Comic opera in two acts by Gilbert & Sullivan
| Year of composition: | 1877 |
| Source of arrangement: | Kalmus parts |
| Copyright status: | public domain |
| Link to more information: | click here |
| Materials available: | full score, orchestra parts, Bb clarinet parts, Ahrimanes scene, overture materials |
| Description: | Typeset full (conductor's) score, 336 pages, 3-hole punched. | |||
| Note: | No. 16, "Dear friends, take pity", is presented in both E ("original key") and D-flat ("alternate key", as found in the Cramer piano/vocal score). | |||
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| Description: | Typeset orchestra parts, GBC ("comb") -bound with cardstock covers, including reasonable numbers of extra copies of parts |
| Flutes (2, 2nd doubling Piccolo) | 30 pp |
| Oboe | 23 pp |
| Clarinets (2, parts call for both A and Bb instruments) | 31 pp |
| Bassoon | 27 pp |
| Horns (2) | 24 pp |
| Cornets (2) | 10 pp |
| Trombones (2) | 12 pp |
| Percussion (click here for more information) | 13 pp |
| Violin 1 | 43 pp |
| Violin 2 | 44 pp |
| Viola | 45 pp |
| Cello | 41 pp |
| Bass | 40 pp |
| Note: | No. 16, "Dear friends, take pity", is presented in both E ("original key") and D-flat ("alternate key", as found in the Cramer piano/vocal score). | |||
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| Description: | Typeset part for Clarinets 1 and 2, transposed to call for
Bb instruments only. 31 pages, GBC ("comb") -bound with cardstock covers |
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These Bb clarinet parts are compatible with the
manuscript Kalmus edition of the parts, as well as with the Note8
edition described above. |
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Gilbert's lyrics for this scene survive, but Sullivan's music does not. Reinstating it gives balance and spectacle to Act II, and helps the overall plot of the opera make more sense.
Scene for J. W. Wells, Ahrimanes (basso), and Chorus of Sprites.
Composed by David C. Larrick, lyrics by W.S. Gilbert
Program notes from the premiere performance
| Year of composition: | 1991 |
| Source of arrangement: | composer |
| Copyright status: | ©1991 by David C. Larrick |
| Description: | Typeset
piano/vocal score, 24 pages, one copy provided as a master for you to
copy for your cast as needed.
Typeset full (conductor's) score, 46 pages, 3-hole punched. Typeset orchestra parts, for Sullivan's full Sorcerer orchestra, 1 to 3 pages each, provided as loose sheets for you to copy and bind for your orchestra as needed (or bound into your parts, if ordered together). |
| Price: | includes purchase
of the materials listed above (and U.S. postage for them), plus a
performance royalty, which varies depending on audience size and number
of performances For a typical amateur production, $100 |
| Inquiries and orders: | Click here |
Want to program the Sorcerer overture with your orchestra, rather than produce the full opera? Here's everything you'll need.
| Description: |
Typeset full (conductor's) score, 28 pages, 3-hole punched Typeset orchestra parts, for Sullivan's full Sorcerer orchestra, 1 to 4 pages each, provided as loose sheets for you to copy and bind for your orchestra as needed. The clarinet part calls for both players to play both A and Bb instruments. The overture package also includes a version of this part transposed for Bb clarinets throughout. |
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This website includes samples of many of the materials, in Adobe Acrobat format. Additional samples of all materials are available upon request. Please specify whether you prefer your samples to be sent via email attachment (Adobe Acrobat files), fax, or U.S. Mail.
Various custom services are available upon request, including:
International orders are welcome. Please note the additional shipping and handling charges, and that all prices are expressed in U.S. dollars.
These materials make "no pretense to intellectual eminence or scholarship sublime". They are based on the manuscript parts available for rental or purchase from Kalmus, and one of my goals was to make the materials reasonably compatible with those parts, since many G&S companies already own them. I have corrected errors and inconsistencies in these parts in an informed and sensitive manner, but not necessarily a scholarly one.
The materials have been performance-tested multiple times. I'm grateful to the conductors of those productions for sending me errata, suggestions, and even the results of their own scholarship. I have incorporated their modifications into the materials for the benefit of future conductors.