Baubles, Bangles, & Beads Baubles, Bangles, & Beads "Baubles, Bangles & Beads" is a popular song from the 1953 musical "Kismet", credited to Robert Wright and George Forrest. Like all the music in that show, the melody was based on works by Alexander Borodin, in this case the second theme of the second movement of his "String Quartet in D." The "Kismet" setting maintains the original's 3/4 waltz rhythm; pop music settings change the rhythm to a moderate four-beat accompaniment. Jazz musicians are especially drawn to the song's beguiling melody and advanced harmonic structure. The familiar AA'BA+Coda structure of the song is energized by
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