Person Open DS/UK/220 Sullivan MVO; Sir; Arthur Seymour (1842-1900); British operatic composer Sullivan MVO Arthur Seymour Sir 1842-1900 British operatic composer Male DS/UK/5132

English composer of Irish and Italian ancestry. He is best known for his series of 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including such enduring works as H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. Sullivan composed 23 operas, 13 major orchestral works, eight choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous hymns and other church pieces, songs, and piano and chamber pieces. The best known of his hymns and songs include "Onward Christian Soldiers" and "The Lost Chord". International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 7/5/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 02ed487a-97b6-431d-9c48-897ee841d397