As in the Days
for mixed chorus a cappella
by Paul Gibson
The words of Job are paired with the style of the American work song or chain gang song for this a cappella SATB setting.
SKU: PGN-010
Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices
Instrumentation: Choral
| Descriptive Tags: | Devotion, Liturgical text, Scriptural text |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate, Advanced Student, Advanced |
| Duration: | 1-5 Minutes |
| Instrumentation: | A Cappella |
| Language: | English |
| Sacred or Secular: | Sacred |
| Season or Event: | General, Lent |
| Voicing: | SATB |
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