Elizabeth Claire Liddell (born 24 May 1937) is a Scottish pianist and composer. She was born in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

and studied at the

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( gd, Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( gd, Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and ...

in Glasgow and the

Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music is a music school, conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the Undergraduate education, undergraduate to the Doctorate, doctoral level in a ...

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with

William Lloyd Webber William Southcombe Lloyd Webber (11 March 1914 – 29 October 1982) was an English organist and composer, who achieved some fame as a part of the modern classical music movement whilst commercially facing mixed opportunities. Besides his long ...

. In ''The Kinding Fire'' Liddell sets 12 songs by

Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ...

using the original airs to which he set his verses, with her accompaniments. An LP recording was issued in 1974 with Liddell on piano. She has also written educational music and text books, inclusding ''The Book of Keyboard Harmony'' (1979) and ''So you Want to Play by Ear'' (1980).

Works

Liddell is known for arrangements of Scottish folk songs and poetry to music. Her selected works include: *''The Kindling Fire'', 12 Burns songs (1974) *''Five Orkney Scenes'' (1975), song cycle, text

George Mackay Brown George Mackay Brown (17 October 1921 – 13 April 1996) was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist with a distinctly Orcadian character. He is widely regarded as one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century. Biography Early life and caree ...

*''Orphead: A Spell for Rain'' (1978), text George Mackay Brown * ''Three Ballads'' (1989), settings of J.C. Mathieson from French poetry *''Ca' the yowes'' for soprano and piano * ''The Rhythm of Life'' (1985) song cycle for female voice and piano, text

Alice Meynell Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell (née Thompson; 11 October 184727 November 1922) was a British writer, editor, critic, and suffragist, now remembered mainly as a poet. Early years and family Alice Christiana Gertrude Thompson was born in ...

*''Melody and Country Style for Violin and Piano'' *''Three Piano Pieces''

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