G&s

[TinuvielChild]

hey, anyone else love the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas?? (W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, originally performed by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) my personal favorites are the Pirates of Penzance, or the Slave of Duty; H.M.S. Pinafore, or the Lass who loved a Sailor; and the Mikado, or the Town of Titipu. i am also a pseudo-expert on the patter-songs. (The Major-General song, John Wellington Wells, the Nightmare Song, etc). other people have favorites?

[azalea]

I like the music from the Pirates of Penzance and the Mikado, haven't heard much of the others. I've been trying to find "We are Gentlemen of Japan" (not sure what it's called), but had a very hard time. I ike that song.

[TinuvielChild]

i think it's called "If you want to know who we are" and it's the second piece in Mikado (the first being the overture). you can find it in a score of the Mikado, which you can find in almost any music store, and most record stores have CDs of most of the G&S operettas. :)

[TinuvielChild]

so i'm guessing that nobody else is a fan of Gilbert and Sullivan...oh well. it was worth a shot. :)

[sun-star]

I wouldn't call myself a fan: I like them, but I don't know much about them. I think the Mikado is my favourite... did you ever see Topsy Turvy?

[TinuvielChild]

no, sorry. :(

the Mikado is really cool - did you know that a lot of places use the "sit in solemn silence" song for tongue twisters?

"and you sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark, dock
in a pestilential prison with a lifelong lock
awaiting the sensation of a short sharp shock
from a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block."

[crickhollow]

*tries to make TC feel better *

I saw the pirates of Penzance last year:
I am the very model of a modern major general...

[TinuvielChild]

YAAAYYY!!!!!!!!!! i love that song, that's one of my favorites. incidentally, in 6th grade my school put on a production of Pirates, and i played the Major-General (as i was the only person who could actually sing it at speed)!

I am the very model of a modern Major-General,
i've information vegetable animal and mineral
i know the kings of England and i quote the fights historical,
from Marathon to Waterloo in order categorical!...etc.

i won't bore you with the rest of the song, but now i am happy! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[TinuvielChild]

the above post was meant to say (but i forgot to actually say it) Thank you crickhollow! you made me feel better. :)

[elf_princess]

Hi TinuvielChild! I'm just replying to your post! Go to the ~Little Things that make you happy~ thread and you'll understand... sorry... I don't know anything about Gilbert and Sullivan operettas!

[TinuvielChild]

yeah...i know...it's all right tho.*weak smile* everyone wants to make me happy. it's a nice feeling, being loved. thank you anyways though, it's the thought that counts. :)

[Lady of Darkness]

Lsat time I saw 'The Pirates of Penzann' it was a tape of one of my friends in it. I couldn't get tickets:( :( :( :( :( :( :( . Anyway, *sniffle* *sniffle* I *sniffle* haven't seen any other ones. I'm very deprived. What should I do TinuvielChild???????????

[Lady of Darkness]

Forgive the Misspelling of Penzance. when I went back to edit it, my REALLY STUPID COMPUTER (GIVES COMPUTER A KICK) WOULDN'T LET ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :D :rolleyes:
(stupid computers these days! papers and books running off together!!! what is the world coming to?????!!!!!!!)

[TinuvielChild]

Lady of Darkness: Welcome to the Moot!

and go to Blockbuster, they might have some others. (or you could just ask me about one, and i could probably sing half of it. lol!)

[Lady of Darkness]

NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't sing, please!!!!!!! HEHEHEEHEHEHE!! J/K. sing to pass time in gym. wait, won't see you tommorrow. if my mom can't even remember to go food shopping, do you think that she'll remember to rent a G&S movie???!!!!! Actually (Lady of Darkness thinks), she might. Idea! Mesah gonna go beg her to rent it!!

[TinuvielChild]

yay! do that LoD!! we will be happy! i will sing multiple G&S songs for you in gym on day 6, tuesday! TC is very happy now...:D :D

[Glorious Glorfindel]

I'MMMMM HEREEEEEE!
phew, only just found this thread. right *claps hands together* where shall we start? let me see. i love the major general song, tee hee. i had to see the pirates of penzance twice, because the first time i went to see it, one of the pirates was really gorgeous, and i couldnt' concentrate on the songs. ooops! oh well, at least i got to see it again. i also love the mikado, i have it on CD. i will post again with some more lyrics soon.

[TinuvielChild]

ok, i will occasionally post some lyrics to G&S songs, they will naturally be from the song(s) that i have stuck in my head day by day. the object of the game is to name the song, singer (that is, character), and operetta. we'll start with today's:

"The sun whose rays are all ablaze with ever-living glory,
Does not deny his majesty he scorns to tell a story
He won't exclaim "I blush for shame" so kindly be indulgent
But fierce and bold in fiery gold he glories all effulgent.
I mean to rule the earth as he the sky,
We really know our worth, the sun and I
I mean to rule the earth as he the sky we really know our worth,
The sun and I...."


and:

"Oh better far to live and die,
Under the brave black flag I fly
Than play a sanctimonious part,
With a pirate head and a pirate heart....."

toodles! :)

[eowyn144]

i can't call myself a fan or anything but we did watch a g&s opera in music class the other day. Judge and Jury or something like that.

[Glorious Glorfindel]

trial by jury

[eowyn144]

that's the one:)

[TinuvielChild]

isn't anyone going to guess the songs? if not, i can just tell you the answer. :)

[TinuvielChild]

k, assuming nobody's guessing:

the first one is from the Mikado, and it is The Sun Whose Rays are all Ablaze, sung by Yum-Yum (soprano).

the second one is from the Pirates of Penzance, and it is the Pirate King's Song, sung by the Pirate King (baritone).

:)

[TinuvielChild]

Now I know that there's at least one other G&S fan on here that hasn't been by this thread yet...Rian!

[Rían]

OK, OK, OK - I couldn't resist coming here.

With Cat-like tread *STOMP* our silent way we feel *STOMP*
(forgot next line)
NO sound at all *STOMP!* we never speak a word! *STOMP*
A fly's footfall would be distincttttttt-ly heard!

Come, men, who plough the sea,
Truce to navigation, take another station,
Let's vary piracy
With a little burglary!!!!

(OH - just thought of Bilbo with that last line!)

TC - this is getting scary - are we long-lost twins or something? (wait, wasn't that a G&S .... oh, no, just babies swapped at birth)
I mean, ballet, tengwar, C.S. Lewis, G&S. Good grief! What excellent taste we have! :D

(I probably got a few words wrong in that song, it's been years! It sure is funny, though. I must rent the Mikado soon, never seen it.)

[IronParrot]

Love Pirates of Penzance?

Try this (http://www.tolkientrail.com/rivendell/parodies.shtml) (scroll down)

[TinuvielChild]

THAT is cool!!!!! "I am the very model of a hero in Lord of the Rings"....We love you, IP! :D :D

Yeah, Rian, I was thinking that earlier.

"A rolicking band of pirates we,
Who, tired of tossing on the sea,
Are trying their hand at a burglary,
With weapons grim and gory!

Hush hush! I hear them on the mannnnor poaching!
With stealthy steps the pirates arrrre aproaching!

We are not coming for plate or gold,
A story General Stanley told,
We seeeek a penalty fifty-fold,
For General Stanley's stoooory!"