The Gondoliers (Sullivan, Arthur)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
First Publication 1889
Genre Categories Savoy operas; Theatrical Works; Operas; [13 more...]Operettas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For male chorus, 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring male chorus (arr); For chorus with keyboard (arr)
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Full Scores

 Act I, Part 1
#786855 - 171.41MB, 125 pp. -  10/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 65×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Act I, Part 2
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 Act II, Part 1
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 Act II, Part 2
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1889].
Copyright
Public Domain
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 Complete Score (EU)
#843142 - 28.29MB, 488 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/93*/V* - 511×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Editor David Lloyd-Jones (1934–2022)
Publisher. Info. Mainz/London: Eulenburg, No.927, 1984. Plate EE 6664.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
#806467 - 18.22MB, 278 pp. -  5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - C/C/C - 72×⇩ - Sallen112

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Copyist Woody Norvell (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. New York: E.F. Kalmus, No.A2456, n.d.(1986–94).
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 Act I
#950823 - 6.60MB, 361 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 71×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Act II
#950824 - 4.88MB, 262 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 44×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Editor Marc Shepherd
Publisher. Info. Riverdale: Oakapple Press, 2025.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
Misc. Notes Second draft, January 2025.
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Selections

 5. Chorus and Dance: Cachucha
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Editor Francis Griffin (b. 1956)
Publisher. Info. Francis Griffin
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Misc. Notes Complete Full Score available from the editor.
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Overture Optional Ending

 Engraving Files
#510898 - 0.13MB, ? pp. -  4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 547×⇩ - Yanko

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Editor Yanko Sheiretov
Publisher. Info. Yanko Sheiretov, 2015.
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There Lived a King (No.16)

 "Yankee Doodle" substitution
#848309 - 0.16MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 60×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Editor D. Benjamin Miller (b. 2000)
Publisher. Info. D. Benjamin Miller
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Substitution for "There Lived a King" in The Gondoliers, adding back the removed "Yankee Doodle" reference. Based on Sullivan's manuscript. The vocal line shown here has not been changed from the later vocal score.
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Parts

⇒ 11 more: Oboe • Clarinet 1/2 (A/B♭) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (F) • Cornet 1/2 (A/B♭) • Trombone 1/2, 3 • Timpani/Triangle/Snare Drum/Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tambourine • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. London: Chappell / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co., n.d.(ca.1920).
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Needs to be cleaned and repaired for the parts to be serviceable in performance and personal study. "Bassoons" and "Cellos/Basses" parts had missing pages in each, replaced by the reprinted Kalmus parts.
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⇒ 12 more: Oboe • Clarinet 1/2 (A/B♭) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (F) • Cornet 1/2 (A/B♭) • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3 • Timpani/Triangle/Snare Drum/Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tambourine • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. London: Chappell / D'Oyly Carte Opera Co., n.d.(ca.1920).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2456.
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 Flute 1/2
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⇒ 16 more: Oboe • Clarinet 1/2 (A/B♭) • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭, transposed) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (D/D♭/E♭/F) • Horn 1/2 (F, transposed) • Cornet 1/2 (A/B♭) • Cornet 1/2 (B♭, transposed) • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3 • Percussion • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe
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 Bassoon 1/2
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 Trombone 1/2
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 Trombone 3
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 Percussion
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
#950839 - 1.68MB, 91 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 14×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Editor Marc Shepherd
Publisher. Info. Riverdale: Oakapple Press, 2025.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Second draft, January 2025.
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Overture Optional Ending

 Flute 1/2
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⇒ 13 more: Oboe • Clarinet 1/2 (A) • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭, transposed) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 (A) • Trumpet 1/2 (B♭, transposed) • Trombone 1/2/3 (Bass) • Triangle/Tambourine/Castenets • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

 Oboe
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 Clarinet 1/2 (A)
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 Bassoon 1/2
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 Horn 1/2 (F)
#510906 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 157×⇩ - Yanko

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 Trumpet 1/2 (A)
#510910 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 142×⇩ - Yanko

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 Trombone 1/2/3 (Bass)
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos/Basses
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Editor Yanko Sheiretov
Publisher. Info. Yanko Sheiretov, 2015.
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Vocal Scores

Arranger Joseph H. Wadsworth (fl.1878-1898), reduction
Editor First edition (later printing)
Language English
Publisher. Info. London: Chappell & Co., 1890*. Plate 18,844.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Chappell likely printed vocal scores in time for the premiere (December 1889). Wadsworth filed for the Church issue in 1889 and the original Chappell after the first of the year. The scanned copy scanned was probably printed between 1890 and 1894.
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Arranger Joseph H. Wadsworth (fl.1878-1898), reduction
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1889.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Despite the date of filing, it's unlikely the American edition came before the London issue.
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Arranger Joseph H. Wadsworth (fl.1878-1898), reduction
Editor "Revised edition" (new engraving)
Publisher. Info. London: Chappell & Co., n.d.(after 1911). Plate 18844.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Chappell re-engraved the more popular of the G. & S. vocal scores starting in the 1920s, hence the reference to the 1911 revision of the English copyright law.
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 Complete Score
#395720 - 23.43MB, 232 pp. -  6.9090909090909/10 2 4 6 8 10 (11) - V/V/V - 636×⇩ - MadOne

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Arranger Joseph H. Wadsworth (fl.1878-1898), reduction
Editor "Revised edition" (new engraving)
Publisher. Info. London: Chappell & Co., n.d.(after 1911). Plate 18844.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This edition is believed to have been originally printed in the 1930s. This cover started to be issued on scores in the 1970s. The particular scanned score has been owned by MadOne since 1987 and is certainly over 25 years old. The back cover was lost so the back cover is now a copy of the front cover.
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Arranger Joseph H. Wadsworth (fl.1878-1898), reduction
Editor "Revised edition" (new engraving)
Publisher. Info. London: Chappell & Co., n.d.(after 1911). Plate 18844.
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Editor Bryceson Treharne (1879–1948)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1941. Plate 39001.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes This score contains all the dialogue.
In the USA this work is most likely in the public domain because no renewal was found after a thorough search of the Catalog of Copyright Entries and it was ineligible for "restoration" under GATT/TRIPS.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano (Wadsworth)
Arranger Joseph H. Wadsworth (fl.1878-1898)
Publisher. Info. London: Chappell & Co., n.d.[1890]. Plate 18,845.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Procida Bucalossi (1832-1918), was the arranger of the selections entitled "Lancers", "Quadrilles", etc.
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Dance a cachucha (Act II, No.15)

For Male Chorus and 2 Pianos (Davison)
Arranger Archibald Thompson Davison (1883–1961)
G. Wallace Woodworth (1902–1969), piano accompaniment
Publisher. Info. The Concord Series: Harvard University Glee Club Collection of Part Songs for Men's Voices, No.82
Boston: E.C. Schirmer Music Co., 1925. Plate E.C.S. No.128.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Indianapolis Maennerchor Archive.
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General Information

Work Title The Gondoliers
Alternative. Title The King of Barataria
Composer Sullivan, Arthur
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IAS 20
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts: [more...]
Overture
  • Act I.
1. List and learn
2. From the sunny Spanish shore
3. In enterprise of martial kind
4. O rapture, when alone together
5. There was a time
6. I stole the prince
7. But, bless my heart
8. Try we life-long
9. Bridegroom and bride
9a. When a merry maiden marries
10. Kind sir, you cannot have the heart
10a. Then one of us will be a Queen
  • Act II.
11. Of happiness the very pith
12. Rising early in the morning
13. Take a pair of sparkling eyes
14. Here we are at the risk of our lives
15. Dance a cachucha
16. There lived a king
17. In a contemplative fashion
18. With ducal pomp
19. On the day when I was wedded
20. To help unhappy commoners
21. I am a courtier grave and serious
22. Here is a case unprecedented
First Performance. 1889-12-07 in London: Savoy Theatre
First Publication. 1889
Librettist William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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Cast
The Duke of Plaza-Toro, A Grandee of Spain (comic baritone)
Luiz, his Attendant (lyric baritone or tenor)
Don Alhambra del Bolero, the Grand Inquisitor (bass-baritone)
Marco Palmieri, Venetian Gondolier (tenor)
Giuseppe Palmieri, Venetian Gondolier (baritone)
Antonio, Venetian Gondolier (baritone)
Francesco, Venetian Gondolier (tenor)
Giorgio, Venetian Gondolier (bass)
Annibale, Venetian Gondolier (speaking role/chorus)
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro (contralto)
Casilda, Her Daughter (soprano)
Gianetta, Contadina (soprano)
Tessa, Contadina (mezzo-soprano)
Fiametta, Contadina (soprano)
Vittoria, Contadina (mezzo-soprano)
Giulia, Contadina (mezzo-soprano or soprano)
Inez, the King's Foster-mother (contralto)

Mixed Chorus (SATB)

gondoliers, contadine, men-at-arms, heralds, pages

Orchestra

2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, percussion, strings
Related Works Pieces based on 'The Gondoliers'
Discography Gilbert & Sullivan Discography
External Links Wikipedia article; Gilbert & Sullivan Archive

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