1939 in music

List of years in music (table)

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1939.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Publications

Albums released

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1939.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Judy GarlandOver the Rainbow1939United StatesUS BB 1 of 1939, Oscar in 1939, AFI 1, RYM 1 of 1939, POP 1 of 1939, RIAA 1, Scrobulate 71 of vocal, Acclaimed 497
2Glenn MillerMoonlight Serenade1939United StatesUS BB 5 of 1939, RYM 5 of 1939, POP 5 of 1939, UK 12 – Mar 1954, Europe 12 of the 1930s, Scrobulate 53 of jazz, Italy 74 of 1954, Party 74 of 1999, Acclaimed 1202
3Kate SmithGod Bless America1939United StatesUS BB 2 of 1939, POP 2 of 1939, US 1940s 5 – Aug 1940, Europe 18 of the 1930s, RIAA 19, RYM 33 of 1939, Acclaimed 568
4Billie HolidayStrange Fruit1939United StatesRYM 2 of 1939, Scrobulate 25 of jazz, Europe 92 of the 1930s, Acclaimed 180, RIAA 273, WXPN 717
5Louis ArmstrongWhen the Saints Go Marching In1939United StatesUS BB 4 of 1939, POP 4 of 1939, RIAA 13, RYM 18 of 1939, Scrobulate 33 of swing

Top hits on record

Top Christmas hits

Top blues records

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Bartók, BélaViolin Concerto No. 21939-03-23Netherlands AmsterdamSzékely / Concertgebouw Orchestra – Mengelberg [1]
Bax, ArnoldSymphony No. 71939-06-09United States New York City (EXPO)New York Philharmonic – Boult[2]
Bliss, ArthurPiano Concerto1939-06-10United States New York City (EXPO)Solomon / New York Philharmonic – Boult[3]
Boughton, RutlandSymphony No. 3 (1937)1939-01-01United Kingdom London[unknown ensemble] – Pougnet [4]
Britten, BenjaminYoung Apollo1939-08-02Canada TorontoBritten / Toronto Melodic Strings – Chuhaldin[5]
Enescu, GeorgeOrchestral Suite No. 3, "Villageoise" (1938)1939-02-02United States New York City Carnegie HallNew York Philharmonic-Symphony – Enescu[6]
Ginastera, AlbertoHarp Sonatina1939-06-26Argentina Buenos AiresSebastiani[7]
Harris, RoySymphony No. 31939-02-24United States BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky[8]
Hovhaness, AlanExile (Symphony No. 1) (1936)1939-05-26United Kingdom LondonBBC Symphony – Heward [9]
Lutoslawski, WitoldSymphonic Variations1939-06-17Poland CracowPolish Radio Symphony – Fitelberg[10]
Prokofiev, SergeiAlexander Nevsky, cantata1939-05-17Soviet Union MoscowGagarina / Moscow Philharmonic – Prokofiev[11]
Messiaen, OlivierChants de Terre et de Ciel1939-01-23France ParisBunlet, Messiaen[12]
Prokofiev, SergeiZdravitsa, cantata1939-12-21Soviet Union MoscowUSSR Radio Symphony – Golovanov[13]
Rosenberg, HildingSymphony No. 31939-12-11Sweden StockholmSwedish Radio Symphony – Rosenberg[14]
Shostakovich, DmitriSymphony No. 61939-11-21Soviet Union LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[15]
Stravinsky, IgorLe roi des étoiles, cantata1939-04-19Belgium BrusselsBrussels Radio Symphony – André[16]
Vaughan Williams, RalphFive Variants of Dives and Lazarus1939-06-10United States New York City (EXPO) New York Philharmonic – Boult[17]
Walton, WilliamViolin Concerto1939-12-07United States ClevelandHeifetz / Cleveland Orchestra – Rodziński[18]
Weinberger, JaromírUnder the Spreading Chestnut Tree1939-10-12United States New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Barbirolli[19]
Xian XinghaiYellow River Cantata1939-04-13Republic of China (1912–1949) Yan'an[unknown ensemble] – Wu Xiling[20][21]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Poster for The Wizard of Oz

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ The Concerto: A Listener's Guide
  2. ↑ New York Philharmonic Archives
  3. ↑ Music Sales Classical
  4. ↑ Hyperion Records
  5. ↑ IRCAM
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ IRCAM
  8. ↑ Boston Symphony Orchestra
  9. ↑ Dictionary of American Classical Composers
  10. ↑ IRCAM
  11. ↑ Orchestra Virtuale del Flaminio
  12. ↑ IRCAM
  13. ↑ Edition Sikorski
  14. ↑ Gehrmans Musikförlag
  15. ↑ Shostakovich: A Life
  16. ↑ IRCAM
  17. ↑ Cornell Chamber Orchestra
  18. ↑ Naxos Records
  19. ↑ New York Philharmonic Archives
  20. ↑ Naxos Records
  21. ↑ Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra
  22. ↑ Times Film Festival review and background Archived 2006-04-20 at the Wayback Machine.
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