1935 in British music

none 1935 1935 British music This is a summary of 1935 in music in the United Kingdom. Events February – At the suggestion of Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten is invited to a job interview by the BBC's director of music Adrian Boult and his assistant Edward Clark.Carpenter, Humphrey (1992). Benjamin Britten: A Biography. London: Faber and Faber. 0571143245., pp. 62–63 12 March – Jack Hylton makes his first recording since leaving the Decca label, for His Master's Voice.Jack Hylton Biography 1931–1935 https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195907/http://www.jackhylton.com/biography-3/ 2014-09-10 . Accessed 10 September 2014 19 November – The first performance in England of Shostakovich's Symphony No 1 takes place at the Proms, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Henry Wood. 19 November – Kathleen Ferrier marries Albert Wilson; the marriage is never consummated.Christiansen Rupert The glory of 'Klever Kaff' The Daily Telegraph 8 September 2003 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/3602169/The-glory-of-Klever-Kaff.html date unknown – Michael Tippett joins the British Communist Party. Popular music "Fanlight Fanny", words & music by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe "Men About Town", words & music by Noël Coward "Mrs Worthington", words & music by Noël Coward "The Canoe Song", by Mischa Spoliansky (sung by Paul Robeson in the film Sanders of the River)BFI Screenonline: Sanders of the River. Accessed 10 September 2014 "Where the Arches Used To Be", by D. O'Connor and K. Russell, performed by Flanagan and AllenSutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929–1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000. "Who's Been Polishing The Sun", words & music by Noel Gay Classical music: new works Arnold Bax – Symphony No. 6 Arthur Bliss – Music for StringsCole, Hugo and Andrew Burn. "Bliss, Sir Arthur." Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, accessed 21 March 2011 Sir George Dyson – Belshazzar's Feast Joseph Holbrooke – Aucassin and Nicolette (ballet) Michael Tippett – String Quartet No. 1 William Walton – Symphony No. 1Ottaway, Hugh. "Walton's First Symphony: The Composition of the Finale" The Musical Times, Vol. 113, No. 1549 (March 1972), pp. 254–257. Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 4 Charles Williams – Majestic Fanfare Film and Incidental music Jack Beaver – AirportMiguel Mera Ronald Sadoff Ben Winters The Routledge Companion to Screen Music and Sound https://books.google.com/books?id=lTElDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA216 25 May 2017 Taylor & Francis 978-1-317-39898-1 216 Benjamin Britten – God's ChillunCharles H. Parsons A Benjamin Britten discography https://books.google.com/books?id=AKtHAAAAMAAJ 1 June 1990 E. Mellen Press 978-0-88946-486-5 34 Louis Levy – Hyde Park CornerBrian McFarlane The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition https://books.google.com/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA467 16 May 2016 Manchester University Press 978-1-5261-1197-5 467 Eric Spear – Play Up the Band William Trytel – The Triumph of Sherlock HolmesJohn T. Soister Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZZZAAAAMAAJ 1 January 2002 McFarland 978-0-7864-1289-1 Musical theatre 25 February – Jack O'Diamonds (w. Clifford Gray & H. F. Maltby, m. Noel Gay) opens at the Gaiety Theatre; it later transfers to the Cambridge Theatre and runs for 126 performances in all.overthefootlights.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195948/http://www.overthefootlights.co.uk/London%20Musicals%201935-1939.pub.pdf 2014-09-10 . Accessed 10 September 2014 2 May – Glamorous Night (w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello) opens at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and runs for 243 performances. Musical films Be Careful, Mr Smith, starring Bobbie Comber Brewster's Millions, directed by Thornton Freeland, starring Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita Come Out of the Pantry, directed by Jack Raymond, starring Jack Buchanan, Fay Wray and James CarewIan Conrich Film's Musical Moments https://books.google.com/books?id=59SqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA77 14 July 2006 Edinburgh University Press 978-0-7486-2727-1 77 The Divine Spark, directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Marta Eggerth and Philip HolmesMelissa U. D. Goldsmith Paige A. Willson Anthony J. Fonseca The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on Film https://books.google.com/books?id=_TP3DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA358 7 October 2016 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 978-1-4422-6987-3 358 Heart's Desire, directed by Paul L. Stein, starring Richard Tauber and Leonora Corbett In Town Tonight, directed by Herbert Smith, starring Jack Barty and Stanley HollowayCorey K Creekmur International Film Musical https://books.google.com/books?id=gZJvAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT33 11 January 2013 Edinburgh University Press 978-0-7486-5430-7 33 Music Hath Charms, directed by Thomas Bentley, starring Henry Hall and Carol GoodnerIan Conrich Film's Musical Moments https://books.google.com/books?id=59SqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA33 14 July 2006 Edinburgh University Press 978-0-7486-2727-1 33 Radio Pirates, directed by Ivar Campbell, starring Leslie French and Mary Lawson Variety, directed by Adrian Brunel, starring George Carney and Barry Livesey Births 5 February – Alex Harvey, Scottish rock singer (died 1982) 27 February – Alberto Remedios, operatic tenor (died 2016)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/06/14/alberto-remedios-tenor--obituary/ Alberto Remedios, tenor – obituary 14 June 2016 The Telegraph 22 April 2018 en-GB 0307-1235 4 March – Nancy Whiskey, née Wilson, Scottish folk singer (died 2003) 29 March Delme Bryn-Jones, operatic baritone (died 2001) Ruby Murray, Northern Ireland-born pop singer (died 1996) 5 April – Peter Grant, music manager (Led Zeppelin) (died 1995) 10 April – Tony Zemaitis, guitar maker (died 2002) 19 April – Dudley Moore, comedy writer-performer, composer and jazz pianist (died 2002) 27 May – Mal Evans, roadie (The Beatles) (killed 1976)Kenneth Womack Evans, Mal (1935–1976) The Beatles Encyclopedia 1 https://books.google.com/books?id=xWRyBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA265 2014 ABC-CLIO 978-0-313-39172-9 265 28 May – Richard Van Allen, operatic bass (died 2008) 5 July – Shirley Collins, folk singer 12 July – Barry Mason, 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 24 July – Les Reed, songwriter and light orchestra leader (died 2019) 15 August – Jim Dale, actor and singer-songwriter 16 September – Robin Field, composer 1 October – Julie Andrews, née Wells, musical performer 17 October – Michael Eavis, music promoter (Glastonbury Festival) and dairy farmer 20 October – Roy Bailey, folk singer (died 2018) 21 October – Derek Bell, Northern Ireland-born harpist and composer (died 2002)The American Harp Journal https://books.google.com/books?id=QIcJAQAAMAAJ 2001 American Harp Society 44 4 November – Elgar Howarth, conductor and composer (died 2025) 5 November – Nicholas Maw, composer (died 2009)https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/arts/music/20maw.htm?_r=1 Nicholas Maw, British Composer, Is Dead at 73 The New York Times Allan Kozinn Allan Kozinn 19 May 2009 19 May 2009 23 December – Johnny Kidd, singer (died 1966) Deaths 3 March – Caradog Roberts, composer, 56 17 March – Mary Grant Carmichael, pianist and composer, 83Fuller, Sophie (1994). The Pandora guide to women composers: Britain and the United States. 17 April – Templar Saxe, actor and singer, 69Evelyn Mack Truitt, Who Was Who on Screen, 3rd Edition c.1983 28 April – Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer, 87The Times obituary, 29 April 1935, p. 16 3 May – Charles Manners, operatic bass and opera manager, 77 19 July – Philip Napier Miles, philanthropist, music patron and composer, 70 2 September – Isidore de Lara, singer and composer, 77 27 September – Alan Gray, organist and composer, 79http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/g/r/a/gray_a.htm Alan Gray Cyber Hymnal 2009-01-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120531062413/https://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/g/r/a/gray_a.htm 2012-05-31 6 October – Frederic Hymen Cowen, pianist, conductor and composer, 83 See also 1935 in British television 1935 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1935 References nb British Music, 1935 in Music Category:British music by year Category:1930s in British music