William Andrew Farre (born William Johnsen, 1 August 1874 – April 5, 1950) was a Norwegian musician, conductor, and composer.
[2][3][4] Later he established the company "William Johnsens musikkforlag og utsalg" (William Johnsen Music Publishing and Sales) in Kristiania (now Oslo).
The company printed sheet music for school bands.
Farre himself composed some of the music, including the march "Guttene kommer" (The Boys are Coming).
[1][4] His company planned to make sound recordings of over 100 Norwegian dialects, but went bankrupt after recording four dialects.