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]
