Sullivan, Sir Arthur Seymour

1842-1900

Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan was an English composer of the Romantic period.

He is best remembered for his operatic collaborations with the dramatist and satirist W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911).

Their partnership produced such ever-popular operettas as H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado.

His parlour song The Lost Chord is also still famous nowadays.