| Composition Year | 1915 |
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| Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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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. |
