54
Romance, WoO II/10	Max Reger	58
Dance Caprice (Mazurka)	A. Melecci, arr. F. Radcliffe	60
Andantino in the Style of Martini	Fritz Kreisler	63
I’m Not Myself, but a Stranger	James Rolfe	66
The Easy Winners	S. Joplin, arr. W. Birtel	68
Bamboo Stem and Jasmine Flower	Trad. Chinese melodies, arr. J. Stock	Part: 34
Hymn to Freedom	O. Peterson, arr. C. J. Stewart	Part: 36

Level 7 Violin Repertoire

2021 Edition

LIST A: CONCERTOS, AIRS VARIES, AND FANTASIAS

Concerto in D Major: 1st Movement	B. Marcello, arr. T. Nachez	4
Concerto in E Minor: 1st Movement	P. Nardini, arr. E. Pente	12
Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, op. 12: 1st Movement	Friedrich Seitz	19

LIST B: SONATAS AND SONATINAS

Sonata in D Minor: 2nd Movement: Fugato	Anonymous, arr. K. Wood	27
Sonata in F Major, op. 2, no. 4, RV 20: 1st Movement	Antonio Vivaldi	32
Sonata in D Major, op. posth. 137, no. 1, D 384: 1st Movement	Franz Schubert	35
Sonata in C Minor: 3rd Movement: Siciliana	F. Geminiani, arr. F. David	43

LIST C: CONCERT REPERTOIRE

Introduction and Polonaise	Carl Bohm	46
Air de ballet	Paul Wachs	51
Souvenir de Sarasate	William Potstock	56
Scherzetto, op. 50, no. 22	Cesar Cui	61
Chanson de matin, op. 15, no. 2	Edward Elgar	66
Scotch Lullaby	Luigi von Kunits	70
Polish Dance	Edmund Severn	72
Minuet in the Style of Porpora	Fritz Kreisler	78
Spanischer Tanz, op. 12, no. 1	M. Moszkowski, arr. Scharwenka	84
Valse bluette (Air de ballet)	R. Drigo, arr. H. Birston	89
Larghetto	G. F. Handel, arr. J. Hubay	93

Level 8 Violin Repertoire

2021 Edition

LIST A: CONCERTOS, AIRS VARIES, AND FANTASIAS

Concerto in G Major, Hob. VIIa:4: 1st Movement	F. J. Haydn, ed. S. Zorzor, cadenza by F. Kuchler	4
Concerto No. 1 in E Minor: 1st Movement	A. Komarowski	14
Concerto in G Major, op. 4, no. 12, RV 298: 1st Movement	A. Vivaldi, arr. K. Wood	25

LIST B: SONATAS AND SONATINAS

Sonatina in G Major, op. 100: 1st Movement	Antonin Dvorak	30
Sonata in A Major, HWV 372: 1st Movement 2nd Movement	G. F. Handel, ed. S. Sadie	38
Sonatina: 1st Movement: Bagpipers 2nd Movement: Bear Dance	B. Bartok, transc. A.Gertler	41
Sonatine Baroque: 2nd Movement	Murray Adaskin	Part: 20

LIST C: CONCERT REPERTOIRE

Romance	Shostakovich, transc. Fortunatov	45
Salut d’amour, op. 12	Edward Elgar	48
Schon Rosmarin	Fritz Kreisler	52
Les polichinelles	J.-B. Senaille, arr. A. Moffat	56
Die Biene, op. 13, no. 9	Francois Schubert	60
Hopak	M. Mussorgsky, arr. Rachmaninoff	64
Obertass, op. 19, no. 1	Henryk Wieniawski	70
Playera, op. 23, no. 1	Pablo de Sarasate	75
Meditation (from Thais)	J. Massenet, transc. M. P. Marsick	80
Cortege	Lili Boulanger	84
Dance	Gary Kulesha	89
A Perfect Day	C. Jacobs-Bond, arr. C. Donkin	94

LIST D: UNACCOMPANIED REPERTOIRE

Fantasia No. 1 in B flat Major, TWV 40:14: 1st Movement	G. P. Telemann	Part: 43
Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: Gigue	J. S. Bach	Part: 44
Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: Bourree or Gigue	J. S. Bach	Part: 46
Fantasia No. 7 in E flat Major, TWV 40:20: 2nd Movement	G. P. Telemann	Part: 48

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