Description
Book SynopsisThe five-volume ABRSM Songbook series offers singers and their teachers an unrivalled choice of core repertoire that will provide the bedrock for many years of rewarding vocal study. The 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 speakers.
Trade ReviewThis series is a rich source of songs for teachers and students ... the CDs add to overall usefulness of the volumes, especially with native speakers of the various languages of the international traditional songs. * Journal of Singing *
Best Classical Publication 2009 * MIA Award *
Table of ContentsAcross the Line [Trad.] ; Coconut Man [Aubrey Beswick] ; All Jolly Fellows [Trad.] ; Blomman bland blommorna [Trad.] ; I will walk with my love [Trad.] ; Chili lo [Trad.] ; Come, my lads [Trad.] ; Leanabh an aigh [Trad.] ; Drozyna [Trad.] ; En roulant ma boule [Trad.] ; Morning has broken ; Kangding qingge [Trad.] ; Pentozalis [Trad.] ; Little Boats [Trad.] ; Perica [Trad.] ; The Forsaken Maiden [Trad.] ; London Birds [Geoffrey Shaw] ; Vse tieice lepo pojo [Trad.] ; Poco Poppa Pizza and Mama Piccolo [Betty Roe] ; The Coventry Carol [Anon.] ; The Dark Island [Trad.] ; The Frog [Nina Perry] ; The Little Spanish Town [Peter Jenkyns] ; The Mallow Fling [Trad.] ; The Mallow Fling [Trad.] ; The Oak and the Ash [Trad.] ; The Oak and the Ash [Trad.] ; The Sweet Nightingale [W. H. Anderson] ; Twilight [Aubrey Beswick] ; Westering home [Trad.] ; Wiegenlied [Bernhard Flies] ; Wiegenlied [Franz Schubert]
