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WHAT'S NEW
(1) Thespis - (2) Haddon Hall - (3) Cox and Box
(2) HADDON HALL - the "highest" Savoy opera at last in full score –
George Bernard Shaw contended that "Savoy opera is a genre in itself; and ... Haddon Hall is the highest and most consistent expression it has yet contained" - yet this important work has never hitherto been available in full score.
But Sullivan's first comic opera after his "carpet quarrel" split with W.S. Gilbert is now available as the latest issue in our scholarly Sullivan Edition. Edited by Roger Harris from the composer's autograph manuscript, the work's origins, composition and original performances are discussed in an informative Preface, while a detailed Editorial Commentary lists variant readings to be found among the autograph manuscript, the published vocal score and D'Oyly Carte orchestral parts.
The publication includes the full dialogue,
as well as such curiosities as two pieces of
"Exit" and "Entry" music not found in the
vocal score, an extra verse for Sir
George's song "In days of old" and the
words of a song for Rupert ("Oh, pity the
purely bred Puritan's plight") which was
later replaced by "I've heard it said."
Published in two volumes (vol. A: Act I; vol. B: Acts II/III), "Haddon Hall" costs £90.00 (softback: ISMN M-708011-94-1) or £140.00 (hardback: ISMN M-708011-93-4) - in both cases the additional cost of p&p within the UK is £10.00.
A companion vocal score of Haddon Hall - including the full dialogue - is also available, at a cost of £15.00 (softback: ISMN M-708011-96-5) or £40.00 (hardback: ISMN M-708011-95-8). In both cases the additional cost of p&p for a single copy within the UK is £4.50.
To purchase a copy, write to:
R. Clyde,
6 Whitelands Avenue, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 5RD, England
enclosing payment (cheque or money order, payable to "R. Clyde").
Note for American visitors to our web site: If you would prefer to pay in $US dollars, please ask us for a special quotation.
(3) COX AND BOX - a newly edited vocal score –
Sullivan himself arranged the vocal score of Cox and Box for
publication, and this new version of it therefore forms part of
the scholarly Sullivan Edition as a companion volume to the
full score already published.
The main text of the volume is based on a reprint of the second
edition of the vocal score published c.1871 by Boosey & Co.,
newly revised and edited. Significant variants amongst the
various authentic sources – most notably Sullivan’s autograph
manuscript full score – are noted in footnotes on the appropriate
pages.
– and much, much more!
But the volume is twice as big as any other vocal score of Cox and Box ever issued – because 60 bumper pages of Appendices also include the following items:
A: The original 6/8 setting of No. 4 – Box’s Lullaby "Hush-a-bye, bacon."
B: Transposed versions of Nos. 2, 3, 6 and 9, as suggested by pencilled annotations in Sullivan’s autograph manuscript.
C: Nos. 4 (second version) and 7 with new words – "Birds in the Night" and "Coming Home" – published with Sullivan’s approval as parlour songs.
D: No. 4 (Box’s Lullaby, second version) in Sullivan’s own arrangement as a piano solo, published with the title "Berceuse." This effective example of Sullivan’s pianistic style has been overlooked in recent republications of the composer’s piano pieces – and even in catalogues of his works – and receives its first modern publication in this volume.
The vocal score costs GBP£10.50 (softback) plus GBP£3.00 for postage and packing - or GBP£35.50 (hardback) plus GBP£5.00 for postage and packing.
The full score (first published in 1999) is still available at a cost of GBP£40.50 (softback) plus GBP£8.00 for postage and packing - or GBP£65.50 (hardback) plus GBP£9.00 for postage and packing.
To purchase a copy, write to:
R. Clyde,
6 Whitelands Avenue, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 5RD, England
enclosing payment (cheque or money order, payable to "R. Clyde").
Note for American visitors to our web site: If you would prefer to pay in $US dollars, please ask us for a special quotation.
To purchase a copy, write to:
R. Clyde,
6 Whitelands Avenue, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 5RD, England
enclosing payment (cheque or money order, payable to "R. Clyde").
Note for American visitors to our web site: If you would prefer to pay in $US dollars, please ask us for a special quotation.
Page updated 24 November 2008
(1) THESPIS - the Rees/Morton performing edition in vocal score
Thespis was Gilbert and Sullivan’s first comic opera, premiered at London’s Gaiety Theatre on 26 December 1871 as the main Christmas attraction. Contrary to popular legend, it was not a failure - it played to good houses for its run of 63 performances, and was withdrawn only at the end of the pantomime season.
The libretto was published (with many errors!) but Sullivan’s original score has not survived. Only one number from it was published - the ballad “Little Maid of Arcadee” - and the chorus “Climbing over rocky mountain” was re-used in The Pirates of Penzance. More recently, part of the ballet music was rediscovered.
Several attempts have been made to recreate the score, adapting music from other works by Sullivan. One of the most successful of these was arranged by Garth Morton , and a vocal score of his version has now been published for the first time.
The libretto has been re-edited by Terence Rees, whose researches amongst contemporary newspaper reviews allowed him to rediscover extensive omissions from the spoken dialogue and even lyrics missing from the published version.
The vocal score costs GBP£12.50 (softback) plus GBP£3.00 for postage and packing within the United Kingdom.
To purchase a copy, write to:
R. Clyde,
6 Whitelands Avenue, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 5RD, England
enclosing payment (cheque or money order, payable to "R. Clyde").
Note for American visitors to our web site: If you would prefer to pay in $US dollars, please ask us for a special quotation.
All prices subject to change without notice. Postage and packing extra. All prices quoted in GBP (British pounds sterling).Customers wishing to pay in $US should ask for a quotation..