Theater & Film Compositions
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A set of four songs for voice and guitar using words by Shakespeare, The Four Songs from Twelfth Night reflects the play’s wit, melancholy, love, and theatrical song. Flexible keys, folk-like immediacy, and lyrical clarity make the set well suited for vocal recitals and Shakespeare-themed programs.
Instrumentation: voice, guitar
Duration: 8 minutes
Publisher: Les Productions D’Oz
Text / Source: words by William Shakespeare, from Twelfth Night
Songs: O Mistress Mine; Come Away, Come Away Death; I Am Gone Sir; When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy -
Music selections for Hardwater, a documentary film by Ryan Brod and Daniel Sites about ice fishing culture in Maine. Created in collaboration with Amit Kumar, Baxter’s contributions support the film’s atmosphere, landscape, and portrait of winter life on the ice.
Category: Theater / Film
Film: Hardwater
Instrumentation: film music selections
Collaborator: Amit Kumar
Filmmakers: Ryan Brod and Daniel Sites -
Music Set to Fragmented Lyrics Referenced in Twelfth Night is a collection of brief vocal settings drawn from lyric fragments referenced in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, this set places Baxter’s lyrical contemporary style in conversation with the play’s theatrical wit and musical atmosphere. The songs are well suited for performers interested in Shakespearean repertoire, art song, and compact dramatic character pieces.
Category: Vocal Music / Theater / Shakespeare / Art Song
Instrumentation: voice and piano, unless otherwise specified
Text / Source: Fragmented lyrics referenced in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Songs: “Hold Thy Peace”; “Three Merry Men Be We”; “There Dwelt a Man in Babylon”; “O’ the Twelfth Day of December”; “Farewell, Dear Heart”; “Hey Robin, Jolly Robin” -
A compact collection of theatrical music connected to Federico García Lorca’s final play, this set gathers concise, songful works that serve the dramatic world of The House of Bernarda Alba. The pieces may also function as stand-alone vocal, choral, or guitar selections.
Category: Theater Music / Vocal Music / Choral Music / Guitar
Text / Source: Federico García Lorca, La Casa de Bernarda Alba (The House of Bernarda Alba)
Publisher: Les Productions d’OZ, where noted
Pieces: “Ovejita”; “Little Lamb”; “Here Come the Reapers”