Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) was born of an Italian mother and an Irish father who was an army bandmaster and a professor of music. Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854. He was elected as the first Mendelssohn scholar in 1856, when he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1858-1861) and in 1866 was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Early in his career Sullivan composed oratorios and music for some Shakespeare plays. However, he is best known for writing the music for lyrics by William S. Gilbert, which produced popular operettas such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The… Go to person page >
Tune Title: [While shepherds watched their flocks by night]First Line: While shepherds watched their flocks by nightComposer: Sir Arthur S. Sullivan, Mus. Doc.Meter: D. C. M.Date: 1894
Tune Title: [Hosanna! Raise the pealing hymn]First Line: Hosanna! Raise the pealing hymnComposer: Sir Arthur S. Sullivan, Mus. Doc.Meter: C. M.Key: C MajorDate: 1894
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