Pirates of Penzance Vocal Score (Dover Vocal Scores)
Product Description
This exemplary new edition of the vocal score of an enchanting operettawhich has delighted audiences for over a century with its catchy melodies, its witty lyrics, and its madcap taleof tender-hearted pirates, timid policemen, and the demands of dutywas prepared by musicologists Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones, who returned to original manuscripts and early sources to produce handsome, newly engraved plates closest to Gilbert and Sullivans original intentions. All of the voice parts appear here, in addition to a piano reduction of the full score and the complete libretto. Introduction by the editors. Contents. Instrumentation.
Rate Points :3.5
Binding :Paperback
Label :Dover Publications
Manufacturer :Dover Publications
ProductGroup :Book
Studio :Dover Publications
Publisher :Dover Publications
EAN :9780486418933
Price :$18.95USD
Lowest Price :$12.17USD
Customer ReviewsDifferent editions
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :8
Were staging a production of "Pirates" in April 2002, and we have two editions of this score by G. Schirmer. The cheaper one is for the chorus, and has just the choral passages. The more expensive one (listed here) has the complete vocal music and dialogue.
I have seen both, and would rate them at five stars except that the original page plates are a little dirty, introducing some confusing dots and spots.
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :6
Im not sure what an earlier reviewer is saying about this score not having the solo stuff. This book has the complete score and dialoge. Ive used it for two productions of POP and it is missing nothing.
Unless this is a different edition than the one I have..but it has the exact same cover and credits so I doubt it.
Not a Music Note in It!
Rating Point :1 Helpful Point :7
Be aware that this book does not have a single musical note in it! I ordered 30 copies for a production I am directing and when the book came, it is only the dialogue and the lyrics to the music. You can download that much from the internet! I dont know why the other reviewers talk about it being a vocal score. It has no music in it. If you want to get a vocal score, this is not your ticket. Besides, this book is a copy of another book. Amazon says the book is 48 pages long, but the script is only 20 pages and the other pages are blank. I am sending this back and getting the Shirmer edition.
Another G&S Winner from Dover
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :23
Once again Dover has managed to produce a Piano Vocal score which is a major improvement over the existing editions. While I cant speak for the Scholarly content, and while it doesnt claim to be a "critical edition", it does EXACTLY what a performer wants in a piano vocal score. It is clear and readable and has the words as well as the music. It is also clearly market with measure numbers at the start of each staff and has clear and well marked Major Measure markers throughout. In sum, if you are looking to perform the work, this is the edition to get.
(And if you need a Full Score, the Dover full score is also a very good deal).
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :1
I used this score in a production of Pirates at my university, and from the standpoint of a cast member it was excellent. It outlined each part and was easy to read. At any point where scores between production years differ, this handy volume recounts them all with notes as to which part belongs with which year. My only complaints are that it is not ring-bound (regular paperback binding, harder to hold on to/use) and some harmony parts are difficult to pick out because they divide on the page turn and appear at different parts of the page. Other than that, it is a wonderful score and I would recommend it to anyone interested in producing this enchanting operetta.
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