Katie Procell, Jeremy Lyons, Christine Thomas, Karen Johnson - G. Baxter: Ask of Me What the Birds Sang (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Spanish Johnny
02. When Lights Begin to Show
03. A Jagged Path
04. The Long Hill
05. Wrapped in the Wind and the Sun: I. —
06. Wrapped in the Wind and the Sun: II. —
07. November 1994
08. Tattoo
09. Flirt
10. Songs Without Words in Miniature: I. Beneath the Hawthorn Tree
11. Songs Without Words in Miniature: II. Hearts as One
12. Songs Without Words in Miniature: III. We Sat Snug and Warm
13. Songs Without Words in Miniature: IV. Starry Wondrous Nights
14. Songs Without Words in Miniature: V. The Night Grew Cold Without
15. Songs Without Words in Miniature: VI. The Little Flirt
16. A Parting Glass
17. The Darkness Between Us: I. Â lalo lalo lalo
18. The Darkness Between Us: II. Jwandune's Song
19. Still Falls the Rain

Modern traditionalist composer Garth Baxter’s album ASK OF ME WHAT THE BIRDS SANG presents a wide variety of instrumental works as well as vocal music; each of these unique pieces has a special connection with a song. When Lights Begin to Show, for example, includes a musical quote from “Afternoon on a Hill,” which is the first song in Three Poems from Edna St. Vincent Millay. The songs referenced sometimes come from earlier works by Baxter or borrow from folk music. An unabashedly lyrical composer, Baxter combines the traditions of form and clear melodic writing with contemporary approaches to harmony and other elements.

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