The River

Song TitleThe River (Search)
Composer(s):Sir Edward Elgar
Author(s):Pietro, after a folkson d'Alba
Keyword(s) & Features: Alone; Ancient; Barriers; Bosoms; Despairing; Drowning; Fainting; Fighting; Flooding; Floods; Honoring; Land; Life; Men; Mighty; Mothers; Nature; Personification: River; Precious; Rivers; Saving; Sinking; Wine; Worshipping; Wounding
First LineRiver, mother of fighting men (Search)
Average Duration4:00 (Search)
Year of composition 1912 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=75
Larger WorkTwo Songs, op. 60 (Search)
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/2/25/IMSLP555779-PMLP896020-Elgar_The_River_key_Am.pdf
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZZBw9nGrkL2iWlwBBjz4c
Difficulty LevelCollege; Masters/YA (Search)
Catalog DesignationOp. 60 no. 2 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMedium voice
Range: B3 - G5 (Search)
Original KeyA minor (Search)
NotesAlso available in high and low keys (Search)
Orchestra and voice?Yes (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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