Rebecca Oswald

Rebecca Oswald composes music for orchestra, chamber ensembles, choruses, solo piano, and solo voices. In 2016 her first opera premiered in Bend, Oregon. In 2015 she received an Honorable Mention for “Theseus and the Minotaur” from The American Prize in Composition (chamber music, professional division); several of her other chamber and choral works also achieved semifinalist and finalist status for The American Prize in 2014 and 2015.

Oswald has released two CDs of original piano music, “Whereas” (2011) and “October Wind” (2005). Several of her chamber and orchestral works have been recorded by other artists as well. Enjoying great variety in her work, Oswald has also scored music for CD-ROM games, documentaries, and film.

Oswald received a bachelor of music degree summa cum laude in music theory and composition from Westminster Choir College of Rider University (1998), and a master of music degree in music composition from the University of Oregon School of Music (2001) where she was on the faculty from 2002-2004. Today she lives in Oregon and is a full-time composer and pianist.

Music for Solo Piano by Rebecca Oswald

	Title	Duration
	Whereas thirteen songs for solo piano	53' 30"	Info/Listen/Buy »	The Whereas songbook is a concept album of thirteen neoclassical pieces for solo piano written in 2011. The songs’ emotive content ranges from nuanced to dramatic, romantic to tragic, introspective to celebratory. All of the songs have clear form and structure; several use compound or unusual meters, and one has a strict left hand ostinato […]
The Whereas songbook is a concept album of thirteen neoclassical pieces for solo piano written in 2011. The songs’ emotive content ranges from nuanced to dramatic, romantic to tragic, introspective to celebratory. All of the songs have clear form and structure; several use compound or unusual meters, and one has a strict left hand ostinato […]
	October Wind 13 songs for solo piano	49' 25"	Info/Listen/Buy »	The October Wind songbook is a retrospective collection of thirteen pieces for solo piano written between 1981 and 2005. With strong, flowing melodies, tonal/triadic harmonies, and clear form, each song offers a unique journey to a gorgeous landscape of color and emotion. One of the pieces is for right hand alone. The book includes several […]
The October Wind songbook is a retrospective collection of thirteen pieces for solo piano written between 1981 and 2005. With strong, flowing melodies, tonal/triadic harmonies, and clear form, each song offers a unique journey to a gorgeous landscape of color and emotion. One of the pieces is for right hand alone. The book includes several […]

Music for other instruments by Rebecca Oswald

	Title	Instrumentation	Duration
	Field Report: News From Rural Oregon for B♭ Clarinet and Piano	Clarinet	–	Info/Listen/Buy »	Field Report: News from Rural Oregon is a four movement atonal concert work for clarinet and piano. Techniques in the clarinet part include fluttertongue, resonant trills (alternating two fingerings of the same pitch), portamento slides, and blowing air through the pipe. I. Goat Dance: mischievous, rather humorous. II. 186 Days of Rain: unrelenting, with a […]
Field Report: News from Rural Oregon is a four movement atonal concert work for clarinet and piano. Techniques in the clarinet part include fluttertongue, resonant trills (alternating two fingerings of the same pitch), portamento slides, and blowing air through the pipe. I. Goat Dance: mischievous, rather humorous. II. 186 Days of Rain: unrelenting, with a […]
	Dos Cabeceos two violins, cello, piano	Cello ⋅ Violin	4'40"	Info/Listen/Buy »	Dos Cabeceos explores the dynamic atmosphere of Argentine tango milongas, including the cortinas — brief periods between the three-song sets when available partners might invite and accept dance invitations by exchanging small, potent nods (cabeceos) of the head. Three slow, expressive passages of complex harmonic colors alternate with two active, intense musical episodes evocative of […]
Dos Cabeceos explores the dynamic atmosphere of Argentine tango milongas, including the cortinas — brief periods between the three-song sets when available partners might invite and accept dance invitations by exchanging small, potent nods (cabeceos) of the head. Three slow, expressive passages of complex harmonic colors alternate with two active, intense musical episodes evocative of […]