1937 in music

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File:Il Trovatore.jpg
1937 Works Progress Administration production of Il trovatore

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

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Top popular recordings

The twenty popular records in the United States listed below were extracted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954,[8] record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1 Bing Crosby "Sweet Leilani" Decca Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 25 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[9]
2 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Once In A While" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #2, US #1 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks, Jazz Standards 1937
3 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "The Dipsy Doodle" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks
4 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 16 total weeks
5 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "Boo Hoo" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks
6 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "September in the Rain" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks
7 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra "That Old Feeling" Bluebird Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
8 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra "Whispers in the Dark" Decca Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
9 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Ella Fitzgerald) Goodnight, My Love Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1936 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
10 Bing Crosby "The Moon Got in My Eyes" Decca Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #10, US #1 for 4 weeks, 11 total weeks
11 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra "This Year's Kisses"[10] Brunswick Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1936 #11, US #1 for 4 weeks, 8 total weeks
12 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "A Sailboat in the Moonlight" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
13 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal Billie Holiday) "Carelessly"[10] Brunswick Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
14 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Satan Takes a Holiday" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #14, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks
15 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Margaret McCrae) "This Year's Kisses" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #15, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
16 Bing Crosby Remember Me? Decca Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #16, US #1 for 3 weeks, 6 total weeks
17 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra "It's De-Lovely" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1936 #17, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
18 Russ Morgan and His Orchestra "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"[10] Brunswick Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
19 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Marie" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, 150,000 sales[11]
20 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" Bluebird Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
21 Fats Waller and his Rhythm "(You Know it All) Smarty" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #21, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
22 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "The Big Apple" Victor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #22, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
23 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal Billie Holiday) "You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming"[10] Brunswick Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #23, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
24 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra "Where or When"[10] Brunswick Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1936 #24, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks
27 Fred Astaire "They Can't Take That Away From Me"[10] Brunswick Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #27, US #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2005, Jazz Standards 1937
28 Bing Crosby Too Marvelous for Words Decca Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #28, US #1 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks
29 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Caravan Master Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". US BB 1937 #60, US #4 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2009, Jazz Standards 1936

Number one hit songs (in order)

Published popular music

Top blues records

Classical music

Premieres

Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Bartók, Béla Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta 1937-01-21 Basel, Switzerland Basel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher[12]
Benjamin, Arthur Overture to an Italian Comedy 1937-03-02 London [unknown ensemble] – Jacob[13]
Bloch, Ernest Voice in the Wilderness 1937-01-21 Los Angeles Borisoff / Los Angeles Philharmonic – Klemperer[14]
Britten, Benjamin On this Island 1937-11-19 London Wyss, Britten [15]
Britten, Benjamin Reveille 1937-04-12 London Brosa, Reizenstein[16]
Britten, Benjamin Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge 1937-08-27 Salzburg, Austria (Festival) Boyd Neel Orchestra – Neel[17]
Copland, Aaron El Salón México 1937-08-27 Mexico City Mexico Symphony – Chávez[18]
Copland, Aaron Prairie Journal 1937-07-25 New York City Columbia Symphony – Barlow[19]
Dallapiccola, Luigi Tre laudi 1937-09-08 Venice (Festival) Vivante / Grupo Strumentale Italiano – Sanzogno[20]
Farkas, Ferenc Harp Concertino 1937-03-11 Budapest Molnár / [unknown ensemble] – Kenessey[21]
Ginastera, Alberto Danzas Argentinas 1937-10-27 Buenos Aires De Raco[22]
Ginastera, Alberto Suite from Panambí 1937-11-27 Buenos Aires [unknown ensemble] – Castro[23]
Ives, Charles Psalm 67 (1899) 1937-05-06 New York City The Madrigal Singers – Engel[24]
Jolivet, André Romantiques 1937-03-20 Paris Gérar, D'Aleman[25]
Jolivet, André Trois Chants des Hommes 1937-06-04 Paris Bastard / Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra – Modesti
Khachaturian, Aram Piano Concerto 1937-07-12 Moscow Oborin / Moscow Philharmonic – Steinberg[26]
Messiaen, Olivier Fêtes des belles eaux 1937-07-25 Paris (Expo 37) [unknown ensemble] [27]
Messiaen, Olivier Poèmes pour Mi 1937-06-04 Paris Bunlet / Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra – Désormière[28]
Milhaud, Darius Suite provençale 1937-09-12 Venice (Festival) [unknown ensemble] – Milhaud [29]
Myaskovsky, Nikolay Symphony No. 17 1937-12-17 Moscow USSR State Symphony – Gauk[30]
Myaskovsky, Nikolay Symphony No. 18 1937-10-01 Moscow USSR State Symphony – Gauk[30]
Prokofiev, Sergei Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet 1937-04-15 Leningrad Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[31]
Roussel, Albert Cello Concertino 1937-02-06 Paris Fournier / Concerts Poulet Orchestra – Siohan[32]
Rubbra, Edmund Symphony No. 1 1937-04-30 London BBC Symphony – Boult[33]
Schoenberg, Arnold String Quartet No. 4 1937-01-08 Los Angeles Kolisch Quartet[34]
Sessions, Roger String Quartet No. 1 1937-04-10 Washington D.C. Coolidge Quartet[35]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Symphony No. 5 1937-11-21 Leningrad Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[36]
Webern, Anton Variations for Piano 1937-10-26 Vienna Stadlen[37]

Compositions

Opera

Film

Jazz

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Musical theatre

Musical films

Births

Deaths

File:George Gershwin 1937.jpg
George Gershwin in 1937, the year of his death.

References

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  1. ↑ From Beyond the Stave: The most glorious of English symphonies Template:Webarchive
  2. ↑ Letters from a Life Vol 1: 1923–39: Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten Template:Webarchive
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  6. ↑ "Discography of American Historical Recordings" - John Serry on adp.library.ucsb.edu
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  12. ↑ Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  13. ↑ Contraclassics
  14. ↑ Ernest Bloch Legacy Template:Webarchive
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  18. ↑ New York Philharmonic
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  21. ↑ Ferenc Farkas officialk website
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  23. ↑ Naxos Records
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  26. ↑ Eclassical
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  29. ↑ Your Classical
  30. ↑ a b Nikolay Myaskovsky: The Conscience of Russian Music
  31. ↑ Sikorski
  32. ↑ Allmusic
  33. ↑ Two Centuries of British Symphonies: From the Beginnings to 1945
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  35. ↑ Naxos Records
  36. ↑ The Symphony: A Listener's Guide
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