It was 'H.M.S. Pinafore' or 'The Lass that Loved a Sailor' that established Gilbert and Sullivan as a creative force to be reckoned with in British comic theatre. Gilbert's libretto has everything necessary for their type offarce - Josephine is being courted by two men one a sailor (Ralph Rackstraw) and the other the Admiral of the British Navy (Sir Joseph Porter). To make things more complicated of course a former nurse exchanged the two asbabies many years earlier... Aside from this promising plot Sullivan's music was mainly responsible for the long-term success of 'H.M.S. Pinafore'. From the opening sailors' chorus to Little Buttercup's simple aria theshow abounds with unforgettable tunes. The most popular number from the show is the second-act Trio 'Never Mind the Why and Wherefore.' This is the Schirmer edition of the Libretto with all dialogue.

The text of The Long Day Closes is a contemplation of death and was sung frequently at funerals in the late 1800’s particularly the funerals of members of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. This setting uses the full range of allthe Voice parts.Composer Arthur Sullivan is known the world over for his operatic collaborations with W S Gilbert including H M S Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance among many others. But Sullivan was also a composer of manother works among them operas Orchestral works ballets and hymns and church pieces. He wrote most of his part songs unaccompanied songs for SATB usually before his partnership with Gilbert began.

Confiance dans le monde entier, les faisant autorité, G. Schirmer éditions classiques de la scène oeuvres de Gilbert and Sullivan ont été retapé! Ces nouvelles partitions vocales sont dotées de la musique complète et tout dialogue, couvertures de couleurs magnifiques, des résumés de l'intrigue, des articles sur le fameux partenariat, l'histoire de chaque opérette, filmographies et discographies. La reliure cousue assure une durée de vie d'utilisation.Le plus grand succès de la carrière de Gilbert and Sullivan, ce conte plein d'esprit de la loi emmêlés et l'amour est un commentaire à peine voilée sur l'Angleterre victorienne. / Chant/Vocal/Choeur

As you read this somewhere in the English-speaking world a production of a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta is being rehearsed or presented. It may be taking place in an elementary secondary or high school; a university; an amateurmusical theater group; a summer-stock ensemble; a professional light-opera company. The musical accompaniment may consist of a piano or two - perhaps plus a few other instruments - or a full orchestra. Audiences be theyfirst-time listeners or dyed-in-the wool G&S fanatics will be captivated by the scintillating melodies and effervescent lyrics of those highly unlikely collaborators: Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan and Sir William Schwenck GIlbert.Incredibly despite the seemingly endless popularity of these works which have been published staged recorded broadcast televised and cinematized over the years since their first performances by the D’Oyly Carte Opera inLondon in the 1870s and 1880s there has never been an edition which permitted the guitar-playing masses to enjoy these Victorian gems. Until now. Here for the first time are 52 G&S favorites (or if you will favourites) drawnfrom five of their most popular operettas: H.M.S. Pinafore The Pirates of Penzance Patience Iolanthe The Mikado. arranged with guitar chords in guitar-friendly keys! The very model of a modern music manuscript! Allselections include melody lyrics and guitar chords.

Gilbert O’Sullivan rose to fame in the 1970s. Dressed in his cap and golfing trousers he sat at the piano and sang charming and cheerful songs. Roland Kernen has produced this arrangement of Matrimony - one of Gilbert O’Sullivan’s most popular hits.

This festive tune was originally by Sir Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan Fame). Here Robert Powell arranges the tune for mixed chorus with optional brass quartet organ and congregation. It is a true winner!

'Klassik für Kinder' wants to introduce clarinet pupils to the beauty of Baroque, Classical and Romantic concert literature. Cautiously, not only original clarinet literature was taken up, but catchy tunes and themes from the opera (The Freeshooter, The Magic Flute and others) and the concert hall (Four Seasons, Capriccio Italy, Reverie and others) were used as well. The edition starts with a piece from the Renaissance period, followed by the great composers of the Baroque, European Classical and Romantic eras and completed by several discoveries off the common concert programmes (Blasius, Reinagel, Sullivan). Four centuries of music history which will make the pupils enjoy classical music. The pieces are presented in easy arrangements and can be mastered after about two years of tuition, with the three-line octave being left out. Contenu - V. Haussmann: Tanz und Nachtanz - M.A. Charpentier: Prélude from: Te Deum - H. Purcell: Trumpet Tune - A. Vivaldi: Allegro from: Autumn - G.P. Telemann: Largo - C. Graupner: Air - G.F. Händel: Bourrée from: Royal Firworks Music - Anonym: Menuett from: Notebook fro Anna Magdalena Bach - J. Haydn: St. Anthony Choral - W.A. Mozart: It rings out so joyful from: The Magic Flute - M.-F. Blasius: Grazioso - J. Reinagle: Allegro und Andante from: Sonatine G-Dur - L.v. Beethoven: German Dance - C. M.v. Weber: Through the woods, through the pastures from: Der Freischütz - F. Schubert: EntrÂ’acte from: Rosamunde - F. Mendelssohn: Andante from: Symphony No. 4 (Italian) - R. Schumann: Rêverie from: Scenes from Childhood - J.F. Kranz: Valse lente - J. Strauss: Waltz No. 4 from: Echoes of the Rhine Loreley - P.I. Tschaikowsky: Capriccio Italien - A. Dvořak: Humoresque - A.Sullivan: Hornpipe from: Ruddigore - E. Grieg: Solveig's Song from: Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 - E. Humperdinck: Evening Pryer from: Hansel and Gretel - E. MacDowell: To a wild rose - A. Gretchaninoff: A dark day from: Brimborions - M. Ravel: Boléro editor: Warnecke, Ulrike illustration: Schuermann, Andreas piano setting: Birtel, Wolfgang

15 Classic songs by Gilbert and Sullivan arranged for easy Keyboard. Each song features melody line vocals chord displays suggested registrations and rhythm settings. Includes the songs 'The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring' (Mikado) 'The Policeman's Song' (Pirates Of Penzance) 'Little Buttercup' (HMS Pinafore).

A large collection of fourteen arrangements from seven different Gilbert & Sullivan Operas including Tit-Willow Little Buttercup The Policeman's Song and Three Little Maids.Grade: 4 - 6

New arrangements for easy piano of 29 of the most popular melodies from the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. Includes selections from Mikado Gondoliers Pirates of Penzance HMS Pinafore and Yeomen of the Guard. Some lyrics have been included.

Performer's Part-A fabulous choral adaptation by Gilbert and Sullivan arranged by M.J Arnold.The delightful saga of the Mikado arranged for unison and two-part chorus with all the favourite leading characters. This book contains all sixteen vocal numbers overture and a condensed dialogue with performance notes and stage directions.

Masters of the operetta Gilbert and Sullivan left the musical world a legacy of marvelously playful and tuneful songs. This entertaining medley includes We Sail the Ocean Blue and (I'm Called) Little Buttercup from“HMS Pinafore ” Overture and Three Little Maids from “Mikado ” and Poor Wand'ring One I Am the Very Model and With Cat-Like Tread from “Pirates of Penzance.”

The Mikado or The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Available here is the Vocal Score for the Opera.