Description
ABRSM Songbook Plus Grade 3 is a new collection to complement ABRSM’s bestselling Songbook 3. 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 3:
- Four 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 3 contents:
- Funiculì, funiculà (Last night, my Nina) [Luigi Denza]
- Ave, verum corpus (Hail, true body), Op. 2 No. 1 [Edward Elgar]
- The Blacksmith [Trad. English]
- Pokarekare Ana [Trad. Maori]
- Peace Song [Dorothy Buchanan]
- Feuerfarb’ (Fire Colour), Op. 52 No. 2 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
- Lieblingsplätzchen (Favourite Little Place), Op. 99 No. 3 [Felix Mendelssohn]
- Kom ég upp í Kvíslarskarð (As I Climbed the Mountainside) [Sigurður Þórðarson]
- Who Will Buy?, from Oliver! [Lionel Bart]
- All I do is dream of you, from Singin’ in the Rain [Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed]
- Ride Out the Storm, from The Mermaid [Carl Davis / Hiawyn Oram]
- Nellie the Elephant [Peter Hart / Ralph Butler]
- Blue Moon [Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers]
- The Girl I Mean to Be, from The Secret Garden [Lucy Simon / Marsha Norman]
