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| Composition Year | 1890 |
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| Genre Categories | Ballads; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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| Work Title | Don't Forget the Porter |
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| Alternative. Title | A Humorous Ballad |
| Composer | Brenton, H. E. |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IHB 2 |
| Key | E-flat major |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1890 |
| First Performance. | 1890 |
| First Publication. | 1890 |
| Librettist | Mel. B. Spurr (1852–1904) |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | voice, piano |
| Extra Information | A humorous ode to the railway porter! One of the earlier numbers of Spurr, when he was still called M. B. Spurr! It became a favourite among humorists and humorous singers. Surprisingly no copy exists in the British Library nor Oxford, so this was a very rare find indeed! |
