{"product_id":"sullivan-a-pirates-of-penzance-2nd-ed","title":"Sullivan, A :: Pirates of Penzance, 2nd Ed.","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NameInDesc\"\u003ePirates of Penzance, 2nd Ed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ComposerInDesc\"\u003eSullivan, A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusicians Publications presents Sir Arthur Sullivan s  Pirates of Penzance , 2nd edition arranged for woodwind quintet by Bill Holcombe and Bill Holcombe Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fictionalized pirates were popular fixtures of Victorian literature, drama, and opera. A comic opera about an improbable band of tender-hearted pirates ineptly terrorizing a placid seaside resort in Cornwall would have amused audiences in 1879 even without topsy-turvy complications. But W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan actually had another kind of pirate in mind with  The Pirates of Penzance : The producers of some 150  pirated' American productions of  H.M.S. Pinafore ,their hit from the previous year. An authorized production in the United States was then required to obtain copyright protection for a play or opera. As Gilbert and Sullivan had not yet brought  Pinafore  to America, they had no recourse against any of the pirates. So they decided to premiere  The Pirates of Penzance  in New York, after they opened their authorized production of  H.M.S. Pinafore . (A pro-forma public reading of  Pirates  in Devon the day before the New York opening secured the British copyright.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the rush to complete the music and orchestration of an opera in time for opening night, Sullivan usually left the overture for the last minute. When he didn't have time to do it himself, he delegated that task to an assistant. For the  Pirates  overture, Sullivan turned to Alfred Cellier, who conducted most of the Savoy operas. Cellier's medley overture can stand on its own in the concert hall thanks to the appealing tunes it contains. Notably, it begins and ends with what would later become famous (with a new unauthorized lyric) as  Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here.  -Ted R. Marcus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis woodwind quintet is advanced in difficulty and 8:00 in duration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Musicians Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46968687001894,"sku":"MPWQ216","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/700000000MPWQ216_d.jpg?v=1697517500","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/sullivan-a-pirates-of-penzance-2nd-ed","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}