ðə lˈeɪdi ʌvðə hˈaʊs æt ðæt tˈaɪm, dˈɔːɹəθi vˈɜːnən, wʌz fɹʌm hˈænoʊvɚɹ ænd "pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ˈɪntᵻmət" wɪððə kəmpˈoʊzɚ, hˌuː ɹˈoʊt ɐ pˈiːs kˈɔːld fˈɔːɹɪst mjˈuːzɪk fɔːɹ hɜː, sˈɛd tə kəmbˈaɪn dʒˈɜːmən ænd ˈaɪɹɪʃ mˈɛlədiz.
The lady of the house at that time, Dorothy Vernon, was from Hanover and "particularly intimate" with the composer, who wrote a piece called Forest Music for her, said to combine German and Irish melodies.