Descant Recorder exams

Grade 3

2026 A3 Boccherini/Minuet (3rd movt from Quintet in E, Op. 11 No. 5), arr. Blackwell

2026 A4 Althea Talbot Howard/ Chanson militaire

2026 B10 Vishak Ramaprasad/ Nakshatram (A Star’s Light)

2026 C9 Mingdu Li / Wilderness

Recorder Mix

Grades 1-3

Recorder Mix is your ticket to an exciting world of music for descant recorder and piano! With 16 new pieces and creative arrangements for Grades 1 to 3, this collection bursts with a mix of styles – whether you’re preparing for an exam or just want to liven up your practice. Carefully curated for the ABRSM Grades 1–3 syllabus, this collection provides a comprehensive and engaging resource for early-stage recorder players.

Key features:

• Every piece is featured on the ABRSM Descant Recorder Syllabus from 2026
• Covers all the lists for Grades 1-3
• Perfect for building a fun, varied programme for Practical or Performance Grade exams
• Brand-new arrangements of beloved classical pieces for descant recorder and piano

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Descant Recorder exams 

Grade 3

2026 C5 Pentacle [mixed duet]

A Journey from the Middle Ages to the Present Day

A Collection of Compositions for Descant Recorder

• Editor: Kvapil, Jan

This album includes over sixty compositions, taking players on a musical journey through the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque period right up until our time. The pieces include works by old masters such as Vivaldi, Bach, Hotteterre, Dowland and Telemann, as well as folk songs and thirteen original compositions by British flautist Alan Davis. A variety of styles including blues, jazz, and Latin are covered.

The pieces of medium technical difficulty were selected by renowned Czech flautist Jan Kvapil who is known for his recorder school methods. They are suitable for recorder solo, recorder with accompaniment (guitar, piano/harpsichord) and can also be played with 2-3 recorders. Free supplementary materials are available for this edition: There are 32 audio examples which can be downloaded. One can listen to the pieces unaccompanied or accompanied by various instruments (harpsichord, piano, lute, viola da gamba, percussion) and in various tempos.

• For descant recorder in various ensemble combinations
• Of medium technical difficulty
• With free audio tracks and download material
• ISMN: 9790260108912 (M260108912)

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Descant Recorder exams 

Grade 3

2026 C7 Alan Haughton/ Seven Seas Hornpipe

Haughton: Fun Club Descant Recorder Grade 2-3 - Student Copy

• Composer: Haughton, Alan
• Arrangement: Recorder/Piano (REC/PF)
• Publisher: Kevin Mayhew
• Catalogue Number: 3611807
• Series: Fun Club

Descant Recorder exams

Grade 3 

2026 B7  Sasha Johnson Manning / Asleep in a Boat (No. 4 from A Birthday Garland)

• Arrangement: Descant Recorder and Piano (DESC REC/PF)
• Publisher: Forsyth Bros.
• Catalogue Number: FMS01

Descant Recorder exams

Grade 3

2026 A5 Byrd/ Wolsey’s Wilde, arr. Yeo

Renaissance Recorder Anthology 2 Vol. 2

32 Pieces for Soprano (Descant) Recorder and Piano

• Author: Bennetts, Kathryn
• Author: Bowman, Peter
• Arrangement: violin and piano (DESC REC/PF)
• Publisher: Schott
• Catalogue Number: ED13592D
• Language: English • French • German
• Date Published: 17th Feb 2022
• Series: Schott Anthology Series

Descant Recorder exams

Grade 3

2026 A1 Anon. C17th English/ Old Dance

• Old English Airs and Dances
• • Arranger: Spittler, Helmut
  • Editor: Kästner, Heinz
• Arrangement: treble recorder and piano (harpsichord)
• Publisher: Schott
• Catalogue Number: ED 2566 Q22882

These pieces have, for the most part, been taken from collections compiled and arranged by Alfred Moffat for Violin and Piano. Originally composed during the period when the Recorder was a favourite instrument in England, it can be assumed that many of these pieces were actually composed for the instrument.

Descant Recorder exams

Grade 3

2026 A8 de Lavigne/  Le chévre-feuille (from Les fleurs) [DUET}

2026 B7 Genzmer/  Tranquillo [DUET}

Duets for fun: Treble Recorder pieces to play together

• Arranger: Kretschmann, Elisabeth
• Arrangement: 2 treble recorders (2REC)
• Edition Information: Performance book
• Publisher: Schott
• Catalogue Number: ED23018
• Date Published: 8th Aug 2018
• Series: Duets for Fun

Descant Recorder exams

Grade 3

2025 B12 Telemann/  Presto, arr. Kostujak

Baroque Recorder Anthology for Soprano Recorder, Vol. 2 (Schott)

32 Works for Soprano Recorder with Piano/Guitar Accompaniment

• Editor: Bowman, Peter
• Editor: Heyens, Gudrun
• Arrangement: descant recorder and piano (guitar ad libitum) (DESC REC/PF)
• Publisher: Schott
• Catalogue Number: ED13135D
• Language: English • French • German
• Date Published: 21st Apr 2022
• Series: Schott Anthology Series

Descant Recorder exams

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Grade 3

Treble Recorder exams

2026 A11 Schickhardt Air, arr. Bergmann

2026 C2 Walter Bergmann/ Hornpipe

Sally Adams: Concert Repertoire for Recorder

• Author: Adams, Sally
• Arrangement: Recorder, Piano Accompaniment (REC)
• Publisher: Faber Music
• Catalogue Number: 0571523862
• Date Published: 1st Sep 2005

Twenty-seven superb concert solos for the intermediate recorder player, compiled and arranged by Sally Adams. This selection of pieces spans all styles of music, from the melodies of Handel and Bach to settings of traditionalfolk tunes and more contemporary compositions - something for every occasion, whether it be a recital, concert or competition. Full Piano accompaniments are included throughout.

• ISBN: 9780571523863 (0571523862)

Descant Recorder exams

Grade 3

2026 A2 Anon./ Wilson’s Love, arr. Rosenberg

Rosenberg, Steve (Rosenberg) - First Repertoire Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder

• Selected and edited by Steve Rosenberg
• Instrumentation: Treble Recorder, Piano
• ISMN: 9790060071096
• Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.
• Series: First Repertoire Pieces
• Level of Difficulty: Intermediate

11 pieces for treble/alto recorder and piano selected and edited by Steve Rosenberg.

Descant Recorder exams

Grade 3

2026 A5 Byrd/ La volta, arr. Bullard

2026 A6  M.-A. Charpentier/ Prelude (from Te Deum, H. 146), arr. Bennetts & Bowman

2026 A9 Prokofiev/ March (No. 10 from Musiques d’enfants, Op. 65), arr. Bennetts & Bowman

2026 A10 Susato Basse danse bergeret (from Musyck Boexken), arr. Bullard

2026 C8 Hindemith/ March (from Let’s Build a Town)

• Bowman, Peter: Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Volume 1
• • Editor: Bennetts, Kathryn
  • Editor: Bowman, Peter
• A great boon to the recorder teacher's armoury — Music Teacher
• Arrangement: Alto (Treble) Recorder, Piano Accompaniment (TREB REC/PF)
• Publisher: ABRSM Publishing
• Catalogue Number: 9781860962943
• Language: English
• Date Published: 12th Jul 2007
• Series: Time Pieces

Descant Recorder exams

Grade 3

2026 A11 Tchaikovsky/  Italian Song (No. 15 from Children’s Album, Op. 39), arr. Bonsor

Brian Bonsor: Really Easy Recorder Book

• Composer: Bonsor, Brian
• Arrangement: Soprano (Descant) Recorder, Piano Accompaniment (DESC REC/PF)
• Publisher: Faber Music
• Catalogue Number: 057151037X
• Date Published: 26th Aug 1988

Descant Recorder exams

Grade 3

2026 B2 Paolo Conte/  At Sunset, arr. Adams

2026 B3 Haydn/ Pastorale (1st movt from Partie), arr. Bergmann

• Author: Adams, Sally
• Arrangement: descant recorder/piano (REC/PF)
• Publisher: Faber Music
• Catalogue Number: 0571523285
• Date Published: 21st Oct 2004
• Series: First Repertoire