Compositions with William Shield as composer

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Six quartettos (6 Quartettos, five for two violins, a tenor & violoncello and one (No.2) for a oboe (or flute), violin, tenor and violoncello) William Shield, composer Op.3 2 violins, viola and cello
flute, violin, viola and cello
oboe, violin, viola and cello
Classical Quartets
6 String Trios William Shield, composer 1796 violin, viola and cello Classical Trios
3 String Trios William Shield, composer 1811 violin, viola and cello Romantic Trios
An Introduction to Harmony William Shield, composer Classical Music theory
The Poor Soldier (A Comic Opera in Two Acts) William Shield, composer
John O'Keeffe, librettist
voices, mixed chorus and orchestra Classical Comic operas
Rosina William Shield, composer
Mrs Brooke, librettist
voices and orchestra Classical Comic operas
Robin Hood (Sherwood Forest) William Shield, composer
Leonard MacNally, librettist
voices and orchestra Classical Comic operas
Omai (Omai, or a trip round the world) William Shield, composer
John O'Keeffe, librettist
1785 voices and orchestra Classical Pantomimes
Love in a Camp (Love in a Camp, or Patrick in Prussia) William Shield, composer
John O'Keeffe, librettist
1786 voices and orchestra Classical Comic operas
Rudiments of Thorough Bass ([Title page transcription] Rudiments of Thorough Bass, for Young Harmonists; and Precepts for their Progressive Advancement, exemplified by national airs, solfeggios, serenades, cavatinas, duos, terzettos, glees, madrigals and chorusses. - instrumental grounds, variations, preludes, modulations, embellishments, sonatas, trios, quartettos, crescendos, cadenzas, overtures, and symphonies: with Annotations, Anecdotes, Fac-similes, and a Harmonical Synopsis; also, a succinct account of the Rise and Progress of the Philharmonic Society, recently established in London. Being an Appendix to An Introduction to Harmony. By William Shield, Musician in Ordinary to His Majesty.) William Shield, composer continuo Classical Methods, Music theory, Folksongs
Should your table with plenty be crown'd (Glee for three voices) William Shield, composer E flat major 3 voices
2 sopranos and bass
Classical Glees
The Lock and Key (The Musical Farce of Lock and Key) William Shield, composer
Prince Hoare, librettist
voices and orchestra Classical Operas
The Woodman William Shield, composer
Henry Bate Dudley, librettist
voices, mixed chorus and orchestra Classical Comic operas
Arabella, the Caledonian maid William Shield, composer voice, flute and harp
voice, guitar and harp
Romantic Songs
Shakespear's Duel and Loadstars (Duel and Lodestars) William Shield, composer
William Shakespeare, librettist
voice and piano
3 voices
Romantic Songs
6 Duets (Six Duettos, five for two Violins and one for two German Flutes) William Shield, composer Op.1 2 violins
2 flutes
Classical Duets
The Maid of Lodi (A favorite ballad) William Shield, composer voice and harp
voice and piano
Classical Ballads
Hartford Bridge (The Skirts of a Camp) William Shield, composer
William Pearce, librettist
1790 Classical Farces
The Czar (The Czar Peter) William Shield, composer
John O'Keeffe, librettist
voices and orchestra Classical Comic operas
O Happy Fair (The Lode-stars; The Load-stars; The Loadstars) William Shield, composer
William Shakespeare, librettist
A major soprano, alto and bass
mixed chorus
Classical Glees
Geordie William Shield, composer F major Romantic Songs
Howard Hornpipe William Shield, composer B flat major Romantic
Jenkins Hornpipe William Shield, composer B flat major Romantic
The Highland Reel William Shield, composer
John O'Keeffe, librettist
voices and orchestra Classical Comic operas
6 Minuets William Shield, composer harpsichord Classical Minuets
Harlequin's Museum (Mother Shipton Triumphant) William Shield, composer voices and orchestra Classical Pasticcios
The Farmer William Shield, composer
John O'Keeffe, librettist
voices and orchestra Classical Farces
Abroad and At Home William Shield, composer
Joseph George Holman, librettist
voices and orchestra Classical Comic operas
The Deaf Lover William Shield, composer
Frederick Pilon, librettist
voices and orchestra Classical Farces
Lady Harriet Hornpipe William Shield, composer G major flute Romantic Hornpipes
Martons Hornpipe William Shield, composer G major flute Romantic Hornpipes
Merry Girl William Shield, composer G major Romantic
Mr. James Grants Hornpipe William Shield, composer G major flute Romantic Hornpipes
Paddy Miles Hornpipe William Shield, composer G major flute Romantic Hornpipes
Hope and Love (A Cavatina) William Shield, composer G major voice, flute and strings Classical Cavatinas
Too happy when Edward was kind (Song) William Shield, composer C major voice and orchestra Classical Songs
The Green Little Shamrock of Ireland (A Favorite Ballad Sung by Mrs. Mountain in her New Entertainment The Travellers at Spa) William Shield, composer
Andrew Cherry, librettist
A major voice and piano Classical Ballads
Red Pipers Melody William Shield, composer G major Romantic
Ross Hornpipe William Shield, composer D major Romantic


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