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Ms Thr 724
Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911,
lyricist.
W. S. Gilbert sheet music,
1872-1892.
1 box (.25 linear ft.)
Collection materials are in English.
W.S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert sheet music.
Processed by: Ashley M. Nary
2010MT-11. Gift of Thomas Garrett;
received: 2010 October 9.
Forms part of the Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection of Gilbert and Sullivan
(Harvard Theatre Collection).
Preferred Citation for Publication:
W. S.Gilbert Sheet Music, 1872-1892 (MS Thr 724). Harvard Theatre Collection,
Houghton Library, Harvard University.
W.S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert (1836-1911) was an English lyricist, librettist, and
illustrator well-known for his collaborations with Arthur Sullivan.
Arranged alphabetically by composition title.
Collection includes printed sheet music from W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
productions.
(1)
Come haste to the wedding :
sheet music, undated.
1 folder
Composer unknown.
Possibly arrangement of Gilbert's
Haste to the
wedding.
(2)
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880, composer and
W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert, 1836-1911,
lyricist. Gems of the brigands (comic
opera in three acts) : sheet music,
c.1889.
1 folder
The Brigands was Gilbert's English
adaptation of Les Brigands by Offenbach,
Henri Meilhac, and Ludovic Halévy.
Cover reads: The only authorized edition as performed at the Casino with
special arrangement by Rudolph Aronson.
Songs include:
Who is the chief;
Take the turning on the right, sir;
Falsacapa behold my booty;
Fiorella;
Chorus
of brigands;
Walk in, walk in;
We are the end of such as this;
Grenada, Spain's most favored city;
Indeed I cannot; and Chorus.
(3)
The mountebanks.
1 folder.
Includes:
Bucalossi, P. (Procida), 1832-1918,
arranger. The Mountebanks
(quadrille) : sheet music,
c.1892.
Illustrated by W.T. Stannard.
2 copies. 1 copy includes only cover illustration.
Bucalossi, P. (Procida), 1832-1918,
arranger. The Mountebanks
(lancers) : sheet music, c.1892.
Includes cover illustration only.
Illustrated by unknown artist.
Cellier, Alfred, 1844-1891, composer and
W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert, 1836-1911,
lyricist. Put a penny in the
slot : sheet music, c.1892.
Godfrey, Charles, 1866-1935, arranger.
Selection from Alfred Cellier's "The
Mountebanks" : sheet music,
c.1892.
Cellier, Alfred, 1844-1891, composer and
W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert, 1836-1911,
lyricist. Whispering
breeze : sheet music, c.1892.
(4)
Palace of truth.
1 folder.
Includes:
Schultz, Charles, composer and
HAL, lyricist. Return to me : sheet music,
c.1872.
Schultz, Charles, composer. Palace of truth : sheet
music, c.1872.
(5)
Princess Toto.
1 folder.
Includes:
Clay, Frederic, 1838-1889, composer and
W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert, 1836-1911,
lyricist. Oh, bride of
mine : sheet music, undated.
Cramer, Henri, 1818-1877, arranger. Princess Toto : sheet music,
c.1880.
Instrumental.
(6)
Molloy, J. L. (James L.), 1837-1909, composer
and W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert, 1836-1911,
lyricist. Thady O'Flinn :
sheet music, undated.
1 folder.
4 copies.