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Agnew, Elaine
Alcorn, Michael
Allawerdi, Farid
Balfe, Michael William
Ball, Derek
Ball, Michael
Barber, Alyson
Barry, Gerald
Bates, Enda
Beckett, Brian
Beckett, Walter
Bell, Derek F.
Benedict, Julius
Bennett, Ed
Bodley, Seóirse
Bowles, Michael
Boydell, Brian
Boyle, Hugh Martin
Boyle, Ina
Bremner, David
Brennan, John Wolf
Bridges, Brian
Brown, Melanie
Buckley, Irene
Buckley, John
Buckley, Linda
Burns, Neil
Byers, David
Caffrey, Greg
Campbell, Bill
Canning, Rob
Carroll, Fergal
Cassidy, Patrick
Clancy, Seán
Clarke, Rhona
Cleare, Ann
Cleary, Siobhán
Climent, Angel
Climent, Ricardo
Coghill, Rhoda
Collier, David
Comac, Bernadette
Connolly, Patrick
Coonan, David
Corcoran, Frank
Cox, David Harold
Crawford Collins, Dominic
Cullivan, Tom
Davey, Shaun
Davidson Ford, Grant
de Barra, Séamas
de Bromhead, Jerome
Deale, Edgar M.
Deane, Raymond
Delap, Gordon
Dennehy, Donnacha
Diebold, Robert A.
Doherty, Michael
Doran, Christy
Dowling, Alex
Dowling, Fergal
Doyle, Roger
Duff, Arthur
Dwyer, Benjamin
Egan, Eric Skytterholm
Esposito, Michele
Farhat, Hormoz
Farrell, Ciaran
Farrell, Eibhlis
Feery, Amanda
Fennessy, David
Ferguson, Howard
Fleischmann, Aloys
Flood, Philip
Flynn, Dave
Flynn, Paul
Friel, Redmond
Gardner, Stephen
Geary, Bernard
Gibson, John
Godfrey, John
Gribbin, Deirdre
Groocock, Joseph
Guilfoyle, Ronan
Gunn, Douglas
Guy, Barry
Hamilton, Andrew
Hammond, Philip
Hanlon, Ben
Harbison, Janet
Hardebeck, Carl
Harron, Damien
Harty, Hamilton
Hayes, Paul
Heery, Francis
Hellawell, Piers
Higgs, George
Hoban, Piaras
Holohan, Michael
Holstead, Rachel
Hope, Ciaran
Hughes, Herbert
Hurley, Donal
Hynes, Oliver
Ingoldsby, Marian
Irvine, Brian
Jacobson, Daniel
Johnston, Fergus
Kelly, Derek Anthony
Kelly, Mary
Kelly, T. C.
Kennedy, Vincent
Kilty, Laura
Kinsella, John
Knight, Trevor
Lamb, Robert
Langan, Mick
Larchet, John F.
Lazzarini, Victor
Ledwidge Flynn, Brian
Linnane, Fiona
Lyons, Frank
Mannion, Ruaidhri
Marmion, Bernadette
Martin, Philip
Mawby, Colin
Mawhinney, Simon
May, Frederick
McAuliffe, Mary
McCormack, Patrick
McCreesh, Eunan
McGlynn, Michael
McKay, Deirdre
McLachlan, John
McLaughlin, Scott
McNulty, Daniel
Melvin, Adam
Mills, Alan
Moeran, E. J.
Molloy, Ryan
Moran, Peter
Morris, David
Mulvany, Eoin
Mulvey, Gráinne
Murphy, Gerry
Murray, Anna
Nangle, Jonathan
Nelson, Havelock
Ní Dhubhghaill, Caitríona
Ní Ríain, Ailís
Norby, Christopher
Ó Cearbhaill, Fiontán
Ó Duinn, Proinnsías
Ó Gallchobhair, Éamonn
Ó Riada, Seán
Ó Súilleabháin, Mícheál
O’Brien, Vincent
O’Byrne, Breffni
O’Connell, Kevin
O’Connor, Neil
O’Connor, Simon
O’Dwyer, Adele
O’Farrell, Anne-Marie
O’Halloran, Emma
O’Keeffe, Eoin
O’Leary, Jane
O’Leary, Martin
Palmer, Geoffrey Molyneux
Parke, Dorothy
Parker, Brent
Parker, C. S. L.
Peacock, Sid
Pearce, Colman
Potter, A. J.
Power, Gerard
Power, Karen
Purcell, Andrew
Quigley, Bryan
Rigaki, Evangelia
Ring, Judith
Ronneau, Jesse
Rosser, Peter
Roth, Nick
Rynhart, Dylan
Sarsfield, Donal
Schlepper-Connolly, Benedict
Sholdice, Garrett
Simpson, Jürgen
Softday,
Stalling, David
Stanford, Charles Villiers
Sweeney, Eric
Synnott, Andrew
Townsend, Declan
Townsend, Peadar
Trench, Fiachra
Trimble, Joan
Victory, Gerard
Volans, Kevin
Wallace, William Vincent
Walshe, Jennifer
Whelan, Bill
White, Ian
Whiteside, Matthew
Whyms, Kevin
Williams, Gareth
Wilson, Ian
Wilson, James
Wilson, Paul
Wood, Charles
Zuk, Patrick
Frank Corcoran (b. 1944)
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Date
Instrumentation
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Duration
Category
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Variations on Myself
2011
1111 1000 str
14'
Orchestral
View
[PDF]
A Dark Song
2011
bcl
Solo instrumental
View
[PDF]
In the Deep Heart's Core
2011
hrp
Solo instrumental
View
[PDF]
Four Pieces for Two Clarinets
2010
2 cl
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Rhapsodic Bowing
2010
8 vc
9'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Snap-Shot
2010
vc
3'
Solo instrumental
View
[PDF]
Eight Haikus
2010
ssaattbb
10'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Five Lieder for Tenor and Piano
2010
T-solo, pf
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Songs of Terror and Love
2010
B-solo, fl+picc+afl, cl+bcl, pf, vn+va, vc
12'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Two Unholy Haikus
2010
satb
4'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Clarinet Quintet
2009
cl+bcl 2 vn va vc
17'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Quasi una Perla
2008
db pf
4'
Ensemble
Quasi una Sarabande
2008
cl bn hn 2 vn va vc db
11'
Ensemble
Violin Concerto
2008
vn-solo, 3333 4330 timp perc hrp str
18'
Orchestral
View
[PDF]
Nine Pratoleva Pearls
2008
pf
8'
Solo instrumental
View
[PDF]
Quasi un Preludio
2008
vn
4'
Solo instrumental
Four Orchestral Prayers
2006
Mez-solo, 2222 2220 timp 2 perc hrp str
14'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
The Light Gleams
2006
S-solo, bcl vn vc
5'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[44 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Concorde. 23 April 2006. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. © Concorde [
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Quasi una Fuga
2005 rev. 2010
str [5.5.4.3.1]
10'
Orchestral
Quasi un Basso
2005
db
7'
Solo instrumental
Súil - Saol
2005
sa [div.]
4'
Vocal and choral
Tradurre Tradire
2004
tape
24'
Electro-acoustic and mixed media
Quasi una Visione
2004
2121 2221 3 perc hrp pf str
15'
Orchestral
View
[PDF]
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[62 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Ensemble Moderne, conductor Sian Edwards. CD:
Quasi una Musica
. © RTE
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Quasi Variations on 'A Mháirín de Bharra'
2004
va
5'
Solo instrumental
Quasi un Pizzicato
2004
speaker, fl hrp pf perc
10'
Vocal and choral
Quasi un Concerto
2003
1111 1000 perc pf str
15'
Orchestral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[67 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Cantus Ensemble of Zagreb, conductor Berislav ‘Sipus. CD:
Quasi una Musica
. © Cantus
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Quasi un Lamento
2003
0020 1001 ssax asax tsax perc acc pf str
10'
Orchestral
View
[PDF]
Quasi un Amore
2002
fl gui
3'
Ensemble
Quasi un Canto
2002
3333 4231 timp 3 perc mar+glock pf+cel hrp str
16'
Orchestral
Two Bach Fugues (BWV 876 and 878)
2001
fl ob cl bn hn perc pf 2 vn va vc db
3'
Orchestral
Sweeney's Total Rondo
2001
pf
5'
Solo instrumental
Quasi una Melodia
2001
S-solo, tsax va mar pf
15'
Vocal and choral
Sweeney's Smithereens
2000
fl, picc, cl +bcl, perc, pf, vn, db
10'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Listen
[39 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Munich Ensemble for New Music, conductor Dieter Cichewiecz. CD:
Frank Corcoran
. © Composers’ Art Label
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Quasi una Missa
1999
tape
20'
Electro-acoustic and mixed media
Listen
[39 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Electronic/computer generated]
CD:
Mad Sweeney’s Shadow
. © Col Legno
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Wind Quintet No. 3
1999
fl ob cl bn hn
16'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Listen
[37 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Daedalus Wind Quintet: William Dowdall (fl), Matthew Manning (ob), John Finucane (cl), Michael Jones (bn), Fergus O'Carroll (hn). CD:
Mad Sweeney’s Shadow
. © Col Legno
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Sweeney's Farewell
1998
tape
5'
Electro-acoustic and mixed media
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[32 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Electronic/computer generated]
Tape. CD:
Mad Sweeney’s Shadow
. © Col Legno
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String Quartet No. 3
1997 - 2007
2 vn va vc
15'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Sweeney's Vision
1997
tape
25'
Electro-acoustic and mixed media
Listen
[44 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Electronic/computer generated]
CD:
Mad Sweeney
. © Black Box
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Ice - Etchings No. 1
1996
fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 2 hn
17'
Ensemble
Symphony No. 4
1996
3333 4331 timp 3 perc hrp str
20'
Orchestral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[49 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colman Pearce. CD:
Corcoran: Symphonies
. © Marco Polo
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Ice - Etchings No. 2
1996
vc
8'
Solo instrumental
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[PDF]
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[62 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
David Stromberg (vc). CD:
Quasi una Musica
. © Composers’ Art Label
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Buile Suibhne
1996
fl+picc+afl, ob, cl+bcl, hn perc vn va vc db speaker
16'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[44 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Das Neue Werk NDR Ensemble, conductor Dieter Cichewiecz, Frank Corcoran (speaker). CD:
Mad Sweeney
. © Black Box
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Joycespeak - Musik
1995
tape
10'
Electro-acoustic and mixed media
Rhapsodic Delight
1995
2 vn
10'
Ensemble
Trauerfelder
1995
4 perc
13'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Listen
[33 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Munich Percussion Ensemble, conductor Dieter Cichewiecz. CD:
Frank Corcoran
. © Composers’ Art Label
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Four Miniatures
1994
fl vc
5'
Ensemble
Rhapsodic Thinking
1994
4 vn
10'
Ensemble
Variations on C
1994
2 vc
6'
Ensemble
Mikrokosmoi
1994
str [4.4.3.2.1]
12'
Orchestral
Listen
[34 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Irish Chamber Orchestra, director Fionnuala Hunt. 29 & 30 June 1998. University Concert Hall, Limerick © Black Box [
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Symphony No. 3
1994
3333 4331 timp 3 perc hrp str
17'
Orchestral
Listen
[34 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colman Pearce. CD:
Corcoran: Symphonies
. © Marco Polo
[
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Four Concertini of Ice
1993
fl ob cl hn vn vc db perc
12'
Ensemble
Listen
[47 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Susan Doyle (fl), Síle Daly (ob), Deirdre O'Leary (cl), Ian Dakin (hn), Elaine Clarke (vn), Kate Ellis (vc), Roger McCann (db), Richard O'Donnell (perc), conductor Fergus Johnston. 20 June 2004. ReJoyce in Music: Open Air Concert, Meeting House Square, Dublin. © CMC [
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See - Through Music
1993
fl vn va vc pf perc [crot]
3'
Ensemble
Irische Mikrokosmoi
1993
pf
155'
Solo instrumental
View
[PDF]
Dream Song
1992
fl cl bn gui vc pf
8'
Ensemble
Cantus de Calamitate Hiberniorum in Patria Antiqua
1991
2222 2230 timp perc str
12'
Orchestral
Music from the Book of Kells
1990
5 perc pf
13'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Listen
[40 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Percussion Modern, Frank Corcoran (pf), conductor Dieter Cichewiecz. CD:
Mad Sweeney
. © Black Box
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Three Pieces for Guitar
1990
gui
8'
Solo instrumental
View
[PDF]
Listen
[41 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Benjamin Dwyer (gui). CD:
Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume Two
. © Contemporary Music Centre
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Gilgamesh
1990
7 soli, satb, 3323 4331 timp perc hrp pf str
25'
Vocal and choral
Nine Aspects of a Poem
1989 rev. 2003
satb, vn
15'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[61 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Catherine Leonard (vn), National Chamber Choir, conductor Celso Antunes. CD:
Quasi una Musica
. © RTE
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Variations on 'A Mháirin de Bharra'
1989
cl
8'
Solo instrumental
Dán Aimhirgín
1989
S-solo, va, bcl, pf
9'
Vocal and choral
Shadows of Gilgamesh
1988
fl ob cl hn tpt trb perc pf vn va vc db
18'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Irische Szenen
1988
2221 2000 timp perc str
14'
Orchestral
Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
1987
cl
7'
Solo instrumental
Cúig Amhráin gan Fhocail
1984
ob, ca, trb, perc, pf, vn, va, vc, db
12'
Ensemble
Listen
[39 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Das Neue Werk NDR Ensemble, conductor Dieter Cichewiecz. CD:
Frank Corcoran
. © Composers’ Art Label
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Lines and Configurations
1983
mar, bcl
8'
Ensemble
Listen
[54 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Gyula Racz (bcl), Bernd Konrad (Mar) 19 May 1983. Stuttgart [
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Farewell Symphonies
1982
2221 2330 timp perc str tape speaker
20'
Electro-acoustic and mixed media
Concerto for String Orchestra
1982
str [4.4.3.2.1]
16'
Orchestral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[41 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
New Irish Chamber Orchestra, conductor David Robertson. CD:
Frank Corcoran
. © RTE
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Variations on 'Caleno Costure Me'
1982
hpd
10'
Solo instrumental
Symphonies of Symphonies of Wind Instruments
1981
3 fl, 2 ob, ca, 3 cl, 2 bn, dbn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 trb, tuba
21'
Band
Rhapsodies on a Windy Night
1981
cl perc vn va vc db
14'
Ensemble
Symphony No. 2
1981
3332 4331 timp 3 perc str
23'
Orchestral
Balthazar's Dream
1980
tape
13'
Electro-acoustic and mixed media
Listen
[36 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Electronic/computer generated]
CD:
Mad Sweeney’s Shadow
. © Col Legno
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Airs and Variations
1980
ob cl bn
10'
Ensemble
Caoine - Lamento
1980
pf [4 hands]
9'
Ensemble
Symphony No. 1
1980
2222 4321 timp perc hrp str
20'
Orchestral
Ceol an Aifrinn
1980
unison choir org
15'
Vocal and choral
Cúig Amhráin de Chuid Gabriel Rosenstock
1980
S-solo, vn vc pf
11'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[38 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Sabine Sommerfeld (S-solo), Hamburg Trio. CD:
Mad Sweeney’s Shadow
. © Col Legno
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Kiesel
1980
S-solo, 2 vn va
7'
Vocal and choral
String Quartet No. 2
1979
2 vn va vc
14'
Ensemble
Changes
1979
pf
9'
Solo instrumental
View
[PDF]
Piano Trio
1978
vn vc pf
10'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Listen
[46 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Hesketh Piano Trio CD:
Mad Sweeney’s Shadow
. © Col Legno
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Wind Quintet No. 1
1978
fl ob cl bn hn
9'
Ensemble
Wind Quintet No. 2
1978
fl ob cl bn hn
16'
Ensemble
Listen
[33 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Stuttgart Wind Quintet, director Willy Freivogel. CD:
Mad Sweeney
. © Black Box
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Herr Jesu Christ
1978
satb
11'
Vocal and choral
Il Giardino d'Amore
1978
ssa
4'
Vocal and choral
Hernia
1977
db
8'
Solo instrumental
Gestures of Sound and Silence
1976
vc pf
12'
Ensemble
Listen
[30 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Concorde: Brighid Mooney (vc), Jane O'Leary (pf). 9 January 1980. Examination Hall, Trinity College, Dublin © RTE [
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Shorts
1976
vn vc
9'
Ensemble
String Quartet No. 1
1976
2 vn va vc
12'
Ensemble
Listen
[63 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Testore String Quartet. © Irish Composer Trust [
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Carraig Aonair Suite
1976
2222 2330 timp perc hrp str
7'
Orchestral
Chamber Symphony No. 1
1976
1201 2000 hrp str [6.6.4.3.1]
12'
Orchestral
Variations with Air
1976
asax
4'
Solo instrumental
Carraig Aonair
1976
sa pf
3'
Vocal and choral
Caoine
1975
satb
3'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[57 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
National Chamber Choir of Ireland, conductor Paul Hillier. 15-18 June 2012. All Hallows College Chapel, Drumcondra, Dublin. © Contemporary Music Centre [
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Three Pieces for Orchestra
1974 rev. 1976
2222 4331 timp perc str
12'
Orchestral
Chamber Sonata
1974 rev. 1975
ob vn va vc perc
11'
Ensemble
Chamber Sonata
1974
fl vn va vc perc
11'
Ensemble
The Quare Hawk
1974
fl
3'
Solo instrumental
Listen
[58 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Madeleine Berkeley (fl). 26 June 1976. Dublin © RTE [
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Sonata for Organ
1973
org
10'
Solo instrumental
Dán Aimhirgín
1973
satb
6'
Vocal and choral
Nine Medieval Irish Epigrams
1973
satb
11'
Vocal and choral
Suite for Violoncello Solo
1972
vc
10'
Solo instrumental
Dektet
1971
fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, 2 vn, va, vc, db
15'
Ensemble
Sonata for String Orchestra
1971
str [14.12.10.8.6]
9'
Orchestral