Arthur S Sullivan, an English composer, born in London in 1844. He was instructed by his father, a music teacher, and sang for three years when a boy at the chapel royal. At the age of 14 he gained the Mendelssohn scholarship, and continued his studies at the royal academy under John Gloss and Sir Stern-dale Bennett. He then studied under Rietz, Hauptmann, and Moscheles, in Leipsic, and composed the incidental music to Shakespeare's "Tempest," performed for the first time at the crystal palace in 1862. He soon after composed an opera, never played, with the libretto by Chorley, entitled "The Sapphire Necklace." He has written three cantatas, "Kenilworth,'" " On Sea and Land,11 and " The Bride of Neath Valley;11 a symphony performed at Liverpool in 1866; several overtures; three operettas, "Thespis," "Contrabandista," and "Box and Cox;" and two oratorios, " The Prodigal Son,11 produced at the Worcester festival in 1868, and "The Light of the World,11 produced at the Birmingham festival in 1873. He has also composed songs and piano music, including "The Songs of the Wrens,11 for which the words were written by Alfred Tennyson.