The Topsy Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan
Keith Dockray
(Author)
Alan Sutton
(Author)
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Description
No musical partnership has enjoyed greater success during its time span, or bequeathed a more powerful and enduring legacy, than that of Gilbert and Sullivan in the later nineteenth century. Even before their first successful collaboration in 1875, both William Schwenk Gilbert (1836-1911) and Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900) had already forged considerable reputations for themselves. Thereafter, between 1877 and 1896, Gilbert wrote the librettos, and Sullivan the music, for no fewer than a dozen Savoy operas, among them the still regularly performed 'H.M.S. Pinafore' (1878), 'The Pirates of Penzance' (1879), 'Iolanthe' (1882), 'The Mikado' (1885), 'The Yeomen of the Guard' (1888) and 'The Gondoliers' (1889). Not only are the plots ingenious, the lyrics witty and the music compelling, the operas also present modern audiences with splendidly rich and satirical evocations of Victorian England and its society: the prime subject matter of this book!
Product Details
Price
$24.00
$22.32
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Publish Date
April 16, 2020
Dimensions
6.8 X 9.5 X 0.9 inches | 2.65 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781781557761
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About the Author
Keith Dockray was formerly a senior examiner in medieval history and early modern history at the University of Huddersfield. He has written extensively on Fifteenth Century history and appeared in numerous television documentaries including the Channel 4 'courtroom' programme Trial of Richard III.
Alan Sutton is a history publisher with more than 40 years' experience of bringing academic writers to a more popular market.