Trial by Jury - Sullivan, Arthur

"Composed: 1875. Duration: 40 minutes. Movements: 1 act (14 numbers) # Hark, the hour of ten is sounding (Chorus), Now, Jurymen, hear my advice (Usher) #:1a. Is this the Court of the Exchequer? (Defendant) # When first my old, old love I knew (Defendant and Chorus), Silence in Court! (Usher) # All hail great Judge! (Chorus and Judge) # When I, good friends, was call'd to the Bar (Judge and Chorus) # Swear thou the Jury (Counsel, Usher), #:Oh will you swear by yonder skies (Usher and Chorus) # Where is the Plaintiff? (Counsel, Usher), #: Comes the broken flower (Chorus of Bridesmaids and Plaintiff) # Oh, never, never, never, since I joined the human race (Judge, Foreman, Chorus) # May it please you, my lud! (Counsel for Plaintiff and Chorus) # That she is reeling is plain to see! (Judge, Foreman, Plaintiff, Counsel, and Chorus) # Oh, gentlemen, listen, I pray (Defendant and Chorus of Bridesmaids) # That seems a reasonable proposition (Judge, Counsel, and Chorus) # A nice dilemma we have here (Ensemble) # I love him, I love him, with fervour unceasing (Plaintiff, Defendant and Chorus), #: The question, gentlemen, is one of liquor (Judge and Ensemble) # Oh, joy unbounded, with wealth surrounded (Ensemble)"

◈ Genre / Form → Romantic ♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Expert (Grade 6-8)

¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra