Kate Ralph

Portrait of Kate Ralph (Kate Roberts Ralph, pseudonym Morfida), Welsh composer and pianist, photographed by Russell & Sons, Brecknock Road, N., from *Notable Welsh Musicians* by Frederic Griffith, page 142. Kate Roberts Ralph (3 April 1849–24 December 1937) was a Welsh composer and pianist who received a scholarship from Clara Schumann to attend the Royal Academy of Music. Her bardic name/pseudonym was Morfida. She also published under the name Kate Ralph.

Biography Ralph was born in London, but grew up Dolgellau, Wales, where her father’s family lived. Her father was Ellis Roberts, the Prince of Wales’ harpist. Her brother, also named Ellis Roberts, was born in 1850. He was a professional violinist and the siblings performed together throughout their lives.

Ralph began studying piano at age 10. When she was 13, she appeared on one of her father’s concerts in London. She began studying at the London Academy of Music with Henry Wylde when she was 14. She also collaborated with cellist Edward Howell, organist William Henry Monk, and the Swedish soprano Christina Nilsson. Leonard & Co., She apparently composed at least 73 works,

Six Pieces (violin and piano)

Piano

The Cavaliers

Vocal

“Arise, Beloved”