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The Prodigal Son (Sullivan)
''The Prodigal Son'' is an oratorio by Arthur Sullivan with text taken from the parable of the same name in the Gospel of Luke. It features chorus with soprano, contralto, tenor and bass solos. It premiered in Worcester Cathedral on 10 September 1869 as part of the Three Choirs Festival.〔(Information from the G&S archive about ''The Prodigal Son'' )〕
The work was Sullivan's first oratorio, and it was the first sacred music setting of this parable,〔(Information about the score of ''The Prodigal Son )''〕 preceding Claude Debussy's 1884 cantata ''L'enfant prodigue'' and Sergei Prokofiev's 1929 ballet ''The Prodigal Son'', Op. 46.
==Background==
Sullivan was still in his 20s when he composed this piece, which, like many of Sullivan's early works, shows the strong musical influence of Felix Mendelssohn.〔(Includes the Gramophone review of the 2003 recording )〕 A rising star of British music, he had already produced his popular incidental music to Shakespeare's ''The Tempest'',〔(Interview by Arthur H. Lawrence, Part 1 ), ''The Strand Magazine'', vol. xiv, No. 84 (December 1897) See also (Sullivan's Letter to ''The Times'' ), 27 October 1881, p. 8, col C〕 his ''Irish Symphony'', a ''Cello concerto'', his ''Overture in C, "In Memoriam"'',〔(Description and analysis of Sullivan's early orchestral works )〕 ''The Masque at Kenilworth'', his first ballet, ''L'Île Enchantée'' and two comic operas, ''Cox and Box'' and ''The Contrabandista'', as well as other orchestral pieces and numerous hymns and songs. Therefore, it was no surprise when Sullivan received a commission to compose an oratorio for the Three Choirs Festival.〔
In the Victorian era, large-scale choral works with orchestra were a staple of British musical culture, including oratorios in the mould of Handel and Mendelssohn. Except for theatre pieces, choral works were the only genre in which Sullivan continued to compose regularly after the early 1870s.〔(''The Prodigal Son'' at the G&S Discography )〕
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