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A harsh satire of Eighteenth Century London life, John Gay's The Beggar's Opera is a piece well known by students of literature and music. Gay's composition spawned a new genre of musical works called ""ballad opera"" whose popularity rapidly caused the dec

Dramatic music --- Ballad opera. --- Opera --- Literature and society --- Comic opera --- Lyric drama --- Opera, Comic --- Operas --- Drama --- Singspiel --- Ballad opera --- Ballad operas --- English drama --- English drama (Comedy) --- Music, Dramatic --- Music, Theatrical --- Music for the stage --- Stage music --- Theatrical music --- Music --- History and criticism. --- History --- History and criticism --- Gay, John,