George Baker (baritone)
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George Baker was an English singer. He is remembered for singing on thousands of gramophone records in a career that spanned 53 years, beginning in 1909. He is especially associated with the comic bar
George Baker
Baker (standing 2nd from right) with George W. Byng (standing at far left) at a recording session for The Pirates of Penzance in 1920
Patter song
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The patter song is characterised by a moderately fast to very fast tempo with a rapid succession of rhythmic patterns in which each syllable of text corresponds to one note. It is a staple of comic op
George Baker (baritone)
…many of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with that company and others and was known for his excellent diction, which is crucial in their rapid-fire patter songs. He sang in the first complete recording of The Mikado (1917) and subsequently recorded a role (and sometimes more than one role) in nearly all of the…
Patter section of Rossini's "Largo al factotum"