Category: Theater / Film Music
Instrumentation: voice, guitar
Text / Source: Federico García Lorca, The House Of Bernarda Alba
Publisher: Les Productions d’OZ

Ovejita is a song from Garth Baxter’s music for La Casa De Bernarda Alba (The House Of Bernarda Alba) by Federico García Lorca. Sung by Maria Josefa in Act III, the song gives musical voice to one of the play’s most haunting and emotionally exposed moments.

The setting reflects Baxter’s gift for lyrical melody and direct dramatic expression. Within the severe emotional world of Lorca’s play, Ovejita offers a moment of inward tenderness, shaped through clear melodic writing and sensitive harmonic color.

Ovejita is well suited for theatrical performance, recital excerpts, and programs exploring music connected to modern drama. Its dramatic placement calls for expressive simplicity, careful text delivery, and a performer able to balance vulnerability with theatrical presence.