1947 in music

List of years in music (table)
Musicians including Thelonious Monk and Roy Eldridge in New York City in 1947

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1947.

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 1947.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Francis CraigNear You1947United StatesUS 1940s 1 – Sep 1947, US 1 for 12 weeks Sep 1947, US BB 6 of 1947, POP 14 of 1947, Europe 85 of the 1940s, RIAA 355
2James BaskettZip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah1947United StatesUS BB 1 of 1947, Oscar in 1947, POP 1 of 1947, AFI 47
3Vaughn MonroeBallerina1947United StatesUS 1940s 1 – Nov 1947, US 1 for 10 weeks Dec 1947, US BB 7 of 1947, POP 7 of 1947, Europe 56 of the 1940s
4Ted WeemsHeartaches1947United StatesUS 1940s 1 – Mar 1947, US 1 for 12 weeks Mar 1947, US BB 11 of 1947, POP 20 of 1947
5Perry ComoChi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)1947United StatesUS 1940s 1 – Jun 1947, US 1 for 3 weeks Jun 1947, US BB 13 of 1947, POP 21 of 1947

Top hit records

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Arnold, MalcolmSymphony for Strings1947-04-29United Kingdom LondonRiddick String Orchestra – Riddick [4]
Barber, SamuelSuite from Medea1947-12-05United States PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [5]
Boulez, PierreFlute Sonatina1947-02-28Belgium BrusselsVan Boterdael, Mercenier [6]
Britten, BenjaminCanticle I: My Beloved is Mine and I am His1947-11-01United Kingdom LondonPears, Britten [7]
Carter, ElliottPiano Sonata1947-03-05 1United States New York CitySykes [8]
Cerha, FriedrichMärchenland, pieces for piano1947-02-25Austria ViennaSchnürl [9]
Chagrin, FrancisPrelude and Fugue for Orchestra1947-09-02United Kingdom London (Proms)London Philharmonic – Cameron [10]
Copland, AaronIn the Beginning1947-05-02United States Cambridge, MATangeman / Harvard University Choir – Shaw [11]
Dallapiccola, LuigiLiriche Greche I: Cinque Frammenti di Saffo (1942)1947-07-07Italy TurinLászló / [unknown ensemble] – Caracciolo [12]
Dallapiccola, LuigiTwo Etudes for Violin and Piano1947-04-28Switzerland BaselMaterassi, Dallapiccola [13]
Dallapiccola, LuigiTwo Pieces for Orchestra1947-11-03United Kingdom LondonTurin Radio Symphony – Rossi [14]
Duruflé, MauriceRequiem1947-11-02France ParisBouvier, Mauranne / French National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Désormière [15]
Enescu, GeorgePiano Quartet No. 21947-10-31United States Washington, DC (Library of Congress)Albeneri Trio with Katims[16]
Engelmann, Hans UlrichViolin Sonata1947-07-27Allied-occupied Germany Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Seitz, Baer [17]
Englund, EinarWar Symphony (Symphony No. 1)1947-01-17Finland HelsinkiHelsinki Philharmonic – Funtek [18]
Fortner, WolfgangShakespeare-Songs1947-07-25Allied-occupied Germany Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Baum, Roloff [17]
Foss, LukasSong of Songs1947-03-07United States BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky [19]
Ginastera, AlbertoDuo for Flute and Oboe1947-02-23United States New York CitySmith, Wann [20]
Ginastera, AlbertoHieremiae Prophetae Lamentationes1947-07-21Argentina Buenos AiresLagun Onak Choir – Castro [21]
Ginastera, AlbertoPampeana No. 1, for violin and piano1947-02-23United States New York CityDe Conte, Tosar [22]
Ginastera, AlbertoSuite de danzas criollas1947-07-26Argentina Buenos AiresFirkusny [23]
Hartmann, Karl AmadeusChina Kampft, overture1947-07-27Allied-occupied Germany Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Landestheater Orchestra – Scherchen [17]
Heiss, HermannInventions for Violin and Cello1947-07-12Allied-occupied Germany Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Müller-Gündner, Day [17]
Heiss, HermannLieder der Liebe1947-07-13Allied-occupied Germany Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)U. Heiss, H. Heiss [17]
Henze, Hans WenerFlute Sonatina1947-07-27Allied-occupied Germany Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Redel, Roloff [24]
Henze, Hans WernerConcertino for Piano, Winds and Percussion1947-10-15Allied-occupied Germany Baden-BadenSWF Symphony – Egk [25]
Henze, Hans WernerString Quartet No. 11947-04-??Allied-occupied Germany HeidelbergFreund Quartet [26]
Honegger, ArthurDeliciae basiliensis (Symphony No. 4)1947-01-21Switzerland BaselBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher [27]
Jacob, GordonBassoon Concerto1947-08-20United Kingdom London (Proms)Camden / BBC Symphony – Boult [10]
Jolivet, AndréPiano Sonata No. 11947-01-27France ParisGrimaud [28]
Jolivet, AndréPsyché, symphonic mouvement1947-03-05Belgium Brussels[unknown orchestra] – André [29]
Khachaturian, AramSymphony-Poem (Symphony No. 3)1947-12-13Soviet Union LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky [30]
Korngold, Erich WolfgangViolin Concerto1947-02-15United States St. LouisHeifetz / St. Louis Symphony – Golschmann [31]
Krenek, ErnstSymphony No. 41947-11-27United States New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Mitropoulos [32]
Lewis, AnthonyElegy and Capriccio for Trumpet and Orchestra1947-08-01United Kingdom London (Proms)Eskdale / London Symphony – Sargent [10]
Liebermann, RolfFurioso1947-07-27Allied-occupied Germany Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Landestheater Orchestra – Scherchen [17]
Maderna, BrunoIntroduzione e Passacaglia "Lauda Sion Salvatorem"1947-04-03Italy FlorenceFlorence Communal Theatre Symphony – Maderna [33]
Malipiero, Gian FrancescoSinfonia concertante in eco (Symphony No. 5)1947-11-03United Kingdom London[unknown performers] [34]
Martinu, BohuslavSymphony No. 51947-05-28Czechoslovakia Prague (Spring)Czech Philharmonic – Kubelik[35]
Martinu, BohuslavToccata e due canzoni1947-01-21Switzerland BaselBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher [36]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiPathetic Overture1947-10-19Soviet Union MoscowUSSR State Symphony – Gauk [37]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiString Quartet No. 121947-11-30Soviet Union MoscowBeethoven Quartet [38]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiThe Kremlin at Night, cantata-nocturne1947-11-15Soviet Union MoscowMoscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Anosov [38]
Persichetti, VincentSymphony No. 31947-11-21United States PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [5]
Prokofiev, SergeiSymphony No. 61947-10-11Soviet Union LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky [39]
Schoenberg, ArnoldString Trio1947-05-01United States Cambridge, MAMembers of the Walden Quartet [40]
Sessions, RogerSymphony No. 21947-01-09United States San FranciscoSan Francisco Symphony – Monteux [41]
Sessions, RogerViolin Concerto (1935)1947-11-14United States MinneapolisKrasner / Minneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos [42]
Stravinsky, IgorConcerto in D for strings1947-01-27Switzerland BaselBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher [43]
Tubin, EduardSymphony No. 51947-11-16Sweden StockholmStockholm Philharmonic – Carl Garaguly [44]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorBachianas brasileiras No. 8 (1944)1947-08-06Italy RomeSanta Cecilia Academy Orchestra – Villa-Lobos [45]
Walton, WilliamString Quartet No. 21947-05-04United Kingdom LondonBlech Quartet [46]
Webern, AntonFive Canons on Latin Texts for soprano and two clarinets1947-06-18Austria ViennaSetingruber, Wildgans, Bartosek [47]
Zimbalist, EfremViolin Concerto1947-11-28United States PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [5]
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisConcerto for Orchestra1947-09-22Allied-occupied Germany CologneGürzenich Orchestra – Wand [48]
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisSinfonia prosodica1947-09-09Allied-occupied Germany MönchengladbachVestisches Sinfonie – Decker [49]

1 Concert premiere. The Sonata was recorded by Webster Aiken for a radio broadcast one month earlier, on February 7.[8]

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Tommy and Jimmy, The Fabulous Dorseys

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ "Llangollen International Eisteddfod – How it Started". Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  2. ↑ https://archive.org/details/mbid-47ec1899-c909-4d5f-b38c-4920df8f57d9
  3. ↑ The Billboard 27 April 1946 P. 124
  4. ↑ Malcolm Arnold: A Bio-Bibliography
  5. 1 2 3 "New Music Box" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Werkstatt-Spuren: die Sonatine von Pierre Boulez
  7. ↑ Good Morning Britten
  8. 1 2 IRCAM
  9. ↑ IRCAM
  10. 1 2 3 BBC
  11. ↑ IRCAM
  12. ↑ IRCAM
  13. ↑ IRCAM
  14. ↑ Chandos
  15. ↑ Maurice Duruflé, The Man and His Music
  16. ↑ Pascal Bentoiu, Masterworks of George Enescu: A Detailed Analysis, translated by Lory Wallfisch (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2010), 451–52. ISBN 978-0-8108-7665-1 (cloth) ISBN 978-0-8108-7690-3 (ebook).
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Im Zenit der Moderne. Die Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 1946-1966.
  18. ↑ YLE
  19. ↑ Boston Symphony Orchestra
  20. ↑ IRCAM
  21. ↑ IRCAM
  22. ↑ IRCAM
  23. ↑ IRCAM
  24. ↑ Im Zenit der Moderne. Die Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 1946-1966
  25. ↑ IRCAM
  26. ↑ IRCAM
  27. ↑ Bach Cantatas
  28. ↑ IRCAM
  29. ↑ IRCAM
  30. ↑ Musicweb International
  31. ↑ New York Philharmonic
  32. ↑ IRCAM
  33. ↑ IRCAM
  34. ↑ Orchestra Virtuale del Flaminio
  35. ↑ Bohuslav Martinu: A Research and Information Guide
  36. ↑ Paul Sacher Stiftung
  37. ↑ Nikolay Myaskovsky: The Conscience of Russian Music
  38. 1 2 Nikolai Myaskovsky: The Conscience of Russian Music
  39. ↑ Mariinsky Theatre
  40. ↑ IRCAM
  41. ↑ The Great American Symphony: Music, the Depression and the War
  42. ↑ Roger Sessions: A Biography
  43. ↑ IRCAM
  44. ↑ Program Notes to BIS recording (hosted at Chandos.net)
  45. ↑ Indiana University
  46. ↑ William Walton: Muse of Fire
  47. ↑ IRCAM
  48. ↑ IRCAM
  49. ↑ IRCAM
  50. ↑ Hillenbrand, Markus. "Klassika: Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957): Cellokonzert A-Dur / a-Moll". www.klassika.info. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  51. ↑ Oliver Leaman (16 December 2003). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Routledge. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-1-134-66252-4.
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