Compositions

David Rakowski

Compositions

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Perusal scores, etc., of pieces listed with C.F. Peters may be requested from Peters at the phone number above. To obtain pieces listed here that are not listed there, call Peters directly. They are not available from the composer.

SYMPHONY #4 "Scare Quotes" (2010-12, 24') for orchestra (2(picc)222 4330 2 perc, pno, str). Commissioned by the New England Philharmonic Orchestra.
WANING CRESCENT (2012, 6-1/2') for orchestra (2(picc)222 4330 2 perc, pno, str). First movement of Symphony #4, may be performed alone.
DOUBLE SHOT (2012, 5') for orchestra (2(picc)222 4330 2 perc, pno, str). Fourth movement of Symphony #4, may be performed alone.
ICE TO RAIN (2011, 7') for orchestra (2(picc)222 4330 2 perc, pno, str). Third movement of Symphony #4, may be performed alone.
STOLEN MOMENTS (2008/10, 25') for chamber orchestra (2(picc)22(bcl)2 2000 pno,str(4-3-3-3-2)). Arrangement of 10-inst. piece of the same name.
CURRENT CONDITIONS (2010, 5') for orchestra (2(picc)222 4330 2 perc, pno, str). Commissioned by the US Marine Chamber Orchestra. C.F. Peters, Edition 68305. Also second movement of Symphony #4.
DREAM SYMPHONY (Symphony No. 3, 2003, 28') for string orchestra (8-6-5-4-2) (for the New England String Ensemble). C.F. Peters, Edition 68135.
PERSISTENT MEMORY (1996-97, 21') for chamber orchestra (2(picc)22(bcl)2 2000 str(5-4-3-3-1). C.F. Peters, 67862, rental. Pulitzer finalist, 1999. First movement, "Elegy" may be performed alone. (commissioned by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with funds from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust)
NOTHING BUT THE WIND (1995, 15') for soprano and orchestra (223(bcl)2 4220 2 perc, str). C.F. Peters, Edition 67709, rental.
WINGED CONTRAPTION (1991, 9') for orchestra (22(Ehn)3(bcl)2 4220 2perc,pno,str). C.F. Peters Edition 67618, rental (to Marty Boykan at 60).
SYMPHONY #1 (1990-91, 29') for soprano and orchestra (2(picc)23(bcl)2 2220 2perc,pno, str). C.F. Peters, Edition 67543, rental. (for the Riverside Symphony)
ELEGY (1982, 84, 5') for string orchestra. (for the Cathedral Concert Orchestra)

ETRUSCAN MARCH (2007, 5') for wind ensemble (picc, 2fl, Afl, 2ob, Ehn, Ebcl, 3 cl, ACl, BCl, CBCl, 2bsn, CBsn, 2ASax, TSax, BSax, 4 hn, 2CTrpt, 2BbTrpt, 4 trb, 2 Euph, Tuba, Harp, 4 Perc, String Bass). C.F. Peters, Edition 68197a. (first movement of Cantina, published separately)
CANTINA (2007, 28') for wind ensemble (picc, 2fl, Afl, 2ob, Ehn, Ebcl, 3 cl, ACl, BCl, CBCl, 2bsn, CBsn, 2ASax, TSax, BSax, 4 hn, 2CTrpt, 2BbTrpt, 4 trb, 2 Euph, Tuba, Harp, 4 Perc, String Bass). C.F. Peters, Edition 68197. (commissioned by the Barlow Foundation)
TEN OF A KIND (Symphony No. 2, 2000, 27'), for clarinet section (Eb, 6 Bb, alto, bass, Bb contrabass) and wind ensemble (picc, 2fl, 2 ob, EHn, 2 bsn, Cbsn, 2 ASax, TSax, BSax, 4 hn, 4 tpt(C), 4 trb, 2 euph, Tuba, 4 perc). C.F. Peters, Edition 67978. Pulitzer finalist, 2002. (commissioned by "The President's Own" United States Marine Band)
SIBLING REVELRY (2002-2003/2004, 14') for wind ensemble (picc, 2fl, Afl, 2ob, Ehn, Ebcl, 3cl, Acl, Bcl, CBcl, 2bsn, Cbsn, 2ASax, TSax, BSax, 4hn, 4tpt, 4trb, 2euph,Tuba,4 perc). Arrangements of four piano etudes (ZIPPER TANGO, STRIDENT, BOP IT and MOODY'S BLUES) C.F. Peters, Edition 67928ff.

TALKING POINTS (Right Wing Echo Chamber) (2010, 14') for solo 'cello and 16 strings (4-4-3-3-2). For Fred Sherry and the Orchestra of the League of Composers.
LOCKING HORNS (2001-2, 18') for horn and chamber orchestra. (commissioned by Sequitur) C.F. Peters, Edition 67995.
NO HOLDS BARRED (1994-95, 30'), for cello and chamber orchestra. C.F. Peters, Edition 67682, rental. (for the Crosstown Ensemble)
CERBERUS (1991-92, 23') for clarinet and chamber orchestra. C.F. Peters, Edition 67515. (for Beth Wiemann, NEA Fellowship)
CONCERTO (1982-83, 27') for violin and chamber orchestra. C.F. Peters, Edition 67454, rental. (BMI Student Composer Awards, 1983, 84; semifinalist, Friedheim Awards, 1991).

BOY IN THE DARK (1996, 18'), ballet/fantasy for children dancers, children's chorus and Pierrot plus percussion. C.F. Peters 67748. (for Boston Musica Viva)

HIGH DEF (2009, 1-1/2') for tenor and piano. For Gilad Harel and Alexander Lane.
PHILLIS LEVIN SONGS (2007-8, 19') for soprano, fl/picc, cl, pno, vln, vc. For Judith Bettina and commissioned by Collage New Music. Settings of six poems (Caesura, Acorn, Promise, In Praise of Particles, Letter to the Snow, On Time) by Phillis Levin.
SEX SONGS (2000, 2004-5, 21') for soprano, clarinet, piano and string trio. For Susan Narucki. Poets include Sophie Wadsworth, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Ida Thoenkkittupp, and Rick Moody (for Susan Narucki).
VIOLIN SONGS (2003, 18') for soprano and violin. (Poetry: Chuileanean, Frost, W.C. Williams, Gluck, Rukeyser) (for Susan Narucki and Curtis Macomber).
THE GARDENER (2000, 5') for soprano, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano. C.F. Peters, Edition 67749. (Poem: Sophie Wadsworth) (for Network for New Music) (also song #2 of Sex Songs)
GEORGIC (2000, 2-1/2') for soprano and piano. (poem by Phillis Levin) (commissioned by James Goldsworthy for Judith Bettina). C.F. Peters, Edition 68130.
THE BURNING WOMAN REVISITED (1996, 7') for soprano and clarinet. C.F. Peters, Edition 67711. (Poems: Joseph Duemer) (for Susan Narucki and Beth Wiemann)
WEATHER JAZZ (1995, 3' 40") for high voice and Pierrot ensemble or voice and piano. C.F. Peters, Edition 67712, 67712a. (Poem: Joseph Duemer)
THE BURNING WOMAN, THE PHYSICS OF WITCHES AND LAST DANCE (1995, 7') for mezzo-soprano., cl., and pno. C.F. Peters Edition 67647. (Poems: Joseph Duemer) (for Opus 90)
SILENTLY, A WIND GOES OVER (1994, 13') for soprano and piano. C.F. Peters Edition 67616. (Poems: Joseph Duemer, April Bernard, Robert Louis Stevenson, Wallace Stevens) (for Susan Narucki)
A LOOSE GATHERING OF WORDS (1993, 12') for soprano and mixed quintet. C.F. Peters Edition 67587. (Poems: Joseph Duemer, Louise Bogan, Wallace Stevens, Tom Chandler) (for the Composers Ensemble)
O RHODE ISLAND (1991, 1') voice and piano. (text by Tom Chandler)
MUSICIAN (1990, 3') voice, violin and piano (for Judy, Jim and The New Arrival, text by Louise Bogan) C.F. Peters Edition 67453a.
THREE ENCORES (1991, 8') for medium-to-high voice and piano. C.F. Peters Edition 67617 (for Judith Bettina).
SIX BOGAN POEMS (1989-90, 16') for soprano, string orchestra, harp and celesta C.F. Peters, Edition 67453, rental.
THREE SONGS ON POEMS OF LOUISE BOGAN (1989, 8') for soprano and piano. C.F. Peters, Edition 67381. (for Judith Bettina and James Goldsworthy)
A REFUSAL TO MOURN (1979, 9') for baritone, fl, cl/bcl, vla, vc, hpschd, pno, offstage horn. (Poem: Dylan Thomas) (for Robert Hancock)

EXACT CHANGE (2011, 8') for flute and soprano saxophone. For Mary Fukushima and Jeffrey Loeffert. C.F. Peters, Edition 68386.
FRED (2011, 4-1/2') for string quartet. In honor of Frederick Lawrence, new President of Brandeis University, and for the Lydian String Quartet.
THICKLY SETTLED (2011, 18') for clarinet, violin, 'cello and piano. Commissioned by Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser for Boston Musica Viva.
ZYG ZAG (2010, 17') for flute/piccolo, oboe, mandolin, guitar, violon and 'cello. For the Cygnus Ensemble.
COMPASS (2010, 19') for saxophone quartet.
'CELL'OUT (2009-10, 16') for four 'cellos. For Rhonda Rider and her constellation.
DOUBLE FANTASY (2009, 4-1/2') for piano trio, on two Spanish hymns. Commissioned by The Phoenix Concerts.
AHCHIM ANGAE (2009, 6') for HaeGeum and string trio. For the 2010 Pacific Rim Music Festival.
MIKRONOMICON (2009, 19') chamber piano concerto. Fl, cl, vln, vc, perc, solo piano. Soloist and percussionist also play melodicas. For Geoffrey Burleson. Commissioned by Boston Musica Viva.
STOLEN MOMENTS (2008, 25') for woodwind quintet, string quartet, and piano (commissioned by the Kaufman Center with funds from the NEA for performance at Merkin Hall by Zephyros Winds, Lark Chamber Artists, and Anthony de Mare)
GLI UCCELLI DI BOGLIASCO (2006, 12') for flute/piccolo and two pianos (commissioned by Michael Kirkendoll, Mary Fukushima and Nathanael May with funds from the University of Kansas).
DISPARATE MEASURES (2006, 16') for 2 violins, viola, violoncello, and piano. (for the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players).
INSIDE STORY (Piano Trio #3, 2005, 14') for violin, cello and piano. C.F. Peters, Edition 68134 (for Curtis Macomber, Norman Fischer and Jeanne Kierman, and Music in the Mountains).
RULE OF THREE (2004, 10') for fl, cl and piano (commissioned by Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge). C.F. Peters, Edition 68133.
TWOFER (2003, 6') for violin and 'cello. (commissioned by Dinosaur Annex for dance by the Nicola Hawkins Dance Company). C.F. Peters, forthcoming
TROMPE L'OEIL (2002, 2') for two marimbas. (for Double Play: Stephen Paysen and Dominic Donato)
MEMORIAL (2002, 10') for clarinet, viola and piano. (commissioned by Richard and Linda Kerber in memory of Alan Widiss)
GUT REACTION (2000, 15') for clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano. C.F. Peters, Edition 67843. (commissioned by Network for New Music)
PIED-�-TERRE (1999, 10') for violin and piano. C.F. Peters, Edition 67943. (for Bayla Keyes and Lois Shapiro)
LA ROBA (1998, 14') for Pierrot ensemble. WITHDRAWN. (for Earplay)
TAKE JAZZ CHORDS, MAKE STRANGE (1997, 12') for clarinet and string quartet. C.F. Peters, Edition 67823. (for Beth Wiemann, The Lydian String Quartet and the 50th anniversary of Brandeis University)
DANCES IN THE DARK (1996, 98; 14') for Pierrot plus percussion. C.F. Peters Edition 67748a. (concert suite from "Boy in the Dark")
ATTITUDE PROBLEM (1996-97, 15') for piano trio. C.F. Peters, Edition 67776. (for the Triple Helix)
SESSO E VIOLENZA (1995-96, 23') for fl/picc, fl/afl, vln, vla, vc pno, perc. C.F. Peters, Edition 67734. (commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation for Ensemble 21)
TIGHT FIT (1996, 5') for 'cello and piano. C.F. Peters, Edition 67732. (for Rhonda Rider and Lois Shapiro)
TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME (1995, 4' 15") for bass clarinet and marimba, C.F. Peters, Edition 67710. (for Peter Josheff)
MENTO (1995, 6') for Bb clarinet and piano. C.F. Peters Edition 67650. (for Beth Wiemann)
FIRECAT (1993, 10') for flute and piano. C.F. Peters Edition 67589. (for Margaret Swinchoski)
HYPERBLUE (1991-93, 13') for piano trio. C.F. Peters, Edition 67541. (commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation for the Itzkoff-Shapiro-Rider trio)
DIVERTI (1991, 6') for Bb clarinet and piano. C.F. Peters, Edition 67542. (for Beth Wiemann)
DOMINO EFFECT (1989, 11') fl, cl, ob, pno, hp, 2 vln, vla, vc, bass. (for Alea III) WITHDRAWN.
TERRA FIRMA (1988, 13') for Pierrot ensemble. (for Alea II)
IMAGINARY DANCES (1986-88, 16') for fl/afl, cl/bcl, ob/EH, vln, vla, vc, pno, perc. C.F. Peters, Edition 67382. (for Speculum Musicae)
SLANGE (1984-87, 14') for cl, bcl, hn, pno, vln, vla, vc, bass. C.F. Peters, Edition 67099. (for Parnassus)
ELEGY (1980, 82, 84, 5') for string quartet.
DUO (1979-81, 8' 30") for violin and piano. C.F. Peters, Edition 67262. (for Ken Sugita)

ETUDE-FANTASIES (2009, 7') pno 4 hands, for students age 9-16. Commissioned by Music Teachers' Association of California. CF Peters, Edition 68307.
SEVEN DUETS (2004, 1' each) pno 4-hands for beginning to intermediate students aged ca. 10-11 (commissioned by James Goldsworthy)
FOUR RIVERS (2004, 10') for flute, clarinet, horn and marimba, for high school musicians (commissioned by the Rivers Music School)
FELSPIMAL (1998, 10') for clarinet, cello and piano, for teenagers (commissioned by Sara Doniach)
TRIO (1993, 8') for piano trio, for teenagers. (commissioned by Sara Doniach)
ELEVEN RECITAL PIECES (1990, 1' each) for children aged 5 and 6, in duet with their instructor. (commissioned by Judith Bettina and James Goldsworthy for the Nueva Learning Center)

Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and String Orchestra

Concerti with Chamber Orchestra

Music for Young Performers

OVERDERIVE (1985, 4') 4 tpt, 2ASax, 2TSax, BSax, 4 trb, Gt, Bass, Pno, Drums. (for the Brandeis Jazz Ensemble)

AMENS AND ALLELUIAS (1981-82, 5" to 1' 20" each) SATB. (for Jane, John, Jason, and their church choir)

Lotsa one kind of instrument

MARTIAN COUNTERPOINT (2000, arr. 2003, 7') ca. 25 clarinets (concerto group of 10, ripieno group of ca. 15 (9 parts) and one percussionist). C.F. Peters, Edition 67978a. For the clarinet section of the US Marine Band.
IT TAKES NINE TO FUNK (2005, 4-1/2') 6 cl, 2 BCl, CBCl. An arrangement of piano etude #68. C.F. Peters, Edition 67928gg
A FANFARE FOR TWO DOZEN TROMBONES WHOSE LENGTH WAS DETERMINED BY THE AMOUNT OF SPACE REMAINING IN MY BROWN NOTEBOOK (1978, 1-1/2') 24 trb. (for the New England Conservatory Trombone Ensemble)

ELEGY (2002, arr. 2005, 3'). "Sara" arranged for organ by Carson Cooman. C.F. Peters, 68131a

THE BACCHAE (2005, 25'), 35 cues of varying lengths, for string quartet and timpani. For spring 2006 Brandeis production of the play by Euripides, directed by Eric Hill, sound design by J. Hagenbuckle. With funding from the Poses Foundation.
HECUBA (2009, 25'), 12 cues of varying lengths for piano quintet. For spring 2009 Brandeis production of the play by Euripides, directed by Eric Hill, sound design by J Jumbelic.

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 (2011, 42') for piano/celesta and orchestra (2(picc)2(Ehn)3(bcl)2 4220 3perc, str) for Amy Briggs (commissioned by the Jebediah Foundation)
PIANO CONCERTO (2005-6, 35') for piano and orchestra (2(picc)23(bcl)2 4220 3perc, str) (co-commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation and Boston Modern Orchestra Project and written for Marilyn Nonken). CF Peters.

Concerto with Orchestra

LUCCICARE (2010, 6') for violoncello solo. (For Rhonda Rider)
LIVING LARGE (2006, 6') for bass clarinet solo. (for Barbara Haney).
SNAGGLE (2005, 10') for solo hand drums, in three movements. (commissioned by Michael Lipsey). Calabrese Brothers Publishing.
WHEN THE BOW BREAKS (2000, 13') for violin solo. C.F. Peters, Edition 67871. (for Curtis Macomber)
THE SQUEAKY WHEEL (1998, 1-1/2') for E-flat clarinet solo. (for Beth Wiemann)
ROWELL COME BACK NOW (1997, 98, 18') for 5-string electric violin solo. C.F. Peters, Edition 67844. (for Mary Rowell)

Music for solo instruments (excepting piano)

RAM TOUGH (#1, 2008, 4-1/2') on tongue rams
SLAP HAPPY (#2, 2008, 4') on tongue pizzicato and key slaps
HARM'S WAY (#3, 2009, 3-1/2') on harmonics and arpeggios

Flutudes (etudes for solo flute) -- for Mary Fukushima