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Arthur Sullivan: Kenilworth |
| Arthur Sullivan: The Window Song Cycle, (1871) 77pp £11 Words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Tennyson was encouraged by George Grove to provide the young Sullivan with lyrics for a song cycle. When written, Tennyson disliked his work and refused publication. He even offered Sullivan £500 to abandon the project. Tennyson reluctantly agreed to publication on condition that a prefatory note appear (included with this edition). Floral motifs accompany the songs and a Millais engraving is used for the front cover. This 1870s volume was expensive and cherished by musical Victorian households. |
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Arthur Sullivan : The Contrabandista |
| Arthur Sullivan: The Foresters Incidental music, songs and choruses (1892) 50pp £11 Words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson This short work was commissioned by the owner of Daly's Theatre, New York and later played at his London theatre. It was well reviewed and amongst its nine numbers it includes the rousing drinking song "Long Live Richard". A facsimile theatre programme is included. |
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Arthur Sullivan: Cox & Box One act triumviretta with libretto (1867) 80pp £13 Libretto by F. C. Burnand The vocal score of the original 65 minute version, not the substantally cut version used by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company as a 25 minute curtain raiser. Also included is the earlier setting of the "Lullaby" as well as sample pages of Maddison Morton's play, Box & Cox, adapted by Burnand as the libretto. |
| George Grossmith:Cups & Saucers, Castle Bang, Carrotina Three Curtain Raisers + song 'Baby on the Shore' (with libretti) £12 George Grossmith was an entertainer and small time composer before he was invited to join Richard D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company. He continued to compose and write short musical follies. Cups & Saucers played as a curtain raiser to HMS Pinafore during the opening run at the Opera Comique (1878). Picking up the successful recipe adopted by Gilbert in his compositions, in Castle Bang Grossmith introduces a patter song, How I became a Detective. Carrotina is described as 'a mysterious melodrama' written for children of all ages and sizes. |
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G A Macfarren: Robin Hood (1860) 339pp £22 George Macfarren was knighted on the same day as Arthur Sullivan who would have known this English opera. The two musicians share a similar musical style of treatment and it is likely that Edward German also had leanings to Macfarren's style. The facsimile vocal score matches the Victorian Opera recording on Naxos [8.660306-07], released in Autumn 2011. A facsimile libretto is available on request at £5 |
| W V Wallace: Lurline (1860) 384pp £22 This is the third of Wallace's English operas and was played at Covent Garden by the Pyne Harrison company. It's success over two seasons, followed by touring in Britain and on the Continent, assured its popularity. The facsimile vocal score matches the Victorian Opera recording on Naxos [8.660293-94], released in 2009. A facsimile libretto is available on request at £5. |
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The Savoy Lancers (1897) |
| All scores are A4, edge bound, digitally printed with flexible heavyweight laminated cover, and contain historical background notes. Postage & packing is charged at cost. |
Biographies of William Vincent Wallace
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Arthur Sullivan: Light of the World Oratorio (1873) 3CD set [165 mins] with full libretto + notes £24 When Holman Hunt's picture 'The Light of the World' became famous, it seemed to Sullivan an ideal title for his new oratorio. Selecting passages from the scriptures himself the work was to take a framework similar to that used by Handel for Messiah. The work was a commission for the Birmingham Festival where it was well received. It continued to be a Victorian concert hall favourite up to the turn of the century. Recorded at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on 25th November 2000 to mark the Sullivan centenary. Singers: Johnson/Murray/Dutton/Wells/Wiegold are joined by a choir of over 150 plus schools' choirs of 100 voices. Houlder (organ)/Bethell. To coincide with the performace, a new vocal score was published by Cramer Music at £11.95 [Information at email: general@cramermusic.co.uk]. Track indexing relates to the musical numbers in the new score. |
| Forgotten Victorian Theatre Music Music by Sullivan & Balfe [66 mins] £11 A recording made at a Sullivan Centenary Celebration in Alderley Edge, Cheshire when some of Sullivan's lesser known songs were performed. Premiere recordings of a song (the accompaniment orchestrated for the occasion) and madrigal from Sullivan's unproduced opera, The Sapphire Necklace are included. Overture: 'Le Puits d'Amour' — M. W. Balfe (1843) Come into the Garden, Maud— M. W. Balfe (1857) Where the bee sucks—The Tempest (1862) Over the Roof—Sapphire Necklace (1864) Introduction & Hush! Hush!—The Contrabandista (1867) Little Maid of Arcadee—Thespis (1871) Time was when love and I—The Sorcerer (1877) Rudall Carte flute selection—Pirates of Penzance (1879) Henceforth all the crimes—Ruddigore (1887) Rapture! Rapture!—Yeomen of the Guard (1888) Jolly Jenkin—Ivanhoe (1891) When the budding blooms—Haddon Hall (1892) A tenor all singers above—Utopia Ltd (1893) Now take a card—The Grand Duke (1896) When love and beauty—Sapphire Necklace (1896) My name is Crazy Jacqueline—The Beauty Stone (1898) If a sudden stroke of fate—The Rose of Persia (1899) Many, many years ago and Act I finale—The Emerald Isle (1901) |
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