The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan, Arthur)

		Movements/Sections 2 acts Composition Year 1879-12-31 in New York: Fifth Avenue Theatre. Genre Categories Savoy operas; Stage Works; Operas; Operettas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For piano (arr); For 1 player; For 3 viols (arr); Scores featuring the viol; For 3 players

Performances

• Recordings (1)

Recordings

Overture

 Complete Performance
*#64764 - 12.53MB - 6:43 -  7.9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - - !N/!N/!N - 2270x⇩

MP3 file (audio)
Carolus (2010/5/22)

Performers:

West Saxon Symphony Orchestra / Alexander van Diepen

Publisher Info.:

Boca Raton: Masters Music Publications, 2005, M9869

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]

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Sheet Music

• Full Scores (1)
• Parts (12)
• Vocal Scores (9)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (8)

Full Scores

Overture

 Complete Score
*#167886 - 1.97MB, 18 pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 3494x⇩

PDF scanned by homerdundas
homerdundas (2012/1/2)

Publisher Info.:

Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.
Reproduced from a copyist's manuscript.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Parts

 Flute 1/2 (2 doubles Piccolo)
*#71936 - 5.18MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1890x⇩

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 Oboe
*#71937 - 2.84MB, 27 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 995x⇩

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 Clarinet 1/2 (A, B♭)
*#71938 - 5.96MB, 47 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1321x⇩

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 Bassoon
*#71939 - 2.57MB, 27 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 881x⇩

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Romanov76110 (2010/7/20)

 Horn 1/2 (F)
*#71940 - 4.21MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 886x⇩

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 Cornet 1/2 (A, B♭)
*#71941 - 2.45MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1127x⇩

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 Trombone 1/2
*#71942 - 2.96MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 806x⇩

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 Timpani/Percussion
*#71943 - 1.24MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 951x⇩

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 Violins I
*#71944 - 7.43MB, 60 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1885x⇩

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 Violins II
*#71945 - 6.56MB, 50 pp. -  5.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 972x⇩

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 Violas
*#71946 - 4.08MB, 47 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 873x⇩

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 Cellos / Basses
*#71947 - 7.92MB, 66 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1243x⇩

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Romanov76110 (2010/7/20)

Publisher Info.:

London: Chappell / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co., n.d.(ca.1920)

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Vocal Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
*#249771 - 12.60MB, 138 pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 2130x⇩

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Carolus (2012/9/9)

Arranger:

Berthold Tours (1838–1897), piano reduction (not credited)

Editor:

First edition (later printing)

Publisher Info.:

London: Chappell & Co., n.d. Plate 17,000

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
This copy was printed after 1894.

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 Complete Score (color)
*#21260 - 10.86MB, 144 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2820x⇩

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Carolus (2008/8/23)

 Complete score (monochrome)
*#21261 - 9.06MB, 144 pp. -  5.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (10) - V/V/V - 4944x⇩

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Carolus (2008/8/23)

Arranger:

Berthold Tours (1838–1897), piano reduction (not credited)

Language:

English

Publisher Info.:

New York: Hitchcock Publishing Co., 1880
Copyright claimant is J.M. Stoddart & Co. of Philadelphia.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Foliation: (iii, 139, ad). Last music page missing from scans

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 Complete Score (includes dialogue)
*#28599 - 10.32MB, 163 pp. -  3.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 4581x⇩

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Carolus (2009/2/20)

Arranger:

Berthold Tours (1838–1897), piano reduction (not credited)

Language:

English

Publisher Info.:

Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co., 1880 [no plate number].

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Includes duplicate pages

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 Complete Score
*#249774 - 14.06MB, 141 pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 852x⇩

PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Carolus (2012/9/9)

Publisher Info.:

New York: A.W. Tams Music Library, 1901. Plate 118

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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 Complete Score (color)
*#249775 - 18.61MB, 184 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 126x⇩

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Carolus (2012/9/9)

 Complete Score (mono)
*#249772 - 13.27MB, 182 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 249x⇩

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Carolus (2012/9/9)

 Color cover
*#249773 - 2.02MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 50x⇩

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Carolus (2012/9/9)

Arranger:

Berthold Tours (1838–1897), piano reduction (not credited)

Publisher Info.:

London: Chappell & Co., n.d.(ca.1920). Plate 23731.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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Waltz Song: "Poor Wandering One" (Act I, No.8)

 Complete score
*#02403 - 0.54MB, 5 pp. -  5.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 2320x⇩

PDF scanned by Library of Congress
Emeraldimp (2006/12/16)

Language:

English

Publisher Info.:

Boston: White, Smith & Co., 1881. Plate 4061-4.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Selections

For Piano 4 hands (Cramer)

 Pot pourri — "Memories of The Pirates of Penzance"
*#15691 - 1.30MB, 17 pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 422x⇩

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Morel (2007/10/17)

Arranger:

H. Cramer

Publisher Info.:

USA: T. A. Bacher, 1881. Plate 3137-16 x.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Overture

For Piano 4 hands (Hurley)

 Complete Score
*#14966 - 1.98MB, 17 pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 498x⇩

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Morel (2007/10/4)

Arranger:

E.G. Hurley

Publisher Info.:

Baltimore: George Willig & Co., 1881. Plate 3923.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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For Piano solo (Tours)

 Complete score
*#38520 - 1.38MB, 9 pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 1020x⇩

PDF typeset by Wereon
Wereon (2009/9/1)

Arranger:

Berthold Tours (1838–1897)

Publisher Info.:

Wereon

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Typeset in Lilypond from the 1880 score of J.M. Stoddart & Co.

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A Policeman's Lot

For 3 Viols (Folop)

 Complete score (Tr Tr B)
*#128289 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 408x⇩

PDF typeset by Albert Folop
Afolop (2011/9/22)

 Engraving files (Personal composer)
*#209072 - 0.00MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 31x⇩

ZIP typeset by Albert Folop
Afolop (2011/9/22)

 Treble1 viol
*#128290 - 0.01MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 82x⇩

PDF typeset by Albert Folop
Afolop (2011/9/22)

 Treble2 viol
*#128291 - 0.01MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 44x⇩

PDF typeset by Albert Folop
Afolop (2011/9/22)

 Bass viol
*#128292 - 0.01MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 56x⇩

PDF typeset by Albert Folop
Afolop (2011/9/22)

Arranger:

Albert Folop

Publisher Info.:

Albert Folop

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Folop Viol Music Collection.

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Free Recordings

• Internet archive (1927 D'Oyly Carte, HMV)

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General Information

Work Title	The Pirates of Penzance
Alternative Title	The Slave of Duty

Composer	Sullivan, Arthur
Movements/Sections	2 acts
Year/Date of Composition	1879-12-31 in New York: Fifth Avenue Theatre.
First Publication	1880 (October) - London: Chappell
Librettist	William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
Language	English
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Vocal soloists, Chorus, Orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article Gilbert & Sullivan Archive *G & S Archive Libretto *free downloads - please do not upload here Discography (Marc Shepherd) Morgan Library (Autograph full score)

Misc. Comments

William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's Savoy Operettas
Thespis, or the Gods Grown Old (1871, lost) Trial by Jury (1875) The Sorcerer (1877) H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor (1878) The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty (1879) Patience, or Bunthorne’s Bride (1881) Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri (1882)	Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant (1883) The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu (1884) Ruddigore, or The Witch’s Curse (1886) The Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and his Maid (1888) The Gondoliers, or The King of Barataria (1889) Utopia Limited, or The Flowers of Progress (1893) The Grand Duke, or The Statutory Duel (1896)
Other Operas and Operettas
The Sapphire Necklace, or The False Heiress (1864, lost) Cox and Box, or The Long Lost Brothers (1866) The Contrabandista, or The Law of the Ladrones (1867) The Zoo (1875) Ivanhoe (1890)	Haddon Hall (1892) The Chieftain (1894) The Beauty Stone (1898) The Rose of Persia, or The Story-Teller and the Slave (1899) The Emerald Isle, or The Caves of Carrig-Cleena (1900)