The Martyr of Antioch (Sullivan, Arthur)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	16 numbers in 4 scenes
Composition Year	1880
Genre Categories	Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 5 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; English language

Sheet Music

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Complete Score
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Publisher. Info.	London: Chappell, n.d.[1880]. Plate 16997.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
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Editor	Paul Howarth
Publisher. Info.	Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, 2003.
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Extended Finale (1898)
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Publisher. Info.	London: Chappell & Co., 1898. Plate 20439.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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See: Fantasia on 'The Martyr of Antioch' by Wilhelm Kuhe

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General Information

Work Title	The Martyr of Antioch
Alternative. Title	Sacred Musical Drama
Composer	Sullivan, Arthur
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IAS 44
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	16 numbers in 4 scenes
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1880
First Performance.	1880-10-15 - Leeds Musical Festival
First Publication.	1880 – London: Chappell & Co.
Librettist	Henry Hart Milman (1791-1868), with additions by William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911)
Language	English
Dedication	Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales
Average DurationAvg. Duration	90 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices: Soloists (SATBB), mixed chorus (SA[male and female]TB) Orchestra: 1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contra-bassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, harp, organ and strings
External Links	Gilbert & Sullivan Archive

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First published in vocal score by Chappell & Co., n.d. [1880]. This first edition contained a choral finale of 31 bars in length. Subsequently, following adverse criticism as to the brevity of this section, a second edition was published with an extended choral finale (47 bars in length): a newly-typeset (2003) version of this second edition vocal score is available from the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive - The Martyr of Antioch

A completely new edition of the vocal score was published by Chappell in 1898. This incorporated (as an appendix) a choral finale of 91 bars in length, specially composed for stage presentation of the cantata by the Carl Rosa Opera Company and first performed by them at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 15th February 1898.

Full orchestral score published by Chappell & Co., 1899 (Plate 20504). Autograph full score: London, Royal Academy of Music MS 14.