Pamela Motley Verrall

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Pamela Motley Verrall (13 August 1915 – 1996)[1] was a Welsh composer and music educator.[2]

Verrall was born in Penrhiwceiber, South Wales. Her father was a musician. Verrall attended the University of Wales, where she received a B.A. in music in 1937, and a B.A. in English, German, and Latin in 1938.[3] She also earned a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM) in London.[4]

Verrall composed at least 90 sacred and secular songs, as well as chamber music and theatrical works which have been performed on radio and television. Her compositions were published by Bosworth, Chester Music (now Wise Music), Cramer & Company, Feldman, and Forsyth Publishing. Her works include:[4]

Chamber[]

  • Clarinets in Chorus
  • Clarinets in Concert
  • Seven Romances (clarinet and piano)
  • Six Conversations (clarinet and piano)[5]
  • Six Dance Duets (recorder and piano)
  • Six Miniatures for Recorders
  • Woodwind Trio (oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Theatre[]

  • Around the World: Francis Drake
  • Babushka (Christmas Play)
  • Gingerbread Man
  • Grand Tour of Europe
  • Johnny Appleseed[6]
  • Legend of the Yellow River
  • Miracle Man
  • Move Over, Mr. Noah
  • Sea Spell
  • Silver Arrow
  • Son of Assisi
  • Summer Water

Vocal[]

  • at least 90 songs

References[]

  1. ^ "Pamela Verrall | Hymnary.org". hymnary.org. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  2. ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  3. ^ The World Who's who of Women. Melrose Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-900332-59-3.
  4. ^ a b Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
  5. ^ Richards, Melanie Ann (1993). A selected bibliography of music for clarinet and one other instrument by women composers. Ohio State University.
  6. ^ Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
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