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Law and societal regulations are a very common theme in vocal music. Many operas, such as Un Ballo en Maschera (A Masked Ball) tell stories of murder; in the case of Ballo, the opera is based on the real-life assassination of a king of Sweden. Because of the politically charged subject matter, the opera itself has often been censored. One version is set in 17th century Massachusetts rather than in the more historically accurate Sweden.
Pirates and piracy are also a popular theme: witness Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, as is criminal law (Billy Budd by Benjamin Britten, based on the short novel by Herman Melville).
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Gilbert and Sullivan
Giuseppe Verdi Medieval and Renaissance Music Websites The Jolly Roger. See also Pirates in Popular Culture (this website) and Law, Tax, Accounting and Popular Culture (this website).
A. Human Rights and Music Websites Collingridge, Caroline, European Round Table on Human Rights and Cultural Policies in a Changing Europe Music Industry Human Rights Association Society for Ethnomusicology: Announcement of the First World Conference on Music and Censorship Music with Human Rights and/or Legal Themes
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