Description
ABRSM Songbook Plus Grade 5 is a new collection to complement ABRSM’s bestselling Songbook 5. 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 5:
- 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 5 contents:
- Star vicino (Being Near to You) [Anon. Italian]
- The water is wide [Anon.]
- Fairest Isle, from King Arthur, Z. 628 [Henry Purcell]
- A Gaelic Blessing [John Rutter]
- Hébé, No. 6 from Sept mélodies, Op. 2 [Ernest Chausson]
- Fall, leaves, fall, No. 8 from A Garland of Song [Christopher Field]
- The Early Morning, No. 4 from The Country-Lover [Graham Peel]
- Lachen und Weinen (Laughing and Crying), D. 777 [Franz Schubert]
- Slipping Through My Fingers, from Mamma Mia [Bjorn Ulvaeus / Benny Andersson]
- I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise, from George White’s Scandals of 1922 [George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / Buddy DeSylva]
- The flowers that bloom in the spring, from The Mikado [W. S. Gilbert / Arthur Sullivan]
- Fly me to the moon (In Other Words) [Bart Howard]
- I can give you the starlight, from The Dancing Years [Ivor Novello]
- Career Paths [Garth Bardsley / Ben Parry]
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