Focus
The 2025 edition of the ManiFeste festival is in full swing, with a focus on contemporary creation.
BiographyBiography of Claudia Jane Scroccaro
Italian composer and educator born in France.
BiographyBiography of Philippe Hurel
French composer born 24 July 1955 in Domfront.
Exhibition
Pierre Boulez, founder of Ircam, confronted his musical writing with that of electronics, first using magnetic tapes, then live electronics, and finally transforming sound in real time. An exhibition at the mediatheque documents some of the pieces with electronics that have marked his work, to be discovered from 13 May to 19 December.
OeuvreSurvey of works by Pierre Boulez
byJonathan Goldman
BookCatalogue de l'œuvre de Pierre Boulez : établi par Alain Galliari
Alain Galliari
Latest publications
Biographies
BiographyBiography of Brigitta Muntendorf
German composer born 11 July 1982 in Hamburg.
BiographyBiography of Per Nørgård
Danish composer born 13 July 1932 in Gentofte; died 28 May 2025 in Copenhagen.
Surveys of works and Analyses
OeuvreSurvey of works by Qigang Chen
byPierre Rigaudière
OeuvreSurvey of works by Martin Matalon
byHéloïse Demoz
Concerts
VideoIRCAM Forum Studio Session : Abo Abo & Tania Cortés Becerra
January 21, 2025
VideoForum Studio Session - Canblaster
October 9, 2024
Conferences
VideoAugmentation Audio–Visuelle de la Trompette : Entre contrôle et imprévisibilité dans une collaboration recherche-création sur le long terme
June 4, 2025
CollectionRencontre entre militants de la cause mathématique
May 10, 2025
Library News
The media library presents a selection of its new acquisitions, and invites you to discover the summary of 2024 acquisitions.
BookL'Art au temps de l'IA : Générer, critiquer, créer
Pierre Saint-Germier
BookSound Reinforcement for Audio Engineers
Wolfgang Ahnert
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.