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
On the Classical Side 56, No. 2 in C Major." But she is at her very best bringing life to the music of fellow countryman Heitor Villa-Lobos, playing individual selections from several longer pieces." On the Classical Side On the Classical Side is the ninth studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist and composer Eliane Elias. The record was released on October 5, 1993 via EMI Classics label. She plays 20 classical compositions of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Maurice Ravel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin. Ken Dryden of Allmusic stated "Eliane Elias is best known for her work as a jazz pianist, though in her native Brazil,