Composition Year | 1906 |
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Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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Work Title | A Fishy Fishing Story |
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Alternative. Title | Humorous Song |
Composer | Hanray, Lawrence |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | ILH 1 |
Key | B-flat major |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1906 |
First Performance. | 1906 |
First Publication. | 1906 |
Librettist | Composer |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | voice, piano |
Extra Information | A humorous song about a fisherman's catch being comically blown completely out of proportion. Sung by Tom Clare, a famous British comic, on the His Master's Voice label in 1911. Misattributed as "A Fishy, Fishy Story" on the label. |