Category: Choral Music
Instrumentation: SATB chorus a cappella
Duration: 4 minutes
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Text / Source: Traditional song text

Wild Mountain Thyme is a romantic a cappella setting for SATB chorus, drawing on the traditional song while adding newly composed music for several verses. Written for a full choral sound, the piece combines the familiarity of folk tradition with Baxter’s lyrical and expressive choral language.

The work’s direct melodic character and warm harmonic approach make it especially appealing for choirs seeking a folk-inspired piece with emotional breadth and clear vocal resonance.

With its moderately easy difficulty level and four-minute duration, Wild Mountain Thyme is suitable for school, church, community, and chamber choirs. The a cappella scoring encourages careful attention to blend, tuning, and phrase shape, while the full choral texture gives the piece a rich and romantic character.