1949 in music

none August 2011 1949 1949 music radio television film This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1949. Specific locations 1949 in British music 1949 in Norwegian music Specific genres 1949 in country music 1949 in jazz Events January 12 – Maro Ajemian, to whom the work is dedicated, gives one of the first performances of the complete cycle of John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes at Carnegie Hall.Time January 24, 1949 Sonata for Bolt & Screw http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,799692,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090527041743/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,799692,00.html dead May 27, 2009 2007-12-15 February 4 – Ljuba Welitsch makes her Metropolitan Opera début in Salome. February 11 – London Mozart Players give their first concert, at the Wigmore Hall. April – Goree Carter records "Rock Awhile", which is considered to be the first rock and roll record.The Church of the Sonic Guitar 2020-12-31 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9780822382225-003 Present Tense 13–38 Duke University Press 10.1515/9780822382225-003 9780822382225 2022-03-11 subscription June 25 – The Philharmonic Piano Quartet make their New York City debut at Lewisohn StadiumThe New York Times (27 June 1949). "Piano Unit Makes Debut at Stadium", p. 19. September 5 – English Wagnerian tenor Walter Widdop appears at The Proms, singing "Lohengrin's Farewell", the day before his sudden death at the age of 51."Mr. Walter Widdop – A Fine English Tenor", The Times, 7 September 1949, p. 7 December 15 – Birdland jazz club opens in New York City. December 24 – At the start of the Holy Year, Charles Gounod's Inno e Marcia Pontificale is adopted as the new papal anthem. December 29 – Les Paul and Mary Ford marry. The Boccherini Quintet is formed in Rome. Ravi Shankar becomes music director of All India Radio. Mitch Miller begins his career as one of the 20th century's most successful record producers at Mercury Eddie Fisher is "discovered" by Eddie Cantor and signs with RCA.Kanfer Stefan A summer world : the attempt to build a Jewish Eden in the Catskills from the days of the ghetto to the rise and decline of the Borscht Belt 1989 Farrar, Straus & Giroux New York 978-0374271800 205–209 1st Bob Hope suggests that Anthony Benedetto change his stage name from "Joe Bari" to "Tony Bennett" Frankie Laine records "Mule Train", considered by some critics as marking the beginning of the rock era. Teresa Brewer makes her first recording on the London label. The Ames Brothers become the first artists to record for Coral Records, a subsidiary of Decca. Johnnie Ray performs at the Flame Showbar in Detroit. The legendary Al Jolson records the soundtrack to "Jolson Sings Again," the sequel to his hugely successful biopic "The Jolson Story" (1946) 45 rpm discs are introduced Gorni Kramer starts working for musical impresarios Garinei and Giovannini. Country singer Bill Haley enters into a partnership with musicians Johnny Grande and Billy Williamson to form Bill Haley and His Saddlemen; in 1952 the group is renamed Bill Haley & His Comets. The International Rostrum of Composers is founded.http://www.imc-cim.org/about-imc-separator/who-we-are.html Who we are – International Music Council IMC Silja www.imc-cim.org August 23, 2015 June 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630035803/http://www.imc-cim.org/about-imc-separator/who-we-are.html dead Albums released Goree Carter – Rock Awhile Der Bingle – Bing Crosby Jerome Kern Songs – Bing Crosby Merry Christmas – Bing Crosby Stephen Foster Songs – Bing Crosby Lights, Cameras, Action – Doris Day You're My Thrill – Doris Day Frankie Laine – Frankie Laine Frankie Laine Favorites – Frankie Laine Songs from the Heart – Frankie Laine The Return of the Wayfaring Stranger – Burl Ives Dinah Shore – Dinah Shore Jo Stafford with Gordon MacRae – Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae US No. 1 hit singles These singles reached the top of the US charts in 1949. First weekNumber of weeksTitleArtistJanuary 8, 19491"All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth"Spike JonesJanuary 15, 19491"Buttons and Bows"Dinah ShoreJanuary 22, 19497"A Little Bird Told Me"Evelyn KnightMarch 12, 19492"Cruising Down the River"Blue BarronMarch 26, 19497"Cruising Down the River"Russ MorganMay 14, 194911"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend"Vaughn MonroeJuly 30, 19495"Some Enchanted Evening"Perry ComoSeptember 3, 19494"You're Breaking My Heart"Vic DamoneOctober 1, 19498"That Lucky Old Sun"Frankie LaineNovember 26, 19496"Mule Train"Frankie Laine Top popular records Before the Hot100 was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. We use the same data, with several modifications. Having no commercial deadlines, year-end data does not end December 31, chart-runs are ever truncated, and every hit song has a year to call home. With few exceptions, records included entered the charts between November 1948 and December 1949. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. Each record's three point totals are combined, with that number determining the year-end rank. Number of weeks at number one or total weeks on the chart do not include duplicates; if a record was #1 on all 3 charts on July 15, that counts as one week, not three. Additional information from other sources is reported, but not used for ranking. This includes dates from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, cross-over information from R&B and Country charts, 'Cashbox', and other sources as noted. Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions 1 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)"RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-3000 through 20-3500 https://www.78discography.com/RCA203000.htm 2022-07-04 www.78discography.com RCA Victor 20-3411 1949 3 14 1949 5 14 US Billboard 1949 #1, US #1 for 12 weeks, 22 total weeks, US Country 1949 #43, USHB #2 for 1 weeks, 3 total weeks, 627 points, CashBox #1 2 Frankie Laine "That Lucky Old Sun"Mercury 78rpm numerical listing discography: 5000–5500 https://www.78discography.com/Merc050.htm 2022-07-17 www.78discography.com Mercury 5316 1949 6 14 1949 8 19 US Billboard 1949 #2, US #1 for 8 weeks, 22 total weeks, 510 points, CashBox #4 3 The Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins Orchestra "I Can Dream, Can't I?"Decca matrix 75074. I can dream, can't I? / The Andrews Sisters – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000303291/75074-I_can_dream_cant_I 2022-07-13 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24705 1949 7 15 1949 8 22 US Billboard 1949 #3, US #1 for 5 weeks, 25 total weeks, 496 points 4 Evelyn Knight "A Little Bird Told Me"Decca matrix 74606. A little bird told me / Evelyn Knight – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302823/74606-A_little_bird_told_me 2022-07-17 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24514 1948 10 12 1948 11 US Billboard 1949 #4, US #1 for 7 weeks, 21 total weeks, 473 points, CashBox #8 5 Perry Como "Some Enchanted Evening" RCA Victor 20-3402 1949 3 1 1949 4 US Billboard 1949 #7, US #1 for 5 weeks, 26 total weeks, 468 points, CashBox #2 6 Vic Damone "You're Breaking My Heart" Mercury 5271 1949 2 15 1949 5 US Billboard 1949 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 26 total weeks, 467 points, CashBox #7 7 Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely "Slippin' Around"78rpm Numerical Listing Discography for Capitol 40000: Americana https://www.78discography.com/Capitol40000.htm 2022-07-04 www.78discography.com Capitol 40224 1949 9 5 1949 9 10 US Billboard 1949 #10, US #1 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, US Country 1949 #2, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 32 total weeks, 428 points 8 Blue Barron and His Orchestra "Cruising Down the River"MGM 78rpm numerical listing discography: 10000–10500 https://www.78discography.com/MGM10000.htm 2022-07-17 www.78discography.com MGM 10346 1948 12 15 1949 1 US Billboard 1949 #8, US #1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 409 points, CashBox #5 9 Frankie Laine "Mule Train" Mercury 5345 1949 10 2 1949 10 28 US Billboard 1949 #6, US #1 for 6 weeks, 13 total weeks, 385 points, CashBox #9 10 Russ Morgan and His Orchestra "Cruising Down The River"Decca matrix L 4870. Cruising down the river / Russ Morgan's Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000271293/L_4870-Cruising_down_the_river 2022-07-17 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24568 1949 1 20 1949 2 US Billboard 1949 #10, US #1 for 7 weeks, 22 total weeks, 360 points, CashBox #3 11 Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra "Again"Decca matrix L 4904. Again / Gordon Jenkins Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000271327/L_4904-Again 2022-07-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24602 1949 2 17 1949 4 US Billboard 1949 #11, US #2 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, 295 points 12 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)"RCA Victor 20-3500–4000 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/RCA203500.htm 2022-07-18 www.78discography.com RCA Victor 20-3510 1949 7 1949 8 1 US Billboard 1949 #12, US #1 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, 287 points 13 Russ Morgan and His Orchestra "Forever and Ever"Decca matrix L 4871. Forever and ever / Russ Morgan's Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000271294/L_4871-Forever_and_ever 2022-07-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24569 1949 1 20 1949 2 US Billboard 1949 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 26 total weeks, 263 points 14 Perry Como "Forever and Ever" RCA Victor 20-3347 1949 1 13 1949 3 US Billboard 1949 #14, US #2 for 1 weeks, 25 total weeks, 245 points 15 Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye (Vocal Don Cornell) "Room Full of Roses" RCA Victor 20-3441 1949 3 8 1949 5 US Billboard 1949 #15, US #2 for 1 weeks, 24 total weeks, 220 points 16 Evelyn Knight "Powder Your Face with Sunshine"Decca matrix 74623. Powder your face with sunshine / Evelyn Knight – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302840/74623-Powder_your_face_with_sunshine 2022-07-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24530 1948 11 16 1948 12 US Billboard 1949 #16, US #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 208 points 17 Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra "Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)"Decca matrix 75137. Don't cry Joe / Gordon Jenkins Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000303354/75137-Dont_cry_Joe 2022-07-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24720 1949 8 12 1949 9 US Billboard 1949 #17, US #3 for 1 week, 19 total weeks, 181 points 18 Bing Crosby "Far Away Places"Decca matrix L 4844. Far away places / Bing Crosby – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000271267/L_4844-Far_away_places 2022-07-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24532 1948 11 25 1949 1 5 US Billboard 1949 #18, US #2 for 3 weeks, 19 total weeks, 171 points 19 Al Morgan "Jealous Heart" London 30001 1949 1949 7 US Billboard 1949 #19, US #4 for 5 weeks, 26 total weeks, 166 points 20 Margaret Whiting "Far Away Places"Capitol 15000 series numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/Capitol15000.htm 2022-07-18 www.78discography.com Capitol 15278 1948 10 1 1948 11 US Billboard 1949 #20, US #2 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks, 152 points 21 Russ Morgan "So Tired"Decca matrix 73078. So tired / Russ Morgan's Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301295/73078-So_tired 2022-07-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24521 1945 10 11 1948 11 US Billboard 1949 #21, US #3 for 1 weeks, 25 total weeks, 146 points 22 Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters ""A" – You're Adorable (The Alphabet Song)" RCA Victor 20-3381 1949 3 1 1949 3 25 US Billboard 1949 #22, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 144 points 23 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" RCA Victor 20-3319 1948 12 15 1949 1 US Billboard 1949 #23, US #3 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 131 points 24 Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters "A Dreamer's Holiday" RCA Victor 20-3543 1949 8 11 1949 9 12 US Billboard 1949 #24, US #3 for 1 week, 19 total weeks, 118 points 25 Bing Crosby "Mule Train"Decca matrix L 5161. Mule train / Bing Crosby – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000271584/L_5161-Mule_train 2022-07-29 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24798 1949 10 26 1949 11 12 US Billboard 1949 #25, US #4 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 109 points 40 Gene Autry and the Pinafores "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"Columbia 78rpm numerical listing discography: 38500–38999 https://www.78discography.com/COL38500.htm 2022-04-21 www.78discography.com Columbia 38610 1949 6 27 1949 9 1 US Billboard 1949 #40, US #1 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, US Country 1949 #25, USHB #1 for 4 weeks, 5 total weeks, 55 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1985, 7,000,000 sold by 1969Murrells Joseph http://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr The book of golden discs 1978 London : Barrie & Jenkins Internet Archive 978-0-214-20512-5 248 Gene Autry "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)"Columbia 78rpm numerical listing discography: Country/Western series 20000–20500 https://www.78discography.com/COL20000.htm 2022-07-29 www.78discography.com Columbia 20377 1947 8 28 1949 11 7 US Billboard 1949 #248, US #24 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Country 1949 #61, USHB #8 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, 3 points, 1,000,000 sales Top R&B and country hit records Don't Rob Another Man's Castle performed by Eddy Arnold; words and music by Jenny Lou Carson The Fat Man, by Fats Domino, first record with back beat all the way through My Bucket's Got a Hole in It by Hank Williams and later by T. Texas Tyler "When Things Go Wrong With You (It Hurts Me Too)" by Tampa Red, later covered by Elmore James among others Published popular music "Again", words: Dorcas Cochran, music: Lionel Newman "Bali Ha'i" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers introduced by Juanita Hall in the musical South Pacific "Beyond the Reef" w.m. Jack Pitman "Blame My Absent-Minded Heart" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne "Bloody Mary" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers from the musical South Pacific "Blue Ribbon Gal" Irwin Dash & Ross Parker "Bluebird on Your Windowsill" w.m. Elizabeth Clarke & Robert Mellin "Bonaparte's Retreat" w.m. Pee Wee King "Bye Bye Baby" w. Leo Robin m. Jule Styne introduced by Carol Channing and Jack McCauley in the musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Performed in the film version by Marilyn Monroe. "Cafe Mozart Waltz" m. Anton Karas played by Karas on the soundtrack of the film The Third Man. "Clopin Clopant" Bruno Coquatrix, Pierre Dudan & Kermit Goell "A Cock-Eyed Optimist" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers introduced by Mary Martin in the musical South Pacific. Mitzi Gaynor sang it in the film version. "Count Every Star" w. Sammy Gallop m. Bruno Coquatrix "Crazy, He Calls Me" w. Bob Russell m. Carl Sigman "Daddy's Little Girl" w.m. Bobby Burke & Horace Gerlach "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" w. Bob Hilliard m. Sammy Fain "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" w. Leo Robin m. Jule Styne. Introduced by Carol Channing in the musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Marilyn Monroe performed the number in the film version. "Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?" w.m. Buddy Johnson "Dirty Old Town" w.m. Ewan MacColl "Dites-Moi" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers introduced by Michael de Leon and Barbara Luna in the musical South Pacific "Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)" w.m. Joe Marsala "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" w.m. Mack David, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston. Ilene Woods provided the vocal for the animated film Cinderella. "A Dreamer's Holiday" w. Kim Gannon m. Mabel Wayne "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)" w. Herb Magidson m. Carl Sigman "The Fat Man" w. Antoine Domino m. Dave Bartholomew "The Four Winds And The Seven Seas" w. Hal David m. Don Rodney "Happy Talk" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers introduced by Juanita Hall in the musical South Pacific. "He's a Real Gone Guy" w.m. Nellie Lutcher "Homework" w.m. Irving Berlin "Honey Bun" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Mary Martin in the musical South Pacific. Performed in the 1958 film version by Mitzi Gaynor. "Hop-Scotch Polka" w.m. William "Billy" Whitlock, Carl Sigman & Gene Rayburn "The Horse Told Me" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Riding High. "How Can You Buy Killarney?" Hamilton Kennedy, Ted Steels, Freddie Grant (Grundland) & Gerard Morrison "How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies!" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sonny Burke "The Hucklebuck" w. Roy Alfred m. Andy Gibson "Hymne à l'amour" w. Édith Piaf m. Marguerite Monnot "I Didn't Know the Gun Was Loaded" w.m. Hank Fort & Herb Leighton "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss "I Love You Because" w.m. Leon Payne "I Said My Pajamas" w.m. Edward Pola & George Wyle "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers introduced by Mary Martin in the musical South Pacific. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" w.m. Hank Williams "It's a Great Feeling" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne introduced by Doris Day in the film It's a Great Feeling "It's So Nice to Have a Man Around The House" w. John Elliot m. Harold Spina "Just One Way to Say I Love You" w.m. Irving Berlin introduced by Eddie Albert and Allyn Ann McLerie in the musical Miss Liberty. "Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk" w.m. Irving Berlin introduced by Eddie Albert and Allyn Ann McLerie in the musical Miss Liberty "A Little Girl from Little Rock" w. Leo Robin m. Jule Styne introduced by Carol Channing in the musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe were just two little girls in the film version. "Lush Life" w.m. Billy Strayhorn "Maybe It's Because" w. Harry Ruby m. Johnnie Scott "Melodie d'Amour" w.(Eng) Leo Johns m. Henri Salvador "Mona Lisa" w.m. Ray Evans & Jay Livingston "Mule Train" w.m. Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Fred Glickman "Music! Music! Music!" w.m. Stephen Weiss & Bernie Baum "My Foolish Heart" w. Ned Washington m. Victor Young introduced by Susan Hayward in the film My Foolish Heart "My One and Only Highland Fling" w. Ira Gershwin m. Harry Warren introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film The Barkleys of Broadway. "Now That I Need You" w.m. Frank Loesser introduced by Betty Hutton in the film Red, Hot and Blue. "The Old Master Painter" w. Haven Gillespie m. Beasley Smith "Paris Wakes up and Smiles" w.m. Irving Berlin introduced by Johnny V. R. Thompson and Allyn Ann McLerie in the musical Miss Liberty "Peter Cottontail" w.m. Jack Rollins & Steve Nelson "Pigalle" w.m. Georges Konyn, Charles Newman & Georges Ulmer "Portrait of Jennie" w. Gordon Burge m. J. Russell Robinson "Quicksilver" w.m. Irving Taylor, George Wyle & Edward Pola "Rag Mop" w.m. Johnnie Lee Wills & Deacon Anderson "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" w.m. Stan Jones "The Right Girl for Me" w. Betty Comden & Adolph Green m. Roger Edens introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film Take Me Out to the Ball Game "The River Seine" w. (Eng) Allan Roberts & Alan Holt m. Guy La Forge "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer" w.m. Johnny Marks "Saturday Night Fish Fry" w.m. Louis Jordan, Ellis Walsh & Al Carters "Scarlet Ribbons" w. Jack Segal m. Evelyn Danzig "La Seine" w. Geoffrey Parsons m. Berkeley Fase "Sentimental Me" w.m. James T. Morehead & James Cassin "Sing Soft, Sing Sweet, Sing Gentle" w.m. Jimmy Durante & Jack Barnett "Slippin' Around" w.m. Floyd Tillman "Some Day My Heart Will Awake" w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello. Introduced by Vanessa Lee in the musical King's Rhapsody. "Some Enchanted Evening" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers introduced by Ezio Pinza in the musical South Pacific. Giorgio Tozzi dubbed for Rossano Brazzi in the film. "A Strawberry Moon (In A Blueberry Sky)" Bob Hilliard & Sammy Mysels "Sunshine Cake" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen "Swamp Girl" w.m. Michael Brown "That Lucky Old Sun" w. Haven Gillespie m. Beasley Smith "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers from the musical South Pacific. "Third Man Theme" m. Anton Karas played by Karas on the soundtrack of the film The Third Man. Also known as "The Harry Lime Theme". "This Nearly Was Mine" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers introduced by Ezio Pinza in the musical South Pacific. Giorgio Tozzi dubbed for Rossano Brazzi in the film. "Through a Long and Sleepless Night" w. Mack Gordon m. Alfred Newman "Too-Whit! Too-Whoo!" Billy Reid "Twenty-Four Hours of Sunshine" w. Carl Sigman m. Peter De Rose "Up Above My Head" w.m. Sister Rosetta Tharpe "The Wedding Of Lili Marlene" w.m. Tommie Connor & Johnny Reine "A Wonderful Guy" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers introduced by Mary Martin in the musical South Pacific "You Can Have Him" w.m. Irving Berlin from the musical Miss Liberty "Younger Than Springtime" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers introduced by William Tabbert in the musical South Pacific "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers introduced by William Tabbert in the musical South Pacific Classical music Premieres Composer Composition Date Location Performers Barber, Samuel Piano Sonata 1949-12-09 Havana, Cuba Horowitzhttps://books.google.com/books?id=x9jUHHwH24QC&q=barber+piano+sonata+horowitz+first+performance+1949&pg=PA81 Samuel Barber: A Guide to Research Wayne Clifford Wentzel February 9, 2018 Psychology Press 9780815334965 Google Books Bartók, Béla Viola Concerto (1945) 1949-12-02 Minneapolis Primrose / Minneapolis Symphony – Doratihttp://www.boosey.com/cr/music/B-la-Bart-k-Viola-Concerto-op-posth/7423 Béla Bartók – Viola Concerto op.posth www.boosey.com Bernstein, Leonard The Age of Anxiety (Symphony No. 2) 1949-04-08 Boston Bernstein / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzkyhttp://www.leonardbernstein.com/works_anxiety.htm Works – Works – Leonard Bernstein www.leonardbernstein.com Britten, Benjamin Spring Symphony 1949-07-09 Amsterdam (Holland Festival) Vincent, Ferrier, Pears / Netherlands Radio Choir, Concertgebouw Orchestra – Van Beinum22791 Spring Symphony, Benjamin Britten Bush, Alan Nottingham Symphony (Symphony No. 2) 1949-06-27 Nottingham, UK London Philharmonic – Ellenberghttp://www.alanbushtrust.org.uk/music/compositions/OR.asp?room=Music Alan Bush Music Trust – Music – Orchestral Work www.alanbushtrust.org.uk Carter, Elliott Wind Quintet 1949-02-27 New York City Orenstein, Abosch, Paul, Bobo, Popkin7216 Woodwind Quintet, Elliott Carter Copland, Aaron Preamble for a Solemn Occasion 1949-12-19 New York City Olivier / Boston Symphony – Bernstein33951 Preamble for a Solemn Occasion, Aaron Copland Cowell, Henry Symphony No. 5 (1948) 1949-01-05 Washington DC USA National Symphony – Kindlerhttp://www.henrycowell.org/hc/sf002/catalogNp226.cfm?CFID=154989355&CFTOKEN=58878681 https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20170914215545/http://www.henrycowell.org/hc/sf002/catalogNp226.cfm?CFID=226664394&CFTOKEN=38167357&jsessionid=84301cb7818fdd815aea774a2b497f11265f dead September 14, 2017 Henry Cowell Web Site www.henrycowell.org Delius, Frederick Summer Evening; Winter Night; Spring Morning (1890) 1949-01-02 London [unknown orchestra] – Beecham02-01-1949 Delius Summer Evening, Winter Night and Spring Morning Dello Joio, Norman Concertante for Clarinet and Orchestra 1949-05-22 Chautauqua, New York Shaw / Chautauqua Symphony – Autorihttp://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6dz0703 Dello Joio, Norman @ SNAC socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu Egge, Klaus Sinfonia giocosa (Symphony No. 2) (1947) 1949-07-09 Oslo [unknown orchestra] – Grüner-Hegge09-12-1949 Giocosa Einem, Gottfried von Orchestral Suite from Dantons Tod 1949-02-09 Baden-Baden, Germany SWF Symphony – Rosbaudhttp://www.einem.org/de/komp_wv.htm Gottfried von Einem – Musik Privatstiftung – Offiziele Homepage www.einem.org June 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20100414110956/http://www.einem.org/de/komp_wv.htm April 14, 2010 dead Enescu, George Romanian Concert Overture (1948) 1949-01-23 Washington DC USA National Symphony – Enescuhttp://patachonf.free.fr/musique/enesco/discographie.php?p=32 Georges Enesco – Ouverture de concert, opus 32 (1948) – oeuvre & discographie – George Enescu Discography patachonf.free.fr Ghedini, Giorgio Federico Concerto funebre in memoria di Duccio Galimberti (1948) 1949-03-02 Rome Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra – Rossihttps://books.google.com/books?id=tJkYr9gdGNYC&q=ghedini+concerto+funebre+1949+prima+esecuzione&pg=PA135 Le muse del popolo: storia dell'Arci a Torino, 1957–1967 Vincenzo Santangelo February 9, 2018 FrancoAngeli 9788846484413 Google Books Ginastera, Alberto Ollantay (1947) 1949-10-29 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Regular Orchestra – E. Kleiberhttps://books.google.com/books?id=OCXGBQAAQBAJ&q=ollantay+teatro+colon+ginastera+1949&pg=PA1950 Alberto Ginastera: A Research and Information Guide Deborah Schwartz-Kates May 3, 2011 Routledge 9781136981159 Google Books Ginastera, Alberto String Quartet No. 1 (1948) 1949-10-24 Buenos Aires Mozart Quartet31613 Quatuor à cordes n° 1, Alberto Evaristo Ginastera Glinka, Mikhail String Quartet (1824) 1949-02-27 Moscow Beethoven Quartet27-02-1949 Glinka String Quartet Harris, Roy Kentucky Spring 1949-04-05 Louisville, US Louisville Philharmonic – Whitneyhttp://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w64q7t1b Harris, Roy, 1898–1979 @ SNAC socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu Henze, Hans Werner Apollo und Hyazintus 1949-06-26 Frankfurt Plümacher, Picht-Axenfeld / Members of the HR Symphony – Henze24264 Apollo et Hyazinthus, Hans Werner Henze Henze, Hans Werner Ballett-Variationen 1949-09-26 Düsseldorf NWDR Symphony – Romansky24091 Ballett-Varationen, Hans Werner Henze Henze, Hans Werner Chor gefangener Trojer (1948) 1949-02-06 Bielefeld, Germany Bieleld Musikverein Choir, Stadtorchester Bielefeld – Hoffmannhttp://www.hans-werner-henze-stiftung.de/hans-werner-henze/werkverzeichnis/detail/news/detail/News/chor-gefangener-trojer/ Hans-Werner-Henze-Stiftung – Werkverzeichnis www.hans-werner-henze-stiftung.de June 30, 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095755/http://www.hans-werner-henze-stiftung.de/hans-werner-henze/werkverzeichnis/detail/news/detail/News/chor-gefangener-trojer/ dead Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 2 1949-12-01 Stuttgart SDR Radio Symphony – Müller-Kray24104 2. Sinfonie, Hans Werner Henze Henze, Hans Werner Variations for Piano 1949-06-17 Frankfurt Kaul24248 Variationen für Klavier, Hans Werner Henze Hindemith, Paul Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp and Orchestra 1949-05-15 New York City CBS Symphony – JohnsonSchott Music Honegger, Arthur Concerto da camera 1949-05-06 Zürich Jaunet, Saillet / Collegium Musicum Zürich – Sacherhttps://books.google.com/books?id=tmt3F29LYzEC&q=jaunet+sacher+honegger+1949&pg=PA576 The Music of Arthur Honegger Geoffrey K. Spratt February 9, 1987 Cork University Press 9780902561342 Google Books Howells, Herbert Music for a Prince (1948) 1949-01-23 London BBC Symphony – SargentThe Career and Reputation of Herbert Howells (page 116) Jolivet, André Étude sur les modes antiques (1944) 1949-06-09 Paris Haloua34901 Étude sur les modes antiques, André Jolivet Jolivet, André Symphonic Suite from Guignol et Pandore (1943) 1949-12-11 Paris Colonne Orchestra – Fourestier35238 Guignol et Pandore. Suite symphonique, André Jolivet Landowski, Marcel Jean de la Peur (Symphony No. 1) 1949-04-03 Paris Pasdeloup Orchestra – Wolffhttps://books.google.com/books?id=0jDNyD2JiksC&q=landowski+jean+de+la+peur+1949+wolff&pg=PT574 Guide de la musique symphonique François-René Tranchefort November 26, 1986 Fayard 9782213640754 Google Books Lutosławski, Witold Overture for Strings 1949-11-09 Prague Prague Radio Symphony – Fitelberg10299 Overture for Strings, Witold Lutosławsk Malipiero, Gian Francesco Mondi celesti (1947) 1949-02-03 Capri, Italy [unknown ensemble] – Giulini03-02-1949 Mondi celesti Malipiero, Gian Francesco Sinfonia degli archi (Symphony No. 6) 1949-02-11 Basel Basel Chamber Orchestra – Sacherhttps://conductingmasterclass.wordpress.com/2011/06/22/list-of-sacher-commissions/ List of Sacher commissions June 23, 2011 Martinů, Bohuslav Piano Concerto No. 3 1949-11-20 Dallas Firkusny / Dallas Symphony – Hendlhttp://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.572206&catNum=572206&filetype=About+this+Recording&language=English Martinů, B.: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1 – Nos. 3, 5 / Concertino (Koukl, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, Fagen) www.naxos.com Mennin, Peter The Cycle (Symphony No. 4) 1949-03-18 New York City Collegiate Chorale, New York Philharmonic – Shawhttp://www.eroica.com/phoenix/jdt107.html Peter Mennin, Symphony No. 4, Alberto Ginastera Milena www.eroica.com Messiaen, Olivier Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948) 1949-12-02 Boston Loriod, Martenot / Boston Symphony – Bernstein10621 Turangalîla-Symphonie, Olivier Messiaen Milhaud, Darius Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone 1949-02-12 St. Louis, US Connor / St. Louis Symphony – Golschmannhttp://www.pas.org/docs/default-source/thesisdissertations/Kastner.pdf?sfvrsn=2 The Emergence and Evolution of a Generalized Marimba Technique Milhaud, Darius Kentuckiana (1948) 1949-01-04 Louisville, US Louisville Orchestra – Whitneyhttp://numulu.org/blog/1949/01/ NuMuLu June 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150922224338/http://numulu.org/blog/1949/01/ September 22, 2015 dead mdy-all Myaskovsky, Nikolai Cello Sonata No. 2 1949-03-05 Moscow Rostropovich, Dedyukhinhttps://books.google.com/books?id=mQmLAwAAQBAJ&q=myaskovsky+cello+sonata+2+rostropovich&pg=PA295 Nikolay Myaskovsky: The Conscience of Russian Music Gregor Tassie May 5, 2014 Rowman & Littlefield 9781442231337 Google Bookshttp://www.chantdumonde.com/Publisheditions/catalog/6/BATMiaskoDef1.pdf Le Chant du Monde June 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150913034724/http://www.chantdumonde.com/Publisheditions/catalog/6/BATMiaskoDef1.pdf September 13, 2015 dead Nystroem, Gösta Sinfonia del mare (Symphony No. 3) (1948) 1949-03-24 Gothenburg, Sweden Eksell / Gothenburg Symphony – Eckerberghttp://www.gehrmans.se/en/shop/hire/orkester-scen/sinfonia-del-mare Sinfonia del mare Open graph site name & Ohana, Maurice La venta encantada (1940) 1949-04-29 Paris Girard Orchestra – Girard35735 La Venta encantada, Maurice Ohana Panufnik, Andrzej Sinfonia rustica (Symphony No. 1) (1948) 1949-05-13 Warsaw Warsaw Philharmonic – Panufnikhttp://www.panufnik.polmic.pl/index.php/en/tworczosc/omowienia-utworow/32-sinfonia-rustica Sinfonia Rustica Grazynka www.panufnik.polmic.pl Poulenc, Francis Cello Sonata (1948) 1949-05-18 Paris Fournier, Poulenchttp://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W5408_67255 Sonata for cello and piano (Poulenc) – from CDA67255/6 – Hyperion Records – MP3 and Lossless downloads www.hyperion-records.co.uk Rubbra, Edmund Symphony No. 5 (1947) 1949-01-26 London BBC Symphony – Boulthttp://www.barbirollisociety.co.uk/latest Barbirolli Society www.barbirollisociety.co.uk Scelsi, Giacinto La nascita del Verbo 1949-10-28 Paris RTF National Orchestra and Chorus – Desormièrehttp://1.static.e-corpus.org/download/notice_file/2125915/DI%20GIACOMO.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180210003034/http://1.static.e-corpus.org/download/notice_file/2125915/DI%20GIACOMO.pdf dead February 10, 2018 Hors de l'avant garde: Son, musique et composition chez Giacinto Scelsi dans la production de sa maturité (page 23) Schoenberg, Arnold Phantasy for Violin and Piano 1949-09-13 Los Angeles Koldofsky, Stein11845 Fantaisie op. 47, Arnold Schoenberg Schuman, William Symphony No. 6 (1948) 1949-02-26 Dallas Dallas Symphony – Doratihttp://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.559625&catNum=559625&filetype=About+this+Recording&language=English Schuman, W.: Symphony No. 6 / Prayer in a Time of War / New England Triptych (Seattle Symphony, Schwarz) www.naxos.com Seiber, Mátyás Ulysses 1949-05-27 London Lewis / Morley College Choir, Kalmar Orchestra – Goehrhttp://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/June10/Seiber_Joyce.htm Matyas Seiber Joyce Cantatas by Alan Gibbs – June 2010 MusicWeb-International MusicWeb International www.musicweb-international.com Shostakovich, Dmitri Song of the Forests 1949-12-11 Leningrad [unknown chorus], Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinskyhttps://books.google.com/books?id=ub6Q2PtZEBAC&q=song+of+the+forests+shostakovich+leningrad+1949+mravinsky&pg=PT188 Shostakovich: A Life Remembered Elizabeth Wilson March 3, 2011 Faber & Faber 9780571261154 Google Books Tansman, Alexandre Music for Strings (1947) 1949-01-24 Barcelona Barcelona Chamber Orchestra – TansmanL'oeuvre de Alexandra Tansman: Catalogue practique Thompson, Randall Symphony No. 3 1949-05-15 New York City CBS Symphony – Johnsonhttp://www.yourclassical.org/programs/composers-datebook/episodes/2015/05/15 YourClassical from American Public Media www.yourclassical.org Ustvolskaya, Galina The Dream of Stepan Razin 1949-10-08 Leningrad [unknown baritone] / Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky34480 Le Rêve de Stepan Razine, Galina Ustvolskaïa Weinberg, Mieczysław Moldavian Rhapsody 1949-11-30 Moscow (USC Plenum) USSR Radio Symphony – Gaukhttp://issuu.com/encoreatlanta/docs/april12_aso3 April 2012: Mendelssohn & Schubert at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra April 26, 2012 Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Concerto for Strings 1949-07-25 Cologne NWDR Symphony – Meylan23258 Konzert für Streichorchester, Bernd Alois Zimmermann Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Symphonic Variations and Fugue on In dulci jubilo 1949-12-10 Koblenz, Germany Southwest German Radio Symphony – Gerdes23259 Symphonische Variationen und Fuge über "In dulci jubilo", Bernd Alois Zimmermann Compositions Malcolm Arnold – Symphony No. 1 Aaron Avshalomov – Second Symphony Henk Badings – Symphony No. 5 Samuel Barber – Piano Sonata, Op. 26 Marcel Bitsch – Six Esquisses symphoniques Pierre Boulez – Piano Sonata No. 1 Havergal Brian – Symphony No. 8 in B-flat Minor Benjamin Britten – Spring Symphony Jani Christou – Phoenix Music, for orchestra George Crumb – Sonata for violin and piano Ferenc Farkas – Finnish Popular Dances Hans Werner Henze – Symphony No. 2 Paul Hindemith Sonata for Double Bass and Piano Sinfonietta in E major Vagn Holmboe String Quartet No. 2 Cantata No. 7 André Jolivet – Flute Concerto Dmitry Kabalevsky – Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 49 (1948–9) Wojciech Kilar – Suite for piano Ernst Krenek – Symphony No. 5 Rued Langgaard – Symphony No. 15 Søstormen, BVN 375 Olivier Messiaen – "Neumes rythmiques" and "Mode de valeurs et d'intensités", for piano (later incorporated as two of the Quatre études de rythme) Bruno Maderna – Composition No. 1 Nikolai Myaskovsky Cello Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 81 (1948–9) Piano Sonatas 7–9, Opp. 82–4 Symphony No. 27 in C Minor, Op. 85 String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 86 Allan Pettersson – Violin Concerto No. 1 Gavriil Popov – Symphony No. 4 (completed; premiere 2023) Sergei Prokofiev – Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 119 Othmar Schoeck – Vision, Op. 63 for Men's Chorus and Orchestra Arnold Schoenberg 5 Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16 (second version) Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47 Dmitri Shostakovich Song of the Forests (oratorio) String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83 Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji – Sequentia cyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis Galina Ustvolskaya Piano Sonata No. 2 Trio for clarinet, violin and piano Fartein Valen – Symphony No.4, Op. 43 Edgard Varèse – Dance for Burgess Heitor Villa-Lobos Guia prático, for piano Homenagem a Chopin, for piano William Walton – Violin Sonata Mieczysław Weinberg – Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47 No. 1 Stefan Wolpe – Sonata for Violin and Piano Opera :Category:1949 operas Film Aaron Copland – The Heiress Aaron Copland – The Red Pony Anton Karas – The Third Man (featuring "The Harry Lime Theme") Aram Khachaturian – The Battle of Stalingrad Miklós Rózsa – Madame Bovary Jazz 1949 in jazz Musical theatre Belinda Fair London production opened at the Strand Theatre on June 30 and ran for 131 performances. Starring Adele Dixon Brigadoon London production opened at His Majesty's Theatre on April 14 and ran for 685 performances Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Broadway production opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on December 8 and ran for 740 performances Her Excellency London production opened at the London Hippodrome on 22 June and ran for 252 performances. Starring Cicely Courtneidge King's Rhapsody London production opened at the Palace Theatre on September 15 and ran for 838 performances Lost in the Stars (Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill) – Broadway production opened at the Music Box Theatre on October 30 and ran for 273 performances Miss Liberty Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on July 15 and ran for 308 performances. Starring Eddie Albert, Allyn Ann McLerie and Mary McCarty South Pacific (Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II) – Broadway production opened at the Majestic Theatre on April 7 and ran for 1925 performances Musical films The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad animated film The Barkleys of Broadway starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke and William Bendix Dancing in the Dark Holiday in Havana starring Desi Arnaz and Mary Hatcher. In the Good Old Summertime starring Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S. Z. Sakall and Buster Keaton. The Inspector General starring Danny Kaye It's a Wonderful Day Look for the Silver Lining starring June Haver, Ray Bolger and Gordon MacRae Make Believe Ballroom starring Jerome Courtland and Ruth Warrick and featuring the King Cole Trio and Frankie Carle & His Orchestra. Directed by Joseph Santley. Make Mine Laughs starring Ray Bolger, Anne Shirley, Dennis Day, Joan Davis, Jack Haley, Leon Errol, Frances Langford and Frankie Carle & his Orchestra. Directed by Richard Fleischer. Maytime in Mayfair starring Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding. My Dream Is Yours starring Jack Carson and Doris Day and featuring Bugs Bunny. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Neptune's Daughter starring Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalbán and Betty Garrett. Directed by Eddie Buzzell. Oh, You Beautiful Doll starring June Haver, Mark Stevens and S. Z. Sakall. An Old-Fashioned Girl starring Gloria Jean and Jimmy Lydon. Directed by Arthur Dreifuss. On the Town starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin and Vera-Ellen. Red, Hot and Blue starring Betty Hutton, Victor Mature, William Demarest, June Havoc and Frank Loesser. Slightly French starring Dorothy Lamour and Don Ameche. Take Me Out to the Ball Game starring Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Esther Williams and Jules Munshin. That Midnight Kiss starring Kathryn Grayson, José Iturbi, Ethel Barrymore, Mario Lanza and Jules Munshin. Top o' the Morning starring Bing Crosby, Ann Blyth, Barry Fitzgerald and Hume Cronyn. Directed by David Miller. 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W. Stevenson, progressive country musician (died 1988) October 6 Bobby Farrell, West Indian-born Dutch dancer (Boney M.) (died 2010) Thomas McClary (The Commodores) October 8 – Michael Rosen (Average White Band) October 13 – Gary Richrath, rock guitarist and songwriter (REO Speedwagon) (died 2015) October 17 – Bill Hudson, pop singer (The Hudson Brothers) and actor October 19 – George Fenton, theme music composer (died 2026) October 23 – Würzel, heavy metal guitarist (Motörhead) (died 2011) October 27 – Garry Tallent, rock bassist (E Street Band) November 6 – Arturo Sandoval, jazz performer November 8 – Bonnie Raitt, blues singer-songwriter November 12 – Cândida Branca Flor, Portuguese traditional singer and entertainer (died 2001) November 13 – Terry Reid, singer, guitarist November 14 – James Young (Styx) November 23 – Marcia Griffiths, reggae singer November 28 – Paul Shaffer, bandleader, composer and actor (Late Show with David Letterman) December 7 – Tom Waits, singer, composer, actor December 8 – Ray Shulman, progressive rock musician (Gentle Giant) December 13 Randy Owen, country singer (Alabama) Tom Verlaine, rock singer (Television) (died 2023) December 14 Ronnie McNeir, Motown singer (The Four Tops) Cliff Williams, hard rock bassist and backing singer (Home, AC/DC) December 16 – Billy Gibbons, rock singer and guitarist (ZZ Top) December 17 – Paul Rodgers, vocalist (Free, Bad Company, Queen) December 19 – Lenny White, jazz drummer (Return to Forever) December 22 – Robin Gibb (died 2012) and Maurice Gibb (died 2003) (Bee Gees) December 23 Adrian Belew, guitarist, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Luther Grosvenor (Spooky Tooth, Mott the Hoople) date unknown Jang Sa-ik, singer Eduardo Gatti, singer-songwriter Anup Ghoshal, playback singer Deaths January 14 – Joaquín Turina, composer, 66 January 19 – Charles Price Jones, hymn-writer, 83 February 1 – Herbert Stothart, conductor and composer, 63 February 1 – George Botsford, composer, 74 February 11 – Giovanni Zenatello, opera tenor, 73 March 7 – Sol Bloom, music industry entrepreneur, 78 March 20 – Irving Fazola, jazz clarinetist, 36 (heart attack) March 28 – Grigoraş Dinicu, violinist and composer, 59 April 3 – Basil Harwood, organist and composer, 89 May 6 – Maurice Maeterlinck, translator and lyricist, 86 May 10 – Emilio de Gogorza, operatic baritone, 74 May 22 – Hans Pfitzner, German composer (born 1869) June 2 – Dynam-Victor Fumet, organist and composer, 82 June 4 – Erwin Lendvai, composer and conductor, 66 June 9 – Maria Cebotari, operatic soprano, 39 (cancer) June 20 – Ramón Montoya, flamenco guitarist, 69 July 7 – Bunk Johnson, jazz trumpeter, exact age unknown July 9 – Fritz Hart, composer, 75 July 18 – Vítězslav Novák, composer, 78 August 30 – Hans Kindler, cellist, 57 September 5 – Walter Widdop, operatic tenor, 51 September 8 – Richard Strauss, composer, 85 September 11 – Michael Hayvoronsky, violinist, conductor and composer (born 1892) September 12 – Harry T. Burleigh, composer and singer September 19 – Nikos Skalkottas, Greek composer, student of Arnold Schoenberg September 24 – Pierre de Bréville, composer, 88 September 28 – Nancy Dalberg, Danish composer, 68 October 1 – Buddy Clark, American singer, 38 (plane crash) October 4 Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, 75 Chris Smith, composer, 69 October 20 – Sam Collins, blues singer and guitarist, 62 October 27 – Ginette Neveu, violin virtuoso, 30 (plane crash) October 28 – Rosalie Housman, composer, 61 November 25 – Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, American tap dancer, singer and actor December 6 – Lead Belly, folk and blues musician, 61 December 11 – Fiddlin' John Carson, country musician, 81 December 17 – David Stanley Smith, composer and arranger (born 1877) December 28 – Ivie Anderson, jazz singer, 44 (asthma) date unknown Alice Cucini, operatic contralto (born 1870) King Solomon Hill (Joe Holmes), blues musician (born 1897) Lee S. Roberts, composer and pianist (born 1885) Hooper Brewster-Jones composer and pianist References Category:20th century in music Category:Music by year