The Bab Ballads by W. S. Gilbert
Comedy
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan. In writing the Bab Ballads, Gilbert...
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United States
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The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan. In writing the Bab Ballads, Gilbert developed his unique “topsy-turvy” style, where the humour was derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd. The Ballads also reveal Gilbert’s cynical and satirical approach to humour. They became famous on their own, as well as being a source for plot elements, characters and songs that Gilbert would recycle in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The Bab Ballads take their name from Gilbert’s childhood nickname, and he later began to sign his illustrations “Bab”.
Language:
English
01 – Captain Reece
Duration:00:04:55
02 – The Rival Curates
Duration:00:04:07
03 – Only A Dancing Girl
Duration:00:02:29
04 – General John
Duration:00:02:55
05 – To A Little Maid – By A Policeman
Duration:00:01:32
06 – John and Freddy
Duration:00:03:36
07 – Sir Guy The Crusader
Duration:00:03:00
08 – Haunted
Duration:00:03:51
09 – The Bishop And The ‘Busman
Duration:00:03:56
10 – The Troubadour
Duration:00:04:14
11 – Ferdinando And Elvira; Or, The Gentle Pieman
Duration:00:05:24
12 – Lorenzo De Lardy
Duration:00:04:20
13 – Disillusioned – By An Ex-Enthusiast
Duration:00:03:02
14 – Babette’s Love
Duration:00:04:28
15 – To My Bride – (Whoever She May Be)
Duration:00:03:09
16 – The Folly Of Brown – By A General Agent
Duration:00:04:25
17 – Sir Macklin
Duration:00:04:04
18 – The Yarn Of The “Nancy Bell”
Duration:00:04:54
19 – The Bishop Of Rum-Ti-Foo
Duration:00:04:40
20 – The Precocious Baby. A Very True Tale
Duration:00:04:08