Focus
A symbol of resistance to spiritual and artistic assimilation under the Soviet regime, Sofia Gubaidulina passed away on 13 March 2025. An assistant to Shostakovich and founder of an electronic music studio in Moscow in the early 1970s, before being banned by the Union of Soviet Composers, she left a body of work imbued with faith and freedom.
OeuvreSurvey of works by Sofia Goubaïdoulina
byPierre Rigaudière
BookGubajdulina
Enzo RESTAGNO
1991
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VideoIrcam : les années 1980-1990
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German composer and director born 17 August 1952 in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse.
Library News
The media library presents a selection of its new acquisitions, and invites you to discover the summary of 2024 acquisitions.
BookFour Ways of Hearing Video Game Music
Michiel Kamp
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BookExperiencing Organised Sounds : The Listening Experience Across Diverse Sound-Based Works
Leigh Landy
2024
About
The purpose of the documentation center is to build up and disseminate a body of references on contemporary music, on the relationship between art, science and technology, and on musical research. It also brings together all of the Institute's knowledge and creative resources: concert and conference archives, scores, scientific and popular articles, etc. All these resources are available to the public through the Ircam media library (open Tuesday to Friday, 2:00 to 5:30 pm) and the databases accessible through the portal.
Resources type
- The physical documents available in the media library (books, scores, CDs, vinyls, program notes, etc.).
- Digital resources
Médiathèque
La médiathèque de l'Ircam est ouverte au public du mardi au vendredi, de 14h à 17h30. La consultation est ouverte à tout le monde, l'emprunt est soumis à abonnement.
Structure et historique des bases de données du Pôle documentaire
- La base des compositeurs et compositrices de musique contemporaine, appelée BRAHMS (Base Relationnelle d’Articles Hypertextes sur la Musique du XXe et du XXIe Siècle).
- La base Analyses qui documente des œuvres composées à l’Ircam dans des articles musicologiques
- La base Médias des archives audiovisuelles de l’Ircam
- La base Sidney qui regroupe la documentation des œuvres électroniques produites à l’Ircam dans le but de pouvoir les rejouer
Credits
Directeur du Pôle documentaire : Philippe Langlois.
For more information on the structure of the different databases of the documentary center, see here.