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Seóirse Bodley
Seóirse Bodley (b. 1933)
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Title Date Instrumentation
[abbreviations list]		 Duration Category Sample pages /
Audio clips
An Dreóilín n.d. ssaa 2' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages View [PDF]
Gretchen 2012 S-solo, Mez-solo, voices pf 25' Vocal and choral
Remember 2011 voice pf 4' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages 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 PDF sample pages View [PDF]
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Squall 2006 S-solo, pf 4' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages View [PDF]
String Quartet No. 3 2004 2 vn va vc 18' Ensemble PDF sample pages View [PDF]
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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 PDF sample pages View [PDF]
An Exchange of Letters 2002 pf 27' Solo instrumental PDF sample pages 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
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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
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String Quartet No. 2 1992 2 vn va vc 25' Ensemble
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Symphony No. 5 1991 2222 4331 timp perc hrp str 40' Orchestral
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Symphony No. 4 1990 - 1991 3333 4331 timp perc hrp str 25' Orchestral
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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
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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
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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 PDF sample pages 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 PDF sample pages View [PDF]
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I will walk with my love 1982 S-solo, sa satb 3' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages View [PDF]
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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
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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 PDF sample pages View [PDF]
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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 PDF sample pages 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 PDF sample pages View [PDF]
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September Preludes 1973 fl pf 17' Ensemble PDF sample pages View [PDF]
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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
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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 PDF sample pages View [PDF]
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Ariel's Songs 1969 S-solo, pf 6' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages 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 PDF sample pages View [PDF]
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Prelude, Toccata and Epilogue 1963 pf 6' Solo instrumental
Trí Aortha 1962 satb 6' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages 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 PDF sample pages View [PDF]
An Teicheadh go hÉigipt 1960 ssa 1' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages View [PDF]
Caoineadh na dTrí Muire 1960 ssa 4' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages 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 PDF sample pages 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 PDF sample pages View [PDF]
A Drinking Song 1953 Bar-solo pf 3' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages View [PDF]
Cré 1953 Bar-solo pf 3' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages 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
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A Cradle Song 1950 S-solo, pf 2' Vocal and choral PDF sample pages View [PDF]
O Mistress Mine 1950 Bar-solo pf 3' Vocal and choral

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