Arthur Sullivan
Biography
Arthur Sullivan (13 May 1842, London - 22 November 1900, London) unbridled genius of the musical theater, was the son of a military band clarinetist who was the first professor of clarinet when the Royal Military School of Music (Kneller Hall) opened in England at Sandhurst in 1857.
Sullivan, with his collaborator, William Gilbert, wrote numerous popular musical comedies, most subtle satires on British political themes. Included in these operattas, which captured the admiration of all English-speaking people were The Gondoliers, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, and Pirates of Penzance.
Works for Winds
Adaptable Music
- Two Christmas Nights (Flex instrumentation) (with Willis, arr. Barber) (2008/2013)
All Wind Works
- Gilbert and Sullivan (arr. Ricketts) (2004)
- A Gilbert and Sullivan Festival (tr. Lang) (1962)
- The Gondoliers (arr. Bennett) (1889/1962)
- HMS Pinafore Overture
- HMS Pinafore (arr. Balent)
- Iolanthe Overture (arr. Marcus) (1882/2009)
- The Long Day Closes (arr. Sparke) (1868/2007)
- The Mikado (arr. Balent)
- The Mikado (arr. Conley)
- The Mikado Overture (arr. Kalischnig) (1885/1990)
- Overture to "Iolanthe" (trans. Erwin) (1882/2009)
- Overture to "The Pirates of Penzance" (arr. Heter)
- Patience Overture (arr. Marcus) (1881/2011)
- Pineapple Poll (arr. Mackerras and Duthoit) (1952)
- Pirates of Penzance Overture (arr. Marcus) (1879/2010)
- The Pirates of Penzance (arr. Godfrey) (1879)
- Selections from "The Pirates of Penzance" (arr. Sousa and Brion) (1879/1880/2014)
- Suite from "The Mikado" (arr. Clark and Irish) (1885/2010)
- Two Christmas Nights (arr. Barber) (2008)
- Two Christmas Nights (Flex instrumentation) (with Willis, arr. Barber) (2008/2013)
Resources
- Arthur Sullivan. Wikipedia. Accessed 7 August 2023
- Schroeder, Angela. "Suite from 'The Mikado'." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 9, edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 792-799. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2013.
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 573.