Thomas and Sally

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1782 vocal score of Thomas Arne's opera Thomas and Sally, or the Sailors return. Dramatic pastoral in two acts by Thomas Augustine Arne to a libretto by Isaac Bickerstaff; London, Covent Garden, 28 November 1760. Thomas and Sally can claim to be the first all-sung English comic opera. It is noteworthy as well for the introduction of clarinets into the orchestra (Grove Music Online).

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1 vocal score (17, [1] p.) ; obl. fol.

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Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778 & Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812 1782.

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  • Main Title: Thomas and Sally
  • Alternate Title: The Sailor's Return
  • Uniform Title: Thomas and Sally. Vocal Score

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1782 vocal score of Thomas Arne's opera Thomas and Sally, or the Sailors return. Dramatic pastoral in two acts by Thomas Augustine Arne to a libretto by Isaac Bickerstaff; London, Covent Garden, 28 November 1760. Thomas and Sally can claim to be the first all-sung English comic opera. It is noteworthy as well for the introduction of clarinets into the orchestra (Grove Music Online).

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1 vocal score (17, [1] p.) ; obl. fol.

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Physical copy missing pages 9 & 10

Full title as it appears in the t.p.: "A new edition of Thomas and Sally, or The Sailor's Return; a dramatic pastoral: as performd at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden."

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Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778 & Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812. Thomas and Sally, score, 1782; London. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12/: accessed January 16, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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