The ABRSM Songbook: Book 1

The 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.

This series features over 1000 art songs, drawn from Grades 1-5 of the Associated Board's Singing syllabus, as well as a massive range of repertoire from the Medieval to modern musicals - many in practical new editions. Also contained are irresistible new arrangements by Carol Barratt of eighteen classic songs, along with a rich collection of sixty authentic unaccompanied traditional songs, sourced from around the world. English singing translations for every non-English-language song are provided - many newly-commissioned. The series provides useful notes on the songs containing background information and performance suggestions, along with CDs of Piano accompaniment to all the art songs, performed by Simon Lepper, as well as recordings of the text to every song, performed by native speakers.