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SHIRREFS.
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she appeared in America with Seguiu's com-
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pany. Married Mr. J. Walcott, secretary of
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the Army and Navy Club, and retired. She
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died at Kensington, London, December 23,
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1883.
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Shirrefs, Andrew 372-L-6
Shirrefs, Andrew, poet and musician,
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was born at Aberdeen in 1762. He was edu-
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cated at the Grammar School and Marischal
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College, Aberdeen, and graduated M.A. in
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1783. He was a stationer and publisher in
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Aberdeen and Edinburgh, and edited the
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Aberdeen Chronicle and the Caledonian Mag-
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azine. In 1798, he went to Loudon and
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seems to have died there about 1801. His
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only known contributions to music were,
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" iorty Pieces of original music, inscribed to
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the Earl of Buchan," Aberdeen, n.d. [1788],
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and " The overture, airs, songs, and duetts in
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the Scots pastoral comedy of ' Jamie and
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Bess,' " Edinburgh, n.d. He is best remem-
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bered as the author of " Jamie and Bess."
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Shoel, Thomas 372-L-22
Shoel, Thomas, composer, born at Mont-
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acute, Somerset, in 1759 ; died 1823. Com-
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piler of Thirty Psalm Tunes, first sett ;
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Twenty-four Psalm Tunes, 2 hymns and 3
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easy anthems, London [1801] ; Book of Psalm
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Tunes, Hymns, and Anthems, London, 1800-
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6, 6 vols. ; The Chearful Psalmodist, a new
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set of tunes, London [1809] ; Ode for Christ-
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mas Day, 1804 ; Peace, a two-part song ;
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Shipwrecked Boy, duet ; and songs.
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Shore, John 372-L-32
Shore, John, trumpeter, was born in the
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latter part of the 17th century. He succeeded
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his brother William in office of sergeant
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trumpeter. Trumpeter in the Queen's band.
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He died November 20, 1750. He is credited
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with the invention of the tuning-fork. The
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most celebrated trumpet-jjlaj'er of his time.
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He was succeeded in his office by Valentine
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Snow. His sisttr Catherine, born in 1668,
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was a i^upil of H. Purcell. Married Colley
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Cibber in 1693. Appeared as a singer in
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operas by Purcell and others. She died in
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1730, The founder of the Shore family was
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Matthias (died 1700), who was King's
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trumpeter in 1685, and was succeeded by his
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son William (died 1707).
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Shore, William 372-L-48
Shore, William, amateur composer, born
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at Manchester, November 21, 1791. Was
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founder and musical director of the Man-
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chester Madrigal Society, and hon. secretary
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of the Gentlemen's Glee Club. He died at
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Buxton, January 16, 1877. He edited " Sacred
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Music, selected and arranged from the works
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of the most eminent composers. ...," Lon-
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don [1835] , and composed glees, and the
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well-known trio, " Willie brew'd a peck o'
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maut" [1840]; anthems, songs, and ^t.
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music.
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Short, Joseph 372-L-60
Short, Joseph, composer and organist,
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born at Caldmore, Walsall, Staffordshire,
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May 22, 1831. Received his early training
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in the local Roman Catholic Church choir.

SHRUBSOLE.
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and became acquainted with much of the
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finest ecclesiastical music. Self-instructed in
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harmony and composition. Appointed or-
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ganist of the Roman Catholic Church at
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Wednesbury in 1853, and later of St. Mary's,
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Walsall, where he began to produce the
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masses of the great composers with full
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orchestra. He went to Birmingham in 1801,
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and, having a good bass voice, was appointed
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cantor of St. Chad's Roman Catholic Cathe-
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dral, moving in 1867 to St. Joseph's, Nechells.
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About this time he published a " Salve
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Regina," which became popular. In October,
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1872, he accepted the office of choir-master
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at St. Michael's, Moor Street, Birmingham,
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which he still holds, and has made famous
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by the production of great works. He con-
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ducted a performance in this church of
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Schubert's Mass in F, in 1873, and gave the
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same at a concert in the Masonic Hall, Bir-
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mingham, September 7, 1875, with full or-
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chestra, being the first performances of the
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mass in England. For some years he gave
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concerts in the Birmingham Town Hall. He
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was chosen as the English representative to
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give information to the Sacred Congregation
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of Rites in the revision of the Liturgical rules
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for the guidance of composers of Roman
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Catholic Church music, a great mark of dis-
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tinction. His devotion to music has been
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his recreation, he being occupied in business
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as a merchant.
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Works. — Masses : St. Joseph (dedicated to
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Cardinal Newman), produced Birmingham
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Town Hall, December 9, 1880; St. George,
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1880, both for soli, chorus, organ and or-
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chestra. Offer to?nums : Ave Maria; Beata
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es Virgo Maria ; Benedic Anima Mea Domino ;
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Benedicite Dominum ; Deus Israel, quartet
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and chorus ; De Profundis, baritone solo,
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with strings ; Adoramus Te, for strings.
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Marche Cardinale, for orchestra. In MS.
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two masses; a cantata, The Nativity; motets,
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etc.
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Shoubridge, James 372-R-45
Shoubridge, James, musician and tenor
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singer, born at Canterbury, in 1804. He was
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a teacher there for a time, but died in
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London, December, 1872. He was appointed
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conductor of the Cecilian Society, London,
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1852. Composer of " Twenty-four original
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Psalm and Hymn tunes, for 4 voices," n.d.
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Shrubsole, William 372-R-52
Shrubsole, William, organist and com-
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poser, born at Canterbury in 1760. He was
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a chorister in Canterbury Cathedral from
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1770 till 1777. In September, 1782, he was
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appointed organist of Bangor Cathedral at a
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salary of forty guineas a year. In December,
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1783, he was dismissed for being too closely
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connected "with one Abbott late of this place,"
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and for " frequenting conventicles." He
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therefore next became organist of Spa Fields
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Chapel, Clerkenwell, in 1784, and held the
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post till his death, at London, January 18,,


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