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PLEASE NOTE THE CUT-OFF DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1st FOR
AGE LIMITS
Senior and Any Age Classes
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301
302
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Recital
Class
OPEN
(see Rule 1) Any Age
(Grades approx. 6 and over)
Own choice of two or more pieces by contrasting composers not exceeding a total of 15
minutes
Credit will be given for playing from
memory
Prize: DOROTHY ALLEN SENIOR
RECITAL CUP
Baroque Class
16 years and over
Own choice from a work written by a Baroque composer before 1750 (8 minutes)
Prize. BACH SENIOR
CHALLENGE CUP
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£11.50
£7.00
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303
304
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Classical Period
16 years and over
Own choice of one movement of a sonata or a work of comparable stature, written by a classical period composer between 1750 and 1828 (10 minutes)
Prize: MURIEL HOLLAND MOZART MEMORIAL CUP
Romantic Composer
16 years and over
Own choice of a work from the
romantic period by Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt,
Schumann, Brahms or similar
(8 minutes)
Prize: CHOPIN CUP
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£8.00
£7.00
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305
306
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French Composer
16 years and over
Own choice of a work by a French Composer
(7 minutes)
Twentieth
Century Composer
16 years and over
Own choice of a work published after 1910 (7 minutes)
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£6.50
£6.50
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307
308
309
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Own Choice Classes
Own choice of music by one composer in any style
OPEN (see Rule 1) - Any Age (8 minutes)
Prize: MARTIN WILSON MEMORIAL CUP
OPEN
(see Rule 1) - Adult, 35 years and over (7 minutes)
CLOSED - 16 years and over
This class is
for competitors who have not won a first place in a solo piano class at any
festival during the past five years, at the date of entry (5 minutes)
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£7.00
£6.50
£6.00
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Junior Classes
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311
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Recital
Class
15 years and under
(Grades approx. 5 and over)
Own choice of two pieces by contrasting composers not exceeding a total of 10
minutes.
Credit will be given for playing from
memory
Prize: JUNIOR RECITAL CUP
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£9.00
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312
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Bursary
Class
Competitors must enter two classes of the same age group in order to
qualify - one Classical Period (classes 321, 322, or 323) plus
one Own Choice Class (classes 324, 325 or 326) The two competitors
from each age group with the highest total marks (not less than 170) will re-perform their two pieces at the final session of the Festival for a BURSARY PRIZE of
£50, generously donated by the H R
Taylor Trust. Entry for the Bursary is not compulsory. Each class may be entered separately and carries its own award, but nobody may enter for more than ONE age group.
Classical Period
Own choice from a work written by a
classical period composer
between 1750 and 1828
The BEETHOVEN JUNIOR CUP will be awarded to the
competitor with the highest mark In Classes 321 to 323
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321
322
323
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15 years and
under (5 minutes)
12 years and
under (4 minutes)
10 years and under (3
minutes)
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£5.50
£5.00
£4.50
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Own Choice – 1800 onwards
Own choice of music by one composer
born from 1800 onwards
The
BETTY WALKER CUP will be awarded to the competitor with the highest mark in
Classes 324 to 327
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324
325
326
327
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15 years and
under (5 minutes)
12 years and
under (4 minutes)
10 years and
under (3 minutes)
8
years and under (2 minutes) (non
Bursary)
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£5.50
£5.00
£4.50
£4.00
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Baroque Classes
Own choice from a work written by a
Baroque composer before 1750. Competitors may only enter for ONE of these classes
The BACH JUNIOR CUP will be awarded to the
competitor with the highest mark in Classes 328 to 330
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328
329
330
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15 years and
under (5 minutes)
12 years and under (4 minutes)
10 years and under (3
minutes)
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£5.50
£5.00
£4.50
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331
332
333
334
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Closed Classes
Classes 331 to 334 are CLOSED CLASSES, open only to competitors who have not won a first place in a solo piano class at any Festival at the date of entry.
Competitors may enter for only ONE of these classes
Closed Classes are all Own Choice of
music in any style
15 years and under (4 minutes)
12 years and under (3 minutes)
10 years and under (2 minutes)
8
years and under (2 minutes)
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£5.50
£5.00
£4.50
£4.00
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335
341
342
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Non
Competitive Class
18 years and under
Own choice of a
favourite piece in any style (4 minutes)
Original works - No
arrangements
No awards will
be made in this class. Entrants will receive an adjudication and a
Performer’s Certificate
They may not enter
for any other solo piano classes
Study
Classes
Own
choice of one study by any composer
Competitors may only enter for ONE of these classes
16 years and under (4 minutes)
12 years and under (3 minutes)
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£5.50
£5.50
£5.00
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Jazz and Set Piece Classes – all ages
Jazz and/or Improvisation
Own choice of a piece
in jazz, rock or blues style, either notated or improvised. Please note that pieces/books set
in classes 353 to 359 MUST NOT BE
USED.
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351
352
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16 years and over (5 minutes)
15 years and under (4 minutes)
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£6.00
£5.50
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353
354
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The JUNIOR PIANOFORTE CUP will be awarded to the competitor gaining the highest mark in the Set Piece Classes 353 to 359
13 to 15 years
Choose any one piece from On The
Right Track, Level 4 by Mike Cornick
(Universal UE 21163)
11 and 12 years
Choose
any one piece from More Finger Jogging Boogie by
Stephen Duro
(ABRSM 2665)
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£5.00
£4.50
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355
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10 years
Choose either page
21, OR page 25, OR page 30 AND one other
contrasting piece from Next Step
Boogies, Rags and Blues Collection by Carol Barratt (Chester / Music
Sales CH61269)
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£4.50
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356
357
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9 years
Choose either one or two
contrasting pieces from Bewitched! 11
Magical Pieces for Piano, Grades 1-2, Trinity Repertoire Library (Faber
0571 522416)
8 years
Choose any two contrasting pieces from Bigger
Picture Piano, Grade 1 by John Rowcroft (Spartan Press 711)
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£4.50
£4.00
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358
359
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7 years
Choose
any two contrasting pieces from So Easy by Henry Duke (Fentone Music F339)
6 years & under
Choose
any two contrasting pieces from A Bear’s Journey into Space by Hanne
Bramsen (Boosey Big Note Series)
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£4.00
£4.00
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Grade Classes – all ages
Classes 361 to 364 are for competitors of any age.
Own choice of music for the appropriate grade,
which may include pieces in the current examination syllabus for the Associated Board, Trinity College and Guildhall.
Please note that pieces/books set in classes 353
to 359 MUST NOT BE USED. Competitors should NOT be of a higher standard than the grade of the piece chosen, or they will be penalised. (See Rule 6)
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Piano Duets & Trios
In any of the following classes a
competitor may take part more than once providing that a different piece is played with a different
partner
One or two pieces
may be chosen providing that they are within the specified time limit
The WINIFRED BURTON PIANO ENSEMBLE CUP will be
awarded to
the competitors gaining the highest mark in Classes 371 to 374
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371
372
373
374
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Duet: any age
Own choice (7 minutes)
Duet: 15 years and under
Own choice (5 minutes)
Duet: 12 years and under
Own choice (4 minutes)
Duet: 9 years and under
Own choice (3 minutes)
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£7.80
£7.20
£6.60
£6.00
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375
377
378
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Duet for adult (not a teacher) and
child aged 15 & under.
Own choice (4 minutes)
If there are sufficient entries, this class will be split into age groups of 13-15,
10-12, and 9 & under.
Trio: Mixed ages
Own choice (6 minutes)
Trio: 12 years and under
Own choice (4 minutes)
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£7.20
£8.40
£7.50
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