Little Bird
for a cappella SATB chorus
by Mark Growden
Written for my wife Jess Hobbs while at the Chalk Hill Artist Residency in Healdsburg, California. Its a sweet little love song written in a Gospel/Jazz style.
SKU: MGN-001
Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices
| Duration: | 1-5 Minutes |
| Voicing: | SATB |
| Instrumentation: | A Cappella |
| Language: | English |
| Sacred or Secular: | Secular |
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