Baubles, Bangles and Beads
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"Baubles, Bangles and Beads" is a popular show tune from the musical *Kismet*, adapted from a melody by Alexander Borodin and widely recorded by jazz and pop artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baubles, Bangles and Beads canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| adaptationType | classical crossover ⓘ |
| adaptedBy |
George Forrest
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Robert Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Kismet (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
String Quartet No. 2 in D major by Alexander Borodin
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music by Alexander Borodin ⓘ second movement of String Quartet No. 2 in D major ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Borodin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPerformanceIn | Broadway musical Kismet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fromMusical | Kismet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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show tune ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse-chorus song form ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
luxury and ornamentation
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romantic allure ⓘ |
| inCatalogOf | Great American Songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
George Forrest
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ⓘ
Robert Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalPremiereYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| musicalStyleFeature |
derived from a classical string quartet melody
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often performed in swing and ballad arrangements ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Doretta Morrow
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Richard Kiley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Frank Sinatra
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Peggy Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kirby Stone Four NERFINISHED ⓘ The Norman Luboff Choir NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | Broadway stage musical ⓘ |
| partOf | Kismet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 1950s popular music ⓘ |
| publisher | Tams-Witmark (stage rights for Kismet) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalContext | sung in a marketplace/jewelry-shop setting in Kismet ⓘ |
| title | Baubles, Bangles and Beads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | film adaptation of Kismet (1955) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kismet (1955 film)