{"ix":57111,"seq":3034,"full":"Shield, William","last":"Shield","last_or":"","first":"William","first_or":"","prefix":"","id":"370-R-62","page_info":{"id":"370-R-62","page":370,"column":"R","line":62},"page":"370","text":[{"code":"E","lines":{"57112":{"id":"370-R-62","page":370,"column":"R","line":"Shield, William, composer and writer,","line_nos":57112,"status":"original"},"57113":{"id":"370-R-63","page":370,"column":"R","line":"born at Whickham, Durham, March 5, 1748.","line_nos":57113,"status":"original"}}},{"code":"+","lines":{"57127":{"id":"371-L-1","page":371,"column":"L","line":"He studied under his father, a singing-master,","line_nos":57127,"status":"original"},"57128":{"id":"371-L-2","page":371,"column":"L","line":"and practised the vioHn and harpsichord.","line_nos":57128,"status":"original"},"57129":{"id":"371-L-3","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Apprenticed to a boat-builder at North","line_nos":57129,"status":"original"},"57130":{"id":"371-L-4","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Shields, on the death of his father, but after-","line_nos":57130,"status":"original"},"57131":{"id":"371-L-5","page":371,"column":"L","line":"wards became leader of the Newcastle Sub-","line_nos":57131,"status":"original"},"57132":{"id":"371-L-6","page":371,"column":"L","line":"set iption Concerts, and studied music under","line_nos":57132,"status":"original"},"57133":{"id":"371-L-7","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Avison, who befriended him. He went to","line_nos":57133,"status":"original"},"57134":{"id":"371-L-8","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Scarborough as leader of the theatre orchestra,","line_nos":57134,"status":"original"},"57135":{"id":"371-L-9","page":371,"column":"L","line":"a,nd the subscription concerts. Violin-player","line_nos":57135,"status":"original"},"57136":{"id":"371-L-10","page":371,"column":"L","line":"in orchestra of the opera, London, 1772 ; and","line_nos":57136,"status":"original"},"57137":{"id":"371-L-11","page":371,"column":"L","line":"in 1773 he was made principal viola-player.","line_nos":57137,"status":"original"},"57138":{"id":"371-L-12","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Composer to Covent Garden Theatre, 1778-91","line_nos":57138,"status":"original"},"57139":{"id":"371-L-13","page":371,"column":"L","line":"and 1792-97. Visited France and Italy with","line_nos":57139,"status":"original"},"57140":{"id":"371-L-14","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Ritson, the antiquary, 1791. Master of the","line_nos":57140,"status":"updated"},"57141":{"id":"371-L-15","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Royal Music on death of Parsons, 1817.","line_nos":57141,"status":"original"},"57142":{"id":"371-L-16","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Original member of the Philharmonic Society.","line_nos":57142,"status":"original"},"57143":{"id":"371-L-17","page":371,"column":"L","line":"He died at 31, Berners Street, London, Janu-","line_nos":57143,"status":"original"},"57144":{"id":"371-L-18","page":371,"column":"L","line":"ary 25, 1829. Buried, February 4, in south","line_nos":57144,"status":"original"},"57145":{"id":"371-L-19","page":371,"column":"L","line":"cloister of Westminster Abbey. A new stone","line_nos":57145,"status":"original"},"57146":{"id":"371-L-20","page":371,"column":"L","line":"was placed over his grave in 1892. On Octo-","line_nos":57146,"status":"original"},"57147":{"id":"371-L-21","page":371,"column":"L","line":"ber 19, 1891, a memorial cross was unveiled","line_nos":57147,"status":"original"},"57148":{"id":"371-L-22","page":371,"column":"L","line":"by Dr. Hodgkin in Whickham churchyard.","line_nos":57148,"status":"original"}}},{"code":"W","lines":{"57150":{"id":"371-L-23","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Works. \u2014 Music to Dramas, Operas, etc. :","line_nos":57150,"status":"original"},"57151":{"id":"371-L-24","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Flitch of Bacon, 1778; Lord Mayor's Day,","line_nos":57151,"status":"original"},"57152":{"id":"371-L-25","page":371,"column":"L","line":"1782 ; Rosina, 1783 ; Poor soldier, 1783 ; Har-","line_nos":57152,"status":"original"},"57153":{"id":"371-L-26","page":371,"column":"L","line":"lequin Friar Bacon, 1783 ; Robin Hood, 1784 ;","line_nos":57153,"status":"original"},"57154":{"id":"371-L-27","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Noble peasant, 1784 ; Fontainbleau, 1784 ;","line_nos":57154,"status":"original"},"57155":{"id":"371-L-28","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Magic cavern, 1784 ; Nunnery, 1785 ; Love","line_nos":57155,"status":"original"},"57156":{"id":"371-L-29","page":371,"column":"L","line":"in a camp, 1785 ; Choleric fathers, 1785 ;","line_nos":57156,"status":"original"},"57157":{"id":"371-L-30","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Omai, 1785 ; Richard CcBur de Lion, 1786 ;","line_nos":57157,"status":"original"},"57158":{"id":"371-L-31","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Euchanted castle, 1786 ; Marian, 1788 ;","line_nos":57158,"status":"original"},"57159":{"id":"371-L-32","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Prophet, 1788 ; Highland reel, 1788 ; Aladdin,","line_nos":57159,"status":"original"},"57160":{"id":"371-L-33","page":371,"column":"L","line":"1788 ; Crusade, 1790 ; Picture of Paris, 1790 ;","line_nos":57160,"status":"original"},"57161":{"id":"371-L-34","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Oscar and Malvina (with Reeve), 1791 ; Wood-","line_nos":57161,"status":"original"},"57162":{"id":"371-L-35","page":371,"column":"L","line":"man, 1792 ; Hartford bridge, 1792 ; Har-","line_nos":57162,"status":"original"},"57163":{"id":"371-L-36","page":371,"column":"L","line":"lequin's Museum, 1793; Deaf lover, 1793;","line_nos":57163,"status":"original"},"57164":{"id":"371-L-37","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Midnight wanderers, 1793 ; Sprigs of laurel,","line_nos":57164,"status":"original"},"57165":{"id":"371-L-38","page":371,"column":"L","line":"1793 ; Travellers in Switzerland, 1794 ; Arrived","line_nos":57165,"status":"original"},"57166":{"id":"371-L-39","page":371,"column":"L","line":"at Portsmouth, 1794; Netley Abbey, 1794;","line_nos":57166,"status":"original"},"57167":{"id":"371-L-40","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Mysteries of the Castle, 1795 ; Lock and key,","line_nos":57167,"status":"original"},"57168":{"id":"371-L-41","page":371,"column":"L","line":"1796 ; Abroad and at home, 1796 ; Italian","line_nos":57168,"status":"original"},"57169":{"id":"371-L-42","page":371,"column":"L","line":"villagers, 1797 ; The farmer, 1798 ; Two faces","line_nos":57169,"status":"original"},"57170":{"id":"371-L-43","page":371,"column":"L","line":"under a hood, 1807 ; Wicklow mountains.","line_nos":57170,"status":"original"},"57171":{"id":"371-L-44","page":371,"column":"L","line":"A Cento, consisting of ballads, rounds, glees,","line_nos":57171,"status":"original"},"57172":{"id":"371-L-45","page":371,"column":"L","line":"and a roundelay ; Cavatinas, canzonettas,","line_nos":57172,"status":"original"},"57173":{"id":"371-L-46","page":371,"column":"L","line":"etc., London [1809]. Collection of six can-","line_nos":57173,"status":"original"},"57174":{"id":"371-L-47","page":371,"column":"L","line":"zonets and an elegy, London, n.d. Collection","line_nos":57174,"status":"original"},"57175":{"id":"371-L-48","page":371,"column":"L","line":"of favourite songs, etc., Loudon, n.d. Six","line_nos":57175,"status":"original"},"57176":{"id":"371-L-49","page":371,"column":"L","line":"trios for violin, tenor, and violoncello, Lon-","line_nos":57176,"status":"original"},"57177":{"id":"371-L-50","page":371,"column":"L","line":"don, n.d., S vols. Six duos for two wolins.","line_nos":57177,"status":"original"},"57178":{"id":"371-L-51","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Six quartettes, 5 for 2 violins, tenor and 'cello,","line_nos":57178,"status":"original"},"57179":{"id":"371-L-52","page":371,"column":"L","line":"and 1 for flute, violin, tenor, and 'cello,","line_nos":57179,"status":"original"},"57180":{"id":"371-L-53","page":371,"column":"L","line":"op. 8. An introduction to Harmony, London,","line_nos":57180,"status":"original"},"57181":{"id":"371-L-54","page":371,"column":"L","line":"1800; 2nd edition, 1817, Rudiments of","line_nos":57181,"status":"original"},"57182":{"id":"371-L-55","page":371,"column":"L","line":"thorough-bass for young harmonists, London,","line_nos":57182,"status":"original"},"57183":{"id":"371-L-56","page":371,"column":"L","line":"1815. Numerous songs, of which the best","line_nos":57183,"status":"original"},"57184":{"id":"371-L-57","page":371,"column":"L","line":"known are. The wolf ; The thorn ; Old Towler ;","line_nos":57184,"status":"original"},"57185":{"id":"371-L-58","page":371,"column":"L","line":"The heaving of the lead ; The Post Captain ;","line_nos":57185,"status":"original"},"57186":{"id":"371-L-59","page":371,"column":"L","line":"The plough-boy ; Death of Tom Moody ; The","line_nos":57186,"status":"original"},"57187":{"id":"371-L-60","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Arethusa ; Last whistle ; Lovely Jane ; My","line_nos":57187,"status":"original"},"57188":{"id":"371-L-61","page":371,"column":"L","line":"own native village ; The bud of the rose ;","line_nos":57188,"status":"original"},"57189":{"id":"371-L-62","page":371,"column":"L","line":"Sailor's epitaph ; On by the spur of valour","line_nos":57189,"status":"original"},"57190":{"id":"371-L-63","page":371,"column":"L","line":"goaded ; and Violet nurs'd in woodlands wild.","line_nos":57190,"status":"original"}}}],"_id":"370-R-62","external_links":{"cpp":[{"score":"87.5","_id":"20116","src_id":"2386","display":"Shield, William","info":{"last":"Shield","first":"William"}}],"lc18":[{"score":"87.5","_id":"20640","src_id":"SHIELD","display":"Shield, William","info":{"last":"Shield","first":"William"}}]}}