Fred Coulter
Collector of ancient keyboards
I mentioned earlier that The Royal Conservatory has released their history books for levels 9, 10, and ARCT. (No, not the books to get an ARCT in Composition and/or Theory; the books to pass the theory and history assessments for a performance ARCT. Passing all three ARCT theory assessments supported by the texts will get you an ARCT certificate, but not an ARCT diploma. Yes, it's confusing.) I've picked up a copy of the Level 9 book and am studying it for a May assessment exam. (You can buy it from cheaper sources.)
At any rate, there's lots of music in the book. The main pieces examined are the following:
At any rate, there's lots of music in the book. The main pieces examined are the following:
- Baroque
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
- Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier
- Handel: Messiah
- Classical
- Haydn: Emperor Quartet
- Mozart: Ein kleine Nachtmusik
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
- Romantic
- Schubert: Erlkönig
- Chopin: Polonaise in A flat Major
- Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
- Bizet: Carmen
- Modern
- Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
- Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
- Bernstein: West Side Story
- Louie: Music for Piano
- Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine