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Arthur sullivan : a life of divine emollient / Ian Bradley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bradley, Ian, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- This biography reveals how important spiritual factors and influences were to Arthur Sullivan's life and work and explores his rich corpus of sacred pieces, which includes the best-selling Victorian parlour ballad 'The Lost Chord' and the tune of 'Onward, Christian Soldiers'.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Arthur Sullivan: A Life of Divine Emollient
- Copyright
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Notes
- 1: 1842-1852: Ancestry, Early Upbringing, and Family Ties
- Ancestry
- An Anglican Upbringing
- Family Affections
- 2: 1852-1861: Musical and Spiritual Formation
- The Chapel Royal
- Continental Parallels
- The Royal Academy of Music
- Leipzig
- 3: The 1860s: The Influence of George Grove
- Church Organist and Composer of Anthems
- Friendship with George Grove
- First Serious Love Affair
- Freemasonry
- First Family Death and In Memoriam Overture
- The Prodigal Son
- 4: 1871-1877: A Spiritual Spell
- The Festival Te Deum
- 1873
- Church Hymns, 1874
- Trial and Travel, 1875-6
- Second Family Death, 'The Lost Chord', and Fanny Ronalds
- 5: 1877-1889: The Gilbert and Sullivan Years
- The Leeds Festival
- Family Deaths and Travels
- 1886
- Imperial Odes, 1886 and 1887
- Address on Music, 1888
- Collaboration with Gilbert, 1877-1889
- 6: The 1890s: The Final Decade
- More Savoy Operas
- Renewal of Friendship with Grove and Last Love Affair
- Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1897
- 1898 Leeds Festival
- The Boer War Te Deum
- Death, Funeral, and Tributes
- Conclusion
- Selected Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-260835-5
- 0-19-260834-7
- 0-19-189569-5
- OCLC:
- 1242868343
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