Claire Liddell
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Elizabeth Claire Liddell (b. 24 May ?) is a Scottish pianist and composer. She was born in Glasgow
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 and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music in Glasgow and the Royal College of Music in London
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 with Lloyd Webber
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Works

Liddel is known for arrangements of Scottish folk songs and poetry to music. Selected works include:
  • Three Piano Pieces
  • Song Cycle Five Orkney Scenes (text: George Mackay Brown)
  • Orphead: A Spell for Rain
  • The Kindling Fire (text: Robert Burns)
  • Melody and Country Style for Violin and Piano
  • Ca' the yowes for soprano and piano


Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
  • Songs of Scotland (July 2009) Hyperion
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