| 56669: | Sharpe, Ethel, pianist, born in Dublin, |
| 56670: | 187:2. Pupil of the R.I. A.M., playing at a |
| 56671: | concert, June 10, 1884, when twelve, with |
| 56672: | great success. Scholar at R.U.M., studying |
| 56673: | under Franklin Taylor, distinguishing herself |
| 56674: | at the students' concerts. Was presented |
| 56675: | with the silver medal of the Musicians' Com- |
| 56676: | pany, 1891, in which year she gave her first |
| 56677: | chamber concert, November 12, at the Princes' |
| 56678: | Hall. She played at the Crystal Palace, |
| 56679: | March '26, 1892 ; and receiving a grant from |
| 56680: | the R.C.M., proceeded to the continent for |
| 56681: | travel and study. Gave a recital at Vienna |
| 56682: | early in 1891, creating an excellent impression. |
| 56683: | Resumed her chamber concerts, London, 1895, |
| 56684: | and played at the Crystal Palace, April 13, |
| 56685: | Eugene d' Albert's Concerto in E, op. 12. She |
| 56686: | is married to Mr. Alfred Hobday, a violinist. |
| 56687: | |
| 56688: | Sharpe, Herbert Francis 368-L-19 Sharpe, Herbert Francis, pianist and |
| 56689: | composer, born at Halifax, Yorkshire, March |
| 56690: | 1, 1861. Gained a Pianoforte Scholarship at |
| 56691: | the opening of the National Training School |
| 56692: | for Music at South Kensington, and succeeded |
| 56693: | Eugene d' Albert as Queen's Scholar at the |
| 56694: | same institution. From 1882 he played |
| 56695: | frequently at concerts in Loudon, Bradford, |
| 56696: | and throughout the North, as well as in other |
| 56697: | places, with much success. He was appointed |
| 56698: | a professor at the R.C.M. in 1884 ; and an |
| 56699: | Examiner under the Associated Board of |
| 56700: | R.A.M. and R.C.M. in 1890. His compositions |
| 56701: | are already very numerous, the principal |
| 56702: | being indicated in the subjoined list. |
| 56703: | |
| 56704: | Works. — Comic opera in three acts (MS.) ; |
| 56705: | Three four-part songs, with orchestra, op. 52, |
| 56706: | also for female voices with pf. Songs of the |
| 56707: | Year, 12 two-part songs, op. 16 ; 12 two-part |
| 56708: | songs, op. 18 ; Songs of Moor and Mountain, |
| 56709: | 12 two-part songs, op. 19 ; Songs by the Sea, |
| 56710: | 12 trios, op. 25 ; Songs and duets, various. |
| 56711: | Concert overture, orchestra; Romance for two |
| 56712: | pianos (both in MS.) ; Variations, op. 46, for |
| 56713: | two pianos ; Suite, op. 62, flute and pf. ; |
| 56714: | Suite, op. 65, violin and pf. ; Four duets, op. |
| 56715: | 29, two violins and pf. ; Idylle, op. 38, flute |
| 56716: | and pf. Pf. duet ; Five character pieces, op. |
| 56717: | 24 ; Three symphonic pieces, op. 59. Pf . solo : |
| 56718: | Op. 1-10, pieces various ; Five pieces, op. 23 ; |
| 56719: | Two nmsical sketches, op. 28 ; Suite, op. 58 ; |
| 56720: | Pantomime suite, op. 61 ; Six English fanta- |
| 56721: | sias, op. 71, etc. Pianoforte School, op. 60, |
| 56722: | Stanley Lucas. Arrangements of Grieg's |
| 56723: | Norwegian songs and dances, etc., for pf. duet. |
| 56724: | |
| 56725: | Shaw, Mrs. Alfred 368-L-54 Shaw, Mrs. Alfred, born Mary Postans, |
| 56726: | contralto vocalist, born at Lee, Kent, in 1814. |
| 56727: | She studied at R.A.M., and under Sir George |
| 56728: | Smart, and appeared in 1834-5 at the Concert |
| 56729: | of Ancient Music, and at York Festival. She |
| 56730: | married Alfred Shaw, artist, in 1835. Sang |
| 56731: | afterwards at all the pjrincipal festivals, and |
| 56732: | sang the contralto part in IMendelssohn's sang the contralto part in Mendelssohn's |
| 56733: | " St. Paul," on its first production in England. |
| 56734: | Sang at Leipzig, 1838 ; in Italy, 1839, and |
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