Beryl Price

Beryl Price (born 7 March 1912) was a British composer who created original works in many genres and arranged folk tunes as teaching pieces for young music students. Several of her original compositions were for historic instruments such as clavichord, virginal and viol. Price was born in London. She attended the Royal Academy of Music, and studied with Harry Farjeon, Ernest Read, and Charles Reddic. In 1959, her String Trio won the W. W. Cobbett Memorial Prize In 2003, her song “I Love to Tell the Story” was recorded commercially on CWMNI Recordio Talent TAL 012CD. Price’s works were published by Curwen Press, Oxford University Press, and Stainer & Bell. *Emerald Isle (cello) *“Duke of Wellington” *“First Came the Primrose” *Songs from Cavalcanti (text by Guido Cavalcanti) *Songs of Heroes *“Sweet Afton” *Two Songs of the Nativity (chorus and piano) *“We Saw Him Sleeping” *Wise Men’s Riddles (a capella double chorus) References