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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
Seóirse Bodley (b. 1933)
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Title
Date
Instrumentation
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Duration
Category
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An Dreóilín
n.d.
ssaa
2'
Vocal and choral
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Gretchen
2012
S-solo, Mez-solo, voices pf
25'
Vocal and choral
Remember
2011
voice pf
4'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
The Hiding Places of Love
2011
S-solo, pf
40'
Vocal and choral
String Quartet No. 4
2007
2 vn va vc
10'
Ensemble
Islands
2006
gui
Solo instrumental
View
[PDF]
Listen
[58 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
John Feeley (gui). CD:
Islands : Contemporary Irish Solo and Ensemble Works for Guitar
. © Overture Music
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Squall
2006
S-solo, pf
4'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
String Quartet No. 3
2004
2 vn va vc
18'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Listen
[56 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Vogler Quartet. 3 May 2004. Drumcliffe Church, Sligo. © CMC [
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Metamorphoses on the name Schumann
2004
3333 4331 timp perc pf hrp str
11'
Orchestral
Mignon and the Harper
2004
S-solo, Bar-solo, pf
20'
Vocal and choral
Wandrers Nachtlied
2003
Mez-solo, pf
2'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
An Exchange of Letters
2002
pf
27'
Solo instrumental
View
[PDF]
In Quiet Celebration...
2000
pf
3'
Solo instrumental
Earlsfort Suite
1999 - 2000
S-solo, pf
12'
Vocal and choral
Sinfonietta
1999
3333 4331 timp perc hrp str
20'
Orchestral
Chiaroscuro
1999
pf
5'
Solo instrumental
News from Donabate
1999
pf
50'
Solo instrumental
Listen
[63 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Andrei Roudenko (pf). 21 February 2001. Musicailt Festival, Aula Maxima, National University of Ireland, Galway © CMC [
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Look to this Day!
1997
voice pf
2'
Vocal and choral
Pax Bellumque
1997
S-solo, fl cl vn pf
14'
Vocal and choral
Fraw Musica
1996
Mez-solo, satb, 1001 0000 org str
30'
Vocal and choral
Fraw Musica
1996
Mez-solo, pf
7'
Vocal and choral
Ceremonial Music
1995
2 tpt hn trb tuba
15'
Ensemble
By the Margin of the Great Deep
1995
medium voice, pf
5'
Vocal and choral
Listen
[41 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Aylish Kerrigan (Mez-solo), Seóirse Bodley (pf). CD:
The Naked Flame
. © Echo Classics
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String Quartet No. 2
1992
2 vn va vc
25'
Ensemble
Listen
[45 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Degani String Quartet: Alan Smale (vn), Elizabeth Leonard (vn), Padraig O'Connor (va), David James (vc). CD:
Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume Two
. © RTE
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Symphony No. 5
1991
2222 4331 timp perc hrp str
40'
Orchestral
Listen
[45 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colman Pearce. CD:
Bodley: Symphonies
. © Marco Polo
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Symphony No. 4
1990 - 1991
3333 4331 timp perc hrp str
25'
Orchestral
Listen
[47 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colman Pearce. CD:
Bodley: Symphonies
. © Marco Polo
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Phantasms
1989
fl cl hrp vc
20'
Ensemble
A Carol for Christams Day
1988
Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]
Vocal and choral
A Carol for Twelfth Day
1988
Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]
Vocal and choral
Ar Éireann ní neosfainn Cé hÍ
1988
Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]
Vocal and choral
Bí 'Íosa im Chroíse
1988
Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]
Vocal and choral
Carta Irlandesa
1988
medium voice, pf
15'
Vocal and choral
Listen
[48 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Aylish Kerrigan (Mez-solo), Seóirse Bodley (pf). CD:
The Naked Flame
. © Echo Classics
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In Bethlehem City
1988
Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]
Vocal and choral
Let Folly Praise What Fancy Loves
1988
Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]
Vocal and choral
Song for Jerusalem
1988
Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]
Vocal and choral
Suantraí na Maighdine
1988
Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]
Vocal and choral
The Enniscorthy Christmas Carol
1988
Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]
Vocal and choral
Upon My Lap My Sovereign Sits
1988
Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]
Vocal and choral
The Fiddler
1987
vn va vc speaker [+opt. chorus, perc, instr.]
13'
Ensemble
The Naked Flame
1987
medium voice, pf
40'
Vocal and choral
Listen
[60 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Aylish Kerrigan (Mez-solo), Seóirse Bodley (pf). CD:
The Naked Flame
. © Echo Classics
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Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano
1986
fl vn pf
30'
Ensemble
Canal Bank Walk
1986
Mez-solo, pf
3'
Vocal and choral
A Passionate Love
1985
Mez-solo, pf
8'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
A Concert Mass
1984
S-solo, Mez-solo, T-solo, B-solo, satb, str [4.3.2.2.1]
30'
Vocal and choral
The Banshee
1983
S-solo, Mez-solo, T-solo, B-solo, live electronics
15'
Electro-acoustic and mixed media
Celebration Music
1983
3 tpt 2 vn va vc
17'
Ensemble
Celebration Music
1983
3 tpt str
17'
Orchestral
Chamber Symphony No. 2
1982
1111 2010 glock str [min. 4.3.2.2.1]
30'
Orchestral
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[PDF]
Listen
[57 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
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I will walk with my love
1982
S-solo, sa satb
3'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[43 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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James Joyce Film Music
1981
fl, trb, cnt, 2 vn, va, vc, pf
16'
Ensemble
I Have Loved the Lands of Ireland: Symphony No. 2
1980
3333 4331 timp 2 perc cel str
40'
Orchestral
Listen
[45 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Robert Houlihan. CD:
Seóirse Bodley - A small white cloud drifts over Ireland
. © RTE
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Ceol: Symphony No. 3
1980
S-solo, Mez-solo, T-solo , Bar-solo, satb, semi-chorus, children's choir, 3223 4331 timp 2 perc hrp cel str, speaker, audience
25'
Vocal and choral
Mass of Joy
1979
cntr, unison voices, org
12'
Vocal and choral
The Radiant Moment
1979
satb
13'
Vocal and choral
From Ireland's Past
1978
ob, hn, 2 tpt, trb, tuba, 2 vn, va, vc
13'
Ensemble
A Girl
1978
Mez-solo, pf
35'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[52 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
Bernadette Greevy (Mez-solo), John O'Connor (pf). 6 January 1980. Examination Hall, Trinity College, Dublin © RTE [
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The 'O' Antiphons
1978
satb org
Vocal and choral
Three Congregational Masses
1977-1981
cntr, unison voices, org
Vocal and choral
Aislingí
1977
pf
25'
Solo instrumental
A Chill Wind
1977
satb [div.]
15'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
The Tightrope Walker Presents a Rose
1976
pf
3'
Solo instrumental
Mass of Peace
1976
unison choir org
12'
Vocal and choral
A Small White Cloud Drifts over Ireland
1975
2222 4331 timp 2 perc hrp pf str
14'
Orchestral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[45 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Robert Houlihan. CD:
Seóirse Bodley - A small white cloud drifts over Ireland
. © RTE
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September Preludes
1973
fl pf
17'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Listen
[59 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North
1972
2 pf
5'
Ensemble
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
1972
pf
6'
Solo instrumental
Listen
[55 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Isabelle O'Connell (pf). CD:
Reservoir
. © Diatribe Recordings
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Meditations on Lines from Patrick Kavanagh
1971
A-solo, 2222 4231 3 perc pf cel hrp str
25'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[58 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Live recording]
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Ariel's Songs
1969
S-solo, pf
6'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Scintillae
1968
2 hrp [Irish]
6'
Ensemble
String Quartet No. 1
1968
2 vn va vc
24'
Ensemble
Configurations
1967
2222 4331 4 perc pf cel 2 hrp egui str
18'
Orchestral
Never to have lived is best
1965
S-solo, 2222 4331 tsax 3 perc hrp pf cel str
13'
Vocal and choral
Chamber Symphony No. 1
1964
1001 1000 timp 2 perc hrp pf 2 vn va vc
26'
Orchestral
View
[PDF]
Listen
[45 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Robert Houlihan. CD:
Seóirse Bodley - A small white cloud drifts over Ireland
. © RTE
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Prelude, Toccata and Epilogue
1963
pf
6'
Solo instrumental
Trí Aortha
1962
satb
6'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Divertimento
1961
str
17'
Orchestral
Gogaí-ó-Gaog
1960
ca, pf
3'
Ensemble
An Bás is an Bheatha
1960
satb
12'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
An Teicheadh go hÉigipt
1960
ssa
1'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Caoineadh na dTrí Muire
1960
ssa
4'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Cuirfimid Deaindí Deaindí
1960
ssa
2'
Vocal and choral
Gogaí-ó-Gaog
1960
voice pf
3'
Vocal and choral
Symphony No. 1
1958 - 1959
2222 4231 timp 2 perc hrp str
20'
Orchestral
Sonata
1958
vn pf
12'
Ensemble
View
[PDF]
Salve Maria Virgo
1957
2222 4231 2 perc str
8'
Orchestral
An Bhliain Lán
1956
T-solo, satb
11'
Vocal and choral
Movement for Orchestra
1955 - 1956
2222 4051 timp 2 perc str
8'
Orchestral
Four Little Pieces
1954
pf
4'
Solo instrumental
Cúl an Tí
1954
satb
3'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
A Drinking Song
1953
Bar-solo pf
3'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Cré
1953
Bar-solo pf
3'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
Deire Fomhair
1953
Bar-solo pf
3'
Vocal and choral
Do Bhádhasa Uair
1953
Bar-solo pf
3'
Vocal and choral
Ná Déan Gáire
1953
Bar-solo pf
3'
Vocal and choral
Paidir [1]
1953
Bar-solo pf
3'
Vocal and choral
Paidir [2]
1953
Bar-solo pf
3'
Vocal and choral
Stróll
1953
Bar-solo pf
3'
Vocal and choral
The Fairies
1953
Bar-solo pf
3'
Vocal and choral
Music for Strings
1952
str
17'
Orchestral
Listen
[30 sec.]
mp3 clip
[Studio recording]
Douglas Cameron String Orchestra. 19 October 1956. Dublin © RTE [
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A Cradle Song
1950
S-solo, pf
2'
Vocal and choral
View
[PDF]
O Mistress Mine
1950
Bar-solo pf
3'
Vocal and choral