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{{short description|Overview of the events of 1951 in music}}
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*"[[Cry (Churchill Kohlman song)|Cry]]" – [[Johnnie Ray]] & [[The Four Lads]]
*"[[Cry (Churchill Kohlman song)|Cry]]" – [[Johnnie Ray]] & [[The Four Lads]]
*"[[Detour (song)|Detour]]" – [[Patti Page]]
*"[[Detour (song)|Detour]]" – [[Patti Page]]
*"Down The Trail Of Achin' Hearts" – [[Patti Page]]
*"[[Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts]]" – [[Patti Page]]
*"[[Down Yonder]]" recorded by:
*"[[Down Yonder]]" recorded by:
**[[Del Wood]]
**[[Del Wood]]
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*"Gambella (The Gamblin' Lady)" – [[Frankie Laine]] & [[Jo Stafford]]
*"Gambella (The Gamblin' Lady)" – [[Frankie Laine]] & [[Jo Stafford]]
*"[[The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart]]" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart]]" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"Get Happy" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[Get Happy (song)|Get Happy]]" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"Get Out Those Old Records" – [[Guy Lombardo]] ([[The Lombardo Trio]] vocals)
*"Get Out Those Old Records" – [[Guy Lombardo]] ([[The Lombardo Trio]] vocals)
*"The Girl In The Wood" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"The Girl In The Wood" – [[Frankie Laine]]
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**[[Guy Lombardo]] (Kenny Martin vocals)
**[[Guy Lombardo]] (Kenny Martin vocals)
*"[[Hey, Good Lookin' (song)|Hey, Good Lookin']]" – [[Frankie Laine]] & [[Jo Stafford]]
*"[[Hey, Good Lookin' (song)|Hey, Good Lookin']]" – [[Frankie Laine]] & [[Jo Stafford]]
*"The Hot Canary" – [[Florian Zabach]]
*"[[The Hot Canary]]" – [[Florian Zabach]]
*"[[How High the Moon]]" – [[Les Paul and Mary Ford]]
*"[[How High the Moon]]" – [[Les Paul and Mary Ford]]
*"I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat" – [[Mel Blanc]]
*"[[I Taut I Taw a Puddy-Tat]]" – [[Mel Blanc]]
*"[[If (They Made Me a King)|If]]" – [[Perry Como]]
*"[[If (They Made Me a King)|If]]" – [[Perry Como]]
*"[[I'll Never Be Free]]" – [[Lucky Millinder|Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra]]
*"[[I'll Never Be Free]]" – [[Lucky Millinder|Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra]]
*"It Is No Secret" – [[Bill Kenny (singer)|Bill Kenny]] & [[The Song Spinners]]
*"[[It Is No Secret]]" – [[Bill Kenny (singer)|Bill Kenny]] & [[The Song Spinners]]
*"[[It's All in the Game (song)|It's All in the Game]]" – [[Tommy Edwards]]
*"[[It's All in the Game (song)|It's All in the Game]]" – [[Tommy Edwards]]
*"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" – [[Perry Como]] & [[The Fontane Sisters]]
*"[[It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas]]" – [[Perry Como]] & [[The Fontane Sisters]]
*"Jealousy (Jalousie)" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[Jalousie (Gade)|Jealousy (Jalousie)]]" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[Jezebel (Frankie Laine song)|Jezebel]]" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[Jezebel (Frankie Laine song)|Jezebel]]" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[The Little White Cloud That Cried]]" – [[Johnnie Ray]] & [[The Four Lads]]
*"[[The Little White Cloud That Cried]]" – [[Johnnie Ray]] & [[The Four Lads]]
*"The Loveliest Night Of The Year" – [[Mario Lanza]]
*"[[The Loveliest Night Of The Year]]" – [[Mario Lanza]]
*"[[Lullaby of Broadway (song)|Lullaby of Broadway]]" – [[Doris Day]]
*"[[Lullaby of Broadway (song)|Lullaby of Broadway]]" – [[Doris Day]]
*"[[Mister and Mississippi]]" – [[Patti Page]]
*"[[Mister and Mississippi]]" – [[Patti Page]]
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*"[[On Top of Old Smoky]]" – [[The Weavers]] with [[Terry Gilkyson]]
*"[[On Top of Old Smoky]]" – [[The Weavers]] with [[Terry Gilkyson]]
*"Once Upon A Nickel" – [[Georgia Gibbs]]
*"Once Upon A Nickel" – [[Georgia Gibbs]]
*"One For My Baby" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)|One For My Baby]]" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[Out in the Cold Again]]" – [[Richard Hayes (singer)|Richard Hayes]]
*"[[Out in the Cold Again]]" – [[Richard Hayes (singer)|Richard Hayes]]
*"Paths Of Paradise" – [[Johnnie Ray]]
*"Paths Of Paradise" – [[Johnnie Ray]]
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*"[[Red Sails in the Sunset (song)|Red Sails In The Sunset]]" – [[Nat King Cole]]
*"[[Red Sails in the Sunset (song)|Red Sails In The Sunset]]" – [[Nat King Cole]]
*"[[Rose, Rose, I Love You]]" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[Rose, Rose, I Love You]]" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[Shanghai (song)|Shanghai]]" – [[Doris Day]]
*"[[(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai|Shanghai]]" – [[Doris Day]]
*"[[(It's No) Sin|Sin]]" – [[Eddy Howard]] & his Orchestra
*"[[(It's No) Sin|Sin]]" – [[Eddy Howard]] & his Orchestra
*"Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant)" – [[Vaughn Monroe]]
*"Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant)" – [[Vaughn Monroe]]
*"[[Sparrow in the Treetop]]" – [[Guy Mitchell]]
*"[[Sparrow in the Treetop]]" – [[Guy Mitchell]]
*"A Sunday Kind Of Love" – [[Jo Stafford]]
*"[[A Sunday Kind of Love]]" – [[Jo Stafford]]
*"[[Sweet Violets]]" – [[Dinah Shore]]
*"[[Sweet Violets]]" – [[Dinah Shore]]
*"[[The Syncopated Clock]]" – [[Leroy Anderson]] & his Orchestra
*"[[The Syncopated Clock]]" – [[Leroy Anderson]] & his Orchestra
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*"[[Undecided (song)|Undecided]]" – [[Ames Brothers]]
*"[[Undecided (song)|Undecided]]" – [[Ames Brothers]]
*"[[Vanity (1951 song)|Vanity]]" – [[Don Cherry (singer)|Don Cherry]]
*"[[Vanity (1951 song)|Vanity]]" – [[Don Cherry (singer)|Don Cherry]]
*"When It's Sleep Time Down South" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"[[When It's Sleepy Time Down South]]" – [[Frankie Laine]]
*"While You Danced, Danced, Danced" – [[Georgia Gibbs]]
*"While You Danced, Danced, Danced" – [[Georgia Gibbs]]
*"The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" – [[Les Paul and Mary Ford]]
*"[[The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise]]" – [[Les Paul and Mary Ford]]
*"[[Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)]]" – [[Patti Page]]
*"[[Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)]]" – [[Patti Page]]
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==Top R&B hits on record==
==Top R&B hits on record==
*"[[Rocket 88]]" – [[Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats]]
*"[[Rocket 88]]" – [[Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats]]
*"Sixty-Minute Man" – [[Dominoes]]
*"[[Sixty Minute Man]]" – [[Dominoes]]
*"The Glory Of Love" – [[Five Keys]]
*"[[The Glory Of Love (song)|The Glory Of Love]]" – [[Five Keys]]
*"[[The Thrill Is Gone]]" – [[Roy Hawkins]]
*"[[The Thrill Is Gone]]" – [[Roy Hawkins]]


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* "I'm A Fool To Want You" – w.m. Jack Wolf, Joel Herron & [[Frank Sinatra]]
* "I'm A Fool To Want You" – w.m. Jack Wolf, Joel Herron & [[Frank Sinatra]]
* "I'm Late" – w. [[Bob Hilliard]] m. [[Sammy Fain]]
* "I'm Late" – w. [[Bob Hilliard]] m. [[Sammy Fain]]
* "[[In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening]]" – w. [[Johnny Mercer]] m. [[Hoagy Carmichael]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Jane Wyman]] in the film ''[[Here Comes the Groom]]''.
* "[[In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening]]" – w. [[Johnny Mercer]] m. [[Hoagy Carmichael]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Jane Wyman]] in the film ''[[Here Comes the Groom (1951 film)|Here Comes the Groom]]''.
* "It's All In The Game" – w. [[Carl Sigman]] m. [[Charles G. Dawes|Charles Gates Dawes]] Based on "Melody" by Dawes 1912.
* "It's All In The Game" – w. [[Carl Sigman]] m. [[Charles G. Dawes|Charles Gates Dawes]] Based on "Melody" by Dawes 1912.
* "[[It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas]]" – w.m. [[Meredith Willson]]
* "[[It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas]]" – w.m. [[Meredith Willson]]
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* "No Two People" – w.m. [[Frank Loesser]]
* "No Two People" – w.m. [[Frank Loesser]]
* "Sail Away" – w.m. [[Noël Coward]]
* "Sail Away" – w.m. [[Noël Coward]]
* "Sayang di Sayang" – w. Siti Zainab
* "Shall We Dance?" – w. [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] m. [[Richard Rodgers]]
* "Shall We Dance?" – w. [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] m. [[Richard Rodgers]]
* "[[Somewhere Along The Way]]" – w. [[Sammy Gallop]] m. Kurt Adams
* "[[Somewhere Along The Way]]" – w. [[Sammy Gallop]] m. Kurt Adams
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* "Very Good Advice" – w. [[Bob Hilliard]] m. [[Sammy Fain]]
* "Very Good Advice" – w. [[Bob Hilliard]] m. [[Sammy Fain]]
* "A Very Merry Un-Birthday To You" – w.m. [[Mack David]], [[Al Hoffman]] & [[Jerry Livingston]]
* "A Very Merry Un-Birthday To You" – w.m. [[Mack David]], [[Al Hoffman]] & [[Jerry Livingston]]
* "Wand'rin' Star" – w. [[Alan Jay Lerner]] m. [[Frederick Loewe]]. Introduced by [[Rufus Smith (actor)|Rufus Smith]], [[Robert Penn]] and [[Jared Reed]] in the musical ''[[Paint Your Wagon (musical)|Paint Your Wagon]]''.
* "Wand'rin' Star" – w. [[Alan Jay Lerner]] m. [[Frederick Loewe]]. Introduced by [[Rufus Smith (actor)|Rufus Smith]], Robert Penn and [[Jared Reed]] in the musical ''[[Paint Your Wagon (musical)|Paint Your Wagon]]''.
* "[[We Kiss In A Shadow]]" – w. [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] m. [[Richard Rodgers]]
* "[[We Kiss In A Shadow]]" – w. [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] m. [[Richard Rodgers]]
* "When The World Was Young" – w. (Eng) [[Johnny Mercer]] (Fr) Angela Vannier m. M. Philippe-Gerard
* "When The World Was Young" – w. (Eng) [[Johnny Mercer]] (Fr) Angela Vannier m. M. Philippe-Gerard
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| [[Karl-Birger Blomdahl|Blomdahl, Karl-Birger]] || [[Symphony No. 3 (Blomdahl)|Symphony No. 3, ''Facetter'']] || 1951-06-25 || Frankfurt, Germany ([[ISCM World Music Days|ISCM Festival]]) || [[Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra|Bavarian Radio Symphony]] – [[Fritz Lehmann|Lehmann]]<ref>[http://www.mic.se/avd/mic/prod/musiklass.nsf/V5SiteSearchSwe/E587C8477F4248334125649000535987 Svensk Musik]</ref>
| [[Karl-Birger Blomdahl|Blomdahl, Karl-Birger]] || [[Symphony No. 3 (Blomdahl)|Symphony No. 3, ''Facetter'']] || 1951-06-25 || Frankfurt, Germany ([[ISCM World Music Days|ISCM Festival]]) || [[Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra|Bavarian Radio Symphony]] – [[Fritz Lehmann|Lehmann]]<ref>[http://www.mic.se/avd/mic/prod/musiklass.nsf/V5SiteSearchSwe/E587C8477F4248334125649000535987 Svensk Musik]</ref>
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| [[Pierre Boulez|Boulez, Pierre]] || ''[[Polyphonie X]]'' || 1951-10-06 || Donaueschingen, Germany ([[Donaueschingen Festival|Musiktage]]) || [[Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra|SWF Radio Symphony]] – [[Hans Rosbaud|Rosbaud]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yTsYAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA150&lpg=PA150&dq=boulez+polyphonie+x+rosbaud&source=bl&ots=PoOb4tbE7f&sig=8I6gImVAUMwFU-36NfEQpXLUDIw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cHhpVZ2QJsG2UOyMgIgG&ved=0CGAQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=boulez%20polyphonie%20x%20rosbaud&f=false To Boulez and Beyond, page 149]</ref>
| [[Pierre Boulez|Boulez, Pierre]] || ''[[Polyphonie X]]'' || 1951-10-06 || Donaueschingen, Germany ([[Donaueschingen Festival|Musiktage]]) || [[Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra|SWF Radio Symphony]] – [[Hans Rosbaud|Rosbaud]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yTsYAgAAQBAJ&dq=boulez+polyphonie+x+rosbaud&pg=PA150 To Boulez and Beyond, page 149]</ref>
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| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[Six Metamorphoses after Ovid]]'' || 1951-06-14 || Aldeburgh, UK ([[Aldeburgh Festival|Festival]]) || [[Joy Boughton|Boughton]]. [pianist unknown]<ref name="Times510228">Anon., "Aldeburgh Festival: Purcell's ''Dido and Aeneas''" ''[[The Times]]'' (28 February 1951): 8.</ref>
| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[Six Metamorphoses after Ovid]]'' || 1951-06-14 || Aldeburgh, UK ([[Aldeburgh Festival|Festival]]) || [[Joy Boughton|Boughton]]. [pianist unknown]<ref name="Times510228">Anon., "Aldeburgh Festival: Purcell's ''Dido and Aeneas''" ''[[The Times]]'' (28 February 1951): 8.</ref>
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| [[Allan Pettersson|Pettersson, Allan]] || [[Concerto for Violin and String Quartet]] || 1951-03-10 || Stockholm || [[Lars Frydén|Frydén]] / [[Soldan Ridderstad|Ridderstad]], [[Karl-Olof Nihlman|Nihlman]], [[Axel Jonsson|Jonsson]], [[Bengt Ericson|Ericson]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080908075423/http://www.allanpettersson.org/Allan%20Pettersson/AllanPetterssonhemsidan/Allan%20Petterssons%20hemsida/huvud/verkfrteckning/verkf.htm Allan Pettersson Society]</ref>
| [[Allan Pettersson|Pettersson, Allan]] || [[Concerto for Violin and String Quartet]] || 1951-03-10 || Stockholm || [[Lars Frydén|Frydén]] / [[Soldan Ridderstad|Ridderstad]], [[Karl-Olof Nihlman|Nihlman]], [[Axel Jonsson|Jonsson]], [[Bengt Ericson|Ericson]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080908075423/http://www.allanpettersson.org/Allan%20Pettersson/AllanPetterssonhemsidan/Allan%20Petterssons%20hemsida/huvud/verkfrteckning/verkf.htm Allan Pettersson Society]</ref>
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| [[Walter Piston|Piston, Walter]] || [[Symphony No. 4 (Piston)|Symphony No. 4]] || 1951-03-30 || Minneapolis || [[Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra]], [[Antal Doráti|Doráti]]<ref>Steven Lowe, [http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.559162&catNum=559162&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English Liner notes] to ''Walter Piston: Symphony No. 4, Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra, Three New England Sketches''. Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor. Naxos CD 8.559162. [Hong Kong]: Naxos, 2002.</ref>
| [[Walter Piston|Piston, Walter]] || [[Symphony No. 4 (Piston)|Symphony No. 4]] || 1951-03-30 || Minneapolis || [[Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra]], [[Antal Doráti|Doráti]]<ref>Steven Lowe, [http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.559162&catNum=559162&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English Liner notes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223131513/https://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.559162&catNum=559162&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English |date=February 23, 2019 }} to ''Walter Piston: Symphony No. 4, Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra, Three New England Sketches''. Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor. Naxos CD 8.559162. [Hong Kong]: Naxos, 2002.</ref>
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| [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev, Sergei]] || [[Piano Sonata No. 9 (Prokofiev)|Piano Sonata No. 9]] (1947) || 1951-04-21 || Moscow || [[Sviatoslav Richter|Richter]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uQGdi3A6oP4C&pg=PA193&lpg=PA193&dq=prokofiev+sonata+9+richter+1951&source=bl&ots=RfVEdPPunu&sig=XUN7CES5DPcpe6e5CTzd8POrJeM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uZCYVdPFBorYU7zGtvgB&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=prokofiev%20sonata%209%20richter%201951&f=false Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas]</ref>
| [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev, Sergei]] || [[Piano Sonata No. 9 (Prokofiev)|Piano Sonata No. 9]] (1947) || 1951-04-21 || Moscow || [[Sviatoslav Richter|Richter]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uQGdi3A6oP4C&dq=prokofiev+sonata+9+richter+1951&pg=PA193 Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas]</ref>
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| [[Alan Rawsthorne|Rawsthorne, Alan]] || [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rawsthorne)|Piano Concerto No. 2]] || 1951-06-17 || London ([[Festival of Britain]]) || [[Clifford Curzon|Curzon]] / [[London Symphony Orchestra|London Symphony]] – [[Malcolm Sargent|Sargent]]<ref>[http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbchomeservice/basic/1952-06-01 BBC]</ref>
| [[Alan Rawsthorne|Rawsthorne, Alan]] || [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rawsthorne)|Piano Concerto No. 2]] || 1951-06-17 || London ([[Festival of Britain]]) || [[Clifford Curzon|Curzon]] / [[London Symphony Orchestra|London Symphony]] – [[Malcolm Sargent|Sargent]]<ref>[http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbchomeservice/basic/1952-06-01 BBC]</ref>
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* [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] – ''[[The Pilgrim's Progress]]''<ref>[[Wilfrid Mellers|Wilfrid H. Mellers]], [https://archive.today/20120712230530/http://mq.oxfordjournals.org/content/XXXVII/4/580.full.pdf+html "Current Chronicle:London"] (Subscription Access), ''[[The Musical Quarterly]]'' 37, no. 4 (October): 580–8.</ref>
* [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] – ''[[The Pilgrim's Progress]]''<ref>[[Wilfrid Mellers|Wilfrid H. Mellers]], [https://archive.today/20120712230530/http://mq.oxfordjournals.org/content/XXXVII/4/580.full.pdf+html "Current Chronicle:London"] (Subscription Access), ''[[The Musical Quarterly]]'' 37, no. 4 (October): 580–8.</ref>
* [[Egon Wellesz]] – ''Incognita'', from a novel by [[William Congreve]] (December, Oxford).<ref>[[Andrew Porter (music critic)|Andrew Porter]], "New Wellesz Opera: 'Incognita,' Based on Congreve Story, Has Its First Performance at Oxford", ''The New York Times'' (16 December): 117.</ref>
* [[Egon Wellesz]] – ''Incognita'', from a novel by [[William Congreve]] (December, Oxford).<ref>[[Andrew Porter (music critic)|Andrew Porter]], "New Wellesz Opera: 'Incognita,' Based on Congreve Story, Has Its First Performance at Oxford", ''The New York Times'' (16 December): 117.</ref>

== Film ==

* [[Robert Farnon]] - ''[[Captain Horatio Hornblower]]''
* [[Bernard Herrmann]] - ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still]]''
* [[Bernard Herrmann]] - ''[[On Dangerous Ground]]''
* [[Alex North]] - ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]''
* [[Miklós Rózsa]] - ''[[Quo Vadis (1951 film)|Quo Vadis]]''
* Leith Stevens - ''[[When Worlds Collide (1951 film)|When Worlds Collide]]''
* [[Dimitri Tiomkin]] - ''[[The Thing from Another World]]''
* [[Franz Waxman]] - ''[[A Place in the Sun (1951 film)|A Place in the Sun]]''


==[[Jazz]]==
==[[Jazz]]==
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* ''Excuse My Dust'' starring [[Red Skelton]], [[Monica Lewis]], [[Sally Forrest]], [[Macdonald Carey]] and [[William Demarest]]. Dirested by [[Roy Rowland (film director)|Roy Rowland]].
* ''Excuse My Dust'' starring [[Red Skelton]], [[Monica Lewis]], [[Sally Forrest]], [[Macdonald Carey]] and [[William Demarest]]. Dirested by [[Roy Rowland (film director)|Roy Rowland]].
* ''[[The Great Caruso]]'' (starring [[Mario Lanza]])
* ''[[The Great Caruso]]'' (starring [[Mario Lanza]])
* ''[[Here Comes the Groom]]'' released September 20 starring [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Jane Wyman]].
* ''[[Here Comes the Groom (1951 film)|Here Comes the Groom]]'' released September 20 starring [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Jane Wyman]].
* ''[[The Lemon Drop Kid]]'' starring [[Bob Hope]] and [[Marilyn Maxwell]].
* ''[[The Lemon Drop Kid]]'' starring [[Bob Hope]] and [[Marilyn Maxwell]].
* ''[[Lullaby of Broadway (film)|Lullaby Of Broadway]]'' starring [[Doris Day]] and [[Gene Nelson]]
* ''[[Lullaby of Broadway (film)|Lullaby Of Broadway]]'' starring [[Doris Day]] and [[Gene Nelson]]
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*[[February 15]] – [[Melissa Manchester]], singer
*[[February 15]] – [[Melissa Manchester]], singer
*[[February 22]] – [[Ellen Greene]], singer and actress
*[[February 22]] – [[Ellen Greene]], singer and actress
*[[February 27]] – [[Steve Harley]], singer ([[Cockney Rebel]])
*[[February 27]] – [[Steve Harley]], glam rock singer-songwriter ([[Cockney Rebel]]) (d. 2024)
*[[March 4]] – [[Chris Rea]], singer-songwriter
*[[March 4]] – [[Chris Rea]], singer-songwriter
*[[March 5]] – [[Willis Alan Ramsey]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[March 5]] – [[Willis Alan Ramsey]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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**[[Jackie Jackson]], vocalist ([[The Jackson Five]])
**[[Jackie Jackson]], vocalist ([[The Jackson Five]])
**[[Mick Mars]] ([[Mötley Crüe]])
**[[Mick Mars]] ([[Mötley Crüe]])
*[[May 8]] – [[Philip Bailey]], vocalist ([[Earth, Wind & Fire]])
*[[May 8]]
**[[Philip Bailey]], vocalist ([[Earth, Wind & Fire]])
**[[Chris Frantz]], American musician and record producer ([[Talking Heads]], [[Tom Tom Club]])
*[[May 10]]
*[[May 10]]
**Ronald Banks ([[The Dramatics]])
**Ronald Banks ([[The Dramatics]])
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*[[May 19]] – [[Joey Ramone]], singer ([[Ramones]]) (d. 2001)
*[[May 19]] – [[Joey Ramone]], singer ([[Ramones]]) (d. 2001)
*[[June 3]] – [[Deniece Williams]], singer
*[[June 3]] – [[Deniece Williams]], singer
*[[June 6]] – [[Dwight Twilley]], American singer-songwriter and producer
*[[June 6]] – [[Dwight Twilley]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2023)
*[[June 8]] – [[Bonnie Tyler]], singer
*[[June 8]] – [[Bonnie Tyler]], singer
*[[June 10]] – [[Ed McTaggart]] ([[Daniel Amos]], The Road Home)
*[[June 10]] – [[Ed McTaggart]] ([[Daniel Amos]], The Road Home)
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*[[July 12]] – [[Sylvia Sass]], operatic soprano
*[[July 12]] – [[Sylvia Sass]], operatic soprano
*[[July 15]] – [[Gregory Isaacs]], reggae musician (d. 2010)
*[[July 15]] – [[Gregory Isaacs]], reggae musician (d. 2010)
*[[July 19]] – [[Debra Byrd]] vocalist (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2024-03-07 |title=Barry Manilow, Jennifer Hudson & More Mourn Death of Singer & ‘American Idol’ Vocal Coach Debra Byrd |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/debra-byrd-dead-american-idol-vocal-coach-obituary-1235626739/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[July 22]] – [[Richard Bennett (guitarist)|Richard Bennett]], American guitarist and producer ([[The Notorious Cherry Bombs]])
*[[July 22]] – [[Richard Bennett (guitarist)|Richard Bennett]], American guitarist and producer ([[The Notorious Cherry Bombs]])
*[[August 2]] – [[Andrew Gold]], singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
*[[August 2]] – [[Andrew Gold]], singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
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*[[August 4]] – [[Lois V Vierk]], composer
*[[August 4]] – [[Lois V Vierk]], composer
*[[August 13]] – [[Dan Fogelberg]], singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist (d. 2007)
*[[August 13]] – [[Dan Fogelberg]], singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist (d. 2007)
*[[August 15]] – [[Bobby Caldwell]], singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (d. 2023)
*[[August 19]] – [[John Deacon]], bass guitarist ([[Queen (band)|Queen]])
*[[August 19]] – [[John Deacon]], bass guitarist ([[Queen (band)|Queen]])
*[[August 23]]
*[[August 23]]
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*[[March 25]] – [[Sid Catlett]], jazz drummer, 41 (heart attack)
*[[March 25]] – [[Sid Catlett]], jazz drummer, 41 (heart attack)
*[[April 21]] – [[Olive Fremstad]], operatic soprano, 80
*[[April 21]] – [[Olive Fremstad]], operatic soprano, 80
* [[May 20]] – [[Jan Ingenhoven]], Dutch composer and conductor, 75
*[[May 29]]
*[[May 29]]
**<!--May 29-->[[Fanny Brice]], US actress, comedian and singer
**<!--May 29-->[[Fanny Brice]], US actress, comedian and singer

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1951.

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Specific genres

Events

Albums released

US No 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1951.

First week Number of weeks Titel Artist
March 3, 1951 1 "If" Perry Como
March 10, 1951 1 "Be My Love" Mario Lanza
March 17, 1951 5 "If" Perry Como
April 21, 1951 9 "How High the Moon" Les Paul & Mary Ford
June 23, 1951 5 "Too Young" Nat King Cole
July 28, 1951 6 "Come On-a My House" Rosemary Clooney
September 8, 1951 8 "Because of You" Tony Bennett
November 3, 1951 6 "Cold, Cold Heart" Tony Bennett
December 15, 1951 2 "(It's No) Sin" Eddy Howard
December 29, 1951 11 "Cry" Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1951.

# Artist Titel Year Land Chart entries
1 Johnnie Ray Cry 1951 US US 1940s 1 – Dec 1951, US 1 for 11 weeks Dec 1951, US BB 2 of 1951, DDD 4 of 1951, RYM 5 of 1951, POP 6 of 1952, Italy 68 of 1955, Acclaimed 1084
2 Nat King Cole Unforgettable 1951 US US BB 1 of 1952, POP 1 of 1952, RYM 4 of 1951, US 1940s 14 – Nov 1951, DDD 25 of 1951, Europe 63 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 78 of vocal, WXPN 500
3 Les Paul & Mary Ford How High the Moon 1951 US US 1940s 1 – Mar 1951, US 1 for 9 weeks Apr 1951, DDD 10 of 1951, US BB 12 of 1951, POP 12 of 1951, RYM 19 of 1951, RIAA 317, Acclaimed 514
4 Nat King Cole Too Young 1951 US US 1940s 1 – Apr 1951, US 1 for 5 weeks Jun 1951, POP 1 of 1951, DDD 5 of 1951, RYM 10 of 1951
5 Mario Lanza Be My Love 1951 US US 1940s 1 – Dec 1950, US 1 for 1 weeks Mar 1951, US BB 9 of 1951, POP 9 of 1951, Europe 79 of the 1950s, RYM 137 of 1951

Top hits on record

Top R&B hits on record

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
Composer Composition Date Standort Performers
Arnold, Malcolm Symphony No. 1 in D minor 1951-07-06 Cheltenham (Festival), UK Hallé Orchestra – Arnold[16][17]
Bal y Gay, Jesús Concerto Grosso 1951-03-30 Mexico City Mexico National Symphony – Chávez[18]
Berger, Arthur Duo for violin and piano 1951-10-19 New York, Town Hall Lack, [pianist][19]
Blomdahl, Karl-Birger Symphony No. 3, Facetter 1951-06-25 Frankfurt, Germany (ISCM Festival) Bavarian Radio Symphony – Lehmann[20]
Boulez, Pierre Polyphonie X 1951-10-06 Donaueschingen, Germany (Musiktage) SWF Radio Symphony – Rosbaud[21]
Britten, Benjamin Six Metamorphoses after Ovid 1951-06-14 Aldeburgh, UK (Festival) Boughton. [pianist unknown][22]
Cage, John Imaginary Landscape No. 4 1951-05-10 New York City[23]
Cooke, Arnold Violin Sonata No. 2 1951-05-17 London Rapaport, Cross[24]
Dority, Bryan "How Sweet I Roamed", for soprano and piano 1951-12-11 New York City, Carnegie Hall Turash, Garvey[25]
Dutilleux, Henri Symphony No. 1 1951-06-07 Paris RTF National Orchestra – Désormière[26]
Ellington, Duke Harlem 1951-06-20 New York (Lewisohn Stadium) NBC Symphony Orchestra – Ellington[27]
Ferguson, Howard Piano Concerto in D 1951-06-22 Belfast, UK Ferguson / City of Belfast Orchestra – Mulgan[28]
Foss, Lukas Piano Concerto No. 2 1951-10-07 Venice, Italy (Biennale) Foss / La Fenice Philharmonic – Sanzogno[29]
Fricker, Peter Racine Symphony No. 2 1951-07-26 Liverpool, UK Liverpool Philharmonic – Rignold[30]
Fulton, Norman Sinfonia pastorale 1951-06-? Bournemouth, UK Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra – [conductor unknown][31]
Gardner, John Symphony No. 1, Op. 2 1951-07-05 Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Hallé Orchestra – Barbirolli[16][32]
Garūta, Lūcija/Skulte, Bruno God, Thy Earth Is Aflame cantata, completed by Skulte[a] 1951-03-10 Brooklyn (Brooklyn Academy of Music) [performers unknown][33]
Gerhard, Roberto Piano Concerto 1951-06-16 Aldeburgh, UK (Festival) Newton-Wood / Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra – Del Mar[22][34]
Giannini, Vittorio A Canticle of Christmas, for baritone, chorus, and orchestra 1951-12-10 Charlotte, North Carolina White / Charlotte Symphony – Pfohl[35]
Glière, Reinhold Horn Concerto 1951-05-10 Leningrad, Soviet Union Polekh / Leningrad Radio Symphony – Glière[36]
Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphonie Concertante (Symphony No. 5) 1951-04-21 Stuttgart, Germany Stuttgart Radio Symphony – Müller-Kray[37]
Holst, Imogen Six Songs for women's voices and harp 1951-06-[8–17] Aldeburgh, UK (Festival) [performers unknown] – Holst[22]
Hovhaness, Alan Saint Vartan Symphony (Symphony No. 9, Op. 180) 1951-03-? New York Carnegie Hall [orchestra] – Hovhaness.[38]
Ibert, Jacques Symphonie Concertante for Oboe and Strings 1951-02-23 Basel, Switzerland Shann / Basel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher[39]
Ifukube, Akira Drumming of Japan 1951-11-17 Tokyo Tokyo Symphony – Ueda[40]
Ives, Charles Symphony No. 2 (1901) 1951-02-22 New York Carnegie Hall New York Philharmonic – Bernstein[41]
Jacobson, Maurice Symphonic Suite for strings 1951-07-04 Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Hallé Orchestra – Barbirolli[16][42]
Jolivet, André Piano Concerto 1951-06-19 Strasbourg, France (Festival) Descaves / Strasbourg Radio Orchestra – Jolivet[43]
Jacob, Gordon Flute Concerto 1951-08-05 London Morris / New London Orchestra – Sherman[44]
Jirak, Karel Symphony No. 5 1951-08-26 Edinburgh, UK (Festival) Scottish National Orchestra – Susskind[45]
Kay, Ulysses Short Suite for concert band 1951-05-08 Waco, US (Baylor University) Baylor University Golden Wave Band – Moore[46][47]
Kay, Ulysses Sinfonia in E (a.k.a. Symphony in E) 1951-05-02 Rochester, New York Eastman-Rochester Orchestra – Hanson[46][48]
Koechlin, Charles Prélude sur le nom de Fauré for strings 1951-03-02 London (French Institute) ["a string orchestra"][49]
Landré, Guillaume Symphony No. 3 1951-06-17 Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra – Kubelik[50]
Lutosławski, Witold Silesian Triptych 1951-12-02 Warsaw Polish National Radio Symphony – Fitelberg
Martinů, Bohuslav Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra No. 2 (1950) 1951-01-14 Dallas, US G. Beal, W. Beal / [unknown orchestra and conductor] [51]
Murrill, Herbert Concerto for cello and orchestra 1951-03-03 London (Royal Albert Hall) Canning / BBC Symphony Orchestra – Cameron[52]
Oldham, Arthur The Commandment of Love song cycle 1951-06-[8–17] Aldeburgh, UK (Festival) Pears, Britten[22]
Pettersson, Allan Concerto for Violin and String Quartet 1951-03-10 Stockholm Frydén / Ridderstad, Nihlman, Jonsson, Ericson[53]
Piston, Walter Symphony No. 4 1951-03-30 Minneapolis Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Doráti[54]
Prokofiev, Sergei Piano Sonata No. 9 (1947) 1951-04-21 Moscow Richter[55]
Rawsthorne, Alan Piano Concerto No. 2 1951-06-17 London (Festival of Britain) Curzon / London Symphony – Sargent[56]
Reizenstein, Franz Serenade for Winds 1951-07-[9–14] Cheltenham, UK (Festival) The London Wind Players[16]
Rodrigo, Joaquín Sonatas de Castilla 1951-11-08 Madrid Rodrigo[57]
Rubbra, Edmund Festival Te Deum 1951-06-30 London Royal Festival Hall [unknown performers][58]
Rubbra, Edmund String Quartet [No. 1?] 1951-07-[9–14] Cheltenham, UK (Festival Griller String Quartet[16]
Sainton, Philip Serenade Fantastique for oboe and strings 1951-07-08 Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Goosens / Boyd Neel Orchestra – Neel[59][60]
Schoenberg, Arnold "The Dance around the Golden Calf" from Moses und Aron 1951-07-02 Darmstadt, Germany (Ferienkurse) Orchester und Chor des Landestheaters Darmstadt – Scherchen[61]
Shebalin, Vissarion Sinfonietta 1951-11-12 Moscow USSR Radio Symphony – Gauk[62]
Stevens, Bernard Sinfonietta 1951-07-06 Cheltenham, UK (Festival) [unknown oboist] / Boyd Neel Orchestra – Barbirolli[17][59]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Sonatine for violin and piano 1951-08-24[b] Cologne, Germany Marschner, Stockhausen[64]
Talma, Louise The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo, choral dialogue 1951-12-14 New York, Juilliard Concert Hall Juilliard Chorus – Hufstader[65]
Villa-Lobos, Heitor Fantasia for saxophone, three horns, and strings 1951-11-17 Rio de Janeiro, Auditório do Palácio de Cultura, Waldemar Szpilman [pt], Orquestra de Câmara do Ministério da Educação e Cultura – Villa-Lobos[66]
van Wyk, Arnold Symphony No. 1 in A minor 1951-07-03[c] Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Hallé Orchestra – Barbirolli[67][68]
Wigglesworth, Frank Summer Scenes for flute, oboe, and strings 1951-11-05 New York, Town Hall Little Orchestra – Scherman[69]
  1. ^ The cantata was written in 1944 by poet Andrejs Eglitis and composer Lucija Garuta. During the Nazi occupation of the Baltic state [Latvia] only small portions of the work could be performed. Eglitis later escaped to Sweden, but of Garuta nothing was ever heard. A new musical score was written by Bruno Skulte while he was in a German displaced persons camp.[33]
  2. ^ Broadcast date of radio recording, NWDR Cologne. First public performance did not occur until 22 October 1971, by Saschko Gawriloff and Aloys Kontarsky at a concert of the SMIP in Paris.[63]
  3. ^ Although previously performed in a radio broadcast in 1943, this was the first public performance.[67]

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Notes

  1. ^ Anon. "Riviera Dei Fiori"; Anon. "Sanremo 1951 Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", Sanremo Festival Website (Accessed November 30, 2009).
  2. ^ Cowell, Henry (July 1951). "Current Chronicle: New York". The Musical Quarterly. 37 (3): 396–402 (399–400). doi:10.1093/mq/XXXVII.3.396.
  3. ^ Everett Helm, "Current Chronicle: Berlin" (Subscription Access), The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 4 (October): 590–97.
  4. ^ "Queen Elisabeth Competition 1951–2008 Archived October 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine", p. 3.
  5. ^ Anonymous, "First Performance of a Haydn Opera", The Times, issue 52024 (June 10, 1951): p. 4, col G.
  6. ^ A. J., "Cheltenham Festival", The Musical Times 92, no. 1303 (September 1951): 416–417.
  7. ^ Anon., "The Haslemere Festival", The Musical Times 92, no. 1301 (July 1951): 312.
  8. ^ Adolf Aber, "Tradition and Revolution at Bayreuth", The Musical Times 92, no. 1304 (October 1951): 453–457.
  9. ^ David Cherniavsky, "The Salzburg Festival", The Musical Times 92, no. 1305 (November 1951): 517–518.
  10. ^ Anonymous, "Berlin Festival of the Arts: Turn of Western Culture", The Times, issue 52091 (August 28, 1951): p. 3, col G.
  11. ^ Margaret Reece-Evans, "The Swansea Festival", The Musical Times 92, no. 1305 (November): 516.
  12. ^ Donaueschinger Musiktage: Programme seit 1921 Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ Anonymous, "Royal Opera House: Turandot", The Times, issue 52139 (October 23, 1951): p. 6, col F.
  14. ^ Anonymous, 'Visit of Hamburg Radio Orchestra: Series of Concerts', The Times, issue 52164 (November 21, 1951): p. 2, col F.
  15. ^ Anonymous, "Opening of the Season at La Scala: Two First Performances", The Times, issue 52179 (December 8, 1951): p. 5, col C.
  16. ^ a b c d e Anon., "Contemporary Music: Cheltenham Festival of British Works", Times(6 March 1951): 7.
  17. ^ a b Anon., "Cheltenham Festival: Arnold's Symphony", Times 7 July 1951: 8.
  18. ^ La Quinta de Mahler
  19. ^ H[arold] C S[chonberg], "Miss Lack Heard in Violin Recital: Saint-Saens Concerto Is Chief Work on Town Hall Program—Berger Duo Presented", The New York Times (20 October): 23.
  20. ^ Svensk Musik
  21. ^ To Boulez and Beyond, page 149
  22. ^ a b c d Anon., "Aldeburgh Festival: Purcell's Dido and Aeneas" The Times (28 February 1951): 8.
  23. ^ John Cage official website
  24. ^ Musicweb International
  25. ^ Anon., "Turash, Soprano, Bows: Otto Luening's Emily Dickinson Song Cycle on Her Program", The New York Times (12 December): 50.
  26. ^ Radio France
  27. ^ Anon., "Runyon Fund Concert: Ellington and N.B.C. Symphony to Appear at Stadium June 20", The New York Times (9 June): 12.
  28. ^ Boosey & Hawkes
  29. ^ "Venice Bienna official website" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  30. ^ University of California, Santa Barbara
  31. ^ Anon., "Music Proze Awarded", The Times (23 February 1951): 8.
  32. ^ Anon., "Cheltenham Festival: An Adventurous Symphony", Times (6 July 1951): 2.
  33. ^ a b Anon., "Ex-D.P.s to Give Cantata", The New York Times (3 March): 14.
  34. ^ http://sites.google.com/site/robertgerhardvalls18961970/
  35. ^ Anon., "Giannini Canticle Bows: Work by New York Professor Introduced in Charlotte, N.C.", The New York Times (10 December): 32.
  36. ^ "Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  37. ^ Schott Music
  38. ^ Cowell 1951, p. 396.
  39. ^ All the conducting masterclasses
  40. ^ Akira Ifukube official website
  41. ^ Cowell 1951, pp. 399–400.
  42. ^ Anon., "Cheltenham Festival: Maurice Jacobson", The Times (5 July 1951): 8.
  43. ^ Guide de la Musique Symphonique, p. 387.[full citation needed]
  44. ^ Gordon Jacob official website
  45. ^ Howard Taubman, "Edinburgh Hears Jirak's Symphony: Prize-Winning Work by Chicago Music Teacher Has World Premiere at Festival", The New York Times (27 August): 15.
  46. ^ a b Aaron Horne, Brass Music of Black Composers: A Bibliography (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1996): 160. ISBN 0-313-29826-2
  47. ^ Constance Tibbs Hobson and Deborra A. Richardson, Ulysses Kay: A Bio-Bibliography, Bio-Bibliographies in Music 53 (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1994): 43. ISBN 978-0-313-25546-5.
  48. ^ Constance Tibbs Hobson and Deborra A. Richardson, Ulysses Kay: A Bio-Bibliography, Bio-Bibliographies in Music 53 (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1994): 44. ISBN 978-0-313-25546-5.
  49. ^ "French Institute Concert: Fugues and Concertos", Times (3 March 1951): 8.
  50. ^ Daniel L. Schorr, "The Hague Opens Fifth Music Fete: Royal Court, Diplomatic Corps Represented a Concert in Medieval Hall of Knights", The New York Times (15 June): 27.
  51. ^ Hyperion Records
  52. ^ Anon., "Henry Wood Birthday Concert: New Cello Concerto", Times (5 March 1951): 2.
  53. ^ Allan Pettersson Society
  54. ^ Steven Lowe, Liner notes Archived February 23, 2019, at the Wayback Machine to Walter Piston: Symphony No. 4, Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra, Three New England Sketches. Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor. Naxos CD 8.559162. [Hong Kong]: Naxos, 2002.
  55. ^ Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas
  56. ^ BBC
  57. ^ Joaquín Rodrigo official website
  58. ^ W[ilfred] H. Mellers, "Current Chronicle: England", The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 4 (October 1951): 580–585. Citation on 582.
  59. ^ a b Paul Hamburger, "Cheltenham Festival". The Music Review 12 (1951): 317–319. Citation on 317 and 319.
  60. ^ Anon., "Cheltenham Festival: Three Serenades", Times (9 July 1951): 2.
  61. ^ Imke Misch and Markus Bandur (eds.), Karlheinz Stockhausen bei den Internationalen Ferienkursen für Neue Musik in Darmstadt 1951–1996: Dokumente und Briefe (Kürten: Stockhausen Stiftung für Musik, 2001): 9. ISBN 3-00-007290-X.
  62. ^ "Le Chant du Monde" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  63. ^ Rudolf Frisius, Karlheinz Stockhausen II: Die Werke 1950–1977; Gespräch mit Karlheinz Stockhausen, "Es geht aufwärts" (Mainz, London, Berlin, Madrid, New York, Paris, Prague, Tokyo, Toronto: Schott Musik International, 2008): 30.
  64. ^ Karlheinz Stockhausen, "Sonatine für Violine und Klavier (1951)", in his Texte zur Musik 4 (1970–1977), edited by Christoph von Blumröder, 46–47, DuMont Dokumente (Cologne: DuMont Buchverlag, 1978), 46, ISBN 3-7701-1078-1; Michael Kurtz, Stockhausen: A Biography, translated by Richard Toop (London and Boston: Faber and Faber, 1992): 31. ISBN 0-571-14323-7 (cloth); ISBN 0-571-17146-X (pbk).
  65. ^ Anon., "Choral to Have Premiere", The New York Times (14 December): 28.
  66. ^ Villa-Lobos, sua obra Archived October 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Version 1.0. MinC (Rio de Janeiro: IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos, 2009): 63.
  67. ^ a b Anon., "Cheltenham Festival", Times (4 July 1951): 8.
  68. ^ Paul Hamburger, "Cheltenham Festival". The Music Review 12 (1951): 317–319. Citation on 317–318.
  69. ^ a b Olin Downes, "Little Orchestra Gives 3 Premieres: Concertos by Martinu and Vivaldi and a Novelty by Wigglesworth Offered", The New York Times (5 November): 34
  70. ^ Stephen Williams, "Premiere of Britten's Billy Budd Stirs London", The New York Times (9 December): 133.
  71. ^ Everett Helm, "Current Chronicle: Berlin", The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 4 (October): 590–97. Citation on p. 594.
  72. ^ Anon., "Holland Hears 2 French Operas: Premiere of L'Apostrophe Is Given in Amsterdam—Work by Milhaud on Program" (2 July): 15.
  73. ^ Howard Taubman, "Florence Stages Haydn's Orpheus: World Premiere of 160-year-old Opera Is Presented at Music Festival in Italy", The New York Times (10 June): 22.
  74. ^ Anon., "New American Opera Unveiled in Detroit", The New York Times (17 November): 10.
  75. ^ Olin Downes, "Menotti Opera, the First for TV, Has Its Premiere; Boy, 12, Is Star", The New York Times (25 December): 1.
  76. ^ Anon., "Hardy Novel As An Opera", Times (16 January 1951): 6.
  77. ^ Wilfrid H. Mellers, "Current Chronicle:London" (Subscription Access), The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 4 (October): 580–8.
  78. ^ Andrew Porter, "New Wellesz Opera: 'Incognita,' Based on Congreve Story, Has Its First Performance at Oxford", The New York Times (16 December): 117.
  79. ^ Grein, Paul (March 7, 2024). "Barry Manilow, Jennifer Hudson & More Mourn Death of Singer & 'American Idol' Vocal Coach Debra Byrd". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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