The witches' dance from "Macbeth"

From the play by Sir William Davenant (1606-1668) probably by Richard Levendige (1670-1758)
adapted from Shakespeare's "Macbeth" arranged by Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)
SATB arr. and extended version by Gerard Lange (1954)
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