The Spectre Knight (Cellier, Alfred)

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9 more: Clarinet • Cornet • Trombone • Percussion • Violin I • Violin II • Viola • Cello • Bass

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Publisher. Info. Unknown copyist, n.d.
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Publisher. Info. London: Metzler & Co., n.d. [1878]. n.p.
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Misc. Notes 300 dpi. Original vocal score faintly printed in places.
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Libretto

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Publisher. Info. London: A. S. Mallett, n.d.(ca. 1878).
Reprinted Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, n.d.
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Misc. Notes This direct transcription of the text of the printed libretto by Christopher O'Brien does not have any new copyright.
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Work Title The Spectre Knight
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Composer Cellier, Alfred
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IAC 5
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Overture and 16 numbers
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1877-78
First Performance. 1878-2-9 - London, Opera Comique
First Publication. 1878
Librettist James Albery (1838-1889)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Soloists (SMsMsTBarB) and orchestra
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First produced as a companion piece to 'The Sorcerer' by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. A copy of the libretto, including dialogue, can be found here - The Spectre Knight

Full orchestral score missing, presumed lost, but manuscript orchestral parts held by the Library of Congress as part of the Tams-Witmark Collection. The vocal score published by Oliver Ditson (Boston, n.d.), contains the dialogue which is not present in the Metzler vocal score.