Baubles, Bangles and Beads

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"Baubles, Bangles and Beads" is a popular show tune from the musical *Kismet*, adapted from a melody by Alexander Borodin and widely recorded by jazz and pop artists.

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Baubles, Bangles and Beads canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
adaptationType classical crossover
adaptedBy George Forrest
Robert Wright
associatedAct Kismet (musical)
basedOn String Quartet No. 2 in D major by Alexander Borodin
music by Alexander Borodin
second movement of String Quartet No. 2 in D major
composer Alexander Borodin
countryOfOrigin United States
firstPerformanceIn Broadway musical Kismet
fromMusical Kismet
genre jazz
show tune
traditional pop
hasForm verse-chorus song form
hasLyricsTheme luxury and ornamentation
romantic allure
inCatalogOf Great American Songbook
language English
lyricist George Forrest
Robert Wright
musicalPremiereYear 1953
musicalStyleFeature derived from a classical string quartet melody
often performed in swing and ballad arrangements
notablePerformer Doretta Morrow
Richard Kiley
notableRecordingArtist Frank Sinatra
Peggy Lee
Sarah Vaughan
The Kirby Stone Four
The Norman Luboff Choir
Tony Bennett
originalMedium Broadway stage musical
partOf Kismet
period 1950s popular music
publisher Tams-Witmark (stage rights for Kismet)
theatricalContext sung in a marketplace/jewelry-shop setting in Kismet
title Baubles, Bangles and Beads
usedIn film adaptation of Kismet (1955)

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Kismet (1955 film) hasMusicalNumber Baubles, Bangles and Beads
subject linked to: Kismet
Kismet (1953 musical) notableSong Baubles, Bangles and Beads
Baubles, Bangles and Beads title Baubles, Bangles and Beads
On Stage and in the Movies hasTrack Baubles, Bangles and Beads