Bravo Bravissimo

DESCRIPTION: "Bravo, Bravo, Bravo, Bravissimo, Bravo, Bravo, Jolly well done, Bravo, Bravissimo, Bravo, Bravissimo, Bravo, Bravissimo, Jolly well done." The last word may well be replaced by a set of nonsense sounds, or more "bravos" instead of "Jolly well done"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1841 (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: nonballad campsong
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 126, 144, 193, 379, "Bravo Bravissimo" (notes only)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings, p. 57, "Bravo" (1 text, 1 tune)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsPopularEdition, p. 16, Bravo" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: (no author listed), _Songs of Many Nations_, Cooperative Recreation Service, Inc., undated 96 page edition (1962?), p. 30, "Han Skal Leve" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [45 words]: The Songs of Many Nations version of this is a medley with "Han Skal Leve," and based on Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 193, this is the normal way of handling the songs in camps, although the Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings has just the "Bravo Bravissimo" part. - RBW
Last updated in version 6.3
File: ACFS144B

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography