Description
ABRSM Songbook Plus Grade 2 is a new collection to complement ABRSM’s bestselling Songbook 2. The Songbook Plus series features a wealth of material from ABRSM’s 2018 Singing syllabus at Grades 1 to 5.
The unrivalled choice of repertoire in a huge variety of styles will inspire singers of all ages. The books include a diverse range of pieces from core classics to songs from stage and screen, as well as fresh new arrangements, newly-commissioned editions and English singing translations. They also include notes on the songs, to aid practice and performance.
ABRSM Songbook Plus Grade 2:
- Three pieces from each of Lists A and B, and six from List C
- Published to support the release of ABRSM’s new Singing syllabus (for use from 2018 onwards), with all books featuring a wealth of songs from the new syllabus
- Selections of engaging repertoire, from classic to contemporary songs, that will appeal to singers of all ages
- Recordings of the accompaniments for all the songs in this book are available as audio downloads or via the Singing Practice Partner app
ABRSM Songbook Plus Grade 2 contents:
- The winter it is past [Trad. Scottish]
- Land of the silver birch [Trad. Canadian]
- The Mermaid [Trad. English]
- The Swing, No. 4 from A Garland of Song [Christopher Field]
- Monsters! [Lin Marsh]
- Guter Mond, du gehst so stille (Gentle moon, so peacefully shining) [Trad. German]
- I’d Do Anything, from Oliver! [Lionel Bart]
- A Windmill in old Amsterdam [Myles Rudge / Ted Dicks]
- Singin’ in the Rain, from Singin’ in the Rain [Arthur Freed / Nacio Herb Brown]
- The Hippopotamus [Michael Flanders / Donald Swann]
- The Jaguar, from Yanomamo [Anne Conlon / Peter Rose]
- River Lullaby: from ‘Deliver Us’ from The Prince of Egypt [Stephen Schwartz]
