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H.M.S. Pinafore/Appendix I

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H.M.S. Pinafore
Appendix I
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In H.M.S. Pinafore, Gilbert used several of his previous "Bab Ballads" as sources, taking elements from them and working them into dialogue or lyrics of the opera. S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald writes that H.M.S. Pinafore and "several of the subsequent operas were simply and delightfully the amazingly extravagant Bab Ballads grown up."[1] In this Appendix, we provide the Bab Ballads identified by reliable sources as sources for H.M.S. Pinafore.

Captain Reece

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The Baby's Vengeance

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The Bumboat Woman's Story

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General John

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Lieutenant-Colonel Flare

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Joe Glightly

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Little Oliver

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The list of Bab Ballads is taken from Fitz-Gerald, pp. 35-40.

References

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  1. Fitz-Gerald, p. 35

Bibliography

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  • Fitz-Gerald, S. J. Adair (1924). The Story of the Savoy Opera. London: Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd.