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Sullivan, Sir Arthur Seymour
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or English composer, born in London; won the Mendelssohn scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music, and by means of it completed his musical education at Leipzig; in 1862 composed incidental music for "The Tempest," well received at the Crystal Palace; since then has been a prolific writer of all kinds of music, ranging from hymns and oratorios to popular songs and comic operas; his oratorios include "The Prodigal Son", "The Light of the World," "The Golden Legend," &c., but it is as a writer of light and tuneful operas (librettos by W. S. Gilbert , q. v .) that he is best known; these began with "Cox and Box", and include "Trial by Jury," "The Sorcerer", "Pinafore," "Patience", "Mikado", &c., in all of which he displays great gifts as a melodist, and wonderful resource in clever piquant orchestration; received the Legion of Honour in 1878, and was knighted in 1883; b . 1842.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Sullivan, Sir Arthur Seymour'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/sullivan-sir-arthur-seymour.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
