William Arms Fisher

William Arms Fisher (April 27, 1861 – December 18, 1948) was an American composer, music historian and writer.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 27, 1861 (San Francisco), Died December 18, 1948 (Boston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, composer, adapter, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-9957 12-in. 2/16/1911 Gae to sleep Janet Spencer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-10532 10-in. 6/14/1911 Dreamy days Reed Miller Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-12206 10-in. 7/16/1912 Under the rose George Hamlin Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-18935 10-in. 12/27/1916 Sweet and low Alma Gluck Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra arranger  
Victor C-18972 12-in. 1/9/1917 Swing low Sophie Braslau Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-19121 12-in. 1/24/1917 Deep river Frances Alda ; Orpheus Quartet Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra arranger  
Victor B-19121 10-in. 7/20/1917 Deep river Frances Alda ; Orpheus Quartet Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra arranger  
Victor B-22797 10-in. 6/3/1919 I heard a cry Marcella Sembrich Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-22900 10-in. 6/3/1919 Pretty Polly Oliver Marcella Sembrich Soprano vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Victor C-27953 12-in. 5/11/1923 Goin' home Reinald Werrenrath Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra adapter  
Victor C-28896 12-in. 11/15/1923 Werrenrath song medley Reinald Werrenrath Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-33794 12-in. 11/17/1925 Going home Dayton Westminster Choir Vocal chorus, unaccompanied arranger  
Victor CVE-37918 12-in. 2/18/1927 Going home George C. Baker Male vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Victor CVE-38396 12-in. 5/10/1927 Goin' home Eveready Hour Group ; Nathaniel Shilkret Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra lyricist, arranger  
Victor BVE-39607 10-in. 6/28/1927 Goin' home H. C. Miller Male vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Victor BS-83169 10-in. 7/2/1934 Passing by Conrad Thibault Baritone vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Victor CS-02176 12-in. 10/19/1936 Goin' home Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Victor PBS-055288 10-in. 2/16/1941 Passing by Richard Crooks Tenor vocal solo arranger  
Victor BS-056116 10-in. 9/16/1940 Passing by Richard Crooks ; Frederick Schauwecker Tenor vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Columbia 1117 10-in. ca. 1903 Under the rose George Alexander Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 1117 7-in. ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 Under the rose George Alexander Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 1564 10-in. ca. 1903-1908 Under the rose Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 1564 7-in. ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 Under the rose Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 46392 10-in. 2/10/1916 Sweet is Tipperary Mary O'Rourke Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 140185 10-in. 12/16/1924 Goin' home Oscar Seagle Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 37336 12-in. 6/23/1915 Would I were the tender apple blossom Oscar Seagle Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W148185 10-in. 4/5/1929 The little red lark Anna Case Soprano vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Columbia W150567 10-in. 6/3/1930 Would God I were the tender apple blossom Anna Case ; Carroll Hollister Soprano vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Columbia W98689 12-in. 4/9/1930 Goin' home Louis Graveure Tenor vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Brunswick X5152 12-in. approximately Mar. 1921 Eïli, Eïli Dorothy Jardon Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick X15199-X15201 12-in. 3/17/1925 Goin’ home Maria Ivogun Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick XE16928-XE16929 12-in. 11/18/1925 Goin' home Mario Chamlee Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Brunswick XE17045-XE17046 12-in. 12/4/1925 Goin' home Mario Chamlee Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra adapter  
Brunswick XE17361-XE17363 12-in. 1/5/1926 Goin’ home Mario Chamlee Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Brunswick XE19331-XE19333 12-in. 5/20/1926 Would God I were the tender apple blossom Elisabeth Rethberg Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Brunswick E19469-E19471 10-in. 6/4/1926 Goin’ home Brunswick Concert Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal chorus adapter  
Edison 4337 10-in. 12/13/1915 Gae to sleep Christine Miller Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4484 10-in. 2/9/1916 Under the rose Charles Granville Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4499 10-in. 2/15/1916 She is my Rosie Glen Ellison Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 8150 10-in. 7/29/1921 Loving Spirit, Thou hast brought us out of error's night Robert C. Dyrenforth ; Robert Gayler Baritone vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Edison 10757 10-in. 1/6/1926 Goin' home Walter Scanlan Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra adapter  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8239 10-in. approximately 1946 Steamboat song Margaret Azaïs ; Madeleine Martinetti Contralto vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8240 10-in. approximately 1946 Deep river Margaret Azaïs ; Madeleine Martinetti Contralto vocal solo, with piano arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fisher, William Arms," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108986.

Fisher, William Arms. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108986.

"Fisher, William Arms." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108986

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