Elegy On The Death Of Leonard Bernstein
for mixed choir a cappella
SKU: JBN-019
Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices
Instrumentation: Choral
Descriptive Tags: | Blessing, Memory, Nostalgia, Prayer, Singing |
Language: | English |
Sacred or Secular: | Secular |
Season or Event: | Memorial/Funeral |
Instrumentation: | A Cappella |
Voicing: | SATB |
Duration: | 1-5 Minutes |
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