Song

The Mikado: Act II, no. 22, “On a Tree by a River” (Ko-Ko)

First released 1957English42 recordingson 80 releases

willow, tit-willow

Written by

Arthur SullivanComposer W.S. GilbertLyricist

From the films

Quartet2012 the film on Charmy Movies ↗

The Mikado1983 the film on Charmy Movies ↗

The Mikado1992 the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

Performance	By
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river”	New D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Orchestra, John Pryce‐Jones	3:05
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river, a little tom-tit sang, ‘Willow, tit-willow’”	Richard Suart, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras	2:31
The Mikado: Tit Willow	The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:16
The Mikado: Act II. "On a tree by a river a little tom-tit" (Ko-Ko)	Geraint Evans, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent	3:05
The Mikado: Act II. On a tree by a river a little tom tit (Oh willow, titwillow)	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:22
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river” (“Tit willow”)	Eric Idle, English National Opera Orchestra, Peter Robinson	2:53
The Mikado: “On a Tree by a River a Little Tom‐Tit”	John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash	2:32
The Mikado: “On a tree by a river a little tom‐tit”	Sir Malcolm Sargent, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:32
The Mikado: Act II. No. 11. “On a tree by a river, a little Tom‐tit sang Willow, tit‐Willow”	Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris	2:22
The Mikado: “On a tree by the river a little tom‐tit”	The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:26
The Mikado: Tit Willow	Thomas Edmonds, Dennis Olsen, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, James Christiansen	2:29
The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit	John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash	2:22
The Mikado: On a Tree by a River a Little Tom‐Tit	[unknown]	2:22
The Mikado: “Tit‐willow”	The Ralph Hunter Choir
The Mikado: “On a Tree by a River” (“Tit Willow”)	Eric Idle, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Orchestra, Peter Robinson	2:53
On a Tree by a River a Little Tom-Tit (Tit Willow)	The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:24
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river”	Henry Lytton, Harry Norris, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:17
The Mikado: “On a Tree by a River”	Ian Wallace, London Concert Orchestra, Marcus Dods	2:45
The Mikado: “On a Tree by a River”	John Pryce‐Jones, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	3:04
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river” (Ko-Ko)	Martyn Green, New Promenade Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:28
The Mikado: “On a tree by a river a little tom-tit”	Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey	3:00
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river a little tom-tit”	Peter Pratt, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:17
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river a little tom-tit”	Mayfair Orchestra, George W. Byng	1:56
The Mikado: “Tit willow”	Martyn Green, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:35
The Mikado: “On a tree by a river a little tom‐tit”	John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash	2:27
Tit Willow	Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra	2:35
The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta (Tit-willow)	Geraint Evans, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent	3:12
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river a little tom-tit”	Geraint Evans, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent	3:06
The Mikado, Act II: 11. On a Tree by a River, a Little Tom-Tit Sang, Willow, Tit-Willow · video	Clive Revill, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris	2:05
The Mikado: On a tree by a river a little tom tit	John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash	2:24
The Mikado: “Tit willow”	Martyn Green, Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	2:15
The Mikado: On a Tree by a River (Tit-Willow)	Symphony Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:15
On a Tree by a River (’tit Willow) (from The Mikado)	English National Opera, Eric Idle & Felicity Palmer	2:55
The Mikado: On a tree by a river a little tom-tit (Willow, Tit-Willow)	Martyn Green, Isidore Godfrey	2:32
Willow, Tit-Willow	Martyn Green, Lehman Engel & Columbia Operetta Orchestra
The Mikado: “On a tree by a willow”	Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent	3:13
The Mikado: On a Tree by a River a Little Tom-Tit	Czech Symphony Orchestra, John Landor	2:21
The Mikado: On a Tree by a River a Little Tom-Tit	Czech Symphony Orchestra, John Landor	2:22
The Mikado: Act II. Tit Willow	Linden Singers, Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris	2:10
The Mikado: “On a tree by a river a little tom‐tit”	John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company	2:24
The Mikado: No. 33, On a tree by a river a little tom tit	John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent	2:37
The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river”	Eric Roberts, New D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, John Pryce‐Jones	3:05