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Author: Arthur Jacobs
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 494
ISBN-13: 9780931340512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA full biography of a composer whose work extended far beyond the operettas for which he is known today.
Author: Ian Bradley
Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Published: 2013-07-31
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0334044219
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArthur Sullivan is best known as W. S. Gilbert's collaborator in the Savoy Operas, However, Sullivan was far from being simply a composer of light operettas. At the height of his fame and popularity in late Victorian Britain, Sullivan was regarded as the nation's leading composer of sacred oratorios on a par with Mendelssohn and Brahms. Yet despite his contemporary popularity and enduring legacy, little attention has been given to Sullivan's sacred work. The last twenty years have seen a considerable revival of interest in and critical appreciation for this aspect of Sullivan's work. Lost Chords and Christian Soldiers provides the first detailed, comprehensive, critical study and review of Sullivan's church and sacred music. As well as exploring issues of repertoire and ecclesiology involved in these and other formative influences and experiences, consideration will be given to how far Sullivan's own personal beliefs and faith influenced his settings of sacred texts and the extent to which his own spiritual and theological leaning are expressed in his choice of material and style of setting. Sullivan's motivation in setting religious texts will be probed and comparison will be made with the motivation, output and approach of his closest contemporaries in this field, most notably Stainer.
Author: Ian Bradley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2021-04-08
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 0192608355
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book charts the life of Arthur Sullivan—the best loved and most widely performed British composer in history. While he is best known for his comic opera collaborations with W. S. Gilbert, it was his substantial corpus of sacred music which meant most to him and for which he wanted to be remembered. His upbringing and training in church music, and his own religious beliefs, substantially affected both his compositions for the theatre and his more serious work, which included oratorios, cantatas, sacred ballads, liturgical pieces, and hymns. Focusing on the spiritual aspects of Sullivan's life—which included several years as a church organist, involvement in Freemasonry, and an undying attachment to Anglican church music—Ian Bradley uses hitherto undiscovered letters, diary entries, and other sources to reveal the important influences on his faith and his work. No saint and certainly no ascetic, he was a lover of life and enjoyed its pleasures to the full. At the same time, he had a rare spiritual sensitivity, a sincere Christian faith, and a unique ability to uplift through both his character and his music that can best be described as a quality of divine emollient.
Author: David Eden
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael Ainger
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002-11-21
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 0195349008
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'A Gilbert is of no use without a Sullivan.' With these words, W.S. Gilbert summed up his reasons for persisting in his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan despite the combative nature of their relationship. In fact, Michael Ainger suggests in Gilbert and Sullivan the success of the pair's work is a direct result of their personality clash, as each partner challenged the other to produce his best work. After exhaustive research into the D'Oyly Carte collection of documents, Ainger offers the most detailed account to date of Gilbert and Sullivan's starkly different backgrounds and long working partnership. Having survived an impoverished and insecure childhood, Gilbert flourished as a financially successful theater professional, married happily and established himself as a property owner. His sense of proprietorship extended beyond real estate, and he fought tenaciously to protect the integrity of his musical works. Sullivan, the product of a supportive family who nourished his talent, was much less satisfied with stability than his collaborator. His creative self-doubts and self-demands led to nervous and physical breakdowns, but it also propelled the team to break the successful mode of their earliest work to produce more ambitious pieces of theater, including The Mikado and The Yeoman of the Guards . Offering previously-unpublished draft libretti and personal letters, this thorough double-biography will be an essential addition to the library of any Gilbert and Sullivan fan.
Author: David Eden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-08-06
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0521888492
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn international team of contributors, including film director Mike Leigh, presents fresh insights into the work of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Author: Arthur Sullivan
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9780822216476
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE STORY: Joseph Porter heads Pinafore Pictures amid a swirl of recognizable Hollywood types: Louhedda Hopsons, a gossip columnist; a veritable chain gang of imprisoned screen writers and dumb blondes looking to become famous; a devious agent; a
Author: Arthur Sullivan
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Published: 1962
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gervase Hughes
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1960 [c1959]
Published: 1960
Total Pages: 198
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Schwenck Gilbert
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Published: 2018-10-11
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780342477395
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