Man
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Man (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Humbert Wolfe |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Jewish (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Bells; Brevity; Brief; Circle of Life; Clouds; Cold; Comparisons; Connection to Nature; Darkness; Death; Dominance; Earth; Echoes; Emptiness; Fans; Feathers; Fleeting; Forms; Frailty; Gongs; Green; Grim; Heat; Impermanence; Leaves; Lives; Loud; Love; Men; Passage of Time; Passing; Power; Quiet; Shadows; Songs; Space; Stars; Stirring; Substance; Universe; Vanishing; Void; Warmth; Will; Wit; Years |
| First Line | The feathers in a fan (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1926 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=110950 |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | E4 - Ab5 (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Arcady (Search) |
| Premiered By | Gertrud K. Schmidt, Samuel Barber (Search) |
| Notes | Also available a minor third lower (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | G. Schirmer, "Samuel Barber: 65 Songs" (Search) |
| Sources Cited | Heyman, B. (2012). Samuel Barber : A thematic catalogue of the complete works. New York: Oxford University Press. (Search) |