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1. MS Mus. 1824/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Savoy Operas
Scope & Content:
Scores, libretti and instrumental parts for works performed by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Savoy Theatre, London. Although Thespis (1871), Trial by Jury (1875), The Sorcerer (1877), H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), and Patience (1881) did not receive their firs...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century - 20th century
Extent:
160 files

2. MS Mus. 1824/1/23

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/23
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: souvenir libretti from North American tours
Scope & Content:
Souvenir libretti from tours of the USA and Canada: 1938-1939 1947-1948 1950-1951 1964-1965 Miscellaneous copies The libretti contain only the text and no details of dates and venues of performances.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1938-1965
Extent:
5 folders (29 items)

3. MS Mus. 1824/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/2
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Trial by Jury (W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan)
Scope & Content:
First performed at the Royalty Theatre, London, from 25 Mar to 18 Dec 1875 (131 performances). Autograph full score (photocopy); two annotated vocal scores (one belonging to Leslie Rands); and an arrangement for two pianos by Francis J. Buckley.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1875-[1960s]
Extent:
3 files

4. MS Mus. 1824/1/24

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/24
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Songs of Two Savoyards and The Immortal Operas of Gilbert & Sullivan
Scope & Content:
Songs of Two Savoyards, published by Routledge and Sons, 1892. The Immortal Operas of Gilbert & Sullivan, published in four volumes by G. Newnes, 1932. Donated to the D'Oyly Carte Archive by Marian Bowen, 2008.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1892-1932
Extent:
1 box (5 printed books, bound)

5. MS Mus. 1824/1/14

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/14
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Haddon Hall (Sydney Grundy and Arthur Sullivan)
Scope & Content:
Annotated libretto (20th century); Conductor score and all instrument parts in manuscript (1890s); Introduction, No. 1 Chorus and Finale Act I in full score and parts (1999). First performed at the Savoy Theatre from 24 Sep 1892 to 15 Apr 1893 (204 performances).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890s-1999
Extent:
14 files

6. MS Mus. 1824/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/1
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Thespis (W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan)
Scope & Content:
Thespis was the first collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, first performed at the Gaiety Theatre, London, from 26 December 1871 to 8 March 1872 (64 performances). No complete musical score was ever published and most of the music has been lost, except for a ballad ('Little maid of Arcade...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
3 files

7. MS Mus. 1824/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/12
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: The Gondoliers (W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan)
Scope & Content:
Bound manuscript full score (Conductor); Extension to the overture by Malcolm Sargent (autograph manuscript); annotated vocal scores and libretti; instrument parts; and an arrangement for two pianos. First performed at the Savoy Theatre from 7 Dec 1889 to 20 Jun 1891 (554 performances).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century - 20th century
Extent:
7 files

8. MS Mus. 1824/1/17

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/17
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: The Grand Duke (W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan)
Scope & Content:
Photostat manuscript full score (late 19th century); Overture and No. 1 Chorus (computer-generated full score); No. 9 insertion (10 bars manuscript); annotated libretto; all instrument parts in manuscript (1890s) on transparencies; and string parts as manuscript copy masters (20th century). Fir...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century - 20th century
Extent:
7 files

9. MS Mus. 1824/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/6
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Patience (W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan)
Scope & Content:
First performed at the Opera Comique, London, from 23 Apr to 8 Oct 1881 (170 performances). Followed by a run at the Savoy Theatre, 10 Oct 1881 to 22 Nov 1882 (408 performances). Annotated vocal scores; annotated libretti; and instrument parts. Also, by Francis J. Buckley: a condensed score for...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
6 files

10. MS Mus. 1824/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/7
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Iolanthe (W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan)
Scope & Content:
First performed at the Savoy Theatre from 25 Nov 1882 to 1 Jan 1884 (398 performances). Autograph full score; copy manuscript full scores; annotated vocal scores; annotated libretti; instrumental parts; and an arrangement for two pianos by Francis H. Buckley.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century-20th century
Extent:
13 files