The Greatest Man

Song TitleThe Greatest Man (Search)
Composer(s):Charles Ives
Author(s):Anne Collins
Author Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Admiring; Animals; Appreciation; Assignments; Beating; Boys; Brushes; Care; Creeks; Crying; Death; Death of a Loved One; Essays; Families; Fathers; Fathers and Daughters; Fathers and Sons; Fields; Fishing; Gentle; Hands; Healing; Heroes; Horses; Hunters; Killing; Larks; Lee, Robert E; Lessons; Love; Men; Molly; Moss; Mothers; Nature; Pain; Praising; Rabbits; Riding; Rough; Rubbing; Schools; Sick; Swimming; Teachers; Tears; Thinking; Thrushes; Washington, George; Wild; Winking; Writing
First LineMy teacher said us boys should write (Search)
Average Duration1:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1921 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=3959
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/0WZIZRg88CWImSZjK6Hv1o
Catalog DesignationS. 259 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMedium/High voice
Range: E4 - G5 (Search)
Dedicated To (Search)
ContributorAL (Search)
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