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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Garth Baxter Collection of Music
Identifier/Call Number: 0165
Physical Description:
.84 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1986-2018
Abstract: This collection contains published and
unpublished materials by modern traditionalist composer and Pepperdine University alumnus
Garth Baxter. Within the collection, Baxter's works range between 1986-2018.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Garth Baxter Collection of Music was given to Pepperdine University by Garth Baxter and
his wife, Katherine, upon their visit to Pepperdine in October 2018.
Advance notice required for access.
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the
copyright holder.
[Box/folder# or item name], Garth Baxter Collection of Music, Collection no. 0165, Special
Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Garth Baxter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1946. An accomplished modern
traditionalist composer, Baxter earned his music degrees from Pepperdine University and
California State University, Northridge. His works include an opera and music composed for
choral, orchestral, and symphonic bands, as well as pieces written for piano, organ, voice,
flute, and guitar.
Baxter's music has been performed throughout the world and has aired on radio and streamed
online. He has won awards, commissions, and honors for his pieces, and his music has been
discussed in a doctoral dissertation. Presently, in addition to writing music, Baxter also
teaches and mentors arising composers.
Materials in the collection are arranged into series of published and unpublished
compositions.They are alphabetically within each series. The collection is arranged into two
series: Series 1: Published Musical Compositions 2: Unpublished Musical Compositions.
This collection conists of materials produced by composer Garth Baxter, along with some
written reviews of his pieces. Materials include published and unpublished pieces and is
comprised of sheet music and compact discs. The collection's contents span from
1986-2018.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Composers -- United States
Sheet music
Orchestral music