in the honour of heroes (laochra) from the seven 'Muses': Storytelling, Sport, Singing, Poetry, Music, Dancing and Acting centring on Ó Riada. Two schools are named 'Scoil Uí Riada' after him: a Gaelscoil in Kilcock, County Kildare, and another, in Bishopstown, Cork City. Works Opera Spailpín a Rúin. Opera in 3 acts (1960). First performance: Dublin, Damer Theatre (St Stephen's Green), 15 September 1960. Orchestral Overture Olynthiac (1955) The Banks of Sulán. A Pastoral Elegy (1956) Nomos No. 1: Hercules Dux Ferrariae for string orchestra (1957) Nomos No. 4 for piano and orchestra (1958) Aspects of Irish Traditional Music (1959) Seoladh na nGamhan. Festival Overture (1959) Triptyche pour orchestre symphonique (1960) Nomos No. 6 (1966) Voice with orchestra The Lords and the Bards (Robert Farren) for narrator, soloists, chorus, orch. (1959) Nomos No. 2 (Sophocles) for baritone, chorus, orch. (1963) Choral music (without orchestra) 'Five Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (anon.) for flute, guitar and mixed chorus (1958) Ceathramhhaintí Éagsamhla (author?) for satb choir a capella (1962) Requiem for a Soldier (author?) for soloists, chorus and organ (1968) Songs for voice and piano Four Songs (1954). Contains: Autumn; Winter; Spring; Summer. Lustra (anon. Chinese in transl.) (1954) Three Poems by Thomas Kinsella (1954). Contains: Classical; Night Song 1; Night Song 2. Serenade (author?) (1955) Four Nursery Rhymes (trad.) (1956). Contains: Humpty Dumpty; Tom, Tom; Rockabye, Baby; Seothín Seó. In memoriam Aloys G. Fleischmann (Johann Christian Hölderlin) (1956). Contains: Die Heimath; Fragment; Hälfte des Lebens; An Zimmern. Hill Field (John Montague) (1965) Sekundenzeiger (Hans Arp) (1966) Lovers on Aran (Seámus Heaney) (1968) Mná na hÉireann (Peadar Ó Doirnín) (1968) Piano Eight Short Preludes (1953) Five Epigrams (1954) Piano Piece (1957) Aon lá sa Mhuileann for harpsichord (1968) Ceol (n.d.) Film scores for orchestra Mise Éire (1959) Saoirse? (1960) Kennedy's Ireland (1960) The Death of a Lord Mayor (1960) Young Cassidy (1965) An Tine Bheo (1966) Ceol na Laoi (c.1966) Others Suite of Greek Folksongs for flute, oboe, viola, cello, piano (1958) Ceol Máirseála i gcóir Socraide for military band (1968) Religious music Ceol an Aifrinn / Ó Riada Mass (1968) Aifreann nua / Aifreann 2 (1970) Requiem Mass (1970) Incidental music to several plays at the Abbey Theatre including An Crúiscín Lán (1956), The Playboy of the Western World (1956), Súgán Sneachta (1959), Mac Uí Rudaí (1961), Ulysses agus Penelope (1965). Recordings Ceolta Éireann / Music of Ireland: Gael-Linn CEF 001