Music Exam Set Works

1. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050Movement 3 · III. Allegro · 5 min · 310 bars · quarter note ≈ 125 bpm · Free
2. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”Movement 1 · I. Grave - Allegro molto e con brio · Sonata form · 9 min · 311 bars · half note ≈ 146 bpm · Score · Free
3. Purcell: Music for a WhileWhole song

Source: Pearson Edexcel specification

1. Bach: Cantata “Ein feste Burg”, BWV 80Movements 1, 2 and 8
2. Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock EdgeNos. 1, 3 and 5
3. Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17Movement 1
4. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14Movement 1 · I. Reveries - Passions · Sonata form · 14 min · 527 bars · half note ≈ 135 bpm · Score · Free
5. Debussy: Estampes, L. 100Nos. 1 and 2: Pagodes, La soirée dans Grenade · 13 min · Score
6. Stravinsky: The Rite of SpringIntroduction, Augurs of Spring, Ritual of Abduction
7. Saariaho: PetalsWhole work

Source: Pearson Edexcel specification

1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21Movement 1 · I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio · Sonata form · 8 min · 297 bars · quarter note ≈ 178 bpm · Score
2. Bartók: Hungarian Pictures, Sz. 97Movements 1, 2, 4 and 5

Source: AQA specification

1. Purcell: Sonata for trumpet and strings in D major, Z. 850Whole work
2. Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D major “Il gardellino”, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428Whole work
3. Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041Whole work · 15 min
4. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492Act 1: the Overture and Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 · Sonata form · 4 min · 294 bars · half note ≈ 148 bpm · Score
5. Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38Whole work · 7 min · 203 bars · dotted quarter note ≈ 69 bpm · Score
6. Chopin: Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1Whole work · 5 min · 57 bars · quarter note ≈ 49 bpm · Score
7. Brahms: Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2Whole work · 7 min · 116 bars · quarter note ≈ 59 bpm · Score
8. Brahms: Ballade in G minor, Op. 118 No. 3Whole work · 3 min · 117 bars · half note ≈ 84 bpm · Score
9. Grieg: Norwegian March and Notturno, Op. 54 Nos. 2 and 4Whole pieces

Source: AQA specification

1. Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K. 364Movement 1 · Exams 2026 · I. Allegro maestoso · 14 min · 382 bars · quarter note ≈ 119 bpm · Score
2. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111Whole work · Exams 2027 · 30 min · Score
3. Haydn: Symphony No. 39 in G minor, Hob. I:39Whole work · Exams 2028

Source: OCR specification

1. Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D major “London”Whole work · Exams to 2027 · 26 min · Score · Free
2. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major “Italian”, Op. 90Whole work · Exams to 2027 · 28 min · Score
3. Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon and pianoMovement 2 · Exams to 2027
4. Debussy: Nocturnes, L. 91No. 1: Nuages · Exams to 2027 · I. Nuages · 7 min · 102 bars · Score
5. Haydn: Symphony No. 100 in G major “Military”Whole work · Exams from 2028 · 23 min · Score
6. Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485Whole work · Exams from 2028
7. Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon and pianoMovement 1 · Exams from 2028
8. Debussy: Nocturnes, L. 91No. 2: Fêtes · Exams from 2028 · II. Fêtes · 6 min · 279 bars · dotted quarter note ≈ 142 bpm · Score

Source: Eduqas specification

1. Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major “Drumroll”AS: Movements 3 and 4 · 29 min · Score
2. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626AS: Recordare, Confutatis, Lacrimosa, Domine Jesu · 26 min · Score · Free
3. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68A level: Movement 4 · Exams 2026 · IV. Adagio - Piu andante - Allegro · Sonata form · 17 min · 458 bars
4. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68A level: Movement 1 · Exams from 2027 · I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro · Sonata form · 13 min · 511 bars
5. Verdi: Messa da RequiemA level: Dies irae, to bar 446 · Exams 2026 · II. Dies irae (Sequence) · 37 min · 701 bars · Score
6. Verdi: Messa da RequiemA level: Ingemisco, Confutatis, Lacrymosa, Domine Jesu, Sanctus · Exams from 2027 · 1 h 23 min · Score
7. Debussy: Images, Book I, L. 110A level: Reflets dans l’eau · Exams 2026 · I. Reflets dans l'eau · 5 min · 95 bars · Score
8. Lili Boulanger: Pour les funérailles d’un soldatA level · Exams from 2027

Source: WJEC specification