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SHAKESPEARE.
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Trinity College, Dublin, 1892. Professor of
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Music in Board of Education Training
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College, Drumcondra ; Examiner, Royal Irish
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Academy of Music, etc. Editor of Lyra
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Ecclesiastica, Dublin, 1884-91; correspondent
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to several musical journals.
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Works.— Mass Adeste Fideles, 1886 ; Mass
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in A flat (prize), 1888 ; Missa Trinitatis ; Te
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Deum (prize), 1895 ; Six Motets (Archbishop
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of Dublin lirize), 1889; other church composi-
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tions. An Irish ]\Iay-Day, children's operetta
tions. An Irish May-Day, children's operetta
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on Irish Airs ; Seven Irish Airs, arranged.
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Part-song, Bells of Shandon ; Lodore (prize),
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etc. Editor of Curwen's Latin Series of
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church compositions ; and other collections.
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Shakespeare, William 367-L-16
Shakespeare, William, tenor vocalist
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and composer, born at Croydon, June 16, 1849.
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After singing in a choir he became an organist
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at thirteen, and pupil of Molique. In 1866
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gained a King's Scholarship, R.A.M. Won
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the Mendelssohn Scholarship, 1871, and
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studied at Leipzig. A tenor voice of promise
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developing, be was sent to Milan to study
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singing under Lamperti. Returning to
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England in 1875, he sang at the Monday
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Popular, Crystal Palace, and other metropoli-
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tan concerts for some years, as also in the
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provinces, and at the Leeds Festival, 1877.
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He was appointed a professor of singing at the
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R.A.M. in 1878 ; and Conductor of the Con-
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certs in 1880, resigning this office In 1886.
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F. R.A.M. He is now chiefly known as a
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teacher, but sings occasionally at concerts.
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His chief compositions are a Dramatic
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Overture, 1874 ; Pf. Concerto, Brighton
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Festival, 1879 ; with a Symphony, overtures,
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and string quartets in MS. Also songs, and
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pf. pieces, etc.
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Sharman, Percy Victor 367-L-39
Sharman, Percy Victor, violinist, born
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at Norwood, Surrey, in 1870. In his thirteenth
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year he gained a Scholarship at the R.C.M.,
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for three years, which was extended for two
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years more, as he showed conspicuous talent.
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He also obtained the Exhibition of £60 per
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annum, for four years, the gift of the Worship-
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ful Company of Skinners. This was for the
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purpose of enabling him to continue his
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studies abroad. Accordingly ho entered the
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Royal High School of Music, at Berlin, as a
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pupil of Dr. Joachim. Since 1887 he has
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appeared with success on the concert platform,
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and was the violinist of Mr. Sims Reeves'
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touring party, 1890-1 ; but he is chiefly devoted
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to tuition, and since 1890, has been professor
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of the violin at the Charterhouse School,
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Godalming. Of his compositions only a
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Romance for Violin, and one or two songs,
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have been published.
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Sharp, Edward 367-L-59
Sharp, Edward, pianist and composer,
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born at Acton, Middlesex, December 27, 1831.
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Stvrdied at R.A.M. under Cipriani Potter, and
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subsequently came under the notice of Thal-
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berg from whom he obtained valuable instruc-

SHARPE.
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tions and advice. He was organist at All
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Souls, St. John's Wood, for some time from
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1875, but has devoted his time chiefly to com-
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position. As a painter he has also acquired
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some repute. His compositions comprise a
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Trio for pf. and strings ; Two Sonatas for pf.
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and 'ceUo ; Sonata, pf. and violin ; Sonata in
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E minor ; Six Songs without words ; Rondo
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grazioso in G, op. 19; Twenty-four Character-
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istic Pieces, etc., for pf. ; Various Songs.
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Sharp, Francis 367-R-11
Sharp, Francis, composer and pianist,
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of last half of the 18th century. Author of
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" New Guida di Musica, being a complete
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book of instructions for beginners on the
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Pianoforte," op. 6, London [1790] . Com-
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poser of Six Sonatas for the Harpsichord
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1 1785] ; Poor Mary, a ballad.
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Richard Sharp, probably a relative of the
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foregoing, composed a number of arrange-
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ments for the pf., and songs.
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IMary and L. Sharp, harp-plaj^ers who
Mary and L. Sharp, harp-players who
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played at the Birmingham Festival of 1811,
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are probably members of the same family.
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Mary Sharp issued a " Collection of original
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melodies, edited by J. Relfe," London [1827].
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A Thomas Sharp, who lived about the same
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time, contributed to Henley's " Divine Har-
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mony," 1798, and to the publications of John
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Page.
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Sharp, Granville 367-R-30
Sharp, Granville, writer, born at Dur-
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ham in 1734; died London, July 6, 1818.
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Author of " A Short Introduction to Vocal
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Music, London, 1767 ; another edition, 1777.
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Chiefly noted for his philanthropic efforts,
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and his work on behalf of freeing negroes
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from slavery. His memoirs were written by
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Prince Hoare. His brothers William and
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James, with whom he chiefly lived, were
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musical, and gave concerts. The brothers
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apparently possessed a large musical library,
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as a book-plate exists, showing a view of an
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organ in a church, with part of a choir-
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screen, designed by Granville Sharp, and in-
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scribed, " Messrs. Sharp, London." The
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border of this plate is surrounded by Scrip-
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ture texts.
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Sharp, Simeon 367-R-47
Sharp, Simeon, author of " Music, a
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Satire," London, 1824.
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Sharp, Mrs. William 367-R-49
Sharp, Mrs. William, authoress, wife
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of William Sharp (born Glasgow, 1855), the
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poet and author, wrote " Great Composers,"
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London, 1887, in the Camelot Classics series ;
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" Sea Music, an anthology of poems and pas-
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sages descriptive of the Sea," London, 1887 ;
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" Women's voices, .poems by English, Scotch,
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and Irish women," London, 1887.
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Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick 367-R-57
Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, amateur
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musician, poet, etc., born at Hoddom Castle,
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Dumfriesshire, May 15, 1781 ; died at Edin-
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burgh, March 18, 1851. He composed music,
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and contributed to Stenhouse's Lyric Poetry
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of Scotland. He also edited and published the
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Earl of Kellie's " Minuets and Songs," 1839.


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