Composed by Ernest Ford. Edited by Christopher O'Brien. Early reviewers praised Captain Billy for its thoroughly Gilbertian plot. Becoming a pirate and abandoning his infant nephew in the 'great desert of Sahara' - in revenge on his twin brother for renouncing orthodoxy to join the Plymouth Brethren - the epon. Vocal Score. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #D106. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.D106).