I Forget!! (Hastings, Ernest)

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PDF scanned by Peter Charlton
Ross Duncan Boyle (2020/7/23)

PDF scanned by Peter Charlton
Ross Duncan Boyle (2020/7/23)

Publisher. Info. London: Reynolds & Co., 1915. Plate R & Co. 1825.
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Misc. Notes With many thanks to Peter Charlton and the British Music Hall Society, where I'm currently a member.
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Work Title I Forget!!
Alternative. Title A Soldier's Reminiscences
Composer Hastings, Ernest
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IEH 3
Key D major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1915
First Performance. 1915
First Publication. 1915
Librettist Bert Lee (1880-1946)
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voice, piano
Extra Information A monologue of an old soldier's forgetfullness. A topical song at the time, when the enthusiasm of the war was still prevalent, and the horrors of the war hadn't been seen in great detail yet. Recorded by Ernest Hastings with own piano accompaniment on Columbia the same year.