The British Musical Biography

[E] Shaw, Sidney, composer, born at Parn-
worth, Lancashire. Began his musicial
studies with the violin, and then placed
himself under Dr. W. Rohner, of Liverpool,
for five years, for composition. During that
time he composed and produced, at Liverpool,
an operetta, " Love's Trial," 1882, and another
work of the same kind. He went to Leipzig,
and studied at the Couservatorium, and there
wrote the oratorio, " Gethsemane," which
was produced at St. Janres' Hall, London,
November 26, 1886. His other works include
a Romance for violin ; a Bolero, and other pf .
pieces. Songs : Suspense ; The Angel and
the Child ; Three songs (Byron), etc. In
1892-3, he was conductor of the Georgina
Burns "Cinderella " company.

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