Souvenir of Sir Arthur Sullivan: Mus. Doc. M. V. O. (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Souvenir of Sir Arthur Sullivan: Mus. Doc. M. V. O., A Brief Sketch of His Life WorksTake his Golden Legend' for instance. It is a beautiful work, and yet in no part is it beyond the ability Of a chorus of amateur singers. This is noticeable also in his songs. They were written to be sung in our homes, and are therefore of such a nature that the average singer can fully grasp and convey the composer's meaning. Yet Sullivan lost nothing by this. His works, however simple, are full of beautiful music, and they are always melodious. In fact, Sullivan placed melody before science.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.