Background
Britain was born on March 17, 1903 in Amarillo,
Tex.; she studied piano and received her B.M. from
the American Conservatory in Chicago, 1924;
studied music theory in Munich; several of her
choral compositions were awarded prizes of the
National Federation of Music Clubs, the National
League of American Penwomen and other
organizations; compositions include A heroic poem,
Light, Ubiquity (music drama), Southern symphony,
Chipmunks for woodwinds, harp, and percussion, two
string quartets, and several song cycles; she died
on May 23, 1994 in Palm Desert, Calif.
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