Short Name: | Arthur Sullivan |
Full Name: | Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 |
Birth Year: | 1842 |
Death Year: | 1900 |
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 Pirates of Penzance (1879), The Mikado (1884), and Yeomen of the Guard (1888). These operettas satirized the court and everyday life in Victorian times. Although he composed some anthems, in the area of church music Sullivan is best remembered for his hymn tunes, written between 1867 and 1874 and published in The Hymnary (1872) and Church Hymns (1874), both of which he edited. He contributed hymns to A Hymnal Chiefly from The Book of Praise (1867) and to the Presbyterian collection Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867). A complete collection of his hymns and arrangements was published posthumously as Hymn Tunes by Arthur Sullivan (1902). Sullivan steadfastly refused to grant permission to those who wished to make hymn tunes from the popular melodies in his operettas.
Bert Polman
Tunes by Arthur Sullivan (93) | As | Instances | Incipit |
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TERRA BEATA | Arthur S. Sullivan (Harmonizer) | 1 | 12353 21234 65326 |
MESSIAH (Handel) | A. Sullivan (Arranger) | 1 | 55555 44456 77777 |
[I can hear my Savior calling] (Norris) | Arthur Seymour Sullivan, 1842-1900 (Composer (attributed to)) | 1 | 51334 33257 21322 |
WHITFIELD (Greek) | Sir A. Sullivan (Arranger) | 1 | 12333 33112 2771 |
ST. ASAPH (Bambridge) | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 1 | 33345 55116 56532 |
OLD 137th | Arthur S. Sullivan (Arranger) | 1 | 17651 32112 34233 |
IN EXCELSIS GLORIA (Peace) | A. S. Sullivan (Arranger) | 1 | 55517 71156 4253 |
["The Redeemer shall come to Zion!"] | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 2 | 55111 11111 11122 |
[We are a lot of jovial bachelors] | Sullivan (Composer) | 2 | 11351 76543 32323 |
ST. NATHANIEL | Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842-1900 (Composer) | 2 | 15611 22323 2345 |
[We sing a song of Christmas-time] | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 2 | 33212 35551 64653 |
DIVINUM MYSTERIUM | A. S. Sullivan (Arranger) | 2 | 12343 23213 45653 |
[The service due to God] | Sir Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 2 | 55543 26665 43111 |
ST. LUCIAN (Sullivan) | A. S. Sullivan (Composer) | 2 | 33543 22176 51243 |
[The world is very evil] | Sullivan (Composer) | 2 | 11712 31144 33223 |
[Traveling earth's broad highway] | Sir Arthur Sullivan (Composer (Chorus)) | 2 | |
PARTING (Sullivan) | Arthur Sullivan, 1842-1900 (Composer) | 2 | 34234 54323 21734 |
[Mark the lilies how they grow] | A. S. Sullivan (Composer) | 2 | 55551 55322 23432 |
[Que Jesús nos llene de gracia divina] (55123) | Arthur S. Sullivan?, 1842-1900 (Composer) | 2 | 55123 11267 15 |
[Onward, Christian soldiers] (Excell) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer (chorus)) | 2 | 33551 36611 53322 |
[Join loud and long] | Sullivan (Composer) | 2 | 51117 65554 32132 |
[I sing the birth was born tonight] (Sullivan) | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 2 | 13511 72532 12664 |
DULCE SONANS | Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842- ) (Composer) | 2 | 55551 76554 4332 |
VENI CREATOR (CHANT) | Arthur Sullivan, 1842-1900 (Composer) | 2 | 55656 67117 75 |
BOHEMIA (German) | Arthur Sulliavn (Composer) | 3 | 55556 51176 55555 |
REVELATION (Handel) | Arthur Seymour Sullivan (Harmonizer) | 3 | 55432 15712 34255 |
[Seated one day at the organ] (Sullivan) | Arthur Seymour Sullivan (Composer) | 3 | 11111 11222 44455 |
VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS (Webbe) | A. S. Sullivan (Arranger) | 3 | 11123 21232 5545 |
HOLY CITY (Sullivan) | Arthur Sullivan, 1842-1900 (Composer) | 3 | 11271 33342 3 |
[O Jesus, Thou art standing] (Sullivan) | Sullivan (Composer) | 3 | 51111 11111 22314 |
[By cool Siloam's shady rill] (Sullivan) | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 3 | 17213 24333 21261 |
[O turn ye, O turn ye, for why will ye die] (Sullivan) | Sullivan (Composer) | 4 | 11111 11342 34223 |
ST. ANNE | Sir Arthur S. Sullivan, Mus. Doc. (Composer) | 4 | 53651 17151 5645 |
[Upon the snow-clad earth without] (Sulivan) | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 4 | 51111 17123 14321 |
SPRINGTIME (Chant) | A. S. Sullivan (Arranger) | 4 | 35332 23554 53654 |
SUSIMAME | A. S. Sullivan (Arranger) | 5 | 11766 51211 76665 |
IN MEMORIAM (SULLIVAN) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 5 | 33332 15333 32125 |
LITANY (Sullivan) | Arthur Sullivan, 1842-1900 (Composer) | 5 | 11111 11222 2222 |
MARY MAGDALENE (Sullivan) | Arthur Seymour Sullivan (Composer) | 5 | 33215 65444 32324 |
LUX IN TENEBRIS | Sullivan (Composer) | 6 | 12712 35432 6643 |
[Praise the Lord for all His loving kindness] | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 6 | 11176 17653 33334 |
[They laid Him in the tomb] | Arthur Seymour Sullivan (Composer) | 6 | 33355 17665 44352 |
HE SHALL FEED HIS FLOCK | A. S. Sullivan (Arranger) | 6 | 55432 17123 52231 |
PILGRIMAGE (Sullivan) | Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842— ) (Composer) | 7 | 51712 33443 32233 |
ULTOR OMNIPOTENS | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 7 | 55555 55176 6 |
[Hail, glorious day so long foretold] | A. S. Sullivan (Composer) | 7 | 51133 54321 22212 |
EMMELAR | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 7 | 12233 55122 35456 |
SAINTS OF GOD (Sullivan) | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 8 | 35555 17665 43522 |
ST. FRANCIS (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 9 | 31233 33543 21124 |
ST. MILLICENT | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 9 | 33543 23222 43212 |
[Brightly gleams our banner] (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 9 | 55555 65225 43135 |
CARROW | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 11 | 33332 11432 17555 |
SHEPHERDS (Sullivan) | Sir Arthur S. Sullivan, Mus. Doc. (Composer) | 11 | 55653 45425 17675 |
REST (Sullivan) | Arthur Seymour Sullivan, 1842-1900 (Composer) | 12 | 17214 32127 1655 |
ELLERS | Sir Arthur Sullivan (Harmonizer) | 13 | 55651 17123 11213 |
[All this night bright angels sing] (Sullivan) | Arthur Seymour Sullvivan, 1842-1900 (Composer) | 13 | 12345 65123 45655 |
WINKWORTH (Sullivan) | A. S. Sullivan (Composer) | 14 | 12235 32123 51765 |
EVER FAITHFUL | Arthur Seymour Sullivan, 1842-1900 (Composer) | 16 | 11223 42321 76655 |
CLARENCE (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 17 | 11123 21222 34323 |
MARLBOROUGH (Sullivan) | Sir Arthur Sullivan, 1842 - 1900 (Arranger) | 17 | 33333 56544 33117 |
MOUNT ZION (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 18 | 34561 71536 66222 |
SULLIVANS | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 18 | 55555 51555 56556 |
ST. PATRICK (Sullivan) | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 18 | 11135 56532 11712 |
VALETE | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 19 | 33513 67112 43654 |
LIVORNO | Sir Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 22 | 32143 23127 12365 |
EVELYN (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 28 | 33335 43222 24321 |
NEARER HOME (Woodbury) | Arthur Sullivan (Harmonizer) | 32 | 55532 11221 23344 |
BETHLEHEM (Fink) | Arthur Sullivan (Arranger) | 32 | 51176 56556 21715 |
GOLDEN SHEAVES (Sullivan) | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 38 | 53554 32112 34671 |
LUX MUNDI (Sullivan) | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 40 | 33213 21523 17633 |
SAFE HOME (Sullivan) | Sir Arthur S. Sullivan, (1842- ) (Composer) | 44 | 33535 52252 55133 |
AUDITE AUDIENTES ME (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 44 | 33323 44336 31763 |
RESURREXIT (Sullivan) | Sir A. Sullivan (Composer) | 46 | 33335 43211 23443 |
FORTUNATUS (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 56 | 17123 43211 713 |
COENA DOMINI | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 59 | 32143 23127 14326 |
FALFIELD | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 59 | 32112 34444 35545 |
PROPIOR DEO | Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | 60 | 32315 65723 32315 |
BISHOPGARTH | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 65 | 53333 43225 63212 |
SEPTEM VOCES (Hoyte) | Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842-1900 (Harmonizer) | 65 | 33321 15112 23324 |
LACRYMAE | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 72 | 33345 12355 17665 |
COURAGE, BROTHER! | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 79 | 55111 76715 67123 |
LEOMINSTER (Martin) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Arranged) | 108 | 33333 44222 32233 |
CONSTANCE (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 116 | 33342 56543 32221 |
HOMELAND (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 124 | 13366 55431 17113 |
NOEL (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Arranged) | 134 | 12321 23432 5534 |
HANFORD (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 147 | 55555 43266 66654 |
LUX EOI | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 149 | 55155 44366 53212 |
ST. THERESA (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 165 | 32345 53234 56546 |
SAMUEL (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 168 | 33543 46545 11716 |
ST. KEVIN (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 185 | 33321 34512 34322 |
ANGEL VOICES (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 195 | 33343 21251 12233 |
ST. EDMUND (Sullivan) | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 213 | 11117 25565 53332 |
ST. GERTRUDE | Arthur S. Sullivan (Composer) | 933 | 55555 65221 23135 |