Bill Rea Music

Please contact me if you have any questions, comments, or if you are interested in acquiring scores for any of my works. I also welcome any commission requests. Please let me know the details.  I will respond to your request as soon as possible. Thanks! — Bill

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Music for Piano

  • Toccata for Piano (2006) 4’50” Video by Roxanne Rea. Tracy Xian, Piano
  • A Dissimulation of Birds (1998) 17’17”. Lucy Wenger, Piano.
  • Variations on an Irish Song (Down by the Salley Gardens) Theme and 12 Variations. (2004) 18’55”. Lucy Wenger, Piano.
  • Fantasy (Impromptu) (2009) Lucy Wenger, Piano 6’34” Live Performance, Seattle, WA
  • Before Breathlessly Melting Into Air (2001) 18’52”
  • A Host of Sparrows, from A Dissimulation of Birds. Lucy Wenger, Piano.

Music for Harpsichord

  • Prelude, from Suite for Hannetta, for Harpsichord or Piano (1992) 2’09”. Roxanne Rea, Harpsichord.
  • Nocturne, from Suite for Hannetta, for Harpsichord or Piano (1992) 2’11”. Roxanne Rea, Harpsichord.
  • Caprice, from Suite for Hannetta, for Harpsichord or Piano (1992) 2’15”. Roxanne Rea, Harpsichord.
  • The White Chair for Harpsichord or Piano (1999) 12’00” Video by Roxanne Rea
  • Suite for Hannetta – Video by Roxanne Rea

Music for Piano, Four Hands

  • Shot Madly From Their Spheres, Version for Two Pianos, Four Hands (2021) 5’19” Bill Rea, Roxanne Rea – Pianos. Video by Roxanne Rea.
  • One Within, for Two Pianos (2021) 7’07”. Bill Rea, Roxanne Rea-Piano. Video by Roxanne Rea. “The only journey is the one within” – Rainer Maria Rilke

Chamber Music

  • Piano Quintet 1st Mvt. (Travellers) for Piano and String Quartet (2019) 4’24” Video by Roxanne Rea
  • Piano Quintet 2nd Mvt. (Old World) for Piano and String Quartet (2019) 6’01”
  • Piano Quintet 3rd Mvt. (Where Are You?) for Piano and String Quartet (2019) 2’00’
  • Piano Quintet 4th Mvt. (I Will Find You) for Piano and String Quartet (2019) 4’29”
  • Invisible in Bright Light (2001) 4’04” 2nd Movement. Video by Roxanne Rea. Mayu Sommovigo-Violin. Lucy Wenger-Piano.
  • Canon at the Fifth for Two Violins (2018) 2’32”
  • Magnetic Hill for Violin, Piano and Percussion (2017) 4’21”
  • Shot Madly From Their Spheres for Piano and Percussion (2000) 12’00”. Laura Gordy, Piano. Peggy Benkesser, Percussion.
  • Terra Sancta for Harpsichord, Marimba and Bass Drum (2001) 8’53”. David Buice, Harpsichord. Peggy Benkesser, Percussion.
  • Fantasy on Themes of Mozart for Clarinet, Cello and Piano (2006) 8’19”
  • February Landscapes for Cello and Piano (1999) 8’54”
  • Nightshade, for Guitar and Harpsichord, Expanded Version (2021) 4’43”. Bill Rea-Guitar, Roxanne Rea-Harpsichord
  • Nightshade, for Guitar and Harpsichord (2021) 3’07” Bill Rea-Guitar, Roxanne Rea-Harpsichord. Video by Roxanne Rea.
  • Invisible in Bright Light. Violin Sonata (2001) 1st Movement. 5’50” Andante (Quasi Fantasia) Mayu Sommovigo-Violin, Lucy Wenger-Piano
  • Invisible in Bright Light. Violin Sonata (2001), 3rd Movement. 6’23” Moderato. Mayu Sommovigo-Violin, Lucy Wenger-Piano
  • String Quartet (2022) 3rd Movement (7:19)
  • String Quartet (2022) 1st Movement (6:42)
  • String Quartet (2022) 2nd Movement (3:47)
  • In Gravity’s Thousand Arms, for String Quartet (2022). On Six Poems by Perry Thompson. Dur: 15’13”. The poems are posted in their entirety in the “Blog” section.
  • Levitation. For Flute, Cello and Piano (2024)

As Performer and Transcriptions

  • Melodie from Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck. Transcription for Bass and Keyboard. (2007) 3’37”. Roxanne Rea, Keyboards. Bill Rea, Bass.
  • Dance of the Furies from Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck. Transcription for Bass and Keyboard. (2007) 2’09” Video by Roxanne Rea. Roxanne Rea, Keyboards. Bill Rea, Bass.
  • Verticals and Transitions for Bass and Percussion. (1999) 6’41”. Bill Rea, Bass. Eric Reed, Percussion.
  • The Double Door from Vanishing Points for Bass, Harpsichord and Percussion (1999) 4’57”. Bill Rea, Bass. Roxanne Rea, Harpsichord. Eric Reed, Percussion.
  • Nightshade, from Vanishing Points for Bass, Harpsichord and Percussion (1999) 5’04”. Bill Rea, Bass. Roxanne Rea, Harpsichord. Eric Reed, Percussion.
  • Dorothy’s Medallion, from Vanishing Points for Bass, Harpsichord and Percussion (1999) 4’04”. Bill Rea, Bass. Roxanne Rea, Harpsichord. Eric Reed, Percussion.
  • The 22nd of May (1990). From the Glenn Phillips’ Album “Scratched by the Rabbit”. Glenn Phillips, Guitar; Bill Rea, Bass, Keyboards; John Bossiere, Drums.
  • The Silent City (2020) 4’20” for Electric Bass and Prepared Soundscape. Bill Rea-Bass, Roxanne Rea, Keyboards. Video by Roxanne Rea
  • Deja Vu. Transcription of Francois Couperin’s L’engageante (2007) 7’01”. Transcription for guitars, bass and percussion of Francois Couperin’s L’engageante (The Engaging One) 1722. Bill Rea, bass, guitar. Kenny Lippe, guitar.
  • Song for Roxanne, Valentine’s Day 2000
  • Solo Bass Improvisation (2015)
  • Fascinating Rhythm by George Gershwin (2020) Bill Rea, Bass. Roxanne Rea, Piano.
  • Music from the Renaissance (2020) Bill Rea, Guitar. Roxanne Rea, Keyboards.
  • Milonga, from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Astor Piazzolla (2020) Bill Rea, Bass. Roxanne Rea, Piano.
  • My One and Only Love by Guy Wood (2020) Bill Rea, Bass. Roxanne Rea, Piano.
  • Satin Doll by Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (2020) Bill Rea, Bass. Roxanne Rea, Piano.
  • Wave by Antonio Carlos Jobim (2020) Bill Rea, Bass. Roxanne Rea, Piano
  • Song of the Birth from Famille d’artistes by Astor Piazzolla (2020) Bill Rea, Bass. Roxanne Rea, Piano.
  • Dreamland (They’re Packing Up Dreamland and Taking It Away) 2024. Video by Roxanne Rea. Featuring Kathleen Basile and Kenny Lippe.

The Astral Sequence Project (No Score Available)

  • En Volant-The Astral Sequence Project (2016) 8’14” Video by Roxanne Rea
  • Agincourt-The Astral Sequence Project (2012) 8’14”
  • Venetian Blonde ll – The Astral Sequence Project (2016) 6’34”
  • Imaginary Zero – The Astral Sequence Project (2019) 2’40” Video by Roxanne Rea
  • Invention for Piano and Pre-recorded Audio (2020) 1:18 Video by Roxanne Rea
  • Song of the Windows for Acoustic Guitar (2020) 3:21. Video by Roxanne Rea. Bill Rea, Guitar.

Music for Voice

  • El Crepusculo, from Evening Songs for Soprano and Piano (1993) 2’29”. Marguerite Murray, Soprano. Roxanne Rea, Piano. Poems by Roxanne Rea.
  • Spectres, from Evening Songs for Soprano and Piano (1993) 1’33”. Marguerite Murray, Soprano. Roxanne Rea, Piano. Poems by Roxanne Rea.
  • Atlantic Beach, from Evening Songs for Soprano and Piano (1993) 2’33”. Marguerite Murray, Soprano. Roxanne Rea, Piano. Poems by Roxanne Rea.
  • Christmas Eve, from Evening Songs for Soprano and Piano (1993) 2’16”. Marguerite Murray, Soprano. Roxanne Rea, Piano. Poems by Roxanne Rea.

Media

  • NPR Radio Wabe Atlanta Music Scene Broadcast 2005. Hosted by Robert Hubert.
  • A Conversation with Composer/Musician Bill Rea (Complete Interview)
  • Between the Keys Broadcast, December 6, 2023. Jed Distler discusses Bill Rea’s “Variations on an Irish Song”