Category: Theater / Film Music
Instrumentation: men’s chorus, guitar
Text / Source: Federico García Lorca, The House Of Bernarda Alba

Here Come The Reapers is a short men’s chorus with guitar from Garth Baxter’s music for La Casa De Bernarda Alba (The House Of Bernarda Alba) by Federico García Lorca. The song reflects the spirit of the workers in the field and their relationship to the women of the village.

Folk-like in nature, the piece uses simple guitar strumming after a brief written-out introduction. Its directness and rhythmic clarity give it a strong stage function, evoking the presence of the outside world and the social energy surrounding the women’s enclosed domestic life.

Here Come The Reapers is designed for theatrical use but may also be effective in concert settings featuring dramatic choral excerpts or music inspired by literature. Please get in touch with the composer for the music.