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Cecil Sharp

Cecil James Sharp (22 November 1859 – 23 June 1924) was an English collector of folk songs, folk dances and instrumental music, as well as a lecturer, teacher, composer and musician. He was a key figure in the folk-song revival in England during the Edwardian period. According to Roud's Folk Song in England, Sharp was the country's "single most important…

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Notable work
English Folk Song: Some Conclusions English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians The Country Dance Book
Alma mater
Clare College, Cambridge
Born
(1859-11-22)22 November 1859 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Died
23 June 1924(1924-06-23) (aged 64) Hampstead, London, England
Occupations
Folklorist · song collector
Relatives
Evelyn Sharp (sister)

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related to Selected works · 37
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Cecil Sharp → America, Appalachians, Archival, Archived, Cecil Sharp's English Folk, Collecting, Conclusions, Country Dance, Critique, Dance Society School, David, English Folk Dance, Enthusiasms, Fakesong, Free, Harker-Boyes Thesis, Imagined Village, IMSLP, International Music Score Library, Internet ArchivePortraits
related to English Folk Dance Society, afterwards English Folk Dance and Song Society · 10
Cecil Sharp → Cecil Sharp House, EFDSS, English Folk Dance, English Folk Dance Society, Folk-Song Society, In, London, Sharp, Song Society, The
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Cecil Sharp → Folklorist, song collector
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Cecil Sharp → Clare College, Cambridge
Born · 1
Cecil Sharp → (1859-11-22)22 November 1859 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Died · 1
Cecil Sharp → 23 June 1924(1924-06-23) (aged 64) Hampstead, London, England
Notable work · 1
Cecil Sharp → English Folk Song: Some Conclusions English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians The Country Dance Book
Relatives · 1
Cecil Sharp → Evelyn Sharp (sister)

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Cecil SharpAlma materClare College, Cambridge1.00infobox
Cecil SharpBorn(1859-11-22)22 November 1859 Camberwell, Surrey, England1.00infobox
Cecil SharpDied23 June 1924(1924-06-23) (aged 64) Hampstead, London, England1.00infobox
Cecil SharpNotable workEnglish Folk Song: Some Conclusions English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians The Country Dance Book1.00infobox
Cecil SharpOccupationsFolklorist1.00infobox
Cecil SharpOccupationssong collector1.00infobox
Cecil SharpRelativesEvelyn Sharp (sister)1.00infobox
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Katherine Jackson French.Travelling through the Appalachian Mountains in Virginiainstance offollowing in the footsteps of Olive Campbell and other collectors0.80text
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