Joyce Howard Barrell, née

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 Gedye (b. 26 November 1917, d. 1989), was an English

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 composer. She was born in Salisbury

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, Wiltshire

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, England

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, and was educated at Leicester University, studying with Benjamin Burrows and Harold Craxton

Harold Craxton

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 for piano and Grace Burrows for violin. After completing her studies, Barrell worked as composer and a guitar teacher and piano accompanist. She married composer Bernard Clements Barrell

Bernard Barrell

Bernard Clements Barrell was an English musician, music educator and composer. He was born in Sudbury, Suffolk, England and studied at Trinity College of Music, London...

in 1945. From 1939 until her death she composed about ninety works.

Selected works

Barrell composed mainly chamber music and music for children. Selected works include:

• Dialogues for flute and viola da gamba
• Three Fours for viola and piano, Op.45 (1986)
• The Hacheston Quintet for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano, Op.67a (1988)
• What am I?, 6 Songs for children's chorus and piano, Op.68
• Serenade for saxophones, Op.92
• Nightmare for soprano, clarinet and piano, Op.93; words by Stephen Coates