Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
Last updated: 03.09.24
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.
| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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The Lost Chord (1911) | Allen Hinckley | U.S. Everlasting Record: 1299 | |
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Farewell My Own (1899) | Original Lyric Trio | Columbia Phonograph Co.: 9352 | |
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Farewell My Own (1907) | Harry Dearth Ada Florence Walter Hyde Ernest Pike Bernard Turner |
Sterling Record: 951 | |
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Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here! (1918) | Shannon Quartet | Edison Blue Amberol: 3375 | |
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He Is an Englishman (1907) | Harry Dearth Bernard Turner |
Sterling Record: 950 | |
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Heaven Is My Home (1906) | Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison John Young as Harry Anthony |
Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9319 | |
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The Lost Chord (1897-1898r) | W.P. Chambers | Columbia Phonograph Co.: 3701 | |
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A Maiden Fair to See (1907) | Walter Hyde | Sterling Record: 943 | |
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Never Mind the Why and Wherefore (1907) | Ada Florence Walter Hyde Ernest Pike |
Sterling Record: 948 | |
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The Nightingale's Song (1918) | Vernon Dalhart | Edison Blue Amberol: 3385 | |
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Onward Christian Soldiers (190-) | American Quartet | Lambert: 646 | |
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⇑Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes (1902-1904) | Ellison Webb | Columbia Phonograph Co.: 200638 | |
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Sir Joseph Porter's Song (1907) | Archie Anderson | Sterling Record: 945 | |
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Di Ballo Overture (1908) | National Military Band | Edison Amberol: 12214 | |
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The Lost Chord (1910) | Reed Miller | Edison Amberol: 202 | |
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Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes (1910) | Ernest Pike | Edison Blue Amberol: 23005 |
| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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The Captain's Song (1907) | Harry Dearth | Sterling Records: 944 | |
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The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring (1898) | Original Lyric Trio | Edison's National Phonograph Company: 4801 | |
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The Absent-Minded Beggar (1900) | Harry Spencer | Columbia Phonograph Company: 11095 (5-inch "grand" cylinder) | |
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The Lost Chord(1922) | P. Dawson | HMV 1474 | |
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The Lost Chord (1907) | P. Dawson Ernest Pike |
Zonophone 526 |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (1913) | A. Sullivan | Vernon Archibald Donald Alexander Chalmers Royal James Fish |
Edison: 2383 |
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God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (1915) | A. Sullivan | Clara Butt | Columbia: 6555 |
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I Have a Song to Sing (1916) | A. Sullivan | Frank Croxton Margaret Keyes |
Columbia: 48847 |
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Katisha's Song (1910) | A. Sullivan | Merle Alcock | Columbia: 19105 |
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Let Me Dream Again (1917) | A. Sullivan | Merle Alcock | Edison: 5774 |
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Lost Chord, The (1915) | A. Sullivan | Clara Butt | Columbia: 6544 |
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Our Prayer (1919) | A. Sullivan | Clara Butt | Columbia: 69458 |
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Poor Wandering One (1913) | A. Sullivan | Marie De Kyser | Edison: 2369 |
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Poor Wandering One (1912) | A. Sullivan | Grace Kerns | Columbia: 38125 |
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Stay, Frederic, Stay (1914) | A. Sullivan | Royal James Fish Marie De Kyser |
Edison: 2819 |
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Various Performers | Singing Actresses |     |
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Clara Butt | Critical Survey Vol 1 |    |
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| Title | Attribution | Remarks |
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| 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 |
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Absent-Minded Beggar (1899), The | A. Sullivan (music) Rudyard Kipling (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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Birds in the Night | A. Sullivan (music) Lionel H. Lewin (words) Annie Louise Cary (perf.) |
Indiana | |
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | A. Sullivan (music) Edmund H. Sears (words) |
Indiana | |
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Lancers | A. Sullivan (w&m) | Indiana | ||
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Lost Chord (1877), The | A. Sullivan (music) Adelaide Anne Procter (words) Antoinette Sterling (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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Lost Chord, The | A. Sullivan (music) Adelaide Anne Procter (words) |
Indiana | Pub. | |
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My Dearest Heart | A. Sullivan (w&m) Laura Schirmer (perf.) |
Indiana | Pub. | |
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⇑O Fair Dove! O Fond Dove! | A. Sullivan (music) Jean Ingelow (words) |
Indiana | |
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Snow Lies White, The | A. Sullivan (music) Jean Ingelow (words) |
Indiana | |
| 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) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 38 works by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Birds in the Night | 18-- | Lionel H. Lewin (words) Annie Louise Cary (perf.) |
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| 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.) Louise Kirkby Lunn (perf.) John McCormack (perf.) Reed Miller (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) Antoinette Sterling (perf.) |
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| Engaged to So-And-So | 1878 | W S Gilbert (co-author) Rutland Barrington (perf.) from The Sorcerer |
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| 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 |
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| Ave Maris Stella (w&m) | 1881 | |
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| Poor Wandering One | 1881 | W.S. Gilbert (words) Isabel Jay (perf.) Grace Kerns (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.) |
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| Lancers (w&m) | 1884 | ||
| ⇑ Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, The | 1898 | Original Lyric Trio (perf.)
from "The Mikado" |
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| 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.) |
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| Captain's Song, The | 1907 | Harry Dearth (perf.)
from "HMS Pinafore" |
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Farewell My Own | 1907 | W.S. Gilbert (words) Harry Dearth (perf.) Ada Florence (perf.) Walter Hyde (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) Original Lyric Trio (perf.) Bernard Turner (perf.) |
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| He Is an Englishman | 1907 | W. S. Gilbert (words) Harry Dearth (perf.) Bernard Turner (perf.) |
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| Maiden Fair to See, A | 1907 | W. S. Gilbert (words) Walter Hyde (perf.) |
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| Never Mind the Why and Wherefore | 1907 | W. S. Gilbert (words) Ada Florence (perf.) Walter Hyde (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady | 1913 | Vernon Archibald (perf.) Donald Alexander Chalmers (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.) |
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| Stay, Frederic, Stay | 1914 | Royal James Fish (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.) |
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| ⇑ 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.) |
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| Let Me Dream Again | 1917 | B. C. Stephenson (words) Merle Alcock (perf.) |
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| Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here! | 1918 | Shannon Quartet (perf.) | |
| Nightingale's Song, The | 1918 | W. S. Gilbert (words) Vernon Dalhart (perf.) |
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Our Prayer | 1919 | Bulliam O. Gilbert (words) Clara Butt (perf.) |
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| 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. |
| My Dearest Heart (w&m) | n.d. | Laura Schirmer (perf.) | |
| Snow Lies White, The | n.d. | Jean Ingelow (words) | |
| Composer | Title | Performer |
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A. Sullivan | The Lost Chord (4:07) | Clara Butt |
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A. Sullivan | Poor Wandering One (3:04) | Isabel Jay |