Trial by Jury: Vocal Score [Paperback]

William S. Gilbert (Composer), Arthur Sullivan (Composer)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1986

English Only. With Complete Dialogue.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc. (November 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881887285
• ISBN-13: 978-0881887280
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Caveat Emptor, August 23, 2007

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Steven M. Duncan (Bellevue, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trial by Jury: Vocal Score (Paperback)

The cover page of the Schirmer edition of Trial by Jury reads "This score contains all the dialogue." Technically, this claim is correct: the score contains no dialogue whatsoever and neither does the show. Otherwise, this is a well-edited and usable edition of Gilbert and Sullivan's shortest collaboration.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars TRIAL BY JURY - Gilbert & Sullivan's short comedy, March 25, 2000

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Timothy (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trial by Jury: Vocal Score (Paperback)

Although I've never actually been in the show, a friend gave me a copy of the vocal score. After downloading MIDI versions of the songs (I'm not a very good piano player), I fell in love with the comedic songs. This is light opera at its best! If you are involved with an amateur/high school group, this is an ideal production. It is approx. 30-45 minutes in length and is full of comedy and wit.

However, I only rate it 3 stars do to the fact that this is British humor (not that I don't like British humor--some people have a hard time understanding it) and the tunes (though funny) are hardly "catchy."

The score contains 15 songs (and my personal favorite is the Judge's "When I, Good Friends, Was Called to the Bar")

It should be noted that this particular version of the score contains optional notes for amateur groups.