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The Mikado, or, The Town of Titipu: A Japanese Comic Opera in Two Acts, Abridged and Simplified
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The Mikado, or, The Town of Titipu: A Japanese Comic Opera in Two Acts, Abridged and Simplified
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| Notes: C. C. Birchard & Company, Published 1935. Wraps, 95 pp.; 27 cm; probable reprint edition, circa late 1940s or early to mid 1950s; illustrated cover. In Good condition. Illustrated wraps (stylized red and cream drawing of the Mikado and attendants in Japanese costume) with mild shelf wear, light soiling, and some bumping and creasing to the edges and corners of covers. Some nicking and tearing to the paper over the bottom of the spine. Binding tight. Pages lightly toned with a few scattered spots but otherwise clean and unmarked.Abridged and simplified piano and vocal score of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera "The Mikado, or, The Town of Titipu," arranged by W. Norman Grayson, M.A., and issued at a $2.00 price for school and amateur productions. Printed in a 7" x 10 1/4" format (not full sheet music size). The score interleaves sung text and spoken dialogue with stage directions (entrances, exits, and character action) throughout. Part of C. C. Birchard's "Gilbert and Sullivan Operas Abridged and Simplified" series, which also included The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Patience, Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and Trial by Jury.Contents: Chorus of Men: If You Want to Know Who We Are; Song: A Wandering Minstrel I; Song: Our Great Mikado; Chorus with Solo: Behold the Lord High Executioner; Song: I've Got a Little List; Trio: Three Little Maids from School; Chorus with Solos: But Youth of Course Must Have Its Fling; Finale Act I; Chorus of Girls: Braid the Raven Hair; Madrigal: Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day; Trio: Here's a Pretty How-de-do; Entrance of Mikado and Katisha; Song and Chorus: My Object All Sublime; Trio and Chorus: The Criminal Cried; Duet: The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring; Song: Tit-Willow; Duet: There is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast; Finale Act II. | |||||||||||||
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