Composition: The Yeomen of the Guard (Sullivan, Arthur)
| Title | The Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and his Maid |
| Alternative title | Operetta in Two Acts |
| Creators | Arthur Sullivan (composer) and William Schwenck Gilbert (librettist) |
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| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1887 |
| First published | 1888 |
| 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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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1888 | Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Overture | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Chappell | — | Flute 1/2 (also Piccolo) · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1/2 (B/A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (B/A) · view Trombone 1/2/3 · view Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Chappell | — | Flute 1/2 (also Piccolo) · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1/2 (B) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (B) · view Trombone 1/2/3 · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Chappell | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Chappell | — | Complete Score (newer monochrome) · view Complete Score (older monochrome) · view Complete Score (grayscale) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Files |
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| view | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Act I · file Act II · file |
| view | Overture · file When maiden loves · file Tower warders, under orders · file When our gallant Norman foes · file Alas, I waver to and fro · file Is life a boon? · file Here's a man of jollity · file I have a song to sing, O! · file How say you, maiden · file I've jibe and joke · file 'Tis done — I am a bride · file Where I thy bride · file Oh, Sergeant Meryll, is it true? · file Didst thou not, oh Leonard Meryll · file Leonard, I beg your pardon · file To thy fraternal care · file The prisoner comes to meet her doom · file My Lord, my Lord · file Night has spread her pall once more · file A private buffoon is a light-hearted loon · file Hereupon we both agreed · file Free from his fetters grim · file Strange adventure · file Hark, what was that, sir? · file Like a ghost his vigil keeping · file A man who would woo a fair maid · file When a wooer goes a-wooing · file Rapture, rapture! · file Comes the pretty young bride · file Hold, pretty one · file Oh, thoughtless crew · file Orchestral selections · file |
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