W. S. Gilbert once described Arthur Sullivan as "incomparably the greatest English
musician of the age." Besides contributing witty operatic parodies and a string of
effervescent melodies to the Savoy operas, he wrote, amongst other works, cantatas,
oratorios, concert overtures, incidental music to plays, numerous songs and a grand
opera. He was the conductor of the Leeds Festival for almost twenty years, a friend of
Royalty and a keen follower of the turf. He was knighted in 1883.
Sullivan's Legacy
About Sullivan
- A short account of Sullivan's life by Stephen Turnbull
- Sullivan's Voice — a recording of Sullivan's voice made in 1888, plus a recording of The Lost Chord made the same year, making it one of the first music recordings made.
-
Interview with Sir Arthur Sullivan, from the 5 December 1889 issue of The Pall Mall Gazette. Submitted to the Archive by
Louis Silverstein.
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Illustrated interview with Sir Arthur Sullivan, from the December 1897 issue of The Strand Magazine. Submitted to the Archive by
David Cookson.
- Sir Arthur Sullivan as a Church Musician from The Musical Times, January 1, 1901.
- Pictures of
Sullivan's apartment, No. 1, Queen's Mansions.
- Sullivan's Letters to The Times
- Arthur Sullivan entry in Wikipedia,
The Free Encyclopedia.
- A chapter on Sullivan as "The English Offenbach" from the book
Gilbert and Sullivan Opera, A History and a Comment
, by H. M. Walbrook, published in London in 1922.
- The
Genealogy of Arthur Sullivan.
- The will
of Sir Arthur Sullivan
- Toast to Sir Arthur Sullivan delivered at the Savoy Theatre on the centenary of his death.
Books about Sullivan on the Internet Archive
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