1941 in music

List of years in music (table)

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1941.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Albums released

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1941.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Glenn MillerChattanooga Choo Choo1941United StatesUS 1940s 1 – Sep 1941, US 1 for 9 weeks Nov 1941, RYM 2 of 1941, US BB 9 of 1941, POP 16 of 1941, Europe 54 of the 1940s
2Glenn MillerA String of Pearls1941United StatesUS 1940s 1 – Jan 1942, US 1 for 2 weeks Feb 1942, US BB 2 of 1941, RYM 13 of 1941, POP 13 of 1941
3Jimmy DorseyGreen Eyes1941United StatesUS 1940s 1 – May 1941, US 1 for 4 weeks Aug 1941, US BB 12 of 1941, POP 12 of 1941, Europe 62 of the 1940s
4Jimmy DorseyAmapola (Pretty Little Poppy)1941United StatesUS 1940s 1 – Mar 1941, US 1 for 10 weeks Mar 1941, US BB 18 of 1941, POP 21 of 1941, Europe 75 of the 1940s
5Billie HolidayGod Bless the Child1941United StatesUS BB 3 of 1941, POP 3 of 1941, RYM 5 of 1941, RIAA 58, Scrobulate 89 of jazz, Acclaimed 341, WXPN 814

Other notable recordings

Other publications

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Alwyn, WilliamPastoral Fantasia for Viola and Orchestra1941-11-03United Kingdom BedfordForbes / BBC Symphony – Boult [1][2]
Barber, SamuelViolin Concerto1941-02-07United States PhiladelphiaSpalding / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [3]
Bartók, BélaString Quartet No. 61941-02-07United States New York CityKolisch Quartet [4]
Britten, BenjaminMatinées Musicales1941-06-27Brazil Rio de JaneiroAmerican Ballet Company Orchestra – Balaban [5]
Britten, BenjaminSinfonia da Requiem1941-03-30United States New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Barbirolli [6]
Britten, BenjaminString Quartet No. 11941-09-21United States Los AngelesCoolidge Quartet [7]
Copland, AaronPiano Sonata1941-10-21Argentina Buenos AiresCopland [8]
Dallapiccola, LuigiCanti di prigionia1941-12-11Italy Rome[unknown ensemble] – Previtali [9]
Dallapiccola, LuigiPiccolo concerto per Muriel Couvreux1941-05-01Italy Rome[unknown ensemble] – Previtali [10]
Ginastera, AlbertoConcierto argentino1941-07-18Uruguay MontevideoBalzo / SODRE Symphony – Baldi [11]
Herrmann, BernardSymphony1941-07-27United States New York CityCBS Symphony – Herrmann [12]
Hindemith, PaulCello Concerto1941-02-07United States BostonPiatigorsky / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [13]
Messiaen, OlivierQuatuor pour la fin du temps1941-01-15Nazi Germany GörlitzLe Boulaire, Akoka, Pasquier, Messiaen [14]
Novák, VitezslavDe Profundis1941-11-20Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia BrnoReinberger / Prague Radio Symphony – Bakala [15]
Rachmaninov, SergeiSymphonic Dances1941-01-03United States PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [16]
Schuman, WilliamSymphony No. 31941-10-17United States BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky [17]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ Naxos Records
  2. ↑ The Innumerable Dance: The Life and Work of William Alwyn
  3. ↑ New York Philharmonic
  4. ↑ Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide
  5. ↑ MUSIClassical Notes
  6. ↑ Orchestra Virtuale del Flaminio
  7. ↑ Good Morning Britten
  8. ↑ Naxos Records
  9. ↑ IRCAM
  10. ↑ IRCAM
  11. ↑ IRCAM
  12. ↑ Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann
  13. ↑ Schott Music
  14. ↑ IRCAM
  15. ↑ Wright Music
  16. ↑ Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra
  17. ↑ Musicsales Classical
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