Arthur Sullivan
Biography
by Roberta Klarreich
Sullivan is remembered for operettas he wrote with Gilbert, best known of which are The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Gondoliers.
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Composition Highlights
| Title |
Year |
Avg. Duration |
Genre |
|
H. M. S. Pinafore (The Lass that Loved a Sailor), operetta |
1878 |
01:24:23 |
Opera Show/Musical |
|
The Pirates of Penzance, operetta |
1879 |
01:32:35 |
Opera Show/Musical |
|
The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta |
1884 |
44:55 |
Opera Show/Musical |
|
Symphony in E major ("Irish") |
1866 |
36:14 |
Symphony |
|
The Yeomen of the Guard (The Merryman and his Maid), operetta |
1888 |
01:25:19 |
Opera |
|
The Gondoliers (The King of Barataria), operetta |
1889 |
01:45:42 |
Opera |
|
Ruddigore (The Witch's Curse), operetta |
1887 |
01:27:36 |
Opera |
|
Patience (Bunthorne's Bride), operetta |
1881 |
01:32:49 |
Opera |
|
Trial by Jury, operetta |
1875 |
32:24 |
Opera |
|
Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta |
1882 |
01:39:07 |
Opera |
|
St. Gertrude ("Onward, Christian soldiers"), hymn for chorus |
|
03:38 |
Choral |
|
Princess Ida (Castle Adamant), operetta |
1884 |
01:27:04 |
Opera |
|
The Lost Chord, song for voice & piano |
1877 |
04:30 |
Vocal Music |
|
The Sorcerer, operetta |
1877 |
01:26:19 |
Opera |
|
Noel (or It came upon the midnight clear), hymn for chorus |
|
03:22 |
Choral |
|
Grand Duke (The Statutory Duel), operetta |
1896 |
01:42:55 |
Opera |
|
Overture di ballo, for orchestra in E major |
1870 |
10:35 |
Orchestral |
|
Utopia Limited (The Flowers of Progress), operetta |
1893 |
01:56:17 |
Opera |
|
Orpheus with His Lute, song for voice & piano (from "Shakespeare Songs (5)") |
1863 |
03:28 |
Vocal Music |
|
If doughty deeds, song for voice & piano |
|
02:31 |
Vocal Music |
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