The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1: Gesang Solo

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.
• A massive range of repertoire from the Medieval to modern musicals - many in practical new editions.
• Irresistible new arrangements by Carol Barratt of eighteen classic songs.
• A rich collection of sixty authentic unaccompanied traditional songs, sourced from around the world.
• English singingtranslations for every non-English-language song - many newly-commissioned.
• Useful notes on the songs containing background information and performance suggestions.
• 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.