| Composition Year | 1798/9/28 |
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| Genre Categories | Songs; For 3 voices; For unaccompanied voices; |
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| Work Title | The Erl King |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Callcott, John Wall |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IJC 7 |
| Key | E-flat major |
| Text Incipit | Who is it that rides through the forest so fast? |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1798/9/28 |
| First Publication. | 1798 |
| Librettist | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), translated by Matthew Lewis (1775-1818) |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | 3 voices (STB) |
