Composer Study - W. S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan
W. S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan
"Musical composition, like everything else, is the outcome of hard work.” ~ Sullivan
Composer Study
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Music Lesson Plan
Music Links
Read Alouds
Time & Place Connection Subjects
Recipe
Multi-Subject Connections
Science Activity, read aloud
Art Activity, read aloud
Literature Activity, read aloud, copywork
History Activity, read alouds, decoding worksheets
Gilbert and Sullivan related food: Banoffee Layer Cake
Make and eat this British Dessert. Click on the picture below to go to the recipe.
Gilbert & Sullivan’s Music
Song 1: Major Model of a Modern Major General
SONG 2: Mikado - I Am So Proud
Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado
English "White" production by the English National Opera (1987)
Eric Idle, Richard Van Allan, Mark Richardson
Song 3: For He Is An Englishman - HMS Pinafore
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Performs Gilbert & Sullivan's The HMS Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor
Song 4: The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) : "Three Little Maids From School Are We"
This video features a clip from the 1953 British musical drama film "The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan", directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Robert Morley as Gilbert and Maurice Evans as Sullivan. I have not found any previous upload of this clip online.
This song was written by W. S. Gilbert (lyrics) and Arthur Sullivan (music), and is from their 1885 comic opera "The Mikado".
Biography: A Beginner’s Guide to Gilbert & Sullivan | Lamplighters Music Theatre
Ever wonder what Gilbert and Sullivan is all about? Want to introduce your friends and family to the granddaddies of modern musical theater? Let Lamplighters Music Theatre take you through the whys and wherefores of our favorite music-and-lyrics duo!