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lyricist:W.S. Gilbert
composer:Arthur Sullivan
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/143658 [info]
Wikidata:Q6737996 [info]
later parody versions:(I Am the Very Model of a) Scientist Salarian
A Very Stable Genius
Campbell Soups
Every Major’s Terrible
G&X Meet G&S
I Am the Very Model of a Biblical Philologist
I Am the Very Model of a Cartoon Individual
I am the Very Model of a Modern Unitarian
Polaroid Photography Song
The Elements
The Major General's Song
The Very Model of a Modern Labour Minister
later translated versions:Papa Mama Loca Pipa
part of:The Pirates of Penzance: Act I (number) (order: 14)
is the basis for:Right Hand Man
arrangements:The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 13. “I am the very model of a modern Major-General” (Major-General, Chorus)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1931The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-GeneralThe D’Oyly Carte Opera Company2:54
1949The Pirates of Penzance: “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General”Martyn Green, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey2:50
1957The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “I am the very model of a modern Major-General”D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Peter Pratt, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey2:46
1982-10-11The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Model of a Modern Major-GeneralliveGilbert & Sullivan3:03
1990-01-17 – 1990-02-05The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “I Am The Very Model”D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Eric Roberts, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, John Pryce‐Jones2:57
H.M.S. Pinafore: “I am the very model of a modern Major-General”Gilbert & Sullivan3:02
Hold, Monsters! / Modern Major GeneralmedleyGilbert & Sullivan3:48
I Am the Very Model (The Pirates of Penzance)cover and instrumentalRuben Piirainen2:31
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major GeneralSpindrift2:17
I Am The Very Model Of a Modern Major GeneralGilbert & Sullivan5:10
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-GeneralPirates of Penzance5:55
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-GeneralThe D’Oyly Carte Opera Company2:49
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-GeneralGilbert & Sullivan3:01
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-GeneralGilbert & Sullivan5:55
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-GeneralinstrumentalLondon Promenade Orchestra3:02
I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-GeneralThe D’Oyly Carte Opera Company2:45
I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General from 'The Pirates of Penzance'Gilbert & Sullivan3:12
Modern Major GeneralAdrian D. Holmes2:44
Modern Major GeneralThe Gala Ensemble3:03
Pirates of Penzance: "I am the very model of a modern Major-General"Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus4:31
Pirates of Penzance: “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General”Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Richard Suart, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras2:56
Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very Model (of a Modern Major General)Porter Twin Disc Music Box2:09
Pirates of Penzance: The Major General's SongDavid Manifold, The Cotswold Savoyards, David Fieldsend, BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth3:09
The pirates of penzance: "I am the very model of a modern Major- General"Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Richard Suart, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras2:52
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, Song “I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General”Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent3:09
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I: XV. I am the very model of a modern major-generalJohn Cartier, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Walker3:00
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. "I am the very model of a modern Major-General"The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey5:13
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “I am the very model of a modern Major-General”The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey3:04
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “I am the very model of a modern Major-General” (Major-General, Chorus)Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras2:52
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “I am the very model of a modern Major-General” (Major-General, Girls, Pirates)Gilbert & Sullivan3:06
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “I Am The Very Model”George Baker, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent3:12
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. I am the very model of a modern Major-GeneralNew Promenade Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey2:45
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-GeneralKeith Michell, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:59
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-GeneralGilbert & Sullivan3:24
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. I Am the Very Model of Modern Major GeneralGilbert & Sullivan3:34
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. I Am the Very Model of Modern Major General (reprise)Gilbert & Sullivan3:45
The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very ModelSir Arthur Sullivan3:00
The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am the Very ModelGilbert & Sullivan?:??
The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very Model of a Modern General[unknown]2:50
The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major GeneralGilbert & Sullivan3:01
The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major GeneralGilbert & Sullivan3:00
The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major GeneralGeorge Baker, Chorus, Sir Malcolm Sargent2:50
The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major GeneralGilbert & Sullivan3:00
The Pirates of Penzance: I am the very model of a modern Major-GeneralD’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Martyn Green, Isidore Godfrey2:47
The Pirates of Penzance: I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General (accompaniment version)instrumentalGilbert & Sullivan3:08
The Pirates of Penzance: I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General (vocal version)Gilbert & Sullivan3:13
The Pirates of Penzance: I am the very model of a modern Major‐GeneralJohn Reed, D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey2:57