The Ballad of the Lost Lamb

for unaccompanied mixed choir with soloists

by Michael Kaulkin

Michael Kaulkin · The Ballad Of The Lost Lamb – for unaccompanied SATB choir

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.

Follow the score with English subtitles in the video under the “Watch” tab on this page.

SKU: SWM-018 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices Instrumentation: Choral

Voicing:	SATB
Difficulty:	Advanced
Language:	Yiddish

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