Simply Sullivan
Piano Solo - Sheet Music

Piano - Easy-Intermediate

SKU: FP.FDC23

Composed by Cyril Dalmaine. Arranged by Cyril Dalmaine. Sheet Music and Books. Cyril Dalmaine's arrangements are a great way for pianists to enjoy the melodies of Gilbert and Sullivan without a trip to the opera. Suitable for pianists of intermediate ability. Classical. Collection. Forsyths Publications #FDC23. Published by Forsyths Publications (FP.FDC23).

ISBN 9790570500635.

Twelve favourite pieces from Gilbert and Sullivan including pieces from The Mikado, Yeoman of the Guard, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S Pinafore and The Gondoliers. Suggested grade 3-4.

Composer and critic Cyril Carr Dalmaine graduated from the Royal College of Music and was Music Master at Uppington School before going on to become chorus master to the BBC. He is most famous for coining the term 'Lord Haw-Haw' in his work as radio critic of the Daily Express under the pseudonym Jonah Barrington, in reference to the Nazi propaganda broadcasts of William Joyce during the Second World War.

Dalmaine was also a record presenter in the pre-1955 days and responsible for the 'discovery' of the then deceased Italian tenor, Alessandro Valente, giving Valente enjoyed a considerable posthumous vogue. As a composer Dalmaine wrote chamber music, and transcribed the cantatas of J.S. Bach to piano as well as a wide range of piano and string works published by Forsyth.

His works such as Variations from Versailles and Pathway to the Proms remain in print and are well worth re-discovering, while his arrangements of popular classics in our Silhouette Series remain best sellers.