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Gilbert and Sullivan
- Two Englishmen of the nineteenth century who wrote many witty operettas satirizing society of the Victorian period ( see satire ). W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert wrote the song lyrics and spoken dialogue, and Arthur Sullivan wrote the music. Their works include , , and The Pirates of Penzance .
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After assisting at the first night of the new Gilbert-and-Sullivan revival.
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It has only two styles (apart from the ballad concert style)—oratorio or Gilbert-and-Sullivan.
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