Benedetto sia’l giorno

for SATB choir a cappella

by Patrick O’Shea

Patrick Michael O'Shea · Benedetto sia'l giorno

Due Sonetti de Petrarca are settings of sonnets by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374), great Italian scholar and poet and one of the earliest humanists. The set was written for the Saint Mary’s University Chamber Singers, who premiered the works on their tour of France in March, 2009, with the composer conducting.

SKU: POA-020 Category: Choral Music

Duration:	1-5 Minutes
Voicing:	SATB
Language:	Italian

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