Tit-Willow
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"Tit-Willow" is a well-known comic song from Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta *The Mikado*, sung by the character Ko-Ko as a mock-tragic ballad.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pattersong
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Arthur Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLibrettist | W. S. Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnForm | parody of sentimental Victorian ballad ⓘ |
| composer | Arthur Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | The Mikado original production ⓘ |
| genre | comic opera song ⓘ |
| hasCharacterMentioned |
old willow tree
ⓘ
tom-tit ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | British comic opera tradition ⓘ |
| hasMeter | strophic song form ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
Victorian popular song
ⓘ
light opera ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | onomatopoeic refrain tit-willow ⓘ |
| includedInRepertoireOf | Savoy operas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | W. S. Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | mock-tragic ballad ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic pathos
ⓘ
memorable refrain ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage performance ⓘ |
| originalProductionCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionLocation | Savoy Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | operetta The Mikado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | The Mikado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | tenor voice in typical productions ⓘ |
| period | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | Act II of The Mikado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInManyCastAlbums | The Mikado recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refrain |
On a tree by a river a little tom-tit
ⓘ
Willow, tit-willow, tit-willow ⓘ |
| requiresAccompaniment |
orchestra
ⓘ
piano reduction ⓘ |
| singerRoleInPlot | Lord High Executioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Ko-Ko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
comic treatment of suicide
ⓘ
emotional manipulation for humor ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
ⓘ
sentimental ⓘ |
| usedFor | comic persuasion scene between Ko-Ko and Katisha ⓘ |
| workBy | Gilbert and Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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