Richard Rau

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There was always music in my home as a kid. Mom played piano by ear, mostly on the black keys. My piano training began in third grade, after I recovered from a broken arm. I had difficulty memorizing music but I could improvise. Then I learned other instruments, clarinet and guitar, which gave me more opportunities for improvising and collaborating. Formal training continued into college and during my Master's program in Music Therapy at NYU. I began arranging when I was part of an a cappella quartet, known as Top Forty. Then onto conducting and arranging for a high school a cappella ensemble. We began experimenting with the variety of vocal sounds and harmonies. As I approached retirement from my career as a Clinical Psychologist, I found composing to be very satisfying, combining formal music theory with personal exploration and communication.

Score catalogue

Bartok - At the Janoshida Fairground - from Three Hungarian Folksongs - Clarinet choir
Bartok - In the Mode (Duets for clarinet / violin / viola) - Six Short Pieces in Six Modes - Duet of Clarinets in Bb
Bartok - In the Mode (Piano Solo) - Solo instrument (Piano)
Bourree Swing - A la J.S. Bach - Choir
Cathedral in a Forest - Choir + keyboard
Classical Buffet - Medley for Band of the Top Ten Classical Pieces of All Time - Medley for Band of the Top Ten Classical Pieces of All Time - Concert band / wind band
Faure - Sicilienne - Duet for Soprano and Bass Clarinet - Clarinet choir
Gnossienne No. 1 - Clarinet choir
Imagine - For woodwind quartet - Wind quartet
In the Mode (Duets for clarinet / violin / viola) - Six Short Pieces in Six Modes - Duet
In the Mode - Locrian - Duet for clarinets / violins / violas - Duet for Clarinet / Violins / Violas - Duet
In the Mode - Locrian - piano solo - Solo instrument (Piano)
On Eagle's Wings "You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord" for four-part a cappella chorus - "You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord" - four-part a cappella chorus - Choir
Seasons on the Pond - for clarinet and two pianos - III - Summer - From "The Seasons on the Pond" - Piano trio
Sicilienne - Duet for Bass Clarinet and Viola - For Bass Clarinet and Viola - Duet
Sicilienne - Duet for Bb Bass Clarinet & Soprano Clarinet - For Bass Clarinet and Soprano Bb clarinet - Duet of Clarinets in Bb
Six Studies in English Folksong - #5 - Quartet violin, clarinet, bass clarinet and guitar - Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Guitar - Quartet
The Star-Spangled Banner - National Anthem - Conductor's Score - School band
We Hold These Truths - Four part Choral Fantasy with trumpet and piano - From the "Declaration of Independence" - Choir + keyboard