Overture to 'The Sea Nymphs' (Purdy, George)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 overture
First Publication	1883 – New York: New York Music Publishing Co. (Limited)
Genre Categories	Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

Sheet Music

Parts

Complete Parts (small orch.)
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Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Concert Music for Orchestra, No.6 New York: New York Music Publishing Co. (Limited), 1883. Plate 186.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano

Complete Score
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Arranger	composer
Publisher. Info.	New York: New York Music Publishing Co. (Limited), 1883. Plate 185.
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General Information

Work Title	Overture to 'The Sea Nymphs'
Alternative. Title
Composer	Purdy, George
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 overture
First Publication.	1883 – New York: New York Music Publishing Co. (Limited)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Orchestra
InstrDetail	10 Instruments: flute, clarinet (A) + 2 cornets (A), trombone + snare drum + strings (no cello) 14 Instruments: flute, 2 clarinets (A) + 2 horns, 2 cornets (A), trombone + snare drum + strings Full Orchestra: probably adds oboe and 1 or 2 bassoons

Navigation etc.

From the limited information available it appears that The Sea Nymphs was a one act operetta in English with text by Henry Brougham Farnie and music by Charles Lecocq. It was staged no later than the fall of 1877 in England. The plot (covered in the middle of this page) doesn't seem to correspond to any of Lecocq's operettas so I assume it is a pastiche put together by Farnie based on Lecocq's music. Both Lecocq's and Farnie's Wikipedia pages make no mention of this work.

The cover page of the piano arrangement depicting two sea nymphs would appear to match the operetta's plot. Both publications above identify Purdy as the arranger but do not identify the composer.