Autograph letter signed: Arthur Sullivan to Joseph Bennett

Title

Autograph letter signed: Arthur Sullivan to Joseph Bennett

Description

Autograph letter regarding the writing and composition of the cantata The Golden Legend, an adaptation of the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The work was first performed at the Leeds Musical Festival on October 16, 1886. Sullivan’s suggestion that the song “Slowly, slowly” became a solo for Ursula was adopted.

Creator

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 (writer)

Source

David & Annabelle Stone Gilbert & Sullivan Collection

Date

1885-08-26

Format

Letter

Identifier

1.1.19

Physical Dimensions

Autograph letter, three written pages, one piece

Files

1.1.19a.jpg
1.1.19b.jpg

Citation

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 (writer), “Autograph letter signed: Arthur Sullivan to Joseph Bennett,” Gilbert & Sullivan 2017, accessed November 3, 2024, https://gilbertandsullivan2017.gmu.edu/items/show/652.

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