Ina Boyle
Ina Boyle was an Irish composer whose prolific output spanned opera, ballet, choral, orchestral, chamber and vocal works. Her style blended late‑Romantic influences with Irish folk elements, producing music noted for its seriousness, introspection and lyrical harmonic language. A pupil of Ralph Vaughan Williams, she composed throughout her life despite significant isolation, leaving much of her work unpublished and underperformed.
Works
| Title | Year | Description | Duration | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No coward soul is mine | 1953 | contralto and strings | Ina Boyle | |
| Still falls the rain | 1948 | alto and string quartet | 12 | Ina Boyle |
| Wildgeese | 1942 | a sketch for small orchestra with solo cello | 4 | Ina Boyle |
| String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor | 1934 | string quartet | 21 | Ina Boyle |
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra | 1932-33 | violin and orchestra | 18 | Ina Boyle |
| The Dream of the Rood (Symphony No. 2) | 1929-30 | orchestra | Ina Boyle | |
| Psalm | 1927 | cello and orchestra | 9 | Ina Boyle |
| Glencree - In the Wicklow Hills (Symphony No. 1) | 1924-25 | orchestra | 22 | Ina Boyle |
| Colin Clout | 1921 | orchestra | 9 | Ina Boyle |
| A Sea Poem | 1918-19 | orchestra | 16 | Ina Boyle |
| Phantasy | 1918 | viola and piano | 10 | Ina Boyle |
| Elegy (Elegie) | 1913 | cello and chamber orchestra | 7 | Ina Boyle |
| The Last Invocation | 1913 | voice and piano | Ina Boyle |