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    Vocal Score of Iolanthe - Or, The Peer and The Peri
    Vocal Score of Iolanthe - Or, The Peer and The Peri
    Vocal Score of Iolanthe - Or, The Peer and The Peri
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    Vocal Score of Iolanthe - Or, The Peer and The Peri

    By William Schwenck Gilbert

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    This book contains the complete vocal score of "Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri". "Iolanthe" is a comic musical opera written by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert. This volume will be of utility to those interested in performing the Savoy Operas, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. 'Savoy Opera' was a form of opera developed in Victorian England by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The name is derived from the Savoy Theatre, which impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte built to house the Gilbert and Sullivan pieces, and later, those by other composer-librettist teams. William Schwenck Gilbert (1836 - 1911) an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateAug 26, 2016
    ISBN9781473351394
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      Vocal Score of Iolanthe - Or, The Peer and The Peri - William Schwenck Gilbert

      VOCAL SCORE

      OF

      IOLANTHE;

      OR,

      THE PEER AND THE PERI.

      BY

      W. S. GILBERT

      AND

      ARTHUR SULLIVAN.

      CHAPPELL & CO., LTD., 50, NEW BOND ST., LONDON, W. 1.

      AND SYDNEY.

      All Rights under the Copyright Act, 1911, and the International Copyright Conventions are reserved. Applications for the right of performing the above Opera, including the use of band parts, must be made to Rupert D’Oyly Carte, Savoy Hotel, London, W. C. 2.

      17614

      Copyright © 2013 Read Books Ltd.

      This book is copyright and may not be reproduced or copied in any way without the express permission of the publisher in writing

      British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

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      W. S. Gilbert

      William S. Gilbert was born on the November 18, 1836 at 17 Southampton Street, Strand, London. His upbringing was marked by conflict with, and between, his parents who were stern and cold. His father, once a naval surgeon wrote short stories and novels in his later years and his mother Anne Mary Bye Morris, was the daughter of Thomas Morris, a famed apothecary.

      Much of Gilbert’s childhood would be spent travelling throughout Europe due to his father’s work. He was educated in France from the age of seven. On returning to London, he attended Western Grammar School, Brompton and finally Great Ealing School. It was here that Gilbert discovered his love of plays and literature, becoming head boy and writing plays for school performances.

      After school he joined Kings College London with the intention of later joining the Royal Artillery. However, the end of the Crimean War meant fewer recruits were needed and he decided instead to join the Civil Service, where, for four years he was an assistant clerk in the Privy Council Office. He did not enjoy the career and spent much of his time as a volunteer officer in the Militia, formed in defence of Britain, where he attained the rank of Captain. After a brief stint as a barrister, Gilbert supplemented his income by writing stories, comic rants, grotesque illustrations, theatre reviews

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