Berenice Robinson Morris (27 March 1909 - 13 July 1990)[1] was an American author, composer, editor, and teacher who is best remembered for her American Popular Music series of books for children.
She attended the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Rosario Scalero, and the Juilliard School.
She married the historian Richard B. Morris in 1930, and they had two sons.
[2][3] In 1932, Robinson won the Joseph H. Bearns Prize in both of its categories: larger-form works (for orchestra or chorus) and smaller-form works (chamber music.
[2] Today, Robinson is best known for her three volume history for children, American Popular Music, which was published in the early 1970s by Franklin Watts.