Composition: H.M.S. Pinafore (Sullivan, Arthur)
| Title | H.M.S. Pinafore |
| Alternative title | The Lass that Loved a Sailor |
| Creators | Arthur Sullivan (composer) and William Schwenck Gilbert (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1878 |
| First published | 1878 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Savoy operas |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Edward Noble Catlin |
| view | Complete | orchestra | John Philip Sousa |
| view | Complete | piano | Berthold Tours |
| view | Selections | theater orchestra | Paul Henneberg |
| view | Selections | violin and piano | John Philip Sousa |
| view | I'm Called Little Buttercup (Act I, No.2a) | piano | X. Norwid |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1878 | Part 1 · view Part 2 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Metzler | — | Flute 1/2 (2nd also Piccolo) · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1/2 (B/A) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (B/A) · view Trombone 1/2 · view Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Metzler | — | Flute 1/2 (2nd also Piccolo) · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1/2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (B) · view Trombone 1/2 · view Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Metzler | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ditson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Litolff | — | Complete Score "Amor am Bord" · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | J. B. Cramer | 1910 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Metzler | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ditson | 1880 | Vocal Score of selected pieces · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | D. Benjamin Miller | 2020 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Thompson & Odell | 1879 | Clarinet (B) · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (B/A) · view Timpani/Bass Drum/Snare Drum · view Trombone · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
University of Mary Washington Music Department | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Metzler | 1878 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1911 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
W.F. Shaw | 1879 | "Potpourri" - Complete Score · view |
| view | I'm Called Little Buttercup (Act I, No.2a) | Arrangement for piano |
Church | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Files | |
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| view | Complete | Complete Recording · file | ||
| view | Complete | Complete Recording · file | ||
| view | Complete | Overture · file We sail the ocean blue · file Hail, men-o'-war's men — I'm called Little Buttercup — But, tell me, who's the youth · file The nightingale · file A maiden fair to see · file My gallant crew, good morning — I am the Captain of the Pinafore · file Sir, you are sad · file Sorry her lot who loves too well · file Over the bright blue sea · file Sir Joseph's barge is seen · file Now give three cheers — I am the Monarch of the Sea · file When I was a lad — For I hold that on the seas · file A British tar · file Refrain, audacious tar · file Can I survive this overbearing? · file Entr'acte · file Fair moon, to thee I sing · file Things are seldom what they seem · file The hours creep on apace · file Never mind the why and wherefore · file Kind Captain, I've important information · file Carefully on tiptoe stealing — Pretty daughter of mine — He is an Englishman · file Farewell, my own · file A many years ago · file Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen · file |
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| view | Complete | Overture · file We sail the ocean blue · file Hail, men-o'-war's men · file I'm called Little Buttercup · file But, tell me, who's the youth · file The nightingale · file A maiden fair to see · file My gallant crew, good morning · file I am the Captain of the Pinafore · file Sir, you are sad · file Sorry her lot who loves too well · file Over the bright blue sea — Sir Joseph's barge is seen · file I am the Monarch of the Sea · file When I was a lad — For I hold that on the seas · file A British tar · file Refrain, audacious tar · file Can I survive this overbearing? · file Entr'acte · file Fair moon, to thee I sing · file Things are seldom what they seem · file The hours creep on apace · file Never mind the why and wherefore · file Kind Captain, I've important information · file Carefully on tiptoe stealing · file Pretty daughter of mine — I am an Englishman · file Farewell, my own · file A many years ago · file Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen · file |
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| view | Complete | Overture and Act 1, Part 1 · file Act 1, cont. · file Act 1, concl. · file Act 2, Part 1 · file Act 2, concl. · file |
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| view | Complete | Overture · file We sail the ocean blue · file Hail, men-o'-war's men — I'm called Little Buttercup · file But, tell me, who's the youth · file The nightingale · file A maiden fair to see · file My gallant crew, good morning · file I am the Captain of the Pinafore · file Sir, you are sad · file Sorry her lot who loves too well · file Over the bright blue sea · file Sir Joseph's barge is seen · file Now give three cheers — I am the Monarch of the Sea · file When I was a lad · file For I hold that on the seas · file A British tar · file Refrain, audacious tar · file Can I survive this overbearing? · file Entr'acte · file Fair moon, to thee I sing · file Things are seldom what they seem · file The hours creep on apace · file A simple sailor, lowly born · file Never mind the why and wherefore · file Kind Captain, I've important information · file Carefully on tiptoe stealing · file Pretty daughter of mine — He is an Englishman · file In uttering a reprobation to any British tar · file Farewell, my own · file My pain and my distress · file A many years ago · file Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen · file |
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| view | Complete | Orchestra (performer) | We sail the ocean blue · file I'm called Little Buttercup · file The nightingale — A maiden fair to see · file My gallant crew, good morning — I am the Captain of the Pinafore · file Sorry her lot who loves too well · file Over the bright blue sea · file Now give three cheers — I am the Monarch of the Sea — When I was a lad · file Refrain, audacious tar · file Act I Finale, Part 1: Can I survive this overbearing? · file Act I Finale, Part 2: Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen · file Fair moon, to thee I sing · file Things are seldom what they seem · file The hours creep on apace · file Never mind the why and wherefore · file Kind Captain, I've important information · file Carefully on tiptoe stealing — He is an Englishman · file In uttering a reprobation to any British tar · file Farewell, my own · file A many years ago · file Act II Finale: Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen · file |
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| view | Selections | Overture (performer) and Selections - Orchestral medley (performer) and We sail the ocean blue (male chorus) and I'm called Little Buttercup (performer) and A maiden fair to see (performer) and When I was a lad (performer) and my own Farewell (performer) | Overture · file Orchestral medley · file We sail the ocean blue · file I'm called Little Buttercup · file A maiden fair to see · file My gallant crew, good morning — I am the Captain of the Pinafore · file When I was a lad · file Never mind the why and wherefore · file Hold, pretty daughter of mine — He is an Englishman · file Farewell, my own · file |
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| view | Overture | Alexander van Diepen (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
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