The Pirates of Penzance in Full Score Chippendale measured drawings

Chippendale measured drawings

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Reproduced from the catalog of a famous French type foundry

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The Pirates of Penzance in Full Score Chippendale measured drawingsThe witty and rollicking tale of a young man apprenticed to a band of pirates too kindhearted for their own good, The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty remains one of Gilbert and Sullivans most beloved and frequently revived works. This newly engraved performing edition is based on Sullivans autograph, contemporary copyists scores, and both the first and second editions of the vocal score. It corrects numerous errors that have crept in over