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William Shield
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1748
- Died
- 1829
- Works
- 86
Top works
- Sprigs of laurel
- The farmer: a musical farce
- The songs in the opera of Nina
- Songs, duets, choruses, &c: in The mysteries of the castle: a dramatic tale, in three acts
- Songs in The Highland reel. A comic opera. In three acts
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1748
- Active to
- 1829
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 372
- Total plays
- 1,907
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William Shield (5 March 1748 – 25 January 1829) was an English composer, violinist and violist who was born in Swalwell near Gateshead, the son of William Shield and his wife, Mary, née Cash. Life and musical career Shield was first taught music by his father but, after both he and his mother died while Shield was still a child, he was apprenticed to a ship-builder in South Shields, continuing however to study music with Charles Avison in Newcastle upon Tyne. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- violinist
- Position held
- Master of the King's Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Charles Avison
- Instrument
- viola
- Image
- William Shield .png
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- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- date of birth
- 1748-03-05
- date of death
- 1829-01-25
- Commons category
- William Shield
- writing language
- English language
- P12749
- Ik Onkar
- Commons Creator page
- William Shield
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to William Shield, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana