Description: The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty, a two-act operetta by the immortal operetta-writing duo of Gilbert and Sullivan, has delighted audiences for over a century with its madcap tale -- rendered in catchy melodies and witty lyrics -- of tender-hearted buccaneers and the demands of duty. This exemplary new edition of the vocal score was prepared by musicologists Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones, who also produced Dover's highly successful The Mikado (in both full and vocal scores). The editors returned to original manuscripts and early sources to produce handsome, newly engraved plates closest to Gilbert and Sullivan's original intentions. All of the voice parts appear here, in addition to a piano reduction of the full score and the complete libretto. Now available for the first time in a fully authoritative and popularly priced edition, this meticulously prepared vocal score will be an indispensable rehearsal aid for soloists, chorus members, and pianists.

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