Composer
Harry Williams
American composer, lyricist, and film director/producer (1879-1922)
1879–1922
4 works in the index
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1922
- Birthplace
- Faribault
- Place of death
- Oakland
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Harry Hiram Williams (August 23, 1879 – May 15, 1922) was an American composer, lyricist, and publisher of popular music from 1903 until his death in 1922.
One of his early hits, written in 1905 with Egbert Van Alstyne, is "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree". He also produced story ideas and directed silent movies with Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios, according to Sennett's biography The King of Comedy. Williams joined The Lambs Club in 1908.
In 1912 he wrote "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary", with music by Jack Judge, and in 1917 the lyrics to Art Hickman's "Rose Room", to which Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced in the film The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter; actor; lyricist; film director; music publisher; director; author
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 64190328
- ISNI
- 0000000072456681
- GND ID
- 1183817630
- Library of Congress ID
- n98009450
- MusicBrainz ID
- aef35dca-ae8b-4f0c-9023-955105760ea3
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Jazz, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 4
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Room | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | Jazz, pop | 8 |
| It's A Long Way To Tipperary | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 64190328. Portrait: unknown ; inconnu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.