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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

  • 1941 in British music
  • 1941 in Norwegian music

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
1 Glenn Miller Chattanooga Choo Choo 1941 United States US 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
2 Glenn Miller A String of Pearls 1941 United States US 1940s 1 – Jan 1942, US 1 for 2 weeks Feb 1942, US BB 2 of 1941, RYM 13 of 1941, POP 13 of 1941
3 Jimmy Dorsey Green Eyes 1941 United States US 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
4 Jimmy Dorsey Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) 1941 United States US 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
5 Billie Holiday God Bless the Child 1941 United States US 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

Published popular music

Other publications

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Alwyn, William Pastoral Fantasia for Viola and Orchestra 1941-11-03 United Kingdom Bedford Forbes / BBC SymphonyBoult [3][4]
Barber, Samuel Violin Concerto 1941-02-07 United States Philadelphia Spalding / Philadelphia OrchestraOrmandy [5]
Bartók, Béla String Quartet No. 6 1941-02-07 United States New York City Kolisch Quartet [6]
Britten, Benjamin Matinées Musicales 1941-06-27 Brazil Rio de Janeiro American Ballet Company Orchestra – Balaban [7]
Britten, Benjamin Sinfonia da Requiem 1941-03-30 United States New York City New York Philharmonic – Barbirolli [8]
Britten, Benjamin String Quartet No. 1 1941-09-21 United States Los Angeles Coolidge Quartet [9]
Copland, Aaron Piano Sonata 1941-10-21 Argentina Buenos Aires Copland [10]
Dallapiccola, Luigi Canti di prigionia 1941-12-11 Italy Rome [unknown ensemble] – Previtali [11]
Dallapiccola, Luigi Piccolo concerto per Muriel Couvreux 1941-05-01 Italy Rome [unknown ensemble] – Previtali [12]
Ginastera, Alberto Concierto argentino 1941-07-18 Uruguay Montevideo Balzo / SODRE Symphony – Baldi [13]
Herrmann, Bernard Symphony 1941-07-27 United States New York City CBS Symphony – Herrmann [14]
Hindemith, Paul Cello Concerto 1941-02-07 United States Boston Piatigorsky / Boston SymphonyKoussevitzky [15]
Messiaen, Olivier Quatuor pour la fin du temps 1941-01-15 Nazi Germany Görlitz Le Boulaire, Akoka, Pasquier, Messiaen [16]
Novák, Vitezslav De Profundis 1941-11-20 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Brno Reinberger / Prague Radio Symphony – Bakala [17]
Rachmaninov, Sergei Symphonic Dances 1941-01-03 United States Philadelphia Philadelphia OrchestraOrmandy [18]
Schuman, William Symphony No. 3 1941-10-17 United States Boston Boston SymphonyKoussevitzky [19]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz

Musical theater

  • Apple Sauce London revue opened at the Palladium on March 5
  • Banjo Eyes Broadway production opened on December 25 at the Hollywood Theatre and ran for 126 performances.
  • Best Foot Forward Broadway production opened on October 1 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and ran for 326 performances.
  • Get a Load of This London production opened on November 19 at the Hippodrome Theatre and ran for 698 performances.
  • High Kickers Broadway production opened on October 31 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 171 performances.
  • It Happens on Ice Broadway Revue opened on July 15 at the Center Theatre and ran for 386 performances.
  • Lady Behave London production opened at His Majesty's Theatre on July 24 and ran for 401 performances
  • Lady in the Dark Broadway production opened on January 23 at the Alvin Theatre and ran for 467 performances.
  • Let's Face It! Broadway production opened on October 29 at the Imperial Theatre and ran for 547 performances.
  • Sons O' Fun Broadway Revue opened on December 1 at the Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 742 performances.

Musical films

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Oggi: settimanale di politica, attualità e cultura. 1987.
  2. ^ Ralph P. Locke; Cyrilla Barr (January 1, 1997). Cultivating Music in America: Women Patrons and Activists Since 1860. University of California Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-520-08395-0.
  3. ^ Naxos Records
  4. ^ The Innumerable Dance: The Life and Work of William Alwyn
  5. ^ New York Philharmonic
  6. ^ Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide
  7. ^ MUSIClassical Notes
  8. ^ Orchestra Virtuale del Flaminio
  9. ^ Good Morning Britten
  10. ^ Naxos Records
  11. ^ IRCAM
  12. ^ IRCAM
  13. ^ IRCAM
  14. ^ Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann
  15. ^ Schott Music
  16. ^ IRCAM
  17. ^ Wright Music
  18. ^ "Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra". Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  19. ^ Musicsales Classical
  20. ^ "Alle gaar rundt og forelsker sig". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  21. ^ "Gene Pitney Obituary - Rockville, CT". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  22. ^ Woodwind Music of Black Composers. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1990. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-313-27265-3.
  23. ^ Paul Michael (1969). Movie Greats: The Players, Directors, Producers. Garland Books. p. 1950.
  24. ^ "John Fred". The Independent. London. April 18, 2005. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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