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Publisher. Info.
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New York: G. Schirmer, n.d. [1898]. Plate 14001.
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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General Information
Work Title
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On Shore and Sea
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Alternative. Title
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A Dramatic Cantata
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Composer
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Sullivan, Arthur
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IAS 55
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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10 numbers
- Choruses of sailors and women - The windlass ply, the cable haul
- Recitative, Song and Chorus - Il Marinajo and Sailors - 'Tis the mid-watch of night
- Recitative - La Sposina - From Spring-time on to Summer draws the year
- Song and Chorus - La Sposina and Women - Soft and sadly sea-wind swell
- Moresque - Instrumental
- Recitative and Chorus - Il Marinajo - The Crescent o'er the Cross is hoisted high
- Recitative - Il Marinajo - They chain not Christian souls that chain their limbs!
- Chorus of Sailors (prisoners) at the oar - With a will, oh brothers, with one will for all
- Recitative and Duet - Il Marinajo and La Sposina - Hark! on the night - the clash of falling chains
- Chorus - Sink and scatter, clouds of war
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1871
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First Performance.
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1871-05-01 - London, Royal Albert Hall
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First Publication.
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1871 – London: Boosey
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Librettist
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Tom Taylor (1817–1880)
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Language
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English
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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Voices: Soloists (ST), mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: 2 flutes (1 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass-clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets (doubling 2 cornets), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals, side drum, triangle, Turkish bells) and strings
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External Links
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Wikipedia article Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
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Composed for the opening of the London International Exhibition.