Biography:William Shepherd
William Shepherd
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| Given name: | William |
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| Family name: | Shepherd |
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| Year of birth: | c. 1760 |
| Year of death: | 1812 |
| Profile: | Composer, Editor, Musician, Publisher |
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Biographical notes
William Shepherd (c. 1760 - 1812), was a cellist, fiddler-composer and music-seller of Edinburgh, who published his First Collection in 1793. In 1796 he formed a partnership with Nathaniel Gow, trading as Gow & Shepherd at 41 North Bridge, Edinburgh, and continued to sell music as well as to publish collections. While partnered with Gow, he issued his Second Collection around the year 1800. He apparently was not a stellar businessman, but Gow stayed with him until his death in 1812, and the business folded the next year.