Prescribed works

Section B in both the AMusTCL and LMusTCL exams tests knowledge of prescribed repertoire.

AMusTCL

The prescribed works for 2025-2028 are:

1. Bach: Partita no. 6 in E minor, BWV 830; Henle HN1518
2. Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte, K.588, Act 1 only; Bärenreiter TP314 (NB vocal scores are not suitable)
3. Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin, op. 25 (high voice/piano); Bärenreiter BA9117
4. Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 (from page 55 to page 176); Dover DP15499 (this edition only) *
5. Tippett: A Child of Our Time; Eulenburg ETP8053 (this edition only) (NB vocal scores are not suitable)

* Please see below regarding permitted annotations to this work.

There is no overlap period. Exams taking place in 2025 will only include questions on the prescribed works for 2025-2028.

LMusTCL

The prescribed works for 2025–2026 are:

Either: i Lieder

• Set work — Strauss: Four Last Songs; Boosey & Hawkes M060112249

or: ii Chamber music

• Set work — Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D667, The Trout; Eulenburg ETP118

The prescribed works for 2027–2028 are:

Either: i Opera

• Set work – Handel: Acis and Galatea (vocal score: Bärenreiter BA4039-90)

or: ii Keyboard music

• Set work – Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy (Wiener Urtext UT50010)

There is no overlap period. Exams taking place in 2027 will only include questions on the prescribed works for 2027-2028.

The prescribed works for 2029-2030 are:

Either: i Symphonic music

• Set work – Bruckner: Symphony no. 4 (Eulenburg ETP1525)

or: ii Lieder

• Set work – Schumann: Dichterliebe (Bärenreiter BA7851)

There is no overlap period. Exams taking place in 2029 will only include questions on the prescribed works for 2029-2030.

The prescribed works for 2031-2032 are:

Either: i Chamber music

• Set work – Franck: Piano Quintet (Eulenburg ETP329)

or: ii Oratorio

• Set work – Elgar: The Music Makers (study score: Höflich 4473) (NB vocal scores are not suitable)

There is no overlap period. Exams taking place in 2031 will only include questions on the prescribed works for 2031-2032.

Annotations

Candidates will need to take an unmarked score of each work prepared for section B into the exam room. If the copy does not have printed bar numbers candidates should insert them in advance as questions will refer to places in the score by this method. Begin numbering afresh at the start of each movement. Bar numbers are the only permitted markings that candidates may have in their scores.

Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 – the following annotations may be made to the Dover edition:

Bar numbers:

Bar numbering will follow the following format (based on the specified Dover DP15499 edition):

• Bar numbering starts from bar 1 at the beginning of the Poco adagio (p. 55) and ends on p. 70 (last bar).
• Bar numbering starts from bar 1 at the beginning of the Allegro moderato (p. 71) and ends on the 5th bar of p. 124.
• Bar numbering starts from bar 1 at the beginning of the Maestoso (6th bar of p. 124) and runs through to the end of the symphony.