Sharp, Cecil J. (Cecil James), 1859-1924

LC control no.	n 50022227
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Sharp, Cecil J. (Cecil James), 1859-1924 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	England Australia
Birth date	1859-11-22
Death date	1924-06-23
Place of birth	London (England)
Place of death	London (England)
Field of activity	Folk music--England Folk dancing, English Collectors and collecting Morris dance Lectures and lecturing
Profession or occupation	School administrators Musicians Lecturers
Found in	His Folk songs from Somerset ... 1904: t.p. (Cecil J. Sharp) Grovemusic WWW site, Oct. 20, 2003 (Sharp, Cecil (James); b. Nov. 22, 1859, London, d. June 28, 1924, London; English folk music collector and editor) LC database, Oct. 4, 2011 (hdg.: Sharp, Cecil James, 1859-1924; usage: Cecil J. Sharp, Cecil Sharp) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, viewed online May 10, 2017 (Sharp, Cecil James (1859-1924); collector of English folk-songs and dances; attended a private school in Brighton from 1867, then in 1869 went to Uppingham School, where his musical abilities, fostered by his family, flourished; Sharp's family now sent him to Australia, whither he sailed in October 1882; In January 1889 Sharp embarked on a career as a professional musician, joining Immanuel Reimann as co-director of the Adelaide College of Music. He took various posts in music; He now flung himself into collecting, amassing more than 1500 tunes in the next four years, and into promoting the cause of folk-music. In 1911 he won musical control of the prestigious Stratford upon Avon festival; On 6 December 1911 the English Folk Dance Society was founded, giving Sharp the organizational base he had lacked. Sharp died at his home, 4 Maresfield Gardens, in the early hours of 23 June 1924.) <http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/36040>
Associated language	eng