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William Furst

William Wallace Furst (March 25, 1852 – July 11, 1917) was an American composer of musical theatre pieces and a music director, best remembered for supplying incidental music to theatrical productions on Broadway.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 25, 1852 (Baltimore), Died July 11, 1917 (Freeport)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1913

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

Notes: Musical and stage director.

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 1498 7-in. Before Apr. 1899 Babbie waltz Metropolitan Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Berliner 0187 7-in. 6/6/1899 The Christian : Waltz Sousa's Band Band composer  
Berliner 0244 7-in. 6/6/1899 The Phroso waltzes Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]385 7-in. 12/1/1900 Richard Carvel march Metropolitan Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1020 10-in. 10/15/1901 The Babbie waltzes Metropolitan Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1020 7-in. 10/15/1901 The Babbie waltzes Metropolitan Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-13388 10-in. 6/5/1913 Dream flowers Victor Orchestra Orchestra arranger  
Columbia 67 10-in. ca. 1901 Quality street Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 67 7-in. ca. 1901-Oct. 1905 Quality street Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 581 7-in. ca. 1902 The Babbie waltz Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 581 10-in. ca. 1902 The Babbie waltz Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Furst, William," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100278.

Furst, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100278.

"Furst, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100278

External Sources

Wikipedia: William Furst

IMDb: William Furst

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Furst, William, 1852-1917 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00114916

Wikidata: William Furst - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8009487

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/43075901

ISNI: 0000 0000 2123 9492 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000021239492

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1951057

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