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Title: The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Arthur Seymour Sullivan, Arthur Sullivan, W. S. Gilbert ISBN: 0-393-31688-2 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: I Still remember My Mother's Old 78's
Comment: Back in prehistoric times when records were brittle things and only came in one speed, 78 RPM's, one of my mother's favorite albums was "H.M.S. Pinafore." She played it frequently. Too young to understand the satire, I was attracted by the catchy music. I loved to hear the captain sing "I am the Captain of the Pinafore," immediately followed by the response of the chorus. This plus "Poor Little Buttercup" and "The Ruler of the Queen's Navee" made a fan of me for life.
Several years later, and after having attended performances of several of these comic operas, I began to read Gilbert's lyrics. I must confess that I got much greater enjoyment out of reading lyrics that were from Gilbert and Sullivan performances that I had attended. I think that must be because neither the words nor the music are nearly as enjoyable in the absence of the other.
I have read that Gilbert and Sullivan had a very stormy relationship. I'm glad that they managed to work together as often as they did because they really complemented one another. What they accomplished as a team speaks for itself in the continued performance of so many of their works over a hundred years after they were first performed.
I have an older hardback of THE COMPLETE PLAYS and I found some humor in the following which may have been corrected in later copies. The book starts off with Chronological Biographies of each man. In Gilbert's it states< "first meeting with Arthur Sullivan autumn of 1870." In Sullivan's we find the following. "Met W. S. Gilbert 1871." Something metaphysical afoot perhaps.
In summary, in my opinion, the works in this book, while certainly enjoyable reading, were really meant to be performed in order to give maximum enjoyment. Others may very well disagree with this opinion and I see nothing wrong with that.
Rating: 4
Summary: A most excellant book
Comment: This book is full of musical plays and the scripts are worded well for possible performance. The only problem is that the sheet music is missing and from experience it is a headache to find but other than that it is a good book that stimulates the imagination.
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Title: Authentic Gilbert and Sullivan Songbook: 92 Unabridged Selections from All 14 Operas, Reproduced from Early Vocal Scores by William S. and Sullivan, Arthur R. Gilbert ISBN: 0486234827 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1977 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan by Arthur Sullivan, W. S. Gilbert, Ian C. Bradley, Ian Bradley ISBN: 019816503X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title:Best of Gilbert & Sullivan ASIN: B00004W5AD Publisher: Sony Pub. Date: 08 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $9.98 |
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Title:The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection ASIN: B000007OU0 Publisher: Decca Pub. Date: 09 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title: The Cambridge Companion to the Musical (Cambridge Companions to Music) by William A. Everett, Paul R. Laird ISBN: 0521796393 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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