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SATB choir, assembly, keyboard accompaniment, percussion, C instrument - Early intermediate
SKU: GI.G-7539
Composed by Chantal Dubois. Arranged by Thomas W. D. Bell. Lent. Choral. Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. GIA Publications #7539. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-7539).UPC: 785147753902. English. Text Source: George Hunt Smyttan, 1822–1870, alt. Text by George Hunt Smyttan.
Based on a French-Canadian melody, “Michael’s Drum” is a choral setting of Smyttan’s well-known Lenten text “Forty Days and Forty Nights.” The modal melody is accompanied by keyboard, C instrument, tambourine and, of course, drum. Alternate choral harmonies are provided on some verses. Percussion part is for tambourine and hand drum.