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The Ó Riada Scores (from Seán Ó Riada Collection/Bailiúchán Sheáin Uí Riada)

Musical scores discovered during PhD research on the Seán Ó Riada Collection at the Boole Library, University College Cork.   Dataset originally created 16/03/2016 UPDATE: Packaged on 03/05/2024 I. About this Data Set This data set is a result of close reading conducted by Patrick Egan (Pádraig Mac Aodhgáin) at the Boole Library, University College Cork between 2014-2018. It contains a combination of metadata from searches of the Seán Ó Riada Collection finding aid (or "descriptive list") concerning musical scores or "score cards" that were created by 1960s Irish artist Seán Ó Riada. The PhD project was published in 2020, entitled, “<a href="https://cora.ucc.ie/items/2361088a-8a26-497c-a2b9-23afa26af71a">Exploring ethnography and digital visualisation: a study of musical practice through the contextualisation of music related projects from the Seán Ó Riada Collection</a>” You are invited to use and re-use this data with appropriate attribution. The Ó Riada Scores dataset consists of just over 1571 rows. II. What’s included? This data set includes: <ul> <li>The Ó Riada Scores Dataset – a .CSV containing                          Handwritten?    Estimated Pages    Full Score? (1 if true)     ITEM #  in Finding Aid    Title of Piece    Instruments Used (with Parts)    Notes Written on the Score    Personal Notes About Document    Copyright Stamp? This .CSV is the direct export of the Ó Riada Scores Google Spreadsheet</li> </ul> III. How Was It Created? These data were created by daily visits to the Seán Ó Riada Collection over the course of four years. Through close reading, description, identifying catalogue numbers and tagging detail, access and understanding of the contents of the collection. "The following were documented in conjunction with the Finding Aid on the Seán Ó Riada special collection, to gather an overview on all scores that exist at UCC. An online version of the Finding Aid is located at https://booleweb.ucc.ie/documents/O%20Riada.pdf - Apart from working through headings of sections of Ó Riada's professional works, I used the following relevant search terms within the PDF to source any documents that might relate to manuscripts/score material: "score", "sheet", "suite" and "arrangement", "manuscript", "autograph". Patrick Egan, UCC" IV. Data Set Field Descriptions a) The Ó Riada Scores dataset field descriptions <ul> <li>Handwritten? - Describes if the score was handwritten or printed  </li> <li>Estimated Pages - Number of pages estimated within the score   </li> <li>Full Score? (1 if true) - If the score is available in full  </li> <li>ITEM #  in Finding Aid  - The corresponding number with the "descriptive list" on UCC Lib Guide https://libguides.ucc.ie/SeanORiadaCollection/descriptivelist  </li> <li>Title of Piece - The title given on the score   </li> <li>Instruments Used (with Parts) - Listing of instrument parts that were used, or described by the composer  </li> <li>Notes Written on the Score - Any notes that were written on the score for reference </li> <li>Personal Notes About Document  - Personal notes used during close reading of each score </li> <li>Copyright Stamp? - If copyright stamps were included (generally this was done by RTÉ)</li> </ul> V. Rights statement The text in this data set was created by the researcher and can be used in many different ways under creative commons with attribution. All contributions to this PhD project are released into the public domain as they are created. Anyone is free to use and re-use this data set in any way they want, provided reference is given to the creator of this dataset. VI. Creator and Contributor Information Creator: Patrick Egan (Pádraig Mac Aodhgáin) VII. Contact Information Please direct all questions and comments to Patrick Egan via his website at <a href="http://www.patrickegan.org/">www.patrickegan.org</a>. You can also get in touch with the Library via UCC website.

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28/100

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These five areas show where the dataset supports — or may limit — practical reuse.

Stewardship: 4
Harmonization: 4
Access: 16
Reuse readiness: 0
Engagement: 4