Introduction
Ina Boyle was a prolific composer. The majority of her huge output is still in manuscript form and unperformed.
The bulk of the collection was donated shortly after Ina Boyle’s death in 1967 by her cousin Doreen Boyle. The donation was arranged by Ina Boyle’s dear friend and fellow composer, Dame Elizabeth Maconchy in consultation with Brian Boydell, then Professor of Music at Trinity College Dublin. Later in 1997, Dame Elizabeth’s daughter, Professor Nicola LeFanu, also donated Ina Boyle manuscripts to Trinity College Dublin.
A priority for us is to make all the music accessible for performance through the digital typesetting of the music manuscripts so that all of her music can be performed and enjoyed. This is a huge task because of the volume of her compositions that you will find listed in this section.
Find out more about the work to bring Ina Boyle’s music to life on our research and news and events page.
available typeset scores
A selection of Boyle’s manuscripts have been typeset for performance and in each instance the publisher or those with copies of works and their contact details have been listed beside the title of the work. If you need any further information on the availability of typeset scores, please contact us.
Ina Boyle’s extant manuscripts are housed in the library at Trinity College Dublin. The Library are in the process of digitising select works by Ina Boyle (See digitalcollections.tcd.ie). Works that are currently available on the TCD digital collection website are marked with an (*) throughout.
For information on published scores that can be ordered direct, please contact the individual publisher below:
Stainer & Bell: archives@stainer.co.uk
Oxford University Press (OUP): bankmusicpublications.co.uk
Chester and Novello: promotions@musicsales.co.uk
Contemporary Music Centre Dublin (CMC) www.cmc.ie
Please note CMC are not publishers of works listed