1920 in music

none 1920 1920 music film radio This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1920. Specific locations 1920 in British music 1920 in Scandinavian music Specific genres 1920 in country music 1920 in jazz Events January 19 – The Salzburg Festival is revived.Christopher Fifield True Artist and True Friend: A Biography of Hans Richter https://books.google.com/books?id=-k4IAQAAMAAJ 1993 Clarendon Press 978-0-19-816157-8 241 September 4 – City of Birmingham Orchestra (England) first rehearses (in a city police bandroom). Later this month, its first concert, conducted by Appleby Matthews, opens with Granville Bantock's overture Saul; in November it gives its "First Symphony Concert" when Edward Elgar conducts a programme of his own music in Birmingham Town Hall. November 15 – First complete public performance of Gustav Holst's suite The Planets given in London by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert Coates. December 4 – Première of the opera Die tote Stadt by 23-year-old Erich Wolfgang Korngold. It later becomes known that the librettist, "Paul Schott", is Korngold's father Julius. December 30 – Pearl Hamilton (later with the Three X Sisters), plays piano with small jazz ensemble to appreciative audience at the Star Theater in New York City. Mamie Smith's first blues recordings become a hit, alerting record companies to the African American market. Hamilton Harty is appointed resident conductor of the Hallé Orchestra. Henri Sauguet forms Groupe des Trois (the Group of Three) along with Louis Emié and Jean-Marcel Lizotte. The Central Band of the Royal Air Force is formed in Britain. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra launches its Mahler festival. Gabriel Fauré retires from the Paris Conservatoire, and is awarded the Grand-Croix of the Légion d'Honneur. Publications Stewart Macpherson – Melody and Harmony, Book 1. London: Stainer & Bell. Published popular music thumb|250px|right|The Japanese Sandman "After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It" w.m. Irving Berlin "All She'd Say Was "Umh Hum"" w.m. King Zany, Mac Emery, Gus Van & Joe Schenck "All The Boys Love Mary" Gus Van & Joe Schenck "Aunt Hagar's Blues" w.m. W. C. Handy "Avalon" w.m. B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson & Vincent Rose "Blue Jeans" w. Harry D. Kerr, m. Lou Traveller "Bright Eyes" w. Harry B. Smith m. Otto Motzan & M. K. Jerome "Broadway Blues w. Arthur Swanstrom m. Carey Morgan "Chanson" m. Rudolf Friml "Chili Bean" w. Lew Brown m. Albert Von Tilzer "Crazy Blues" w.m. Percy Bradford "The Cuckoo Waltz" w. Arthur Kingsley m. J. E. Jonasson "Daddy, You've Been A Mother To Me" w.m. Fred Fisher "Down By The O-HI-O (I've Got The Sweetest Little O, My ! O ! )" w. Jack Yellen m. Abe Olman "Feather Your Nest" w.m. James Kendis, James Brockman & Howard Johnson "The Gipsy Warned Me" w.m. R. P. Weston & Bert Lee "He Went In Like A Lion (And Came Out Like A Lamb)" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry von Tilzer "Home Again Blues" w.m. Harry Akst & Irving Berlin "I Belong to Glasgow" w.m. Will Fyffe "I Used To Love You, But It's All Over Now" w. Lew Brown m. Albert Von Tilzer "I'd Love To Fall Asleep And Wake Up In My Mammy's Arms" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Fred E. Ahlert "I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time" w. Neville Fleason m. Albert Von Tilzer "I'll See You In C-U-B-A" w.m. Irving Berlin "In a Persian Market" m. Albert William Ketèlbey "The Japanese Sandman" w. Raymond B. Egan m. Richard A. Whiting "Jellybean" by Jimmie Dupre, Sam Rosen, and Joe Verges frame|right|Jellybean "Kalua" w. Anne Caldwell m. Jerome Kern "La Veeda" w. Nat Vincent m. John Alden "Left All Alone Again Blues" w. Anne Caldwell m. Jerome Kern "Little Town In The Ould County Down" w. Richard Pascoe m. Monte Carlo & Alma Saunders "Look for the Silver Lining" w. B. G. DeSylva m. Jerome Kern "The Love Boat" by Gene Buck "Love Nest" w. Otto Harbach m. Louis A. Hirsch "Margie" w. Benny Davis m. Con Conrad & J. Russel Robinson "Mary" w. Otto Harbach m. Louis A. Hirsch "My Little Bimbo Down On A Bamboo Isle" w. Grant Clarke w. Walter DonaldsonArnold Shaw The Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920's https://books.google.com/books?id=MECLMrzcC9kC&pg=PA161 1989 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-506082-9 161 "My Mammy" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Walter Donaldson "My Man" w. (Eng) Channing Pollock (Fr) Albert Willemetz & Jacques Charles m. Maurice Yvain "O'er The Hills To Ardentinny" w.m. Harry Lauder "Old Pal Why Don't You Answer Me" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. M. K. Jerome "Pale Moon" w. Jesse Glick m. Frederick Knight Logan "Palesteena" w.m. Con Conrad & J. Russell Robinson "Polly" w. Leo Wood m. Jack Richmond "Pretty Kitty Kelly" w. Harry Pease m. Ed G. Nelson "Rose Of Washington Square" w. Ballard MacDonald m. James F. Hanley "San" w.m. Lindsay McPhail & Walter Michels "So Long, Oo Long" w. Bert Kalmar m. Harry Ruby "That Old Irish Mother Of Mine" w. William Jerome m. Harry Von Tilzer "Wang Wang Blues" w. Leo Wood m. Gus Mueller, Buster Johnson & Henry Busse "When My Baby Smiles At Me" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Billy Munro "Where Do They Go When They Row, Row, Row?" w. Bert Kalmar & George Jessel, m. Harry Ruby "Whispering" w. Malvin Schonberger m. John Schonberger "White Army, Black Baron" w. Pavel Grigor'ev, m. Samuel Pokrass "Whose Baby Are You?" w. Anne Caldwell m. Jerome Kern "Wild Rose" w. Clifford Grey m. Jerome Kern "A Young Man's Fancy" w. John Murray Anderson & Jack Yellen m. Milton Ager Top Popular Recordings 1920 The following songs achieved the highest positions in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 and record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website during 1920:Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 Record Research 1986 Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference. Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions 1 Selvin's Novelty Orchestra "Dardanella"Victor matrix B-23344. Dardanella / Selvin's Novelty Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700008515/B-23344-Dardanella 2022-06-26 adp.library.ucsb.edu Victor 18633 1919 11 20 1920 1 US Billboard 1920 #1, US #1 for 13 weeks, 24 total weeks, 1-6 million sold 2 Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra "Whispering"Victor matrix B-24393. Whispering / Ambassador Orchestra; Paul Whiteman - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700009606/B-24393-Whispering 2022-06-26 adp.library.ucsb.edu Victor 18690 1920 8 23 1920 11 US Billboard 1920 #2, US #1 for 11 weeks, 20 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2019, 2,000,000 salesMurrells Joseph http://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr The book of golden discs 1978 London : Barrie & Jenkins Internet Archive 978-0-214-20512-5 3 Al Jolson "Swanee"Columbia A2884 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/191985/Columbia_A2884 2021-08-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 2884 1920 1 9 1920 4 US Billboard 1920 #3, US #1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2004 4 Ted Lewis and His Band "When My Baby Smiles at Me" Columbia 2908 1920 1 12 1920 4 US Billboard 1920 #4, US #1 for 7 weeks, 18 total weeks 5 John Steel "The Love Nest" Victor 24871 1920 11 9 1920 11 24 US Billboard 1920 #5, US #1 for 7 weeks, 12 total weeks 6 Art Hickman and His Orchestra "Hold Me"Columbia matrix 78694. Hold me / Art Hickman's Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000016784/78694-Hold_me 2022-06-26 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 2899 1919 9 25 1920 5 US Billboard 1920 #6, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks 7 Marion Harris "St. Louis Blues" Victor 24871 1920 2 15 1920 4 US Billboard 1920 #7, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks 8 Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra "The Japanese Sandman" Victor 18690 1920 8 23 1920 11 US Billboard 1920 #8, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks 9 Al Jolson "I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now" Columbia 2794 1919 9 15 1919 12 US Billboard 1920 #9, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks 10 Art Hickman and His Orchestra "The Love Nest" Columbia 2955 1920 6 11 1920 9 US Billboard 1920 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 6 total weeks 11 Edith Day (Rosario Bourdon Orchestra) "Alice Blue Gown" Victor 45176 1920 1 26 1920 4 US Billboard 1920 #11, US #1 for 1 weeks, 9 total weeks 34 Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra "Kismet" Brunswick 5021 1920 6 1 1920 9 US Billboard 1920 #34, US #4 for 1 weeks, 5 total weeks Classical music Granville Bantock – Arabian Nights Béla Bartók – Eight Improvisations on Peasant Songs Arnold Bax – Phantasy for viola and orchestra Arthur Bliss – The Tempest, overture and interludes; Concerto for piano, tenor voice, strings and percussion Rout (for soprano and chamber orchestra) Ernest Bloch – Violin Sonata No. 1 Max Bruch - String Octet Ferruccio Busoni – Piano Sonatina No. 6 (Fantasia da camera super Carmen), Divertimento for flute and orchestra Frederick Delius – Hassan George Enescu – String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 22, No. 1 Gabriel Fauré – Masques et Bergamasques Johan Halvorsen – Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2 Arthur Honegger – Pastorale d'été Viola Sonata Cello Sonata Leoš Janáček – Ballad of Blanik (symphonic poem) Darius Milhaud – Ballade (for piano and orchestra) Le Boeuf sur le toit (ballet), Francis Poulenc – Five Impromptus for Piano, Suite in C Major for Piano Sergei Prokofiev – Five Songs without Words (for voice and piano) Maurice Ravel – La Valse Sonata for violin and cello Camille Saint-Saëns - Odelette in D major Op. 162 Erik Satie – La Belle excentrique Dmitri Shostakovich – Five Preludes for piano Igor Stravinsky – Concertino for string quartet, Pulcinella Symphonies of Wind Instruments Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending Mass in G minor Heitor Villa-Lobos – Symphony No. 5, "A paz" (Peace) Opera Vincent D'Indy – The Legend of St. Christoper Clemens Freiherr von Franckenstein – Li-Tai-Pe Henry Hadley – Cleopatra's Night Leoš Janáček – The Excursions of Mr. Broucek on the Moon and in the 15th Century Erich Korngold – Die tote Stadt Ruggiero Leoncavallo – Edipo Re Jazz 1920 in jazz Musical theatre Afgar Broadway production opened at the Central Theatre on November 8 and ran for 168 performances As You Were Broadway revue by Arthur Wimperis opened at the Central Theatre on January 27 and ran for 143 performances. Starring Sam Bernard, Irene Bordoni, Clifton Webb and Hugh Cameron. The Beggar's Opera London production opened at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith on June 5 and ran for 1,463 performances Die Blaue Mazur (The Blue Mazurka) (Music by Franz Lehár), Vienna George White's Scandals Of 1920 Broadway revue opened at the Globe Theatre on June 7 and ran for 134 performances The Gingham Girl Broadway production (music by Albert Von Tilzer) at the Central Theatre ran for 322 performances Irene London production opened at the Empire Theatre on April 7 and ran for 399 performances Johnny Jones London production opened at the Alhambra Theatre on June 1 and ran for 349 performances Jumble Sale London revue opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on December 16 and ran for 176 performances Just Fancy London production opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on March 26 and ran for 332 performances Der letzte Walzer (The Last Waltz) (Music by Oscar Straus), Berlin A Little Dutch Girl opened at the Lyric Theatre on December 1 and ran for 207 performances The Night Boat Broadway production opened at the Liberty Theatre on February 2 and ran for 318 performances. Jeanette MacDonald made her first Broadway appearance as a member of the chorus. A Night Out London production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on September 18 and ran for 309 performances Sally Broadway production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on December 21 and ran for 570 performances The Shop Girl London revival opened at the Gaiety Theatre on March 25 and ran for 327 performances Tickle Me ( Music: Herbert P. Stothart) Broadway production opened at the Selwyn Theatre on August 17 and ran for 207 performances. Starring Louise Allen, Allen Kearns and Frank Tinney. Tip Top Broadway production opened at the Globe Theatre on October 5 and ran for 241 performances Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 Broadway revue opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on June 22 and ran for 123 performances, but ran most years until 1927. Births January 1 José Antonio Bottiroli, Argentine composer and poet (d. 1990)Otero Ana María Diccionario de la Música Española e Hispanoamericana 1999 Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina 661 http://www.jovenmusico.mendoza.edu.ar/docu/AnaOtero-Dicc.pdf 2011-11-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155819/http://www.jovenmusico.mendoza.edu.ar/docu/AnaOtero-Dicc.pdf 2012-04-25 dead Virgilio Savona, Italian singer and songwriter (Quartetto Cetra) (d. 2009) Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian-American violinist (d. 2013) January 3 – Renato Carosone, Italian musician and singer (d. 2001) January 5 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pianist (d. 1995)Bryce Morrison Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.18592 20 January 2001 January 8 – Josef Josephi, Polish-born singer and actor (b. 1852) January 14 Cris Alexander, American actor, singer, dancer, designer, and photographer (d. 2012) Salvador Flores Rivera, Mexican composer and singer (d. 1987)https://doodles.google/doodle/chava-floress-97th-birthday/ Chava Flores's 97th Birthday Google 14 January 2017 January 16 – Claude Abadie, French jazz clarinetist (died 2020) January 18 – Jan Van Halen, musician, father of Eddie and Alex Van Halen (d. 1986) January 24 – Hilario González, Cuban composer, pianist, musicologist, music educator, and music critic (d. 1999)Victoria Eli Rodríguez 2001 González, Hilario Grove Music Online Oxford University Press 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46050 February 2 Heikki Suolahti, Finnish composer (d. 1936)Burnett R. Toskey Concertos for violin and viola: a comprehensive encyclopedia B.R. Toskey 1983 9780960105489 822 Yuriko Amemiya, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2022) February 7 – Oscar Brand, Canadian-born American folk singer, songwriter and author (d. 2016) February 12 – Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Chinese-Japanese actress and singer (d. 2014)Yoshiko Yamaguchi Sakuya Fujiwara Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life https://books.google.com/books?id=VDAEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1 28 February 2015 University of Hawaii Press 978-0-8248-5404-1 1 - Wikipedia article on book: Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life February 13 Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (d. 1987) Eileen Farrell, American soprano (d. 2002) February 14 – Albert J. McNeil, American choral conductor, ethnomusicologist and author (d. 2022) February 18 – Rolande Falcinelli, organist, pianist and composer (d. 2006)https://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/specialcollections/findingaids/falcinelli/ Biographical Sketch Eastman School of Music 21 July 2025 February 23 – Hall Overton, composer, jazz pianist and music teacher (d. 1972) February 26 – Henri Crolla, jazz guitarist and film composer (d. 1960) February 28 – Albert Elms, light music composer (d. 2009)https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/albert-elms-light-music-composer-7ml2nndf03d Albert Elms: light music composer 11 November 2009 The Times 17 February 2020 March 10 – Boris Vian, French writer, poet, singer and musician (d. 1959)Alfred Cismaru Boris Vian https://books.google.com/books?id=dvFcAAAAMAAJ 1974 Twayne Publishers 978-0-8057-2951-1 11 March 16 – John Addison, British film composer (d. 1998)Randel Don Michael The Harvard biographical dictionary of music 1996 Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press Cambridge, Mass. 0-674-37299-9 5 Addison, John registration https://archive.org/details/harvardbiographi00rand/page/5 March 17 – John La Montaine, American composer (d. 2013) March 22 – Fanny Waterman, pianist and music educator (d. 2020) March 23 – Geoffrey Bush, British composer, writer and broadcaster (d. 1998) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-geoffrey-bush-1147950.html Foreman Lewis Obituary: Geoffrey Bush The Independent 2 March 1998 23 May 2019 April 7 – Ravi Shankar, Indian sitarist (d. 2012)Ram Avtar History of Indian Music and Musicians https://books.google.com/books?id=y0XaAAAAMAAJ 1987 Pankaj Publications 978-81-87155-64-5 92 April 12 The Cox Twins, music hall entertainers (Frank, d. 2007; Fred, d. 2013) Anita Ellis, Canadian-American singer and actress (d. 2015)Roger D. Kinkle Leading Musical Performers (popular Music and Jazz) 1900-1950: 2150 Biographies Updated to 1996 with Additions and Corrections https://books.google.com/books?id=t4o4AQAAIAAJ 1997 Windmill Publications 100 April 21 – Bruno Maderna, conductor and composer (d. 1973) April 23 – Louis Barron, film composer (d. 1989)Louis Barron; Made Music Electronically The New York Times November 17, 1989 April 27 – Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. 1956)Walter Legge Walter Legge: Words and Music https://books.google.com/books?id=zX6icuyyVJoC&pg=PA227 1998 Psychology Press 978-0-415-92108-4 227 April 29 – Harold Shapero, composer (d. 2013) May 2 Jean-Marie Auberson, violinist and conductor (d. 2004) Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, Scottish pianist and composer (d. 1980)Joe "Mr. Piano" Henderson Songs, Albums, Revie... https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joe-mr-piano-henderson-mn0000900270 2025-05-28 AllMusic en May 4 – Ronald Chesney, harmonica player and comedy scriptwriter (d. 2018) May 13 – Gareth Morris, flautist (d. 2007) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/03/10/db1002.xml London The Daily Telegraph Gareth Morris 10 March 2007July 2021 medicmedic May 18 – Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) (d. 2012) May 20 – Betty Driver, British singer and actress (d. 2011)Betty Driver Daran Little Betty: The Autobiography https://books.google.com/books?id=rexNAAAAYAAJ 2000 Granada Media 978-0-233-99780-3 8 May 21 – Bill Barber, jazz musician (d. 2007) May 23 – Helen O'Connell, American big band singer (d. 1993)The Annual Obituary - Louise Mooney Collins, Roland Turner - 1993 Page 693 "HELEN O'CONNELL American Singer Born Lima, Ohio, 23 May 1920 Died San Diego, California, 9 September 1993 A ... O'Connell was also the affable host of the Miss Universe Pageant for nine years, and was the longtime television ... " May 26 – Peggy Lee, singer and songwriter (d. 2002)Robert Strom Miss Peggy Lee: A Career Chronicle https://books.google.com/books?id=iDsIAQAAMAAJ 2005 McFarland 978-0-7864-1936-4 5 June 6 Dino Asciolla, violinist (d. 1994) Jan Rubeš, Czech-Canadian bass opera singer, actor (d. 2009)John A. Willis John Willis' Theatre World https://books.google.com/books?id=V99kAAAAMAAJ 1997 Crown Publishers. 978-1-55783-250-4 222 Robert Turner, composer (d. 2012) June 10 – Bonnie Davis, R&B singer (d. 1976) June 11 – Hazel Scott, jazz/classical pianist and singer (d. 1981) June 19 – Johnny Douglas, film composer and conductor (d. 2003) June 20 – Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (d. 1954) June 25 – Ozan Marsh, American concert pianist (d. 1992) June 26 – Leonid Hambro, pianist (d. 2006) July 1 – Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (d. 1999) July 13 Anna Halprin, American dancer (d. 2021) Don Ralke, American music arranger (d. 2000) July 14 – Marijohn Wilkin, American country and gospel songwriter (d. 2006) July 19 – Robert Mann, American violinist (d. 2018)New York Philharmonic Programs https://books.google.com/books?id=1tkEAAAAMAAJ 1956 Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York. July 20 Carmen Carrozza, Italian-born American accordionist (d. 2013) Thanga Darlong, Indian folk musician (d. 2023) July 21 Isaac Stern, Ukrainian-born violinist (d. 2001) Bradley Bambarger Isaac Stern: Artist And Leader Billboard https://books.google.com/books?id=WxEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8 6 October 2001 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 8 Manuel Valls, Spanish composer (d. 1984) July 23 – Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese fado singer and actress (d. 1999)Harris M. Lentz Obituaries in the Performing Arts https://books.google.com/books?id=E7gHAQAAMAAJ 1998 McFarland & Company 978-0-7864-0748-4 185 July 31 – Walter Arlen, Austrian-born American composer (d. 2023) August 7 – Françoise Adret, French ballet dancer, choreographer (d. 2018) August 8 Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (d. 2006) Jimmy Witherspoon, blues singer (d. 1997) August 21 – John Hanson, singer and actor (d. 1998)General Register Office; United Kingdom August 26 – Emil Cadkin, film composer (d. 2020) August 29 – Charlie Parker, jazz musician (d. 1955)Johnson Publishing Company Ebony https://books.google.com/books?id=cdQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA132 January 1989 Johnson Publishing Company 132 September 3 – Chabuca Granda, Peruvian singer and composer (d. 1983) September 7 – Al Caiola, American guitarist, composer, arranger (d. 2016)Norm N. Nite Wolfman Jack Rock on: The solid gold years https://books.google.com/books?id=4404AQAAIAAJ 1982 Harper & Row 978-0-06-181642-0 84 September 14 – Cascarita [a.k.a. Orlando Guerra], Cuban music singer (d. 1975) September 17 – Jean Perrin, composer (d. 1989) September 23 Alexander Arutiunian, Armenian composer (d. 2012)Overture: The Magazine of the Baltimore Symphony https://books.google.com/books?id=0uZLAAAAYAAJ 1979 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Association 8 Mickey Rooney, actor and entertainer (d. 2014) September 25 – Anne Triola, American actress, singer and musician (d. 2012) September 27 – Alan A. Freeman, English record producer (d. 1985)General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 15; Page: 284. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line].1985-03-20 Obituary for ALAN ALBERT FREEMAN.-On https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-obituary-for-alan-al/173750190/ 2025-06-03 The Daily Telegraph 36 September 28 – Irma Baltuttis, singer and entertainer (d. 1958) October 5 – Vincent DeRosa, American musician (d. 2022) October 9 – Yusef Lateef, American jazz musician and composer (d. 2013)Jack Salzman David L. Smith Cornel West Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History https://books.google.com/books?id=T4QYAAAAIAAJ 1996 Macmillan Library Reference 978-0-02-897365-4 1579 October 12 – Steve Conway, British singer (d. 1952)London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P72/BAT October 13 – Albert Hague, songwriter (d. 2001) October 27 – Nanette Fabray, actress and singer (d. 2018)http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-nanette-fabray-20180223-story.html Actress Nanette Fabray, who won Tony and Emmy awards, dies at 97 Dennis McLellan Los Angeles Times Los Angeles February 23, 2018 February 23, 2018 October 31 – Joseph Gelineau, French composer (d. 2008) November 23 – Enrico De Angelis, Italian singer and entrepreneur (d. 2018) December 6 – Dave Brubeck, jazz pianist (d. 2012)The Book of Golden Discs https://books.google.com/books?id=UxRAAAAAMAAJ 1978 Barrie & Jenkins 978-0-214-20480-7 132 December 13 – Teo Usuelli, Italian film composer (d. 2009) December 14 – Clark Terry, American jazz musician and composer (d. 2015)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/clark-terry-dead-grammywinning-trumpet-player-dies-aged-94-10062719.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/clark-terry-dead-grammywinning-trumpet-player-dies-aged-94-10062719.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Neela Debnath Clark Terry dead: Grammy-winning trumpet player dies aged 94 The Independent February 22, 2015 February 23, 2015 December 19 – Little Jimmy Dickens, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2015)Kurt Wolff Country Music: The Rough Guide https://books.google.com/books?id=3Jorozp1yp4C&pg=PA110 2000 Rough Guides 978-1-85828-534-4 110 December 31 – Rex Allen, American actor, singer and songwriter (d. 1999)Michael McCall John Rumble Paul Kingsbury The Encyclopedia of Country Music https://books.google.com/books?id=tLZz02EzmBYC&pg=PA10 1 February 2012 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-992083-9 10 Deaths January 8 – Maud Powell, violinist (b. 1867; heart attack) January 16 – Reginald De Koven, US music critic and composer (b. 1859)David Mason Greene Constance Green Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers https://books.google.com/books?id=m3S7PIxe0mwC&pg=PA857 1985 Reproducing Piano Roll Fnd. 978-0-385-14278-6 857 January 18 – Giovanni Capurro, poet, co-writer of "O Sole Mio" (b. 1859) January 21 – John Henry Maunder, composer (b. 1858)Robert Evans Maggie Humphreys Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland https://books.google.com/books?id=xZCvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA229 1 January 1997 Bloomsbury Publishing 978-1-4411-3796-8 229 January 24 – William Percy French, songwriter (b. 1854; pneumonia)The Songs of Percy French James N. Healy Mercier Press 1983 February 2 – Theo Marzials, singer and composer (b. 1850) February 11 – Gaby Deslys, dancer and actress (b. 1881; Spanish flu) February 12 – Émile Sauret, violinist and composer (b. 1852) February 14 – Louis C. Elson, American music critic, writer on music, editor, journalist, composer, and professor of music theory (b. 1848)https://www.newspapers.com/image/428526846/?match=1&terms=%22Louis%20Elson%22&article=7705e4c2-a79e-43fd-a6a4-68d2c74b4106 The Boston Globe February 15, 1920 17 Death Takes Louis C. Elson. Noted Music Critic and Teacher Passes Away at Age of 71 After Brief Illness February 23 – Alexander Ilyinsky, music teacher and composer (b. 1859) March 20 – Eva Mylott, operatic contralto (b. 1875; domestic accident) April 4 – Carl Bohm, pianist and composer (b. 1844) April 8 – Charles Griffes, composer (b. 1884; Spanish flu)University of Michigan. School of Music School of Music Programs https://books.google.com/books?id=skUJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP83 1945 University of Michigan School of Music 83 April 19 – Mathilde Mallinger, lyric soprano (b. 1847) May 6 – Hortense Schneider, operatic soprano (b. 1833) May 25 – Georg Jarno, composer of operettas (b. 1868) May 28 – Hardwicke Rawnsley, hymn-writer (b. 1851; heart attack)Charles W. Spurgeon The Poetry of Westminster Abbey https://books.google.com/books?id=tlcjUSzyWGsC&pg=PA179 17 March 2008 Xlibris Corporation 978-1-4535-0144-3 179 June 27 – Adolphe-Basile Routhier, lyricist (b. 1839) June 28 – Pauline Rita, singer and actress (b. c.1842; long illness) July 17 – Dorothy Goetz, first wife of Irving Berlin (b. 1892; typhoid) July 26 – Carlos Troyer, composer (b. 1837) August 10 – Clara Lachmann, Danish-Swedish patron of the arts (born 1864)1979 Clara Lachmann Dictionary of Swedish National Biography https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=10817 Kjellander Rune 22 23 sv August 13 – Carlos Hartling, German-born composer of the Honduras national anthem (b. 1869) August 29 – Gustav Jenner, composer and conductor (b. 1865) October 1 – Vladimir Rebikov, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1866) October 2 – Max Bruch, composer (b. 1838)Chicago Symphony Orchestra Program Notes https://books.google.com/books?id=auMEAAAAMAAJ 1947 Orchestral Association 513 October 16 – Alberto Nepomuceno, composer and conductor (b. 1864) October 31 – Joachim Neergaard, Danish composer (born 1858)The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians Macmillan 1938 1291 November 6 – Maria Waldmann, operatic mezzo-soprano associated with Verdi (b. 1844) December 14 – George J. Gaskin, singer (b. 1863) December 31 – Paloke Kurti, Albanian composer (b. 1860)Eno Koço Albanian Urban Lyric Song in the 1930s https://books.google.com/books?id=EpcUAQAAIAAJ 2004 Scarecrow Press 978-0-8108-4889-4 83 References Category:20th century in music Category:Music by year