RCM Level 10 Piano Repertoire Guide
Published by Taras (Terry) Babyuk
Introduction
Planning to take your RCM Level 10 Practical Piano Exam? You're in the right place! In this post, you will learn how the Repertoire section is graded, view the full list of pieces to choose from, and pick up a few helpful tips to get you ready for this portion of the exam.
Source: RCM Celebration Series books, 2022 Edition (latest edition)
How Level 10 Piano Repertoire Is Graded
At this level, students must perform five Repertoire pieces - one from each list: A, B, C, D and E. One mark will be deducted for each piece that is not performed from memory. Up to 56 out of 100 total marks can be earned for the Repertoire section, making it the most heavily weighted component of the Level 10 Practical Piano Exam.
Level 10 Piano Repertoire Pieces
Sixth Edition (2022)
List A: Works by J.S. Bach
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Prelude and Fugue in G sharp Minor, BWV 863 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4 |
| Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 884 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 8 |
| Overture in the French Style, BWV 831 - Sarabande, Echo | Johann Sebastian Bach | 12 |
| English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809 - Allemande, Gigue | Johann Sebastian Bach | 15 |
List B: Classical Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Sonata in F Major, op. 10, no. 2 - 1st Movement, 2nd Movement | Ludwig van Beethoven | 20 |
| Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:31 (complete) | Franz Joseph Haydn | 30 |
| Fantasia in C Minor, K 475 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 40 |
List C: Romantic Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Andante espressivo, op. 15, no. 3 | Clara Schumann | 50 |
| Prelude in C sharp Minor, op. 45 | Frederic Chopin | 54 |
| Bridal Procession, op. 19, no. 2 | Edvard Grieg | 58 |
| Romance, op. 118, no. 5 | Johannes Brahms | 63 |
| Consolation No. 3 | Franz Liszt | 66 |
| Impromptu in G flat Major, op. 90, D 899, no. 3 | Franz Schubert | 70 |
| Aufschwung, op. 12, no. 2 | Robert Schumann | 77 |
List D: Post-Romantic, Impressionist, & Early 20th Century Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Cadiz, op. 47, no. 4 | Isaac Albeniz | 84 |
| Barcarolle, op. 28, no. 1 | Amy Beach | 88 |
| General Lavine-eccentric | Claude Debussy | 94 |
| Rialto Ripples (Rag) | G. Gershwin and W. Donaldson | 100 |
| Prelude, op. 3, no. 2 | Sergei Rachmaninoff | 104 |
| Mazurka, op. 50, no. 1 | Karol Szymanowski | 108 |
List E: 20th and 21st Century Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Cassandra's Dream | James Domine | 110 |
| Nocturne | Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte | 113 |
| Dance (Juba) | R. Nathaniel Dett | 120 |
| Solace | Scott Joplin | 124 |
| Prelude (Vieille sous la porte Saint-Jean | Maurice Dela | 128 |
| Shimmer | Heather Schmidt | 132 |
| Reflective Rag | Judith Lang Zaimont | 136 |
| Ricochet | Libby Larsen | 140 |
| Pas de deux | Samuel Barber | 144 |
| Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm - Dance No. 2, Dance No. 4 | Bela Bartok | 148 |
| Rag-Caprice, op. 78, no. 1 | Darius Milhaud | 154 |
| Troubled Water | Margaret Bonds | 158 |
| March, op. 12, no. 1 | Sergei Prokofiev | 166 |
| Land of the Misty Giants | Oscar Peterson | 170 |
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