Mountain Greenery (song)
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"Mountain Greenery" is a popular 1926 show tune with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, known for its playful, pastoral imagery and enduring status as a jazz and pop standard.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mountain Greenery | 0 |
| Mountain Greenery (jazz standard) | 1 |
| Mountain Greenery (popular song) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz standard
ⓘ
pop standard ⓘ show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBySongwritingTeam |
Richard Rodgers
ⓘ
surface form:
Rodgers and Hart
|
| era | 1920s American popular music ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
light-hearted mood
ⓘ
up-tempo feel ⓘ |
| hasForm | 32-bar song form ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
mountain landscape
ⓘ
outdoor romance ⓘ rural life ⓘ |
| hasMeter | common time ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Bing Crosby
ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Frank Sinatra ⓘ Mel Tormé ⓘ Tony Bennett ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Bing Crosby – “Mountain Greenery”
ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ
surface form:
Ella Fitzgerald – “Mountain Greenery”
Frank Sinatra – “Mountain Greenery” ⓘ Mel Tormé ⓘ
surface form:
Mel Tormé – “Mountain Greenery”
Tony Bennett ⓘ
surface form:
Tony Bennett – “Mountain Greenery”
|
| hasTheme |
nature
ⓘ
pastoral imagery ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
Great American Songbook
ⓘ
jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lorenz Hart ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Lorenz Hart ⓘ |
| musicBy | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pastoral setting
ⓘ
playful lyrics ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| partOf | Garrick Gaieties (1926 revue) ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| style |
M. Witmark & Sons
ⓘ
surface form:
Tin Pan Alley
|
| writtenFor | Garrick Gaieties (1926 revue) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mountain Greenery (jazz standard)
this entity surface form:
Mountain Greenery (popular song)