Little lamb, who made thee?

for mixed choir a cappella

by Gordon Thornett

This is a simple a cappella setting of William Blake’s poem, ‘Little Lamb, who made thee?’ The two verses are set for SATB, with an optional soprano solo at the beginning. It was written for Sutton Coldfield Chamber Choir, but is suitable for a group of any size, from quartet upwards!

SKU: GTT-007 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices Instrumentation: Choral

Voicing:	SATB
Descriptive Tags:	Adoration, Animals, Blessing, Children, Inspiration, Nature, Poetry
Difficulty:	Intermediate, Advanced Student
Sacred or Secular:	Sacred
Instrumentation:	A Cappella
Season or Event:	Baptism, Blessing, Christmas, Winter
Language:	English
Duration:	1-5 Minutes

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