Category: Choral Music
Instrumentation: a cappella voices
Duration: 2.5 minutes
Text / Source: Anonymous Renaissance poem
Publisher: North Star Music

There is a Lady Sweet and Kind is an intermediate-level a cappella setting of an anonymous Renaissance poem. The song captures a mood of light romantic innocence, touched by just a hint of melancholy.

Written in AA'BA"B' form, the piece reflects Baxter’s attention to formal clarity and expressive proportion. Its musical shape allows the romantic character of the poem to unfold with grace, while subtle variation keeps the repeated material fresh and responsive to the text.

There is a Lady Sweet and Kind is well suited for chamber choir programs, collegiate vocal ensembles, and concerts exploring Renaissance poetry through a contemporary lens. It offers singers a refined, lyrical work that rewards careful ensemble blend, clear text, and gentle expressive nuance.