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SHARPE.
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Sharpe, Ethel 368-L-1
Sharpe, Ethel, pianist, born in Dublin,
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187:2. Pupil of the R.I. A.M., playing at a
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concert, June 10, 1884, when twelve, with
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great success. Scholar at R.U.M., studying
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under Franklin Taylor, distinguishing herself
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at the students' concerts. Was presented
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with the silver medal of the Musicians' Com-
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pany, 1891, in which year she gave her first
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chamber concert, November 12, at the Princes'
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Hall. She played at the Crystal Palace,
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March '26, 1892 ; and receiving a grant from
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the R.C.M., proceeded to the continent for
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travel and study. Gave a recital at Vienna
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early in 1891, creating an excellent impression.
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Resumed her chamber concerts, London, 1895,
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and played at the Crystal Palace, April 13,
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Eugene d' Albert's Concerto in E, op. 12. She
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is married to Mr. Alfred Hobday, a violinist.
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Sharpe, Herbert Francis 368-L-19
Sharpe, Herbert Francis, pianist and
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composer, born at Halifax, Yorkshire, March
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1, 1861. Gained a Pianoforte Scholarship at
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the opening of the National Training School
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for Music at South Kensington, and succeeded
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Eugene d' Albert as Queen's Scholar at the
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same institution. From 1882 he played
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frequently at concerts in Loudon, Bradford,
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and throughout the North, as well as in other
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places, with much success. He was appointed
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a professor at the R.C.M. in 1884 ; and an
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Examiner under the Associated Board of
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R.A.M. and R.C.M. in 1890. His compositions
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are already very numerous, the principal
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being indicated in the subjoined list.
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Works. — Comic opera in three acts (MS.) ;
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Three four-part songs, with orchestra, op. 52,
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also for female voices with pf. Songs of the
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Year, 12 two-part songs, op. 16 ; 12 two-part
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songs, op. 18 ; Songs of Moor and Mountain,
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12 two-part songs, op. 19 ; Songs by the Sea,
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12 trios, op. 25 ; Songs and duets, various.
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Concert overture, orchestra; Romance for two
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pianos (both in MS.) ; Variations, op. 46, for
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two pianos ; Suite, op. 62, flute and pf. ;
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Suite, op. 65, violin and pf. ; Four duets, op.
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29, two violins and pf. ; Idylle, op. 38, flute
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and pf. Pf. duet ; Five character pieces, op.
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24 ; Three symphonic pieces, op. 59. Pf . solo :
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Op. 1-10, pieces various ; Five pieces, op. 23 ;
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Two nmsical sketches, op. 28 ; Suite, op. 58 ;
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Pantomime suite, op. 61 ; Six English fanta-
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sias, op. 71, etc. Pianoforte School, op. 60,
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Stanley Lucas. Arrangements of Grieg's
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Norwegian songs and dances, etc., for pf. duet.
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Shaw, Mrs. Alfred 368-L-54
Shaw, Mrs. Alfred, born Mary Postans,
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contralto vocalist, born at Lee, Kent, in 1814.
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She studied at R.A.M., and under Sir George
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Smart, and appeared in 1834-5 at the Concert
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of Ancient Music, and at York Festival. She
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married Alfred Shaw, artist, in 1835. Sang
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afterwards at all the pjrincipal festivals, and
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sang the contralto part in IMendelssohn's
sang the contralto part in Mendelssohn's
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" St. Paul," on its first production in England.
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Sang at Leipzig, 1838 ; in Italy, 1839, and

SHAW.
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afterwards in England. She was married a
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second time to J. F. Robinson. Her voice
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failed owing to the shock caused by the
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appearance of insanity in her first husband,
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who died in a private asylum, Hoxton, No-
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vember 23, 1847, and she retired from public
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life soon after. She died at Hadleigh Hall,
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Suffolk, September 9, 1876.
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Shaw, George Bernard 368-R-9
Shaw, George Bernard, journalist,
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musical critic, and dramatic author, born at
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Dublin, 26 July, 1856. Acted as musical
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critic for The Star, and succeeded Louis Engel
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on The World, 1891-94. Lately he has devoted
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himself chiefly to dramatic authorship.
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Well-known as an active socialist and leading
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member of the Fabian Society. Author of
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" Widowers' Houses " (Independent Theatre),
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1892; "Arms and the Man" (Avenue Theatre),
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1894 ; and other plays. Several novels, essays
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on Socialism, and a series of articles on the
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drama in the Sahirday Review, etc.
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Shaw, James 368-R-22
Shaw, James, organist and composer,
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born at Leeds in 1842. Studied under R. S.
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Burton. Organist of St. John's Episcopal
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Chapel, Edinburgh ; St. Paul's, Edinburgh.
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Conductor of Edinburgh Choral Union, 1862-
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1863. Organist. Hampstead Parish Church,
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London; CoUegiaie Chapel of St. John,
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Clapham. Gave concerts, St. James' Hall,
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1891-2. Formed the Middlesex Choral Union,
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1892. Compositions : " A Thanksgiving Ode,"
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for soli, chorus, and orchestra, 1880 ; Evening
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Service, composed for Loudon Church Choir
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Association, 1874 ; Services and anthems.
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Songs : Break, break ; Angel's Welcome ;
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Morning Greeting, etc. Part-songs. Three
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Sketches ; Introduction and Fugue ; Two
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grand Studies ; and other pf. pieces. Minuet ;
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March ; ]\Ieditation, etc., organ.
March ; Meditation, etc., organ.
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Shaw, Sidney 368-R-40
Shaw, Sidney, composer, born at Parn-
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worth, Lancashire. Began his musicial
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studies with the violin, and then placed
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himself under Dr. W. Rohner, of Liverpool,
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for five years, for composition. During that
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time he composed and produced, at Liverpool,
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an operetta, " Love's Trial," 1882, and another
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work of the same kind. He went to Leipzig,
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and studied at the Couservatorium, and there
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wrote the oratorio, " Gethsemane," which
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was produced at St. Janres' Hall, London,
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November 26, 1886. His other works include
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a Romance for violin ; a Bolero, and other pf .
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pieces. So7igs : Suspense ; The Angel and
pieces. Songs : Suspense ; The Angel and
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the Child ; Three songs (Byron), etc. In
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1892-3, he was conductor of the Georgina
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Burns "Cinderella " company.
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Shaw, Thomas 368-R-57
Shaw, Thomas, violinist and composer,
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of latter part of the 18th and early part of the
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19th centuries. Composer of The Stranger
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(opera), 1798 ; The Island of Marguerite
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(opera), 1789 ; anthem on the death of
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Princess Charlotte [1817] ; Trio for 2 violins
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and 'cello ; four sets of Sonatas for pf., op. 9,


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