Composition: The Sorcerer (Sullivan, Arthur)
| Title | The Sorcerer |
| Creators | Arthur Sullivan (composer) and William Schwenck Gilbert (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1877 |
| First published | 1877 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Savoy operas |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | violin and piano | John Philip Sousa |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Revised version (1884) | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute 1/2 (also Piccolo) · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1/2 (A/B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (A/B) · view Trombone 1/2 · view Timpani/Bass Drum/Cymbals/Chimes/Gong/Triangle/Snare Drum · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Revised version (1884) | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute 1/2 (also Piccolo) · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1/2 (A/B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (A/B) · view Trombone 1/2 · view Timpani/Bass Drum/Cymbals/Chimes/Gong/Triangle/Snare Drum · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Original version (1877) | vocal score | Metzler | 1877 | Complete Score · view Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Original version (1877) | vocal score | Metzler | 1877 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Original version (1877) | vocal score | Ditson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Revised version (1884) | vocal score | Metzler & Co. | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (color) · view |
| view | Revised version (1884) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Revised version (1884) | vocal score | Larry Byler | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
W.F. Shaw | 1879 | "Potpourri" - Piano score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Files |
|---|---|
| view | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Overture · file Ring forth, ye bells · file Constance, my daughter · file When he is here, I sigh with pleasure · file The air is charged with amatory numbers · file Time was, when love and I were well-acquainted · file Sir Marmaduke · file With heart and voice · file My kindly friends — Oh, happy young heart · file My child, I join in these congratulations · file With heart and with voice · file Welcome joy, adieu to sadness · file All is prepared for sealing and for sighing · file Love feeds on many kinds of food · file My name is John Wellington Wells · file Sprites of earth and air · file Now to the banquet we press · file 'Tis twelve, I think · file Dear friends, take pity on my lot · file Thou hast the power — It is not love · file I rejoice that it's decided · file Oh, I have wrought much evil with my spells · file Alexis, doubt me not — The fearful deed is done · file Oh, my voice is sad and low · file Oh, joyous boon · file Prepare for sad surprises · file Or he or I must die · file |
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