The Garden of Love
for mixed choir and piano
A setting of William Blake’s poem “The Garden of Love”, from Songs of Experience.
SKU: JBN-001
Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices
Instrumentation: Choral
| Duration: | 1-5 Minutes |
| Language: | English |
| Voicing: | SATB |
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