1937 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1937.

1937 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in music (table)
1937 Works Progress Administration production of Il trovatore

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1937.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Benny GoodmanSing, Sing, Sing1937Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982 (1937), US BB 3 of 1938, Peel list 3 of 1937, POP 3 of 1938, nuTsie 4 of 1930s, US Billboard 7 – 1938 (6 weeks), Music Imprint 16 of 1930s, Brazil 54 of 1939, RIAA 205, Acclaimed 526 (1937), WXPN 766
2Count BasieOne O'Clock Jump1937US BB 1 of 1937, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1979 (1937), POP 1 of 1937, US Billboard 12 – Jun 1947 (2 weeks), nuTsie 12 of 1930s, Scrobulate 13 of swing, Music Imprint 18 of 1930s, RYM 21 of 1937, RIAA 211, Acclaimed 824 (1937)
3Fred AstaireThey Can't Take That Away From Me1937US Billboard 1 – 1937 (11 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005 (1937), Oscar in 1937 (film 'Shall We Dance') (Nominated), US BB 3 of 1937, POP 3 of 1937, RYM 34 of 1937, Europe 89 of the 1930s (1937), Acclaimed 2182 (1937)
4Bing CrosbySweet Leilani1937US Billboard 1 – 1937 (25 weeks), Your Hit Parade 1 of 1937, Oscar in 1937 (film 'Waikiki Wedding'), US BB 7 of 1937, POP 7 of 1937, Europe 29 of the 1930s (1937), nuTsie 75 of 1930s
5Duke EllingtonCaravan1937US Billboard 4 – 1937 (18 weeks), RYM 6 of 1937, US BB 9 of 1937, POP 9 of 1937, Brazil 57 of 1938, nuTsie 58 of 1930s, Scrobulate 88 of jazz, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009 (1937)

Number one hit songs (in order)

Top blues records

Classical music

Premieres
Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Bartók, BélaMusic for Strings, Percussion and Celesta1937-01-21 BaselBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher [3]
Benjamin, ArthurOverture to an Italian Comedy1937-03-02 London[unknown ensemble] – Jacob [4]
Bloch, ErnestVoice in the Wilderness1937-01-21 Los AngelesBorisoff / Los Angeles Philharmonic – Klemperer [5]
Britten, BenjaminOn this Island1937-11-19 LondonWyss, Britten [6]
Britten, BenjaminReveille1937-04-12 LondonBrosa, Reizenstein [7]
Britten, BenjaminVariations on a Theme by Frank Bridge1937-08-27 Salzburg (Festival)Boyd Neel Orchestra – Neel [8]
Copland, AaronEl Salón México1937-08-27 Mexico CityMexico Symphony – Chávez [9]
Copland, AaronPrairie Journal1937-07-25 New York CityColumbia Symphony – Barlow [10]
Dallapiccola, LuigiTre laudi1937-09-08 Venice (Festival)Vivante / Grupo Strumentale Italiano – Sanzogno [11]
Farkas, FerencHarp Concertino1937-03-11 BudapestMolnár / [unknown ensemble] – Kenessey [12]
Ginastera, AlbertoDanzas Argentinas1937-10-27 Buenos AiresDe Raco [13]
Ginastera, AlbertoSuite from Panambí1937-11-27 Buenos Aires[unknown ensemble] – Castro [14]
Ives, CharlesPsalm 67 (1899)1937-05-06 New York CityThe Madrigal Singers – Engel [15]
Jolivet, AndréRomantiques1937-03-20 ParisGérar, D'Aleman [16]
Jolivet, AndréTrois Chants des Hommes1937-06-04 ParisBastard / Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra – Modesti
Khachaturian, AramPiano Concerto1937-07-12 MoscowOborin / Moscow Philharmonic – Steinberg [17]
Messiaen, OlivierFêtes des belles eaux1937-07-25 Paris (Expo 37)[unknown ensemble] [18]
Messiaen, OlivierPoèmes pour Mi1937-06-04 ParisBunlet / Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra – Désormière [19]
Milhaud, DariusSuite provençale1937-09-12 Venice (Festival)[unknown ensemble] – Milhaud [20]
Myaskovsky, NikolaySymphony No. 171937-12-17 MoscowUSSR State Symphony – Gauk [21]
Myaskovsky, NikolaySymphony No. 181937-10-01 MoscowUSSR State Symphony – Gauk [21]
Prokofiev, SergeiSuite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet1937-04-15 LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky [22]
Roussel, AlbertCello Concertino1937-02-06 ParisFournier / Concerts Poulet Orchestra – Siohan [23]
Rubbra, EdmundSymphony No. 11937-04-30 LondonBBC Symphony – Boult [24]
Schoenberg, ArnoldString Quartet No. 41937-01-08 Los AngelesKolisch Quartet [25]
Sessions, RogerString Quartet No. 11937-04-10 Washington DCCoolidge Quartet [26]
Shostakovich, DmitriSymphony No. 51937-11-21 LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky [27]
Webern, AntonVariations for Piano1937-10-26 ViennaStadlen [28]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz
Main article: 1937 in jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths
George Gershwin in 1937, the year of his death.

References
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