The text of The Long Day Closes is a contemplation of death and was sung frequently at funerals in the late 1800’s particularly the funerals of members of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. This setting uses the full range of allthe Voice parts.Composer Arthur Sullivan is known the world over for his operatic collaborations with W S Gilbert including H M S Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance among many others. But Sullivan was also a composer of manother works among them operas Orchestral works ballets and hymns and church pieces. He wrote most of his part songs unaccompanied songs for SATB usually before his partnership with Gilbert began.

Singin’ In The Rain was already a classic before it featured in the famous 1952 Gene Kelly film musical — Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown wrote it in the 1920s when many artists recorded it but more notably Cliff Edwards enjoyed success from his recording in 1929.Now forever associated with Kelly’s puddle-splashing routine and more recently reprised in stage adaptations Singin’ In The Rain remains an all-time favourite.Here it has been arranged by Craig McLeish for men's voice TTBB choir with piano accompaniment.

TTBB-TTBB. Perform this Gilbert and Sullivan favorite with your men's group and bring down the house! Available for: TTBB. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.