The Birds’ Lullaby

for SSA chorus a cappella

by Emily Hope

The birds sing an evening hymn to the trees in which they make their home in this setting of poetry by E. Pauline Johnson. Their sweet song is expressed in simple harmonies and soft lyricism.

SKU: EHE-009 Categories: Choral Music, Treble Voices

Descriptive Tags:	Birds, Comfort, Forest, Lullaby, Nature, NIght, Poetry, Sleep, trees
Difficulty:	Intermediate
Duration:	1-5 Minutes
Instrumentation:	A Cappella
Language:	English
Sacred or Secular:	Secular
Voicing:	SSA

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