W.S. Gilbert
W.S. Gilbert - English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator
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About W.S. Gilbert
See: Gilbert & Sullivan and William S. Gilbert Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator. He is best known for his fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, of which the most famous include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. These, as well as most of their other Savoy operas, continue to be performed regularly throughout the English-speaking world and beyond by opera companies, repertory companies, schools and community theatre groups. Lines from these works have become part of the English language, such as "short, sharp shock", "What, never? Well, hardly ever!", and "Let the punishment fit the crime". Gilbert also wrote the Bab Ballads, an extensive collection of light verse accompanied by his own comical drawings. His creative output included over 75 plays and libretti, numerous stories, poems, lyrics and various other comic and serious pieces. His plays and realistic style of stage direction inspired other dramatists, including Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. According to The Cambridge History of English and American Literature, Gilbert's "lyrical facility and his mastery of metre raised the poetical quality of comic opera to a position that it had never reached before and has not reached since".
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W.S. Gilbert — Top 30 songs of 128
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert | Wer (malt den Himmel nochmal so schön) | ||
| Gilbert | Weihnachten Tief In Meinem Herz | ||
| Gilbert | Weihnachten Tief In Meinem Herz | ||
| Gilbert | Wollte Mich Ändern | ||
| Gilbert | Ich nenn es einfach Glück (Single Edit) | ||
| Gilbert | Unser Plan vom Glueck | ||
| Gilbert | Tausend Raketen | ||
| Gilbert | Du mein kleiner Freund | ||
| Gilbert | Mit dir | ||
| Gilbert | Ruf' Mich An | ||
| Gilbert | Endlos Frei | ||
| Gilbert | Ich nenn es einfach Glueck (Neu in Radio Kaernten) | ||
| Gilbert | Komm | ||
| Gilbert | Lass das Leben tanzen | ||
| Gilbert | Mein schoenstes Gedicht | ||
| Gilbert | Wenn die Nacht die Sterne verliert | ||
| Gilbert | Wer (Malt Den Himmel Nochmal So Schön) | ||
| Gilbert | Goldene Stimmen Zur Weihnachtszeit | ||
| Gilbert | Hey du | ||
| Gilbert | Komm, das Leben macht uns süchtig | ||
| Gilbert | Mein schönstes Gedicht (Album-Version) | ||
| Gilbert | Weihnachten Tief in Meinem Herzen | ||
| Gilbert | Worte wie Sterne | ||
| Gilbert | Weil du mein Leben bist | ||
| Gilbert | Die Zeichen Meines Lebens | ||
| Gilbert | Komm | ||
| Gilbert | Ich Bin Frei | ||
| Gilbert | Unser Plan Vom Glueck | ||
| Gilbert | Glueck ist wie ein Sonnenstrahl | ||
| Gilbert | Reisen mit leichtem Gepäck |