Gwyneth Walker
The Caged Bird Sings
from "Sing Evermore!" for SATB Chorus, Flute, and Piano
Gwyneth Walker
The Caged Bird Sings
from "Sing Evermore!" for SATB Chorus, Flute, and Piano
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB), Flute and Piano
- Composer Gwyneth Walker
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Piano Score
- Publisher ECS Publishing
- Order no. ECS9215
Description:
Based on a poem by African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906). The bird, a prisoner in his cage, beats his wing until the blood is red on the cruel bars. He sings a plea, to Heaven, for he would be free.