The Ballad of the Lost Lamb

for unaccompanied mixed choir with soloists
by  Michael Kaulkin

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A theatrical setting of Di Balade Funem Farloyrenem Shefel, a colorful allegory by Yiddish poet Itzik Manger telling the story of a shepherd boy searching high and low for his lost lamb, only to discover that he has found something more important that he didn’t know he was looking for.

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SKU: SWM-018 Categories: , Instrumentation:
Voicing:SATB
Difficulty:Advanced
Language:Yiddish

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