Joyce Howard Barrell
Joyce Howard Barrell | |
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| Born | Joyce Howard Gedye 26 November 1917 |
| Died | 6 December 1989 (aged 72) |
| Education | University of Leicester |
| Occupations | Composer, teacher, accompanist |
| Years active | 1939–1985 |
| Notable work | Children's music, chamber music |
| Spouse | Bernard Barrell |
Joyce Howard Barrell (née Gedye; 26 November 1917 – 6 December 1989) was an English composer. She studied with Benjamin Burrows and Harold Craxton for piano and Grace Burrows for violin, and then worked as composer, as a guitar teacher and as a piano accompanist. She married composer Bernard Clements Barrell in 1945. She composed about ninety works, specialising in works for children and chamber music.