Description
The ABRSM Songbook Book 1 offers singers of a Grade 1 standard and their teachers an unrivalled choice of core repertoire that will provide the bedrock for many years of rewarding vocal study.
Contains fourteen pieces on the ABRSM 2018 Grade 1 syllabus
The Songbook series features:
- Over 100 art songs, drawn from Grades 1–5 of ABRSM’s Singing syllabus
- A massive range of repertoire from the Medieval to modern musicals – many in practical new editions
- Irresistible new arrangements by Carol Barratt of 18 classic songs
- A rich collection of 60 authentic unaccompanied traditional songs, sourced from around the world
- English singing translations for every non-English-language song – many newly-commissioned
- Useful notes on the songs containing background information and performance suggestions
- CDs of piano accompaniments to all the art songs, performed by Simon Lepper, as well as recordings of the text to every song, performed by native speaker
ABRSM Songbook Book 1 contents:
- A dream is a wish your heart makes [David Mack / Al Hoffmann / Jerry Livingston]
- Auprès de ma blonde [Trad.]
- Cuckoo [Martin Shaw]
- Dona, dona [Sholom Secunda]
- Good morrow to you, springtime! [Hugh S. Roberton]
- Grandfather Clock [Thomas Dunhill]
- Home on the Range [Trad.]
- La Cucaracha [Trad.]
- Noël nouvelet [Anon. / Trad.]
- Omens of Spring [William Henry Anderson]
- Die Nachtigall [Trad.]
- Quem pastores laudavere from Johann Hermann Schein’s Cantional [Johann Schein]
- Song of the Boats [Betty Roe]
- The Crocodile [Peter Jenkyns]
- The Miller of Dee [Trad.]
- Walking in the Air [Howard Blake]
- The Spinning Wheel [Trad.]
- Where is love? [Lionel Bart]
- Aija, žužu [Trad.]
- Igama la Bantwana [Trad.]
- Jinkli Nona [Trad.]
- Maple Sweet [Trad.]
- Mick Miles [Trad.]
- Mr Colburn [Trad.]
- Sing Ivy [Trad.]
- Spinn, spinn [Trad.]
- Sus în poarta raiului [Trad.]
- Un jour sur le pont de Tréguier [Trad.]
- When the spring comes in [Trad.]
- Xiao Baicai [Trad.]
