Customer Reviews

The Mikado in Full Score

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Any lover of this Gilbert & Sullivan masterpiece will gain a fuller appreciation of it by being able to follow the lyrics and dialog while listening to the operetta. The score also has a nicely written preface and synopsis of the story. Although knowing how to read music is not essential to the enjoyment of this Mikado full score, buyers that do read music will gain an even greater appreciation of it by being able to follow each instrumental line along with the lyrics of the songs. The Dover score is beautifully printed at a very bargain price to boot. Everyone can derive a great deal of pleasure from this score, no matter what level of musical training they possess. Highly Recommended! (P.S. I understand that the full score of The Pirates of Penzance is due for release this fall)

We are doing the Mikado in the spring for our school production. The score is thorough and will come in handy as we begin working on the music for orchestra and lead roles. I'm quite satisfied with this purchase. Only wish the music score is larger to read. This score will come in handy as we prepare for the production.

A useful adjunct to rented scores or those based on just one source, the authors of this edition have consulted the autograph score and many subsequent copies. The original versions of many wrong notes, corrections and suggested alterations for performance are quoted for comparison. Especially valuable are the suggestions for phrasing, not always present in rented versions.

This is an excellent score, showing the orchestration. It is a bit small to read, but good reference.