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Who was Arthur Sullivan? Music Composer. Date and Place of Birth: 13th May 1842, London, England. Christened Arthur Seymour Sullivan. Family Background: Second son of Thomas Sullivan, a sergeant bandmaster at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and Professor of Clarinet at the Royal Military School of Music and Mary Clementina Sullivan Coghlan. Education: Studied music under William Sterndale Bennett at the Royal Academy of Music, London after winning a Mendelssohn Scholarship and at the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Germany. Chronology: 1856: Promoted to the rank of First Boy in the Chapel Royal Choir. 1861: Returned to London after his studies in Leipzig. (15th April) His orchestral suite "The Tempest" was first performed at the Crystal Palace. 1863: Worked as organist for two institutions including St. Michael's Church in London. 1867: Composed the music for the comic opera "Cox and Box", libretto by F.C. Burnand. 1871: Became the first Principal of the National Training College, which was later to become the Royal College of Music. 1872: Composed his Te Deum. 1875: First performance of "Trial by Jury" with libretto by Gilbert. 1876: Richard D'Oyly Carte formed his comic opera company. 1877: Building of the Savoy Theatre by D'Oyly Carte which was to make the joint works of Gilbert and Sullivan famous. First performance of "The Sorcerer". 1878: First performance of HMS Pinafore. 1880: First performance of "The Pirates of Penzance". 1881: First performance of "Patience" a satire about Oscar Wilde and his circle. 1882: First performance of "Iolanthe". 1883: Knighted. 1885: First performance of "The Mikado". 1886: Composed his most important Cantata "The Golden Legend". 1887: First performance of "Ruddigore". 1888: First performance of "The Yeoman of the Guard". 1889: First performance of "The Gondoliers". 1890: Quarreled with Gilbert supposedly about the style of carpet in the Savoy Theatre 1891: Composed a serious opera "Ivanhoe". He also composed many ballads and hymn tunes. His most famous song cycles were "Orpheus with his Lute" and the Lost chord". His most famous hymn tune was "Onward Christian Soldiers. 1892: Composed "Haddon Hall" with libretto by Sydney Grundy. 1893: First performance of "Utopia Limited". The rift between Gilbert and Sullivan was temporarily halted. 1895: Composed "The Chieftain" with libretto by Burnand. 1896: First performance of "The Grand Duke". 1898: Composed "The Beauty Stone with libretto by Comyn Carr. 1899: Composed "The Rose of Persia" with libretto by Basil Hood. His last years were spent in obscurity in much pain which even morphine couldn't relieve. (1901): Edward German completes Sullivan's work "The Emerald Isle". Marriage: Never married. Places of Interest: BATH: The Assembly Rooms. LONDON: The Royal Academy of Music. Savoy Hotel. (Site of the original Savoy Theatre). Date and Place of Death: 22nd November 1900, London, England. Age at Death: 58. Site of Grave: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.