In one brilliant volume, David Ewen offers a classic in musical literature. Here are the treasured semi-classical works of two continents--enduring, always alive--analyzed by a famed authority, acclaimed as "music's interpreter to the American people."

Identifies 968 articles, monographs, and dissertations by and about Gilbert and Sullivan.

The definitive resource on the composer who matched his melodious music to W.S. Gilbert's clever words provides a biography, brief sketches of his associates and contemporaries, and venues where his plays were performed. It includes a chart which lists fifty-four performers who appeared in his operas, a list of songs written by Sullivan, detailed descriptions of Sullivan's operas, and a list of resources describing music scores, audio and video recordings, motion pictures, archives and collections. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR