tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post4590105899266611713..comments2024-03-24T07:52:17.996+00:00Comments on British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: Sir Arthur Sullivan: Motet - The Long Day ClosesJohn Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11661182422946581010noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post-61830783517704190482009-02-25T11:07:00.000+00:002009-02-25T11:07:00.000+00:00Sorry to be pedantic but the libretto to Cox &...Sorry to be pedantic but the libretto to Cox & Box was not written by W.S.Gilbert but by F.C.Burnand, the editor of Punch magazine. It was, in fact,an adaptation of a farce by the American writer J.Maddison Morton and originally titled Box & Cox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post-52130269778860719582008-09-21T20:48:00.000+01:002008-09-21T20:48:00.000+01:00Thank you, dear sir, for reminding me of such a lo...Thank you, dear sir, for reminding me of such a lovely piece of music. Sullivan is indeed overlooked (and overshadowed by that ogre, Gilbert). Just one thing - can you arrange next time for the choir to wear something other than denim?Can Bass 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10100615040661510511noreply@blogger.com