Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

Overview

According to The New Penguin Dictionary of Music, Arthur Sullivan was an English composer (also organist and conductor) who studied in Leipzig. Wrote much serious music - including symphony, overture "Di Ballo", religious cantata "The Golden Legend", opera "Ivanhoe" - but made his chief reputation in a long series of successful operettas, combining solid musical construction with apt reinforcement of verbal points. He was knighted in 1883.

Websites:
	Arthur Sullivan	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	DAHR: Arthur Sullivan	List of 526 historic recordings from 1896 to 1953.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


The Lost Chord (1911)	Allen Hinckley	U.S. Everlasting Record: 1299
Farewell My Own (1899)	Original Lyric Trio	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 9352
Farewell My Own (1907)	Harry Dearth Ada Florence Walter Hyde Ernest Pike Bernard Turner	Sterling Record: 951
Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here! (1918)	Shannon Quartet	Edison Blue Amberol: 3375
He Is an Englishman (1907)	Harry Dearth Bernard Turner	Sterling Record: 950
Heaven Is My Home (1906)	Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison John Young as Harry Anthony	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9319
The Lost Chord (1897-1898r)	W.P. Chambers	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 3701
A Maiden Fair to See (1907)	Walter Hyde	Sterling Record: 943
Never Mind the Why and Wherefore (1907)	Ada Florence Walter Hyde Ernest Pike	Sterling Record: 948
The Nightingale's Song (1918)	Vernon Dalhart	Edison Blue Amberol: 3385
Onward Christian Soldiers (190-)	American Quartet	Lambert: 646
⇑Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes (1902-1904)	Ellison Webb	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 200638
Sir Joseph Porter's Song (1907)	Archie Anderson	Sterling Record: 945
Di Ballo Overture (1908)	National Military Band	Edison Amberol: 12214
The Lost Chord (1910)	Reed Miller	Edison Amberol: 202
Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes (1910)	Ernest Pike	Edison Blue Amberol: 23005

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Elements (1959), The		James Pitt-Payne

MP3s

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


The Captain's Song (1907)	Harry Dearth	Sterling Records: 944
The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring (1898)	Original Lyric Trio	Edison's National Phonograph Company: 4801
The Absent-Minded Beggar (1900)	Harry Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Company: 11095 (5-inch "grand" cylinder)
The Lost Chord(1922)	P. Dawson	HMV 1474
The Lost Chord (1907)	P. Dawson Ernest Pike	Zonophone 526

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (1913)	A. Sullivan	Vernon Archibald Donald Alexander Chalmers Royal James Fish	Edison: 2383
God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (1915)	A. Sullivan	Clara Butt	Columbia: 6555
I Have a Song to Sing (1916)	A. Sullivan	Frank Croxton Margaret Keyes	Columbia: 48847
Katisha's Song (1910)	A. Sullivan	Merle Alcock	Columbia: 19105
Let Me Dream Again (1917)	A. Sullivan	Merle Alcock	Edison: 5774
Lost Chord, The (1915)	A. Sullivan	Clara Butt	Columbia: 6544
Lost Chord, The (1906)	A. Sullivan	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 30034
Our Prayer (1919)	A. Sullivan	Clara Butt	Columbia: 69458
Poor Wandering One (1913)	A. Sullivan	Marie De Kyser	Edison: 2369
Poor Wandering One (1912)	A. Sullivan	Grace Kerns	Columbia: 38125
Stay, Frederic, Stay (1914)	A. Sullivan	Royal James Fish Marie De Kyser	Edison: 2819
Yum-Yum's Song (1914)	A. Sullivan	Margaret Romaine	Victor: B-15006

Books

	Title	Author	Supplier


	Arthur Sullivan : A Victorian Musician	Arthur Jacobs
	Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan	A. Sullivan, W.Gilbert
	Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan	A.Sullivan & W. Gilbert

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Folk Music CDs:
Various Performers	Singing Actresses
Clara Butt	Critical Survey Vol 1
Tom Lehrer	An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Tom Lehrer	Songs & More Songs By Tom Lehrer

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


	Tunes From His Operas Book I	D

Mono.

This list is derived from information provided by Monologues.co.uk which went down sometime in 2023.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	Lost Chord, The	Arthur Sullivan (music) Adelaide Anne Procter (words) Antoinette Sterling (perf.) John McCormack (perf.) Louise Kirkby Lunn (perf.) Alma Gluck (perf.) Peter Dawson (perf.) Belle Cole (perf.) Clara Butt (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Absent-Minded Beggar (1899), The	A. Sullivan (music) Rudyard Kipling (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Birds in the Night (18--)	A. Sullivan (music) Lionel H. Lewin (words) Annie Louise Cary (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Elements (1959), The	A. Sullivan (music) T. Lehrer (words)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1908)	A. Sullivan (music) Edmund H. Sears (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Lancers (1884)	A. Sullivan (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Lost Chord (1877), The	A. Sullivan (music) Adelaide Anne Procter (words) Antoinette Sterling (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana YorkSpace	Pub.
My Dearest Heart (n.d.)	A. Sullivan (w&m) Laura Schirmer (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
⇑O Fair Dove! O Fond Dove! (1868)	A. Sullivan (music) Jean Ingelow (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Snow Lies White (n.d.), The	A. Sullivan (music) Jean Ingelow (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana

Sheet Music

Recorder Sheet Music

Tunes from his Operas Vol. 2 (D)

20 pages.
This edition: ED 10137.
Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd. (49013938)

3 Tanze aus Savoyen (D/A/T/B)

Performance Score. 6 pages.
This edition: ED 11806.
Arr./Editor: Robin J. Wilson.
Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd. (49030112)

3 Savoy Dances (D/A/T/B)

Arr./Editor: Wilson Level: Medium
Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd. (ST11806)

Overture to The Gondoliers (D/A/T/B)

Score and Parts.
Publisher: Hawthorns Music (HARA081)

Savoy Suite (D/A/T/B)

Score and Parts.
Four pieces from operettas.
Publisher: Peacock Press (PRM0054)

SMP

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 40 works by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

18---1907

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Birds in the Night	18--	Lionel H. Lewin (words) Annie Louise Cary (perf.)
O Fair Dove! O Fond Dove!	1868	Jean Ingelow (words)
Lost Chord, The	1877	Adelaide Anne Procter (words) Clara Butt (perf.) W. Paris Chambers (perf.) Belle Cole (perf.) Peter Dawson (perf.) Alma Gluck (perf.) Allen Hinckley (perf.) Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.) Louise Kirkby Lunn (perf.) John McCormack (perf.) Reed Miller (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) Antoinette Sterling (perf.)
Engaged to So-And-So	1878	W S Gilbert (co-author) Rutland Barrington (perf.) from The Sorcerer
Fair Moon, to Thee I Sing!	1878	W S Gilbert (co-author) Rutland Barrington (perf.) from HMS Pinafore	Pub.
I Am the Captain of the Pinafore	1878	W S Gilbert (co-author) Rutland Barrington (perf.) from HMS Pinafore	Pub.
Vicar's Song, The	1878	W S Gilbert (co-author) Rutland Barrington (perf.) from The Sorcerer	Pub.
Policeman's Song, The	1880	W S Gilbert (co-author) Rutland Barrington (perf.) from The pirates of Penzance
Ave Maris Stella (w&m)	1881
Poor Wandering One	1881	W.S. Gilbert (words) Isabel Jay (perf.) Grace Kerns (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.)
Lancers (w&m)	1884
⇑ Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, The	1898	Original Lyric Trio (perf.) from "The Mikado"
Absent-Minded Beggar, The	1899	Rudyard Kipling (words) Harry Spencer (perf.)	Pub.
Onward Christian Soldiers	1900	American Quartet (perf.)
Heaven Is My Home	1906	Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison (perf.) John Young as Harry Anthony (perf.)
Captain's Song, The	1907	Harry Dearth (perf.) from "HMS Pinafore"

1907-1918

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Farewell My Own	1907	W.S. Gilbert (words) Harry Dearth (perf.) Ada Florence (perf.) Walter Hyde (perf.) Original Lyric Trio (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) Bernard Turner (perf.)
He Is an Englishman	1907	W. S. Gilbert (words) Harry Dearth (perf.) Bernard Turner (perf.)
Maiden Fair to See, A	1907	W. S. Gilbert (words) Walter Hyde (perf.)
Never Mind the Why and Wherefore	1907	W. S. Gilbert (words) Ada Florence (perf.) Walter Hyde (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.)
Sir Joseph Porter's Song	1907	Archie Anderson (perf.)
Di Ballo Overture	1908	National Military Band (perf.)
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear	1908	Edmund H. Sears (words)
Katisha's Song	1910	Merle Alcock (perf.)
Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes	1910	Ernest Pike (perf.) Ellison Webb (perf.)
Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady	1913	Vernon Archibald (perf.) Donald Alexander Chalmers (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.)
Stay, Frederic, Stay	1914	Royal James Fish (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.)
⇑ Yum-Yum's Song	1914	Margaret Romaine (perf.)
God Shall Wipe Away All Tears	1915	Clara Butt (perf.)
I Have a Song to Sing	1916	W. S. Gilbert (words) Frank Croxton (perf.) Margaret Keyes (perf.)
Let Me Dream Again	1917	B. C. Stephenson (words) Merle Alcock (perf.)
Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here!	1918	Shannon Quartet (perf.)

1918-n.d.

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Nightingale's Song, The	1918	W. S. Gilbert (words) Vernon Dalhart (perf.)
Our Prayer	1919	Bulliam O. Gilbert (words) Clara Butt (perf.)
I'm Called Little Buttercup	1936	W. S. Gilbert (words)
Tit Willow	1936	W.S. Gilbert (words)	Pub.
Wand'ring Minstrel I	1939	W. S. Gilbert (words)	Pub.
Elements, The	1959	Tom Lehrer (words) Tom Lehrer (perf.)
My Dearest Heart (w&m)	n.d.	Laura Schirmer (perf.)
Snow Lies White, The	n.d.	Jean Ingelow (words)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


A. Sullivan	The Lost Chord (4:07)	Clara Butt
A. Sullivan	Poor Wandering One (3:04)	Isabel Jay
A. Sullivan	The Elements (3:02)	T. Lehrer