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Words by W. S Gilbert, Music by Alan Riley Jones (except where noted)

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From #4. Oh, I'm the Celestial Drudge Mercury (272Kb 0:45)

From #5. Procession Of the Gods Instrumental (662Kb 1:52)

From #6. Oh, Incident Unprecedented Jupiter, Diana, Apollo, Mercury, Mars (663Kb 1:52)

From #8. Climbing over Rocky Mountains(Music by Arthur Sullivan, adapted by Alan Riley Jones)
Timidon, Pretteia, Daphne, Sillimon, Chorus of Thespians (1.49Mb 4:13)

From #9. I Once Knew a Chap Thespis (367Kb 1:01)

From #11a. Entr'Acte: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze(Music by Arthur Sullivan, adapted by Alan Riley Jones)
Sparkeion, Nicemis (297Kb 0:49)

 

From #12. Of All Symposia Sillimon, Chorus of Thespians (487Kb 1:22)

From #13. Little Maid Of Arcadee (Though Sullivan's setting survives, this version is by Jones.) Sparkeion (284Kb 0:47)

From #15. You're Diana, I'm Apollo Sparkeion, Daphne, Nicemis, Thespis (259Kb 0:43)

From #16. Oh, Rage and Fury Jupiter, Mars, Apollo (303Kb 0:50)

From #18. Finale Act II Jupiter, Mars, Apollo, Chorus of Thespians (623Kb 1:45)