The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
SULLIVAN AND his MUSIC.
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EftIIpD nv ms DpATV.
Us career Marked nv pfosp-ri,. t,sn ~.
Eo'soodl IN . 'hoir tussdcd Win sac
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Mons Persons some NJ ~, Z imposition,

gpli,lu's rcculleotipns were prhii,h"d They
gave T., tho world many ircid"rtG Ia a career
tIut abDundpd IN interesting Happenings. nj
though tto Iit.li-h rot poser. htr was unlike
trpt Of many musician. In the rather easy
rpw - T.. prosperity Tho talce ~ suffering
ard priyution found In biographies of other
men famous In the nrid ~ music were not .
pnrt ~ hs existence Possibly his talents
were Z a Kind Tia, found road, appreciation
vhcrc Il % gcutIs = other men had to struggle
slowly TO acknnW lrdgucrt T. j., certain
t'at his own cour'rym"n withheld no sisn Of
favor which las In their power io grant - tins
fortunate composer
Nt- father Was rather an ui,cGr" professor
IN tho training school for 'nl.tary musicians
~ kuollcr Hall in Surrey, but vd- ADJ" To- send
his sou - - Mark Normal tuticg" aiter i"
mad himself taught the &c., tire -rdinlrni- al
rru.lc Young Sullivan Wa ali' there tO COM
Nnue HI -tudi"> uni"r tyu ~uoh weli-hh"Nh
teacher .. Or Jyau llullul and lhomn' Ill
more. who rpmpliri several BOOKS an religious
music that are still ~ "a" Il wa Ia the boy
choir Of the college, wNici AT that i'm" Included
more than one hundred aud mt, voices. that
hr first earned money lir received "a guinea
ever. three months The beet singer IN iii5
.h,.r we're selected 'or tie cuoir- a, tn" c'apel@
royal al - jur-~'- Palace, Whitehall! and
: vuy II was his musical knowledge, rath''
chan uiI voice. that attracted ~" attention.
MIR fillmore. who was at tllt time precantor
Of these Choirs. Master yr tie Childrcn OF the
Oga-n's Chapel d, the 'I,!r by which he was
called The boys were ulrtcr iN4 gu1rdIan-
shlp A. well "a hi. musical in %r1ctlpg. and
when yOun. SuliNar'> tair.r" Willingly save
hL. consent the boy WI, for i've N"ir- indnn-
tur-d to the Queen and went 10 1--we in Mr. Hill
norc's house. Thomas CARLYLE lived next
.z. lo.A,,,,,. 80, ,v,,st-tnn ~ fb.
youths "a an attempt to praise God and raise
the devil ut the same time
1t was a curious old-world life that the boy
led at this time The Chori-ters had duties
regularly laid out for them, IN addition Il their
regular PARTICIPATION In the services NJ the
chapel-. They were expected 10 sing every
Sunday In the royal chaicl> at II \. VI. aud 4
Z VI. to sing the Christmas carols under the
windows Of st james Palace on Christmas
eve to .ereuade the ladies OF the palace At .
O'Clock on Easter morning; 10 sing the Latin
grace at state dinners and Corporation ban
ouets. aud, whenever required. 10 assist at tho
court private chamber concerts For thesc
various services they received ices varying
from a shilling to A guinea On tho Queens
birthday they got five guiueas apiece. a Glas.
OF wine and a piece OF plum cake. On Easter
morning they received ten shilinGs and n cup
- ''N if'"H ''' ~ 49, - 70
ly tho nobility during the winter season. when
they sang el.es and madrigai-. All their earn
inrs went TO the master. who at the end Of the
term Of their indenture gave them a fixed sum
or the accumulation Of their fees after a GER
tain amount hid been deducted
The first half crown Young Sullivan earned
was before this period AM he got it for sing
inr at Fulhlm Palace with yerdure Clad"
II. added to this a ~siNpence that a boy owed
him. and bought HANDLES Samson At this
early age h. had developed the business in
stinct which stood him later in good stead.
His large fortune was in a measure due TO the
care with which he made his investments. and
for many years Of his life he had the benefit
Of association with W. :. Gilbert and D'Oyley
Carte. Those two were hia equals in business.
and Gilbcrt's economy in such matters after
ward developed until IL caused his quarrel with
the two other partners in his vastly successful
enterprises and resulted in n loss 81 ,housands
of pounds To him. u ma be mentioned here
that tn American woman 10 whom Sir Arthur
left a third Of his fortune had for many years
been W great assistance TO HIM In many Of his
business enterprises. She l. n woman Of great
social influence and could throw that to the
assistance Of his schemes when such support
was most needed. There were no moro PROS
porous enter rrisaS in sir Arthlr's commercial
career than hi, share in the proprletor-hp Of two
very extensive London hotel. The tact and
influence OF the American woman were most
valuab be in directing the attention Of her
wealthy comratriots to these Establishments.
And there were other schemes in which She was
Of equal help to the composer in his capacity
Of man OF business.
Once while in the choir Of the Chapel ROYAL
young sullivan sang n solo and he wrote 10 lts
fathc- that he should not fail to watch the news
papers. And most likely yoI Will zee about
IT," he wrote. for thor" was a Reporter and he
took down m name and a good deal more"
He sang at the opening Of tho CRYSTAL Palace
IN a childrcn's chorus. ana received during his
membership in tho Chapel ROYAL choirs ten
shillings for an anthem he comnosed During
all this tim" his musical education was going
on under Mr.. fillmore. Hls talents had already
attracted the attention Of influential friends
Among these were the Dukc Of Edinburgh, who
remnincd his admirer for Years afterward. and
Sir Frederick Gore Oueler, who had heard 80
much about tho musical ability of the Young
chorister that he came w from oxford esIc-
cinllv to hear him play the organ and To look
over his COMPOSITIONS lie had begun to make
such MI impression for 50 Young a man b. his
organ rlas ing that his part in a rendering II
The Messiah" was descrihci ~ AN ~extraor-
dinary performance, especially a. he had
undertaken the work at the last moment owing
TO the sudden illness Of the regular PLAYER.
In 1893 he went to I.eipsic ~ winner Of the
Mendel,sohn prize. for which he ted at the
initial contest with Sir JOSEF h Barney. sullivan
won when a moro diNcalt task was imposed,
II wa'at !cip~ic ia i~1ntna, sir Arab ur made
a. lrat regular appearance n "A player and
one year later mis- "Lalla iiookh" overture
was given there. lie was always an extremely
indolent mla aud he confessed that these
student days in Germany We're not unlike those
devoted TO study ny men VINO never become
so famous. They were made M of work and
plan. Among tho Eucli -hmeU there al the
anne tim was lr nklin Taylor, who played
the banJ, n Il negro minstrel show when John
Francs Barnet was the bones and heat the
violin, Il was this indolcncc that Jed sullivan
10 rc.y 20 frequently on some of his friends for
tho completion of work hs was never energetic
enough 70 finish. The man he called on most
frequently for assistance OF this kind was
Alfred Celllcr. aud 1t il Interesting, in view
o. , cllirr's share In so much Of his work. 10
learn that they met at the Chapel Royal, whore
C-llcI so, his first fac. Their friendship
continued q airing the time both Of them studicG