Description
ABRSM Songbook Plus Grade 4 is a new collection to complement ABRSM’s bestselling Songbook 4. 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 4:
- 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 4 contents:
- Now, O now I needs must part [John Dowland]
- Ave, Regina Coelorum (Hail, Queen of Heaven) [Charles-François Gounod]
- The Jones Boys [Trad. Canadian]
- Sometimes I feel like a motherless child [Trad. Spiritual]
- Ave, maris stella (Hail, of seas the bright star) [Edvard Grieg]
- Song of the Bluebell Wood [Betty Roe]
- A la nanita nana (Hush pretty baby hush) [Trad. Spanish]
- Fuglinn í fjörunni (Friend of the Ocean) [Jón Þórarinsson]
- Over the Rainbow, from The Wizard of Oz [Edgar Yipsel Harburg / Harold Arlen]
- Secret Love, from Calamity Jane [Sammy Fain / Paul Francis Webster]
- How Lucky You Are, from Seussical the Musical [Stephen Flaherty / Lynn Ahrens]
- Softly sighing to the river, from The Pirates of Penzance [W. S. Gilbert / Arthur Sullivan]
- Naughty, from Matilda [Tim Minchin]
- We’ll Meet Again [Ross Parker / Hughie Charles]
