Trinity College London Piano Exam Pieces & Exercises from 2027: Grade 8 (Extended Edition)

AVAILABLE EARLY FEBRUARY 2027

This book contains a selection of 21 new pieces for the Trinity Piano Grade 8 exam, carefully chosen, graded and edited by a panel of experts, along with informative performance notes to help students and teachers get the most out of the repertoire. Downloadable audio demonstration tracks of all 21 pieces are also included. It also includes new technical exercises composed for the 2027 syllabus, as well as the scales and arpeggios for the grade. Building on the breadth and variety of the 2021 and 2023 repertoire published by Trinity College London Press, Piano 2027 brings together an engaging mix of classic and contemporary music across a wide range of styles and genres, offering something to inspire every pianist.

Preludio and Corrente (from Suite in B minor) (Domenico Zipoli); La Convalescente (from Vingt-sixième ordre) (François Couperin); Allegro con espressione (1st movt from Sonata XIV) (Muzio Clementi); Andante and Allegro (1st movt from Piano Sonata no. 13, op. 27 no. 1) (Ludwig van Beethoven); Improvisation (no. 5 from 8 Pièces brèves, op. 84) (Gabriel Fauré); Nocturne (no. 4 from Six Pieces, op. 19) (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikowsky); Song of Rain (from Suite on Estonian Shepherd Melodies, ETW 45) (Eduard Tubin); Valse capricieuse (no. 3 from Three Sketches, H 68) (Frank Bridge); River Cat (from Kurilpa Suite) (Rachel Hocking); Jazzy (no. 3 from Three Moods) (Aaron Copland); Andante cantabile e rubato (3rd movt from Sonata no. 2) (Erwin Schulhoff); Be a Prelude (from Bliss) (RIOPY); Etude no. 2 (Philip Glass); Janam Janam (from Dilwale) (Lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharyam Music by Pritam, arr. John Human); Carte Blanche (David Hicken); Theme from The Simpsons (Danny Elfman); On Green Dolphin Street (Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Bronisław Kaper, arr. Sam Leak); Fix You (Coldplay) (Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, arr. Phillip Keveren); Rocket Man (Elton John) (Lyrics by Bernie Taupin, Music by Elton John, arr. Stuart Morley); Bugatti Step (Jaroslav Ježek); Happy Go Lucky (Alexandra Skevington)