Facilities

Library

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Our library contains a collection of over 3,000 works by some 120 Irish composers of the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. This valuable resource is the only comprehensive collection of Irish classical music in existence. Most of the works are unpublished and copies of scores and parts are available for reference, sale, hire or inspection. Music can be mailed to any part of the world and customised worklists can be prepared on request and sent by mail/fax/e-mail. Go to the Irish Composers section of this site for an overview or Search the Library for a specific request.

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Sound archive

The sound archive contains some 5,000 recordings of twentieth- and twenty-first century Irish classical music in various formats from CDs to records, cassettes and quarter-inch reels. An important resource within this archive is a collection of some two thousand recordings of orchestral, chamber and solo music broadcast by Radio Telefís Éireann (RTE), the Irish national radio and TV station, since its foundation in the 1920s. This material, now available to the public for the first time, was transferred during a two-year project co-funded by RTE and CMC and completed in 1999.

Please note that material in the sound archive is for reference only. For copyright reasons it can only be accessed in person at the Centre and cannot normally be copied. Our Shop carries a wide range of commercially produced CDs for sale on-line. Guidelines and a declaration form for the occasional copying of sound archive material in exceptional circumstances may be downloaded in PDF format.

PDF icon Guidelines for the occasional copying of archival recordings
[PDF format ~62K]
PDF icon Declaration form
[PDF format ~60K]

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Reference materials

The reference library contains information materials of all kinds from concert programmes, biographical data, photographs and press clippings to specialist periodicals and books.

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Information materials

Informatin Pack -- sample cover

Irish Composers -- sample cover
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An Information Pack covering all aspects of the Centre's work and facilities is available without charge and can be ordered from the Shop.

A loose-leaf directory, Irish Composers, updated annually, gives biographical details, a photo, a selected work-list and an introductory 'personal comment' for each of the most prominent Irish composers. Copies are available for sale from the Shop.

The Contemporary Music Centre issues a monthly email shot drawing attention to web site updates, forthcoming events, etc. Contact us if you would like to be added to the email list.

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