Three Little Maids from School Are We
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"Three Little Maids from School Are We" is a lighthearted, comic trio song sung by schoolgirls in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta *The Mikado*, and is one of its most recognizable numbers.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Savoy Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | libretto of The Mikado by W. S. Gilbert ⓘ |
| composer | Arthur Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | The Mikado original production ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn | 1885 ⓘ |
| genre |
comic song
ⓘ
operetta song ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
schoolgirls
ⓘ
youthful high spirits ⓘ |
| hasTitleText | Three Little Maids from School Are We NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inWorkAct | Act I of The Mikado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | W. S. Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalForm | trio ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most recognizable numbers from The Mikado ⓘ |
| orchestrationBy | Arthur Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage performance ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Gilbert and Sullivan operatic songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | The Mikado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerCharacter |
Peep-Bo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pitti-Sing NERFINISHED ⓘ Yum-Yum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformanceWork | Savoy Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Japanese-style schoolgirls in the town of Titipu ⓘ |
| style |
comic
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lighthearted ⓘ |
| vocalFor | female trio ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.