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.
Little is known about Price’s life. In 1949, she composed the music for two films by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents entitled Human Factor and Trouble in Toytown. In 1959, her String Trio won the W. W. Cobbett Memorial Prize adjudicated by Gordon Jacob, Norman Peterkin, and Ivor Walsworth. 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. Her compositions include:
