Joyce Howard Barrell (
née
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Gedye; 26 November 19176 December 1989)
was an English composer. She was born in
Salisbury,
Wiltshire
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, England, and was educated at
Leicester University, studying with
Benjamin Burrows and
Harold Craxton for piano and
Grace Burrows for violin. After completing her studies, Barrell worked as composer and as a guitar teacher and piano accompanist. She married composer
Bernard Clements Barrell in 1945. From 1939 until her death she composed about ninety works.
She died in
Ipswich
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, England.
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
References
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1917 births
1989 deaths
20th-century classical composers
British music educators
Women classical composers
English classical composers
20th-century English composers
Musicians from Salisbury
20th-century English women musicians
Women music educators
20th-century women composers