The musical half of the popular light opera team. Gilbert and Sullivan between them wrote such popular pieces as The Mikado, HMS Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance
Composed:
1878
Info:
"A British Tar" was an aria in the operetta HMS Pinafore written by the British lyricist-composer duo Gilbert and Sullivan. It is a type of type of part song known as a "glee", written for three men with lyrics describing the ideal sailor.