Fur (Murray the Furrier)
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Fur (Murray the Furrier) (Search) |
| Composer(s): | William Bolcom |
| Author(s): | Arnold Weinstein |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Aging; Alone; Burying; Cabarets; Carefree; Coasts; Cops; Coughing; Democracy; Descriptions; Desires; Dining; Dishes; Eating; Family; Firing; Free; Furs; Ghosts; Growing Old; Guilt; Humor; Hurrying; Jewish Food; Knishes; Loving; Murray; Old Age; Phones; Princesses; Retiring; Songs; Sons; Stores; Stories; Uncles; Wives; Wonderful; Working; Worrying |
| First Line | My Uncle Murray the furrier was a big worrier (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1977 - 1978 (Search) |
| Larger Work | Cabaret Songs Volume 1 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.jwpepper.com/Cabaret-Songs-Complete-/10073706.item#/submit |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/0P3qBiPCZ2dNmdb3PUAYxx |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Cabaret Songs Volume 1, no. 2 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | Ab3 - Eb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Db Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano & William Bolcom, piano; July 18, 1978 (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Edward B. Marks Music (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | String quartet (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM , Jocelyn Hoagland (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | University of Connecticut (Search) |