1935 in music

none 1935 1935 music radio television film This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1935. Specific locations 1935 in British music 1935 in Norwegian music Specific genres 1935 in country music 1935 in jazz Events February 26 – Georges Bizet's Symphony in C (1855) is performed for the first time, under Felix Weingartner, in Basel, Switzerland. April 8 – Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 5 is premièred in Washington, D.C. April 23 – Your Hit Parade is broadcast for the first time on radio. June 14 – Three X Sisters "2000 requests for the number (The Three Little Pigs Are Porkchops Now), over W1XBS (radio), Waterburians went into a spin. Many from this city." Song also performed June 3, on WJZ (CBS) by the trio, guest appearance on the popular radio program 'One Night Stand.' June 27 --John Serry appears onstage at the Radio City Music Hall under the direction of Ernö Rapée in "The Magazine Rack" revue as choreographed by Russell Markert, founder of The Rockettes.101445578 Radio City Music Hall: Grace Moore in Love Me Forever- On The Stage "The Magazine Rack"..Russell Markert...John Serry...Erno Rapee https://www.proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/docview/101445578/7FBC60BAA6354BFAPQ/6?accountid=41644&sourcetype=Newspapers The New York Times 27 June 1935 July 15 – Alban Berg finishes his Violin Concerto.as Berg tells a friend in a letter the next day. December 1 – Sergei Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 is premièred in Madrid date unknown Soprano Bidu Sayão marries baritone Giuseppe Danise. Swing music achieves popularity. Paul Du Noyer 2003 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music 1st Flame Tree Publishing Fulham, London 1-904041-96-5 128 Frank Sinatra begins his professional singing career as a member of the Hoboken Four.https://books.google.com/books?id=64SfCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT30 All the Way: A Biography of Frank Sinatra 1915–1998 Michael Freedland Michael Freedland 2015 St. Martin's Press 978-1-250-10373-4 35 Natalino Otto makes his debut on US radio. Brussels Philharmonic is founded as Groot Symfonie-Orkest within Dutch-language public broadcaster NRI/INR. John Serry Sr. begins regular appearances at the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Published popular music "About a Quarter to Nine" words: Al Dubin music: Harry Warren. Introduced by Al Jolson in the film Go into Your Dance "According to the Moonlight" w. Jack Yellen & Herb Magidson m. Joseph Meyer "Alone" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown. Introduced by Allan Jones and Kitty Carlisle in the film A Night at the Opera "Animal Crackers in My Soup" w. Ted Koehler & Irving Caesar m. Ray Henderson. Introduced by Shirley Temple in the film Curly Top "A Beautiful Lady in Blue" w. Sam M. Lewis m. J. Fred Coots "Begin the Beguine" w.m. Cole Porter "Bess Oh Where Is My Bess" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" w. DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin "The Blues Jumped A Rabbit" w.m. Jimmie Noone "Broadway Rhythm" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown "The Broken Record" w.m. Cliff Friend, Charles Tobias & Boyd Bunch "But Where Are You?" w.m. Irving Berlin "The Buzzard" m. Bud Freeman "Buzzard Song" w. DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin "Casino De Paree" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Al Jolson in the film Go into Your Dance "Cheek to Cheek" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Top Hat "Christopher Robin is Saying His Prayers" w.m. A. A. Milne & Harold Fraser-Simson "Cidade Maravilhosa" by André Filho "Clouds" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson "Cosi Cosa" w. Ned Washington m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann "Curly Top" w. Ted Koehler m. Ray Henderson. Introduced by John Boles in the film Curly Top "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" w.m. Anna Sosenko "Dese Dem Dose" m. Glenn Miller "The Dixieland Band" m. Johnny Mercer m. Bernard Hanighen "Don't Give Up The Ship" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren "Don't Mention Love To Me" Oscar Levant & Dorothy Fields "Down By The River" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers "Dust Off That Old Pianna" w.m. Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner & Gerald Marks "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" w.m. Brooks Bowman "Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo" w.m. Johnny Mercer & Matt Malneck "Every Little Moment" w. Dorothy Fields m.Jimmy McHugh "Every Now and Then" w.m. Al Sherman, Abner Silver and Al Lewis. "Everything's Been Done Before" w.m. Harold Adamson, Jack King & Edwin H. Knopf "Everything's In Rhythm With My Heart" w.m. Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman & Maurice Sigler "Fanlight Fanny" George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe "From The Top Of Your Head" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel "Got A Bran' New Suit" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz "Harlem Chapel Chimes" m. Glenn Miller "(Lookie, Lookie, Lookie) Here Comes Cookie" w.m. Mack Gordon "Honky Tonk Train" m. Meade Lux Lewis "Hooray For Love" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Gene Raymond in the film Hooray for Love "I Built a Dream One Day" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg. Introduced by Walter Slezak, Walter Woolf King and Robert C. Fischer in the musical May Wine. "I Can't Get Started" w. Ira Gershwin m. Vernon Duke "I Dream Too Much (Alone)" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern "I Feel A Song Coming On" w. Dorothy Fields & George Oppenheimer m. Jimmy McHugh "I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" w. Ira Gershwin & DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin "I Loves You, Porgy" w. DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin "I Wished on the Moon" w. Dorothy Parker m. Ralph Rainger "I Won't Dance" w. Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh m. Jerome Kern "I'd Love To Take Orders From You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren "I'd Rather Lead A Band" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Follow the Fleet "I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again" w.m. Harry M. Woods "I'm Building Up To An Awful Letdown" w. Johnny Mercer m. Fred Astaire "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" w. Joe Young m. Fred E. Ahlert "I'm in the Mood for Love" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Frances Langford in the film Every Night at Eight. "I'm Living In A Great Big Way" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Bill Robinson and Jeni Le Gon in the film Hooray for Love. "I'm Shooting High" w. Ted Koehler m. Jimmy McHugh "I'm Sitting High On A Hilltop" w. Gus Kahn m. Arthur Johnston "I'm Wearin' My Green Fedora" Al Sherman, Al Lewis, Joseph Meyer. "In A Little Gypsy Tea Room" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke "In a Sentimental Mood" w. Manny Kurtz & Irving Mills m. Duke Ellington "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Top Hat "It Ain't Necessarily So" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin "It's An Old Southern Custom" w. Jack Yellen m. Joseph Meyer "It's Easy to Remember" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers "I've Got My Fingers Crossed" w. Ted Koehler m. Jimmy McHugh "Just One of Those Things" w.m. Cole Porter "The Lady In Red" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel. Introduced in the film In Caliente by Wini Shaw, Edward Everett Horton, George Humbert and Judy Canova. "Last Night When We Were Young" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen "Lights Out" by Billy Hill "A Little Bit Independent" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke "Little Girl Blue" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Gloria Grafton in the musical Billy Rose's Jumbo. "Love Me Forever" by Gus Kahn "Lovely to Look at" w. Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh m. Jerome Kern "Lullaby of Broadway" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren "Lulu's Back In Town" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Dick Powell and The Mills Brothers in the film Broadway Gondolier. "Maybe" w.m. Allan Flynn & Frank Madden "Men About Town" w.m. Noël Coward "Miss Brown To You" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger & Richard A. Whiting "Moon Over Miami" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke "Moonburn" w. Edward Heyman m. Hoagy Carmichael "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Donald Novis and Gloria Grafton in the musical Jumbo. "Mrs Worthington" w.m. Noël Coward "The Music Goes 'Round and Around" w. "Red" Hodgson m. Edward Farley & Michael Riley "My Heart And I" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander "My Man's Gone Now" w. DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin "My Romance" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers "My Very Good Friend The Milkman" w. Johnny Burke m. Harold Spina "Noche de ronda", by Agustin LaraCatalog of Copyright Entries: Third series 1963 1696 https://books.google.com/books?id=PDkhAQAAIAAJ&q=maria+teresa+lara+agustin+lara+noche+de+ronda&pg=PA1696 5 January 2018 "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Top Hat "On the Beach at Bali-Bali" w.m. Al Sherman, Abner Silver, Jack Meskill "On Treasure Island" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke, Myers, Wendling "Paris in the Spring" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel. Introduced by Mary Ellis in the film Paris in Spring "The Piccolino" by Irving Berlin. Introduced by Ginger Rogers in the film Top Hat "A Picture Of Me Without You" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by June Knight and Charles Walters in the musical Jubilee "Red Sails in the Sunset" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Will Grosz "Roll Along, Prairie Moon" w.m. Albert Von Tilzer, Harry McPherson & Ted Fiorito "The Rose In Her Hair" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Dick Powell in the film Broadway Gondolier. "Say "Si Si"" w. (Eng) Al Stillman (Sp) Francia Luban m. Ernesto Lecuona "Shadow Play" w.m. Noël Coward "She's A Latin From Manhattan" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Al Jolson in the film Go into Your Dance "Shoe Shine Boy" w. Sammy Cahn m. Saul Chaplin "So Long, It's Been Good To Know You" w.m. Woody Guthrie "Solo Hop" m. Glenn Miller "Soon (Maybe Not Tomorrow)" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers "Summertime" w. DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin "Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle" w.m. Walter G, Samuels, Leonard Whitcup, & Teddy Powell "Thanks a Million" w. Gus Kahn m. Arthur Johnston. Introduced by Dick Powell in the film Thanks a Million. "There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin "There's No One With Endurance Like The Man Who Sells Insurance" Frank Crumit, Curtis "These Foolish Things" w. Holt Marvell m. Jack Strachey & Harry Link "This Time It's Love" by Sam M. Lewis "Tic-tac do Meu Coração" by Alcyr Pires Red and Walfrido Silva "Tomorrow's Another Day" w.m. Glenn Miller "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Top Hat "Trois Fables de Lafontaine" w.m. Marcelle de ManziarlyGraham Johnson Richard Stokes A French Song Companion https://books.google.com/books?id=0keO46ekxkwC&pg=PA298 2002 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-924966-4 298 "When Icky Morgan Plays the Organ" w.m. Glenn Miller "When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful" Harry M. Woods "Who's Been Polishing The Sun" w.m. Noel Gay "Why Shouldn't I?" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Margaret Adams in the musical Jubilee. "Why Stars Come Out At Night" w.m. Ray Noble "With All My Heart" w. Gus Kahn m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Peggy Conklin in the 1936 film Her Master's Voice "A Woman Is A Sometime Thing" w. DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin "You Are My Lucky Star" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown "You Hit the Spot" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel. Performed by Frances Langford in the 1936 musical film Collegiate. "You Let Me Down" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Jane Froman in the film Stars over Broadway "You're an Angel" by Jimmy McHugh "You're an Eyeful of Heaven" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel. Introduced by Patricia Ellis in the film Bright Lights. "You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)" w.m. Gene Autry Top popular recordings 1935 The top popular records of 1935 listed below were compiled from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954,Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954 Record Research 1986 record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, there were no Billboard charts in 1935, the numbers are only used for a frame of reference. Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions 1 Fred Astaire "Cheek to Cheek" Brunswick 7486 1935 6 26 1935 8 US Billboard 1935 #1, US #1 for 11 weeks, 18 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000 2 Ray Noble and His Orchestra (Vocal Al Bowlly) "Isle Of Capri" Victor 24771 1934 8 30 1934 11 14 US Billboard 1935 #2, US #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks 3 Glen Gray and His Orchestra "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" Decca 349 1935 1 9 1935 2 US Billboard 1935 #3, US #1 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks 4 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "Red Sails in the Sunset" Decca 585 1935 10 11 1935 10 US Billboard 1935 #4, US #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks 5 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra and His Orchestra "Lovely to Look At" Victor 24871 1935 11 9 1935 11 24 US Billboard 1935 #5, US #1 for 7 weeks, 12 total weeks 6 Victor Young and His Orchestra "She's a Latin from Manhattan" Decca 418 1935 3 21 1935 4 US Billboard 1935 #6, US #1 for 7 weeks, 12 total weeks 7 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra "I Won't Dance" Victor 24871 1935 2 15 1935 4 US Billboard 1935 #7, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks 8 Little Jack Little "I'm in the Mood for Love" Columbia 3069-D 1935 6 28 1935 8 US Billboard 1935 #8, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks 9 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra "In a Little Gypsy Tea Room" Decca 478 1935 6 1 1935 7 US Billboard 1935 #9, US #1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks 10 Fats Waller "Truckin'" Victor 25116 1935 8 2 1935 10 US Billboard 1935 #10, US #1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks 11 The Dorsey Brothers "Chasing Shadows" Decca 476 1935 5 7 1935 7 US Billboard 1935 #11, US #1 for 3 weeks, 9 total weeks 12 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra "You Are My Lucky Star" Victor 25125 1935 7 5 1935 9 4 US Billboard 1935 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 9 total weeks 13 Glen Gray and His Orchestra "Blue Moon" Decca 312 1934 11 16 1934 12 US Billboard 1935 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks, Jazz Standards 1934 14 Tom Coakley and His Palace Hotel Orchestra "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" Victor 25069 1935 5 28 1935 6 26 US Billboard 1935 #14, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks 15 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)" Decca 393 1935 11 9 1935 3 US Billboard 1935 #15, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks 16 Ruth Etting "Life Is a Song" Columbia 3031-D 1935 4 5 1935 6 US Billboard 1935 #16, US #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks 17 Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra "Lullaby of Broadway" Decca 370 1935 1 26 1935 3 US Billboard 1935 #17, US #1 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks 18 The Boswell Sisters "The Object Of My Affection" Brunswick 7348 1934 12 10 1935 1 US Billboard 1935 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks 19 Bing Crosby "It's Easy to Remember" Decca 391 1935 2 21 1935 4 US Billboard 1935 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks 20 Bing Crosby "Red Sails in the Sunset" Decca 616 1935 11 12 1935 11 US Billboard 1935 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks Christmas songs "När ljusen tändas därhemma" – translated into Swedish by Nils Hellström "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie "Jingle Bells" by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra "Silent Night" by Bing Crosby Classical music Premieres Composer Composition Date Location Performers Badings, Henk Symphony No. 3 (Badings) Symphony No. 3 nl Symfonie nr. 3 (Badings) 1935-05-02 Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra – Mengelberghttp://www.universaledition.com/3-Symphonie-Henk-Badings/composers-and-works/composer/33/work/531 Universal Edition www.universaledition.com Bartók, Béla String Quartet No. 5 1935-04-08 Washington D.C. Kolisch Quartethttps://books.google.com/books?id=Pyn9rr0J294C&dq=kolisch+quartet+bartok+quartet+5+1935&pg=PA366 Bartók's Chamber Music János Kárpáti May 31, 1994 Pendragon Press 9780945193197 Google Books Casella, Alfredo Introduzione, Corale e Marcia 1935-12-11 Winterthur, Switzerland Musikkollegium Orchestra – Scherchenhttps://repertoire-explorer.musikmph.de/wp-content/uploads/vorworte_prefaces/311.html Alfredo Casella - Introduzione, Corale e Marcia repertoire-explorer.musikmph.de Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Miserae 1935-09-02 Prague (ISCM) [unknown ensemble] – Scherchenhttp://www.schott-music.com/shop/9/show,152355.html Schott Music Hindemith, Paul Der Schwanendreher 1935-11-14 Amsterdam Hindemith / Concertgebouw Orchestra – MengelbergAmerican Viola Society Ibert, Jacques Concertino da camera 1935-12-11 Winterthur, Switzerland Rascher / Musikkollegium Orchestra – Scherchenhttp://www.clintonsymphony.org/ibert-concertino2k15.htm Clinton Symphony Orchestra 2016-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150820041338/http://clintonsymphony.org/ibert-concertino2k15.htm 2015-08-20 dead Messiaen, Olivier L'ascension 1935-02-09 Paris, France Concerts Siohan Orchestra – Siohan10594 Olivier Messiaen: L'ascension Milhaud, Darius Cello Concerto No. 1 1935-06-28 Paris, France Maréchal / [unknown orchestra] – InghelbrechtDarius Milhaud: Catalogue des oeuvres publiées par Durand, Eschig, Ricordi, Salabert. Page 37 Milhaud, Darius Concertino de printemps 1935-03-21 Paris, France Astruc / [unknown ensemble] – Milhaud https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDH55168 Milhaud: Le Carnaval d'Aix & other works www.hyperion-records.co.uk Prokofiev, Sergei Violin Concerto No. 2 1935-12-01 Madrid Soetens / Madrid Symphony – Fernández Arbóshttps://www.sfsymphony.org/Watch-Listen-Learn/Read-Program-Notes/Program-Notes/SHOSTAKOVICH-Violin-Concerto-No-2-in-G-minor,-Opus.aspx San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 2016-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20160527124253/http://www.sfsymphony.org/Watch-Listen-Learn/Read-Program-Notes/Program-Notes/SHOSTAKOVICH-Violin-Concerto-No-2-in-G-minor,-Opus.aspx 2016-05-27 dead Stravinsky, Igor Concerto for Two Pianos 1935-11-21 Paris, France I. Stravinsky, S. Stravinsky12188 Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Two Pianos Tippett, Michael String Quartet No. 1 (Tippett) String Quartet No. 1 fr Quatuor à cordes no 1 de Tippett 1935-12-09 London, UK Brosa Quartet12425 Michael Tippett: String Quartet No. 1 Van Nuffel, Jules Laetatus sum 1935-07 Mechelen, Belgium St. Rumbold's Cathedral Choir & organ Villa-Lobos, Heitor Uirapuru 1935-05-25 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón orchestra & corps de ballet – Villa-LobosVilla-Lobos, sua obra https://web.archive.org/web/20161016170347/http://museuvillalobos.org.br/ingles/bancodad/VLSO_1.0.pdf 2016-10-16 , Version 1.0. MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos 2009, 38–39. Walton, William Symphony No. 1 1935-11-06 London, UK BBC Symphony – Hartyhttps://books.google.com/books?id=wWfNcDTDtCEC&dq=walton+symphony+1+harty+bbc+1935&pg=PA297 William Walton: Muse of Fire Stephen Lloyd May 31, 2001 Boydell & Brewer 9780851158037 Google Books Webern, Anton Concerto for Nine Instruments 1935-09-04 Prague (ISCM) [unknown ensemble] – Jalowetz12639 Anton Webern: Concerto for Nine Instruments Compositions Alban Berg – Violin Concerto Aaron Copland – Statements for Orchestra Ernst von Dohnányi – Sextet for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 37 Sir George Dyson – Belshazzar's Feast Hanns Eisler – Lenin Requiem George Enescu Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major, Op. 26, No. 2 Piano Sonata No. 3 in D major, Op. 24, No. 3 Rudolf Escher – Piano Sonata No. 1 Pierre-Octave Ferroud – Sonnerie pour le Hérault Vittorio Giannini – Piano Concerto Paul Hindemith – Der Schwanendreher for Viola and Orchestra André Hossein – Towards the Light (ballet) Akira Ifukube – Japanese Rhapsody Uuno Klami – Psalmus (oratorio) Hans Pfitzner – Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Major Francis Poulenc – Suite française Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63 Roger Sessions – Violin Concerto Petar Stojanović – Sava (symphonic poem) William Walton – Symphony No. 1 Opera Brian Easdale – The Corn King Reynaldo Hahn – Le marchand de Venise Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Simplicius Simplicissimus Jugend (composed between 1934 and 1936; performance of Hartmann's works banned by the Nazis after 1933) Arthur Honegger – Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher (dramatic oratorio) Pietro Mascagni – Nerone Alexander Zemlinsky – Der König Kandaules (first performance 1996) Film Benjamin Britten – Coal Face Benjamin Britten – Men Behind the Meters Aram Khachaturian – Pepo (film) Erich Korngold – Captain Blood (1935 film) Franz Waxman – Bride of Frankenstein Jazz 1935 in jazz Musical theatre Anything Goes London production opened at the Palace Theatre on June 14 and ran for 261 performances The Gay Deceivers London production opened at the Coliseum on September 7 and ran for 123 performances Glamorous Night (w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello) – London production opened at the Theatre Royal on May 2 and ran for 243 performances Jubilee Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 12 and ran for 169 performances. Jumbo Broadway production opened at the Hippodrome on November 16 and ran for 233 performances. May Wine Broadway production opened at the St. James Theatre on December 5 and ran for 213 performances. Porgy and Bess (George Gershwin) – Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on October 10 and ran for 124 performances Rivals! London production opened at the Kingsway Theatre and ran on October 23 for 86 performances Stop Press London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on February 21. Musical films Antonia, starring Marcelle Chantal, Fernand Gravey and Josette Day, with music by Paul Abraham and Alfred Rode Be Careful, Mr Smith starring Bobbie Comber The Bird Seller (Der Vogelhändler), starring Maria Andergast, Wolf Albach-Retty and Lil Dagover, based on the operetta by Carl Zeller.Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. Bright Lights starring Joe E. Brown, Ann Dvorak and Patricia Ellis. Directed by Busby Berkeley. Broadway Gondolier released July 27 starring Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, and featuring The Mills Brothers and Ted Fio Rito & his Band. Broadway Melody of 1936 starring Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Una Merkel and Robert Taylor and featuring Frances Langford Casta diva, starring Mártha Eggerth, with music by Vincenzo Bellini Curly Top released August 2 starring Shirley Temple Dizzy Dames starring Marjorie Rambeau, Inez Courtney, Fuzzy Knight and Kitty Kelly El caballo del pueblo, starring Irma Córdoba El día que me quieras, starring Carlos Gardel, Rosita Moreno and Tito Lusiardo, with music by Gardel and lyrics by Alfredo Le PeraPiazzolla, Ástor. A Memoir, Natalio Gorin, Amadaeus, 2001. Estudantes, starring Carmen Miranda, Mesquitinha and Mário Reis,https://books.google.com/books?id=Qf-SAAAAQBAJ&q=Estudantes+1935&pg=PT61 Os reis da voz Ronaldo Conde Aguiar 9788577343997 September 3, 2014 Aguiar Ronaldo Conde August 2013 with music by João de Barro, Alberto Ribeiro and others Every Night at Eight starring Alice Faye, Frances Langford and Patsy Kelly First a Girl starring Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale George White's 1935 Scandals starring Alice Faye, Cliff Edwards and Eleanor Powell Go into Your Dance released April 20 starring Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler Heart's Desire starring Richard Tauber Hooray for Love starring Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond and Pert Kelton, and featuring Bill Robinson and Fats Waller In Caliente starring Dolores del Río, Pat O'Brien, Leo Carrillo and Edward Everett Horton and featuring Wini Shaw Invitation to the Waltz, starring Lilian Harvey King Solomon of Broadway starring Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Page and Pinky Tomlin Königswalzer, starring Paul Hörbiger, Curd Jürgens and Carola Höhn Naughty Marietta starring Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy and Elsa Lanchester The Night Is Young starring Ramon Novarro, Evelyn Laye, Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel and Edward Everett Horton Paddy O'Day starring Jane Withers, Pinky Tomlin and Rita Hayworth Princesse Tam Tam, starring Josephine Baker and Albert PréjeanThe New York Times C13 (69) Tam Tam, Starring Baker Vincent Canby Canby, Vincent February 10, 1989 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/10/movies/review-film-tam-tam-starring-baker.html 29 August 2022 Reckless starring Jean Harlow and William Powell and featuring Allan Jones and Nina Mae McKinney. Redheads on Parade starring John Boles, Dixie Lee and Jack Haley Roberta starring Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott. She Shall Have Music starring Jack Hylton, June Clyde and Brian Lawrance. Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Shipmates Forever starring Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler Stars Over Broadway (released November 5), starring Jane Froman and James Melton Sweet Music starring Rudy Vallée, Ann Dvorak and Helen Morgan Thanks a Million starring Dick Powell and Ann Dvorak Top Hat starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Two for Tonight starring Bing Crosby, Joan Bennett and Thelma Todd Two Hearts in Harmony starring Bernice Claire and George Curzon and featuring Chick Endor, Charles Farrell and Jack Harris & his Orchestra. Directed by William Beaudine. Births January 8 – Elvis Presley, American rock & roll singer (died 1977)Robert Matthew-Walker Elvis Presley: A Study in Music https://books.google.com/books?id=dzxLAAAAYAAJ 1983 Omnibus Press 978-0-7119-0086-8 2 January 10 Sherrill Milnes, American operatic baritoneCurrent Biography Yearbook https://books.google.com/books?id=KfgZAAAAYAAJ 1971 H. W. Wilson Company 297 Ronnie Hawkins, American rockabilly singer (died 2022)https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/obituaries/ronnie-hawkins-dead.html Ronnie Hawkins, Rockabilly Road Warrior, Is Dead at 87 Applebome Peter The New York Times May 29, 2022 October 28, 2022 January 16 – Joachim Grubich, Polish concert organist (died 2025) January 19 – Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (died 1978) January 20 – Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer and dancer (died 2010)Bergan Ronald Dorothy Provine obituary https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/may/06/dorothy-provine-obituary June 22, 2018 The Guardian May 6, 2010 January 24 – Gaqo Çako, Albanian opera singer (died 2018) February 3 – Johnny "Guitar" Watson, African-American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1996)Lee Cotten The Golden Age of American Rock 'n Roll: Reelin' & rockin', 1956-1959 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZSHaAAAAMAAJ 1989 Pierian Press 978-1-56075-039-0 415 February 5 – Alex Harvey, Scottish rock singer (died 1982) February 11 Bent Lorentzen, Danish composer (died 2018) Gene Vincent, American rock & roll singer (died 1971) Henderson Derek Gene Vincent: a companion Spent Brothers Productions Southampton 2005 9780951941676 3 February 12 – Gene McDaniels, American singer-songwriter (died 2011) February 16 – Sonny Bono, American singer, actor and record producer (died 1998)The Book of Golden Discs https://books.google.com/books?id=UxRAAAAAMAAJ 1978 Barrie & Jenkins 978-0-214-20480-7 197 February 18 Ciarán Bourke, Irish folk musician (died 1988) Gennady Gladkov, Soviet and Russian composer February 27 – Mirella Freni, Italian operatic soprano (died 2020)https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/arts/music/mirella-freni-dead.html Mirella Freni, Matchless Italian Prima Donna, Dies at 84 Anthony Tommasini The New York Times 9 February 2020 9 February 2020 NYTimes.com March 17 – Adam Wade, American singer, drummer and actor (died 2022) March 20 - Aviva Semadar, Israeli folklore and chanson singer (died 2025) March 29 – Ruby Murray, Northern Irish singer (died 1996) March 30 – Gordon Mumma, American composer March 31 – Herb Alpert, American trumpeter and bandleader((Editors of Chase's)) Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months https://books.google.com/books?id=6dKpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA198 24 September 2019 Rowman & Littlefield 978-1-64143-316-7 198 April 5 – Peter Grant, English manager and record executive (Led Zeppelin) (died 1995) April 6 – Fred Bongusto, Italian light music singer=songwriter and composer (died 2019)Who's who in Italy https://books.google.com/books?id=5KhmAAAAMAAJ 1988 Who's Who in Italy 978-88-85246-08-9 242 April 7 – Bobby Bare, American singer/songwriter April 9 – Aulis Sallinen, Finnish composer April 10 – Jerzy Milian, Polish jazz vibraphonist (died 2018) April 16 – Bobby Vinton, American singer April 19 – Dudley Moore, English composer, jazz pianist and comic actor (died 2002)Screen International Film and TV Year Book https://books.google.com/books?id=CNlkAAAAMAAJ 1990 Screen International, King Publications 114 9780900925214 April 22 – Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (died 1969)The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz Colin Larkin Guinness Publishing 1992 1st 0-85112-580-8 82–83 April 23 – Ray Peterson, American singer (died 2005) May 9 – Nokie Edwards, American guitarist and actor (The Ventures) (died 2018) May 10 – Larry Williams, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1980) May 13 – Teddy Randazzo, American singer-songwriter and accordion player (died 2003) May 15 – Akihiro Miwa, Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, author and drag queen May 27 – Ramsey Lewis, African-American jazz musician and composer (died 2022)https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/arts/music/ramsey-lewis-dead.html Ramsey Lewis, Jazz Pianist Who Became a Pop Star, Dies at 87 The New York Times Keepnews Peter September 12, 2022 September 15, 2022 June 1 – Hazel Dickens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011) June 17 – Peggy Seeger, American folk singerVirginia L. Grattan American Women Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary https://books.google.com/books?id=vpOfAAAAMAAJ 1993 Greenwood Press 978-0-313-28510-3 155 June 24 – Terry Riley, American minimalist composer June 26 – Dwight York, American singer (Passion) July 1 – James Cotton, African-American harmonica player and singer-songwriter (died 2017)Sandra B. Tooze Muddy Waters: The Mojo Man https://books.google.com/books?id=jgQ6AQAAIAAJ 1997 ECW Press 978-1-55022-296-8 138 July 2 – Gilbert Kalish, American pianist July 5 – Shirley Collins, English folk singer July 8 – Steve Lawrence, American singer (Steve and Eydie) (died 2024)Celebrity Register: An Irreverent Compendium of American Quotable Notables https://books.google.com/books?id=fggSAAAAIAAJ 1963 Harper & Row 361 July 9 Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer (died 2009)Hao Huang Music in the 20th Century https://books.google.com/books?id=2CkKAQAAMAAJ 1999 M.E. Sharpe 978-0-7656-8012-9 588 Mighty Sparrow, Grenadian singer (died 2026The Mighty Sparrow, Trinidadian Titan of Calypso, Is Dead at 91 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/arts/music/the-mighty-sparrow-dead.html Fox Margalit 27 September 2026 The New York Times 27 September 2026 July 12 – Barry Mason, English songwriter (died 2021)Mark White "You Must Remember This--": Popular Songwriters, 1900–1980 https://books.google.com/books?id=kRoKAQAAMAAJ 1983 F. Warne 978-0-7232-3177-6 192 July 17 Diahann Carroll, American actress and singer (died 2019)James Monaco The Encyclopedia of Film https://books.google.com/books?id=kqcYAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA101 1991 Perigee Books 978-0-399-51604-7 101 Peter Schickele, American composer and classical music parodist July 24 – Les Reed, English songwriter and light orchestra leader (died 2019) July 29 Jacques Levy, American songwriter (died 2004) Morella Muñoz, Venezuelan mezzo-soprano (died 1995) August 2 – Hank Cochran, American country music singer/songwriter (died 2010) August 10 – Giya Kancheli, Soviet and Georgian composer (died 2019)n.a. Giya Kancheli obituary https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/giya-kancheli-obituary-h58w67b5f?region=global 30 October 2019 The Times London 28 October 2019 August 15 – Jim Dale, English singer-songwriter and actor August 16 – Bobby Mitchell, New Orleans do-wop and R&B singer (died 1986) August 18 – Sir Howard Morrison, New Zealand concert singer (died 2009) August 21 – Lord Creator, born Kentrick Patrick, Trinidadian calypso singer (died 2023) August 30 – John Phillips, American singer, guitarist and songwriter (The Mamas & the Papas) (died 2001)Sharon Davis The Sixties https://books.google.com/books?id=pmPLPGrPyCgC 1997 Mainstream 978-1-85158-836-7 228 September 1 – Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductorJanny de Jong The Great Symphonies: The Great Orchestras, the Great Conductors https://books.google.com/books?id=nL8IAQAAMAAJ 1988 Sidgwick & Jackson 978-0-283-99694-8 174 (died 2024) September 2 – Vladimír Válek, Czech conductor (died 2025)"Czech Radio mourns Vladimír Válek, longtime conductor of its symphony orchestra", February 23, 2025. September 7 – Ronnie Dove, American pop and country singer with several chart records throughout the 1960s and '70shttps://www.ihopeidiebeforeigetold.com/september-7-birthdays September 7 Birthdays - Singers & Musicians September 9 – Chaim Topol, Israeli singer and performer (Fiddler on the Roof)Peter Noble British Film and Television Year Book https://books.google.com/books?id=zJFmAAAAMAAJ 1975 King Publications 402 (died 2023) September 11 – Arvo Pärt, Estonian classical composerSitsky Larry Larry Sitsky Music of the Twentieth-century Avant-garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook https://books.google.com/books?id=sgDJKVXraE0C&pg=PA358 2002 Greenwood Publishing Group 978-0-313-29689-5 358 September 14 – Ángel Medardo Luzuriaga, Ecuadorian musical artist (died 2018) September 19 – Nick Massi, American rock bass singer/guitarist (The Four Seasons) (died 2000) September 20 – László Aradszky, Hungarian singer (died 2017) September 21 – Henry Gibson, American actor and singer-songwriter (died 2009)McLellan Dennis Actor was original cast member of 'Laugh-In' Los Angeles Times September 17, 2009 A24 http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-henry-gibson17-2009sep17,0,5650124,full.story September 14, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090923121638/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-henry-gibson17-2009sep17,0,5650124,full.story September 23, 2009 September 22 – Virgilijus Noreika, Lithuanian tenor (died 2018)https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/mire-virgilijus-noreika.d?id=77322643 Mirė Virgilijus Noreika Lithuanian National Radio and Television Lithuanian National Radio and Television Delfi 3 March 2018 3 March 2018 September 29 – Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2022)https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/arts/music/jerry-lee-lewis-dead.html Jerry Lee Lewis, a Rock 'n' Roll Original, Dies at 87 Grimes William The New York Times October 28, 2022 October 28, 2022 September 30 Z. Z. Hill, American blues singer (died 1984) Johnny Mathis, American singerGuy A. Marco Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound in the United States https://books.google.com/books?id=Lvj0AAAAMAAJ 1993 Garland Pub. 978-0-8240-4782-5 421 October 1 – Julie Andrews, English singer and actressContemporary Books Chase's Annual Events: The Day-By-Day Directory to 1994 https://books.google.com/books?id=zQoBM1qCk5wC 1993 Contemporary Books 978-0-8092-3732-6 395 October 2 – Peter Frankl, British pianist October 5 – Khayyam Mirzazade, Azerbaijani composer and teacher (died 2018) Живу так, как мечтал – композитор Хайям Мирзазаде http://www.trend.az/life/interview/1555118.html Trend October 12 Samuel David Moore, American Southern soul and R&B singer (Sam and Dave) Luciano Pavarotti, Italian operatic tenor (died 2007)Guy A. Marco Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound in the United States https://books.google.com/books?id=Lvj0AAAAMAAJ 1993 Garland Pub. 978-0-8240-4782-5 520 October 14 – La Monte Young, American composerSitsky 2002 246 October 15 – Barry McGuire, American singer-songwriterThe Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music Colin Larkin Colin Larkin Virgin Books 1997 Concise 1-85227-745-9 822–823 October 17 – Michael Eavis, English dairy farmer, founder of the Glastonbury Festival October 20 – Jerry Orbach, American musical theatre actor (died 2004) October 21 – Derek Bell, Northern Irish harpist and composer (died 2002)The American Harp Journal https://books.google.com/books?id=QIcJAQAAMAAJ 2001 American Harp Society 44 October 24 – Malcolm Bilson, American pianist November 4 – Laila Sari, Indonesian comedian and singer (died 2017) November 13 – P. Susheela, Indian playback singer November 17 Imrat Khan, Imrat sitar player (died 2018) Masatoshi Sakai, Japanese record producer11/17は日本歌謡史の流れを変えた名ディレクター・酒井政利の誕生日【大人のMusic Calendar】. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 17 November 2016.音楽プロデューサー・酒井政利さん、死去 85歳. Sports Hochi. 19 July 2021. November 18 – Alain Barrière, French singer (died 2019) https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/mort-du-chanteur-alain-barriere-a-l-age-de-84-ans-20191219 Mort du chanteur Alain Barrière à l'âge de 84 ans fr Le Figaro 18 December 2019 August 5, 2021 November 27 – Al Jackson, Jr., American R&B drummer, producer and songwriter (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) (died 1975) November 30 – Usha Mangeshkar, Indian singer December 23 – Little Esther Phillips, American R&B singer (died 1984) December 26 – Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American soul singer (Four Tops) (died 2024) date unknown – Mogens Ellegaard, Danish accordionist (died 1995) Deaths January 8 Jesse Garon Presley, stillborn twin of Elvis Presley Rauf Yekta, Turkish musicologist and author (born 1871) January 9 – Dina Edling, operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1854) January 11 – Marcella Sembrich, coloratura soprano (born 1858) January 13 – Heinrich Schenker, music theorist (born 1868) January 22 – Zequinha de Abreu, musician and composer (born 1880) January 28 – Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, composer (born 1859)Don Michael Randel The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians https://books.google.com/books?id=7iuZ6HaEMmoC&pg=PA328 1999 Harvard University Press 978-0-674-00084-1 328 February – Alice Esty, operatic soprano (born 1864) February 2 – Clara Smith, blues singer (born c. 1894) February 28 – Chiquinha Gonzaga, composer (born 1847)Anne Commire Deborah Klezmer Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia https://books.google.com/books?id=3kQOAQAAMAAJ 2000 Yorkin Publications 978-0-7876-4065-1 361 April 2 – Bennie Moten, jazz pianist and bandleader (born 1894) April 5 – Emil Młynarski, violinist, conductor and composer (born 1870) April 9 – Israel Schorr, cantor (born 1886) April 16 – Victor Ewald, composer (born 1860) April 23 – Georgina Stirling, operatic soprano (born 1866) April 24 – Paul Klengel, pianist, violinist, composer (born 1854) April 29 – Leroy Carr, blues musician (born 1905) May 3 – Charles Manners, operatic bass (born 1857) May 10 – Herbert Witherspoon, operatic bass and opera manager (born 1873) May 16 – Leopold Lichtenberg, violinist (born 1861) May 17 – Paul Dukas, composer (born 1865)Roger Nichols The Harlequin Years: Music in Paris 1917-1929 https://books.google.com/books?id=8COCvbKc5c4C&pg=PP271 2002 University of California Press 978-0-520-23736-0 271 May 19 – Charles Martin Loeffler, American composer (born 1861)Chicago Symphony Orchestra Program Notes https://books.google.com/books?id=nuEEAAAAMAAJ 1942 Orchestral Association 260 May 28 – Jelka Rosen, wife of Frederick Delius (born 1868) Burke John Musical landscapes Webb & Bower Exeter, England 1983 9780906671603 114 May 29 – Josef Suk, composer (born 1874)Cleveland Orchestra Program https://books.google.com/books?id=BeYEAAAAMAAJ 1966 Musical Arts Association 147 June 6 – Jacques Urlus, operatic tenor (born 1867) June 24 – in an air crash in Colombia: Carlos Gardel, tango singer (born 1890)Clavell, M. (1996) (in Spanish), Biografía. In: Los Mejores Tangos de Carlos Gardel. Alfred Publ. Van Nuys, California. Alfredo Le Pera, lyricist (born 1900) July 21 – Honoré Dutrey, jazz trombonist (born c. 1894) August 2 – Isidore de Lara, composer (born 1858)Nigel Burton, Susan Thach Dean: "Isidore de Lara", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Retrieved 30 January 2009), (subscription access) https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/ 2008-05-16 August 20 – Otakar Ostrčil, composer and conductor (born 1879) August 21 – Marjorie White, actress, singer and dancer (born 1904) (in a car crash) September 11 – Evelyn Hoey, torch singer (born 1910) (suicide) September 20 – Amy Sherwin, operatic soprano (born 1855) September 23 – DeWolf Hopper, US actor and singer (born 1858) October 4 – Marie Gutheil-Schoder, operatic soprano (born 1874) October 13 – Dranem, French singer and music hall entertainer (born 1869) October 22 – Komitas, exiled Armenian priest and ethnomusicologist (born 1869) November 16 – Kurt Schindler, conductor and composer (born 1882) November 18 – Anton Hekking, cellist (born 1856) November 27 – Charlie Green, jazz trombonist (born c. 1900) November 28 – Erich von Hornbostel, musicologist (born 1877)Gerald Norris A Musical Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland https://books.google.com/books?id=KcMXAQAAIAAJ 1981 David & Charles 978-0-7153-7845-8 12 December 4 – Johan Halvorsen, violinist, conductor and composer (born 1864)Norman E. Smith Program Notes for Band https://books.google.com/books?id=hBMKAQAAMAAJ 2002 GIA Publications 978-1-57999-147-0 266 December 9 – Nina Grieg, soprano and wife of Edvard Grieg (born 1845) Grieg Edvard Grieg and Delius: a chronicle of their friendship in letters M. Boyars London New York 1993 9780714529615 213 December 12 – Cora S. Briggs, organist and composer (born 1859) December 24 – Alban Berg, composer (born 1885)Bryan R. Simms bryan Simms Alban Berg: A Guide to Research https://books.google.com/books?id=3jiyTksUucIC&pg=PA8 1996 Psychology Press 978-0-8153-2032-6 8 Awards Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition – Ginette Neveu References Category:20th century in music Category:Music by year