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 Baltimore (city in Maryland, United States), Died July 11, 1917 (Freeport (village in Nassau County, New York, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1913
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger
Notes: Musical and stage director.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 1498 | 7-in. | Before April 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 A-]1020 | 7-in. | 10/15/1901 | The Babbie waltzes | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1020 | 10-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 | 7-in. | between 1901 and October 1905 | Quality street | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 67 | 10-in. | approximately 1901 | Quality street | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 581 | 10-in. | approximately 1902 | The Babbie waltz | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 581 | 7-in. | approximately 1902 | The Babbie waltz | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Furst, William," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100278.
Furst, William. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100278.
"Furst, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Furst, William, 1852-1917 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00114916
Wikidata: William Furst - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8009487
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/43075901
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1951057 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1951057
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