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Reduced orchestrations for the Gilbert & Sullivan Operettas from Martin Paterson


Orchestration details

HMS Pinafore

Patience

The Mikado,
Pirates,
Iolanthe &
Ruddigore

Flute (+picc.) Flute (+picc.) Flute (+picc.)
Violin Violin Violin
Clarinet Clarinet * Oboe
Sax (Sop, Alt & Ten)Horn Clarinet *
Horn Bassoon Horn
Cello Cello Bassoon
Bass Percussion ‡ Double Bass
Percussion ‡ Piano Percussion ‡
Piano   Piano

* These clarinet parts are available in A/Bb or Bb only parts. Both are shipped with each set.
‡ Percussion: Triangle, Snare drum, Bass drum and clash cymbals (played together, military band style) and two timpani.

Each arrangement comes with a full conductor's score including the vocal lines as they are in the Chappell vocal score.

View some sample pages from the Mikado arrangement.

If you're looking for slightly larger forces, but still not as big as Sullivan's original then try James Newby Music. Email jamesnewbymusic@talk21.com or look at Opus 1 Music (the American distributor) for more details.


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