The Mikado: Act II, no. 22, “On a Tree by a River” (Ko-Ko) (willow, tit-willow)

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
later parody versions:The Bronx Bird Watcher
part of:The Mikado: Act II (order: 11)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1936The Mikado: Tit WillowGilbert & Sullivan2:15
1936The Mikado: Tit WillowThe D’Oyly Carte Opera Company2:16
1939-04-24Tit WillowMildred Bailey & Her Orchestra2:35
1950The Mikado: “Tit willow”Martyn Green, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey2:35
1957The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river a little tom-tit”Peter Pratt, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey2:17
On a Tree by a River (’tit Willow) (from The Mikado)English National Opera, Eric Idle & Felicity Palmer2:55
On a Tree by a River ("Tit Willow")Gilbert & Sullivan2:53
On a Tree by a River a Little Tom Tit (Oh Willow, Titwillow)Gilbert & Sullivan2:22
On a Tree by a River a Little Tom-TitGilbert & Sullivan2:32
On a Tree by a River a Little Tom-Tit (Tit Willow)The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company2:24
The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta (Tit-willow)Geraint Evans, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent3:12
The Mikado, Act II: 11. On a Tree by a River, a Little Tom-Tit Sang, Willow, Tit-WillowClive Revill, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:05
The Mikado: “On a tree by a river a little tom-tit”Gilbert & Sullivan3:00
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river a little tom-tit”Geraint Evans, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent3:06
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river a little tom-tit”Gilbert & Sullivan1:56
The Mikado: Act II. "On a tree by a river a little tom-tit" (Ko-Ko)Gilbert & Sullivan3:05
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river, a little tom-tit sang, ‘Willow, tit-willow’”Richard Suart, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras2:31
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river”Gilbert & Sullivan2:17
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river” (Ko-Ko)Gilbert & Sullivan2:28
The Mikado: Act II. No. 11 "On a tree by a river, a little Tom-tit sang Willow, tit-Willow"Gilbert & Sullivan2:22
The Mikado: Act II. On a tree by a river ("Tit willow")Gilbert & Sullivan2:53
The Mikado: Act II. Tit WillowLinden Singers, Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:10
The Mikado: On a Tree by a RiverSir Arthur Sullivan3:04
The Mikado: On a Tree by a RiverGilbert & Sullivan3:05
The Mikado: On a Tree by a River (Tit-Willow)Gilbert & Sullivan2:15
The Mikado: On a tree by a river a little tom titJohn Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash2:24
The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom TitJohn Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash2:22
The Mikado: On a Tree by a River a Little Tom-TitGilbert & Sullivan2:27
The Mikado: On a Tree by a River a Little Tom-TitGilbert & Sullivan2:32
The Mikado: On a tree by a river a little tom-tit (Willow, Tit-Willow)Martyn Green, Isidore Godfrey2:32
The Mikado: On a Tree by the River a Little Tom-TitGilbert & Sullivan2:26
The Mikado: Tit WillowThomas Edmonds, Dennis Olsen, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, James Christiansen2:29
The Mikado: Tit-WillowGilbert & Sullivan?:??
Willow, Tit-WillowMartyn Green, Lehman Engel & Columbia Operetta Orchestra?:??