The Mikado (Overture)

The Mikado (Overture) ** By Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900) ** Arranged by Lloyd Conley. Music for String Orchestra. Grade 3-4. Published by Hal Leonard.

Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote fourteen comic operas with librettist W. S. Gilbert, plus overtures, oratorios, cantatas, operettas and other incidental music. The Mikado was written in 1885 after a temperamental tantrum during which Sullivan swore that inspiration was lost and that he would never write another note. Curiously, some consider Mikado to be one of his finest comic operas.

Instrumentation: * 1 - Full Score * 8 - Violin 1 * 8 - Violin 2 * 4 - Violin 3 (Viola T.C.) * 4 - Viola * 4 - Cello * 4 - String Bass * 2 - Percussion 1 * 2 - Percussion 2 * 2 - Mallet Percussion * 1 - Piano