Musical Numbers
- Overture
- Act I
- 1. "We sail the ocean blue" (Sailors)
- 2. "Hail! men-o'-war's men" ... "I'm called Little Buttercup" (Buttercup)
- 2a. "But tell me who's the youth" (Buttercup and Boatswain)
- 3. "The nightingale" (Ralph and Chorus of Sailors)
- 3a. "A maiden fair to see" (Ralph and Chorus of Sailors)
- 4. "My gallant crew, good morning" (Captain and Chorus of Sailors)
- 4a. "Sir, you are sad" (Buttercup and Captain)
- 5. "Sorry her lot who loves too well" (Josephine)
- 5a. Cut song: "Reflect, my child" (Captain and Josephine)
- 6. "Over the bright blue sea" (Chorus of Female Relatives)
- 7. "Sir Joseph's barge is seen" (Chorus of Sailors and Female Relatives)
- 8. "Now give three cheers" (Captain, Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus)
- 9. "When I was a lad" (Sir Joseph and Chorus)
- 9a. "For I hold that on the sea" (Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus)
- 10. "A British tar" (Ralph, Boatswain, Carpenter's Mate and Chorus of Sailors)
- 11. "Refrain, audacious tar" (Josephine and Ralph)
- 12. Finale, Act I: "Can I survive this overbearing?"
- Act II
(Entr'acte)
- 13. "Fair moon, to thee I sing" (Captain)
- 14. "Things are seldom what they seem" (Buttercup and Captain)
- 15. "The hours creep on apace" (Josephine)
- 16. "Never mind the why and wherefore" (Josephine, Captain and Sir Joseph)
- 17. "Kind Captain, I've important information" (Captain and Dick Deadeye)
- 18. "Carefully on tiptoe stealing" (Soli and Chorus)
- 18a. "Pretty daughter of mine" (Captain and Ensemble) and "He is an Englishman" (Boatswain and Ensemble)
- 19. "Farewell, my own" (Ralph, Josephine, Sir Joseph, Buttercup and Chorus)
- 20. "A many years ago" (Buttercup and Chorus)
- 20a. "Here, take her, sir" (Sir Joseph, Josephine, Ralph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus)1
- 21. Finale: "Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen" (Ensemble) 2
1See discussion of versions, below.
2Includes reprises of several songs, concluding with "For he is an Englishman".
Read more about this topic: H.M.S. Pinafore
Famous quotes containing the words musical and/or numbers:
“If we cannot sing of faith and triumph, we will sing our despair. We will be that kind of bird. There are day owls, and there are night owls, and each is beautiful and even musical while about its business.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“... there are persons who seem to have overcome obstacles and by character and perseverance to have risen to the top. But we have no record of the numbers of able persons who fall by the wayside, persons who, with enough encouragement and opportunity, might make great contributions.”
—Mary Barnett Gilson (1877?)