Cecil James Sharp

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Cecil James Sharp


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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.

Evelyn Sharp, the writer & well-known suffragist was his sister.

Average rating: 4.34 · 58 ratings · 4 reviews · 149 distinct works
One Hundred English Folksongs

4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1916 — 15 editions
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English Folk Songs From The...

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4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1917 — 40 editions
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English Folk Song: Some Con...

4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1907 — 33 editions
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English Folk Songs from the...

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English Folk Songs from the...

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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
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The Morris Book, Part 1 A H...

3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1907 — 30 editions
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Eighty English Folk Songs f...

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4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1968 — 8 editions
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The Sword Dances of Norther...

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1911 — 66 editions
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The Morris Book. In Five Vo...

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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1907 — 29 editions
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Folk-songs of English origi...

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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1921 — 20 editions
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