The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring

E631573

"The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring" is a lighthearted, comic patter song from Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta *The Mikado*, celebrated for its playful lyrics and cheerful melody.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
associatedWith D’Oyly Carte Opera Company ⓘ
Savoy Opera tradition ⓘ
composer Arthur Sullivan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
firstPerformanceInWork 1885 ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation Savoy Theatre ⓘ
genre comic opera song ⓘ
light opera song ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatusIn Gilbert and Sullivan repertory ⓘ
hasCulturalRole representative example of Gilbert and Sullivan patter style ⓘ
hasReception widely regarded as a highlight of The Mikado ⓘ
hasTitleOrigin named after its opening line ⓘ
includedIn standard productions of The Mikado ⓘ
intendedMood buoyant ⓘ
carefree ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricIncipit The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la ⓘ
lyricist W. S. Gilbert ⓘ
musicalForm ensemble number ⓘ
notableFeature cheerful melody ⓘ
rapid patter lyrics ⓘ
wordplay typical of Gilbert and Sullivan ⓘ
originalInstrumentation voices and theatre orchestra ⓘ
partOfWork The Mikado ⓘ
The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu ⓘ
linked to: The Mikado
performanceMedium voices and orchestra ⓘ
style comic ⓘ
lighthearted ⓘ
playful ⓘ
sungByCharacter Ko-Ko ⓘ
Nanki-Poo ⓘ
Pish-Tush ⓘ
Pooh-Bah ⓘ
Yum-Yum ⓘ
theatricalContext appears in Act II of The Mikado ⓘ
thematicFocus comic contrast with serious legal matters ⓘ
joyful anticipation of spring ⓘ
typicalPerformancePractice enunciated patter for comic effect ⓘ
performed with brisk tempo ⓘ
workChronologyWithin later number in The Mikado ⓘ

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The Mikado → hasFamousSong → The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring ⓘ
Titipu → hasMusicalNumbersSetIn → “The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring” ⓘ
subject linked to: fictional town of Titipu
linked to: The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring