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Encyclopedia > 1940 in music

See also: 1939 in music, other events of 1940, 1941 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1938 in music, other events of 1939, 1940 in music and the list of years in music. Events Publication of Music Here and Now, book by Ernst Krenek March 23 - Béla Bartóks Violin Concerto No. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also: 1940 in music, other events of 1941, 1942 in music and the list of years in music. Events January 5 - Ernesto Bonino debuts on Italian radio January 15 - Olivier Messiaens Quatuor pour la fin du temps is premiered in Stalag VIIIA in Silesia. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

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Events

January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Frank Sinatra in 1947 Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. ... Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905–November 26, 1956) was a jazz trombonist in the Big Band era. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Quartetto Egie was a jazz vocal male quartet working in Italy during 1940s. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich   listen? (Russian: ) (September 25, 1906 – August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ... The Piano Quintet, opus 57, by Dmitri Shostakovich is one of his best known chamber works. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Arnold Schoenberg, Los Angeles, 1948 For the American music critic and journalist, see Harold Charles Schonberg. ... The Violin Concerto by Arnold Schoenberg dates from Schoenbergs time in the United States of America, where he had moved in 1933 to escape the Nazis. ... Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917–February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer known for his unique improvisational style and many contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. ... Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967), known almost universally as Woody, was a folk singer and raconteur who wrote some of Americas best-loved songs. ... Quartetto Egie was a jazz vocal male quartet working in Italy during 1940s. ... Quartetto Ritmo was a jazz vocal male quartet working in Italy during 1940s. ...

Top hit records

Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American jazz musician and band leader in the Swing era. ... Arthur Jacob Arshawsky (May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004), better known as Artie Shaw, was an accomplished jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer. ... Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905–November 26, 1956) was a jazz trombonist in the Big Band era. ... Frank Sinatra in 1947 Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. ... Bing wooed fans with a sensuous voice, wit, and good looks. ... Bing wooed fans with a sensuous voice, wit, and good looks. ... Bing wooed fans with a sensuous voice, wit, and good looks. ... Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American jazz musician and band leader in the Swing era. ... Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American jazz musician and band leader in the Swing era. ... Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American jazz musician and band leader in the Swing era. ...

Published popular music

  • "Ain't It A Shame About Mame" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "All Over The Place" w.m. Noel Gay
  • "All This And Heaven Too" w. Eddie De Lange m. James Van Heusen
  • "Along The Santa Fe Trail" w. Al Dubin & Edwina Coolidge m. Will Grosz
  • "April Played The Fiddle" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "Arm In Arm" Church, Bradbury
  • "The Bad Humour Man" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" w.m. Don Raye, Hugie Prince & Eleanore Sheehy
  • "Because Of You" w. Arthur Hammerstein m. Dudley Wilkinson
  • "Beneath The Lights Of Home" Grossman, Jurmann
  • "Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Bless 'Em All" w.m. Jimmie Hughes & Frank Lake
  • "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind" Arthur Young, William Shakespeare, Evans
  • "Blueberry Hill" w.m. Al Lewis, Larry Stock & Vincent Rose
  • "Boog It" w.m. Jack Palmer, Cab Calloway & R. "Buck" Ram
  • "The Breeze And I" w. Al Stillman m. Ernesto Lecuona
  • "Buds Won't Bud" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
  • "Cabin In The Sky" w. John Latouche m. Vernon Duke
  • "The Call Of The Canyon" w.m. Billy Hill
  • "Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind" w. Robert De Leon m. Hoagy Carmichael
  • "Celery Stalks At Midnight" m. Will Bradley & George Harris
  • "Concerto For Cootie" m. Duke Ellington
  • "Contrasts" m. Jimmy Dorsey
  • "Cotton Tail" m. Duke Ellington
  • "Den Of Iniquity" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Devil May Care" w. Johnny Burke m. Harry Warren
  • "Do I Worry?" w.m. Stanley Cowan & Bobby Worth
  • "Dolores" w. Frank Loesser m. Louis Alter
  • "Down The Road Apiece" w.m. Don Raye
  • "Falling Leaves" w. Mack David m. Frankie Carle
  • "Ferry Boat Serenade" w. (Eng) Harold Adamson (Ital) Mario Panzeri m. Eldo di Lazzaro
  • "The Five O'Clock Whistle" w.m. Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon & Gene Irwin
  • "Flamingo" w. Edmund Anderson m. Ted Grouya
  • "Fools Rush In" w. Johnny Mercer m. Rube Bloom
  • "Friendship" w.m. Cole Porter
  • "Give a Little Whistle" w.m. Ned Washington & Leigh Harline, from the film Pinocchio
  • "Good For Nothin' Joe" Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom
  • "Harlem Nocturne" w. Dick Rogers m. Earle Hagen
  • "Hear My Song, Violetta" w. (Ger) Ermenegildo Carosio & Othmar Klose (Eng) Buddy Bernier & Bob Emmerich m. Rudolf Luckesch & Othmar Klose
  • "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee" w.m. Ned Washington & Leigh Harline, from the film Pinocchio
  • "High On A Windy Hill" w.m. Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
  • "How High The Moon" w. Nancy Hamilton m. Morgan Lewis
  • "I Haven't Time To Be A Millionaire" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "I Hear A Rhapsody" w.m. George Fragos, Jack Baker & Dick Gasparre
  • "I Hear Music" w. Frank Loesser m. Burton Lane
  • "I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town" w.m. William Weldon & Andy Razaf
  • "I'm Looking For A Guy Who Plays Alto And Baritone And Doubles On A Clarinet And Wears A Size 37 Suit" w.m. Ozzie Nelson
  • "I'm Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
  • "Imagination" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "Intermezzo" w. Robert Henning m. Heinz Provost
  • "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?" w.m. Billy Austin & Louis Jordan
  • "It Never Entered My Mind" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "It Was A Lover And His Lass" w. William Shakespeare m. Arthur Young
  • "It's A Big, Wide, Wonderful World" w.m. John Rox
  • "It's A Great Day For The Irish" w.m. Roger Edens
  • "It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow" w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "It's Always You" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "It's The Same Old Shillelagh" w.m. Pat White
  • "I've Got No Strings" "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee" w.m. Ned Washington & Leigh Harline, from the film Pinocchio
  • "Java Jive" w. Milton Drake m. Ben Oakland
  • "Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina" w.m. Sunny Skylar, Bette Cannon & Arthur Shaftel
  • "The Last Time I Saw Paris" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
  • "Let The People Sing" w.m. Noel Gay, Ian Grant & Frank Eyton
  • "Let There Be Love" w. Ian Grant m. Lionel Rand
  • "Let's Be Buddies" w.m. Cole Porter
  • "Louisiana Purchase" w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Ethel Merman in the musical Panama Hattie
  • "Make-Believe Island" w. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny m. Will Grosz & Sam Coslow
  • "Mamma" w. B. Cherubini m. C. A. Bixio
  • "Mister Meadowlark" w. Johnny Mercer m. Walter Donaldson
  • "Never No Lament" m. Duke Ellington
  • "New San Antonio Rose" w.m. Bob Wills
  • "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square" w. Eric Maschwitz m. Manning Sherwin
  • "On Behalf Of The Visiting Firemen" w. Johnny Mercer m. Walter Donaldson
  • "Only Forever" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "Our Love Affair" w. Arthur Freed m. Roger Edens
  • "Outside Of That, I Love You" Irving Berlin
  • "The Pessimistic Character" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "Playmates" w.m. Saxie Dowell
  • "Polka Dots And Moonbeams" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "Pompton Turnpike" w.m. Will Osborne & Dick Rogers
  • "Practice Makes Perfect" w.m. Don Roberts & Ernest Gold
  • "Rhumboogie" w.m. Don Raye & Hughie Prince
  • "Room 504" Posford, Maschwitz
  • "Say It (Over And Over Again)" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat" w.m. Don Raye
  • "The Singing Hills" w.m. Mack David, Sammy Mysels & Dick Sanford
  • "Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga" w. Charles Newman m. James V. Monaco
  • "Summit Ridge Drive" m. Artie Shaw
  • "Taking A Chance On Love" w. John Latouche & Ted Fetter m. Vernon Duke
  • "There I Go" w. Hy Zaret m. Irving Weiser
  • "There's A Boy Coming Home On Leave" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy
  • "Trade Winds" w. Charles Tobias m. Cliff Friend
  • "Two Dreams Met" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
  • "Wabash Cannon Ball" w.m. A. P. Carter
  • "Walkin' Through Mockin' Bird Lane" Lowell Peters, Clarence Jones, John Turner
  • "Waltzing In The Clouds" w. Gus Kahn m. Robert Stolz
  • "We Could Make Such Beautiful Music" w. Robert Sour m. Henry Manners
  • "We Three" w.m. Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels & Dick Robertson
  • "Well, Did You Evah?" w.m. Cole Porter
  • "When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano" w.m. Leon René
  • "When You Wish Upon a Star" w.m. Ned Washington & Leigh Harline, from the film Pinocchio
  • "Whispering Grass" w. Fred Fisher m. Doris Fisher
  • "The Woodpecker Song" w. (Eng) Harold Adamson (Ital) C. Bruno m. Eldo di Lazzaro
  • "Worried Mind" w.m. Jimmie Davis & Ted Daffan
  • "Yes, Indeed!" w.m. Sy Oliver
  • "Yes, My Darling Daughter" w.m. Jack Lawrence
  • "You Are My Sunshine" w.m. Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell
  • "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" w. Gus Kahn m. Nacio Herb Brown
  • "Zip" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. In the role of reporter Melba Snyder in the Broadway production of Pal Joey, Jean Casto explained that the musings of a striptease artiste may be on a somewhat higher intellectual plane than those of her devotees.

Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 - October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born US composer of popular music. ... Noel Gay born Reginald Armitage (July 15, 1898 - March 3, 1954) was one of the most successful British composers of popular music of the 1930s and 1940s. ... James Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), often credited as Jimmy Van Heusen, was an American composer. ... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 - October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born US composer of popular music. ... Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. ... Jimmy McHugh (July 10, 1894 - May 23, 1969), was one of the greatest and most prolific songwriters during the 1920s-1950s. ... Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered is a popular song with lyrics by Lorenz Hart and music by Richard Rodgers. ... Lorenz Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... (For work done with Oscar Hammerstein II, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 - December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He received countless awards including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994), born Cabell Calloway III, was a famous African-American jazz singer and bandleader. ... The Breeze and I is a popular song. ... Al Stillman (born June 26, 1906) was an American lyricist. ... Ernesto Lecuona (August 6, 1896 - 1963) was a Cuban composer and performer, was born in Guanabacoa, near Havana, Cuba on August 6, 1896. ... Harold Arlen, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1960 Harold Arlen (February 15, 1905 - April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music. ... Hoagland Howard Hoagy Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC – Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. ... James Jimmy Dorsey (February 29, 1904 - June 12, 1957) was a prominent jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and big band leader. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC – Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. ... Lorenz Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... (For work done with Oscar Hammerstein II, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 - December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He received countless awards including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... Harry Warren (December 24, 1893 - September 22, 1981) was a music composer of many different styles. ... Frank Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City - July 26, 1969, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... Frankie Carle (Francis Nunzio Carlone) born March 25th 1903, Providence RI died March 7th 2001, Mesa Arizona American pianist and bandleader, who was very popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. ... Cole Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ... Categories: Stub | 1940 films | Animated films | Disney films | Disney characters | Musical films | United States National Film Registry ... Categories: Stub | 1940 films | Animated films | Disney films | Disney characters | Musical films | United States National Film Registry ... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 - October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born US composer of popular music. ... Frank Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City - July 26, 1969, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... James Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), often credited as Jimmy Van Heusen, was an American composer. ... Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 - February 4, 1975) was an African-American jazz and rhythm & blues musician who, unlike many of his black peers, was highly popular with mainstream audiences in the post-swing era. ... Lorenz Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... (For work done with Oscar Hammerstein II, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 - December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He received countless awards including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... James Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), often credited as Jimmy Van Heusen, was an American composer. ... Categories: Stub | 1940 films | Animated films | Disney films | Disney characters | Musical films | United States National Film Registry ... (For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Oscar Hammerstein II ( July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American writer and producer of musical comedies for almost forty years. ... Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American popular composer. ... Noel Gay born Reginald Armitage (July 15, 1898 - March 3, 1954) was one of the most successful British composers of popular music of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Cole Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Cole Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ... Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 - February 15, 1984) was a star of stage and film musicals, well known for her strident voice and comic acting. ... Panama Hattie is a theater musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva. ... Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. ... Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 - July 15, 1947) was a prolific United States popular songwriter, producing many hit songs of the 1910s and 1920s. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC – Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. ... James Robert (Bob) Wills ( March 6, 1905 - May 13, 1975) was an American country musician and songwriter. ... Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. ... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 - October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born US composer of popular music. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 - October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born US composer of popular music. ... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... James Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), often credited as Jimmy Van Heusen, was an American composer. ... Frank Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City - July 26, 1969, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... Jimmy McHugh (July 10, 1894 - May 23, 1969), was one of the greatest and most prolific songwriters during the 1920s-1950s. ... James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 - October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born US composer of popular music. ... Arthur Jacob Arshawsky (May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004), better known as Artie Shaw, was an accomplished jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer. ... Harry Warren (December 24, 1893 - September 22, 1981) was a music composer of many different styles. ... Cole Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ... Categories: Stub | 1940 films | Animated films | Disney films | Disney characters | Musical films | United States National Film Registry ... James Houston Davis, better known as Jimmie Davis, (September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) was a noted singer who served as Governor of Louisiana. ... This article needs cleanup. ... You Are My Sunshine is a popular song. ... James Houston Davis, better known as Jimmie Davis, (September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) was a noted singer who served as Governor of Louisiana. ... Dr. Charles Mitchell, Aberdonian benefactor of the University of Aberdeen after whom the Mitchell Tower (1895) is named. ... Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 - October 8, 1941) was a famous German-American musician, songwriter and lyricist. ... Nacio Herb Brown (22 February 1896 - 28 September 1964) was a United States songwriter. ... Lorenz Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... (For work done with Oscar Hammerstein II, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 - December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He received countless awards including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Pal Joey is a 1939 epistolary novel by John OHara, which became the basis of a 1940 musical comedy and 1957 motion picture of the same name. ...

Classical music

Granville Bantock (August 7, 1868 - October 16, 1946) was a British composer of classical music. ... Samuel Barber, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1944 Samuel Osborne Barber (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a United States composer of classical music best known for his Adagio for Strings. ... Sir Lennox Berkeley (May 12, 1903 - December 26, 1989) was a British composer. ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976) was a British composer and pianist. ... Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer of modern tonal music as well as film music. ... Giuseppe Guttoveggio (October 10, 1906 – August 24, 1985, California), better known as Paul Creston, was an American composer of classical music. ... David Leo Diamond (July 9, 1915 – June 13, 2005) was an American composer of classical music. ... Hanns Eisler (July 6, 1898 - September 6, 1962) was a German and Austrian composer. ... Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1979) was an American classical composer who wrote much music on American subjects and is perhaps best known for his . ... Karl Amadeus Hartmann (August 2, 1905 - December 5, 1963) was a German composer. ... Paul Hindemith (November 16, 1895 – December 28, 1963) was a German classical composer, violist, teacher, theorist and conductor. ... Aram Ilich Khachaturian (Armenian: Արամ Խաչատրյան, Russian: Аpaм Ильич Xaчaтypян) (June 6, 1903 – May 1, 1978) was a composer of classical music. ... Gideon Klein (December 6, 1919–probably January 1945) was a Czech Jewish composer of classical music. ... Olivier Messiaen (December 10, 1908 – April 27, 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. ... Quatuor pour la fin du temps, also known by its English title Quartet for the End of Time, is a piece of chamber music by the French composer Olivier Messiaen. ... Darius Milhaud (September 4, 1892 - June 22, 1974) was a French-Jewish composer and teacher. ... Walter Hamor Piston Jr. ... Rachmaninoff, from a 1921 Victor advertisement Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (April 1, 1873 – March 28, 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. ... Roger Sessions (28 December 1896 – 16 March 1985) was an American composer, critic and teacher of music. ... Igor Fyodorovitch Stravinsky (Russian: ) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian-American composer of modern classical music. ... William Turner Walton (March 29, 1902–March 8, 1983) was a British composer influenced by the works of Stravinsky, Sibelius and the jazz genre. ...

Opera

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The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ...

Musical theater

Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... A bowl of applesauce Applesauce (or apple sauce) is made from stewed and mashed apples, sweetened to taste with sugar. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... The London Palladium in 2004 The London Palladium is one of the most famous of Londons West End theatres. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Beggars Opera is a ballad opera, a satiric play using some of the conventions of opera, but without the recitative. ... John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. ... Haymarket Theatre, ca. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... ... Vernon Duke (1903-1969), composer/songwriter, wrote such favorites as I Cant Get Started with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, April In Paris with lyrics by E.Y. (Yip) Harburg (1932), and What Is There To Say for The Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 also with Harburg. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... The Martin Beck Theatre is a notable Broadway theatre in New York. ... Burton Lane (February 2, 1912, New York City - January 5, 1997, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... E. Y. Yip Harburg (April 8, 1896 - March 5, 1981) was a lyricist who worked with many well-known composers. ... Eddie Davis is the name of: a heavyweight boxer a jazz tenor saxophonist (Eddie Lockjaw Davis) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Guy Bolton (November 23, 1884 - September 6, 1979) was a writer of Broadway musical comedies who frequently collaborated with P. G. Wodehouse and Jerome Kern among others. ... Many theatres are named the Shubert Theatre; many of these are now or were previously owned by the Shubert Theatre Corporation. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... Jimmy McHugh (July 10, 1894 - May 23, 1969), was one of the greatest and most prolific songwriters during the 1920s-1950s. ... Al Dubin (June 10, 1891 - February 11, 1945) was a Swiss-born lyricist. ... Howard Dietz (September 8, 1896 - July 30, 1983) was an American lyric writer and librettist. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Louisiana Purchase is a musical theater production from 1940. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... The Imperial Theater can also refer to the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo, Japan The Imperial Theater was the Schubert brothers fiftieth theater in New York City. ... Pal Joey is a 1939 epistolary novel by John OHara, which became the basis of a 1940 musical comedy and 1957 motion picture of the same name. ... Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (born 23 July 1933) is a British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs. ... Lorenz Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... John Henry OHara (31 January 1905 – 11 April 1970) was an American writer who was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... Panama Hattie is a theater musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva. ... Cole Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ... Buddy Gard DeSylva, often credited as Buddy De Sylva, Buddy DeSylva, Bud De Sylva and B.G. DeSylva (January 27, 1895 - July 11, 1950) was a songwriter, one third of the songwriting team DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, one of the top Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the era, and a... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Hoagland Howard Hoagy Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. ... Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. ... Guy Bolton (November 23, 1884 - September 6, 1979) was a writer of Broadway musical comedies who frequently collaborated with P. G. Wodehouse and Jerome Kern among others. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... For other White Horse Inns see the White Horse disambiguation page. ... Ralph Benatzky (5 June 1884–16 October 1957), born in Mährisch-Budwitz as Rudolph Josef Frantisek Benatzky) was an Austrian composer. ... The London Coliseum The Coliseum Theatre is one of Londons largest and best equipped theatres, opening in 1904. ...

Musical films

A musical film belongs to a film genre that features songs, sung by the actors, interwoven into the narrative. ... The Boys from Syracuse is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, based on William Shakespeares play, The Comedy of Errors, as adapted by librettist George Abbott, who also directed. ... See: Byzantine Empress Irene 797-802 AD Eirene for the Greek goddess (one of the Horae) Irene was a Broadway musical first produced in 1919. ... Traditionally, the lunar phase new moon begins with the first visible crescent of the Moon, after conjunction with the Sun. ... No, No, Nanette is a Broadway musical first produced in 1925 by H.H Frazee, who financed the production, at least in part, by selling baseball superstar Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees five years earlier (Frazee owned the Boston Red Sox at the time). ...

Births

January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Little Anthony & The Imperials were a rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from Los Angeles, California in the 1950s and 1960s. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Addie Micki Harris (January 22, 1940 - June 10, 1982), was a member of the all-girl singing group, the Shirelles. ... The Shirelles were an influential American girl group in the early 1960s. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jay and the Americans was a pop music group popular in the 1960s. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Tornados is a British instrumental group of the 1960s who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meeks productions. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Dion and the Belmonts was a musical group led by singer/songwriter Dion DiMucci. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1939) is an American singer, and considered by many a musical genius in the areas of jazz, soul, and folk, best known for singles like Killing Me Softly with His Song and Where Is the Love, many of which were duets with Donny Hathaway. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Frankie Lymon (September 30, 1942 - February 27, 1968) was the leader of a doo wop group called The Teenagers. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... William Smokey Robinson (born February 19, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Fleetwoods were a singing trio from Olympia, Washington, USA. Gary Troxel and Gretchen Christopher were two high schoolers waiting for Gretchens mother to pick them up after school to take them home. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph Alfred Souter (born February 28, 1940, Atlanta, Georgia) is a Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jay and the Americans was a pop music group popular in the 1960s. ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... The Fleetwoods were a singing trio from Olympia, Washington, USA. Gary Troxel and Gretchen Christopher were two high schoolers waiting for Gretchens mother to pick them up after school to take them home. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... John Cale (born March 9, 1942) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... Jan Berry (April 3, 1941, Los Angeles -- March 26, 2004) and Dean Torrence (born March 10, 1940, Los Angeles) were a rock and roll duo popular from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... Manfred Mann - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... Al Jarreau (born April 12, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a jazz, pop, and R&B musician. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... Jack White with Loretta Lynn at the 2005 Grammy Awards Loretta Lynn on the cover of her album Who Was That Stranger Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California) was a founding member of the band Grateful Dead, and played bass guitar in the band from 1965 to 1995. ... Jerry Garcia later in life The Grateful Dead, often referred to as The Dead, was an American psychedelia-influenced jam band, formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... Astrud Gilberto (b. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is a jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... African-American familial rock group, originally from Mississippi. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Billy Fury (April 17, 1940 - January 28, 1983) was a British pop singer of the 1960s. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... Giorgio Moroder Giorgio Moroder (born April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, (Urtijëi in Ladin, St. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Eric Hilliard Ricky Nelson, alternately Rick Nelson (May 8, 1940 - December 31, 1985), was one of the first American teen idols. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... Lainie Kazan (born May 15, 1940 in New York City) is an American actress and singer. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has a related story: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Mickey Newbury ( May 19, 1940 - September 29, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Tom Jones (born June 7, 1940) is a Welsh pop singer with a large and powerful voice. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Nancy Sinatra as shown on the cover of the soundtrack to Movin with Nancy Nancy Sinatra (June 8, 1940 - ) is an American singer and actress. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Frankie Lymon (September 30, 1942 - February 27, 1968) was the leader of a doo wop group called The Teenagers. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... Bobby Freeman (born June 13, 1940) is an African-American soul singer who recorded for the Autumn Records label in San Francisco, California. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... Adam Faith (June 23, 1940 - March 8, 2003) was a British singer and actor. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... The 5th Dimension is an American popular music group, best-known during the late 1960s and 1970s for popularizing hits of songwriters like Jimmy Webb, Laura Nyro, Ashford & Simpson, and others, and helping to popularize flower power music with both white and black middle-class Americans. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Ringo Starr as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940) known by his stage name, Ringo Starr, is a popular British musician, best known as drummer for The Beatles. ... The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand, and ushering in the British Invasion of American popular music. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Tony Jackson (July 16, 1940 – August 18, 2003) was an English bass player and singer who was a member of the The Searchers. ... The Searchers were a British rock band that took their name from the 1956 John Wayne movie of the same name. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... George Clinton at the VH1 Fashion Awards. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Robert Lee Bobby Hatfield (August 10, 1940 - November 5, 2003), was one half of the Righteous Brothers singing duo. ... The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Lester Nash Jr. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... David and Jonathan were heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, whose intimate relationship was recorded favorably in the Old Testament books of Samuel. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Frankie Lymon (September 30, 1942 - February 27, 1968) was the leader of a doo wop group called The Teenagers. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... The 5th Dimension is an American popular music group, best-known during the late 1960s and 1970s for popularizing hits of songwriters like Jimmy Webb, Laura Nyro, Ashford & Simpson, and others, and helping to popularize flower power music with both white and black middle-class Americans. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an actor and teen idol in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... Fred Cash (born October 8, 1940) is an African-American soul singer. ... For the Australian rock group, see The Impressions (Australian band). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... John Lennon John Winston Lennon, later John Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940–December 8, 1980), was best known as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist for The Beatles. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ... Dressed For The Occasion, Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, India, on October 14, 1940) is the stage name of one of UKs most popular singers. ... October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... The Skyliners were an American doo wop group from Pittsburgh, best known for their 1959 Since I Dont Have You (popular covers by Chuck Jackson and Don McLean have helped keep the song in the public consciousness). ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... Gerry & the Pacemakers was a British rock and roll group during the 1960s, and one of the few groups to challenge the Beatles in popularity. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... Hermans Hermits was a British rock band in the 1960s, formed in Manchester, England in 1963 (see 1963 in music). ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... The Monotones were a six-member rock n roll band in the 1950s. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Dr. John, born Malcolm Rebennack (born November 21, 1940 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a colorful pianist, singer, and songwriter, whose music spans, and often combines, blues, boogie woogie, and rock and roll. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bruce Channel (born November 28, 1940) was a One-hit wonder. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Chuck Mangione (born November 29, 1940) is a flugelhorn player who achieved international success with his jazz single, Feels So Good, in 1977. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Freddy Cannon, born December 4, 1940, is an American rock and roll singer. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Cale (born March 9, 1942) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. ... The Velvet Underground and Nico in 1966 (from left to right: John Cale, Nico, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker). ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... David Gates (born December 11, 1940) is a singer and songwriter, best known as the front man of the group, Bread (formed in 1967). ... Bread was a 1970s rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dionne Warwick on the cover of her Christmas album My Favorite Time of the Year Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940 as Dionne Warrick) is an American singer best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Stephen Kovacevich (born December 17, 1940), who has also been known as Stephen Bishop and Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich is an American classical pianist. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Phil Ochs (1940-76) Photograph from the Michael Ochs Archives Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940 - April 9, 1976) was a protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) of the early 1960s, perhaps best known for his songs Power and Glory, There But for Fortune, Changes, When I... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American rock/jazz fusion musician, composer, and satirist. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Paul & Paula (Ray Hildebrand, born December 21, 1940, and Jill Jackson, born May 20, 1942) were a pop singing duo, best known for their 1963 one-hit wonder Hey Paula. ... Paul & Paula (Ray Hildebrand, born December 21, 1940, and Jill Jackson, born May 20, 1942) were a pop singing duo, best known for their 1963 one-hit wonder Hey Paula. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... Tim Hardin (December 23, 1941 - December 29, 1980) was a United States folk musician and composer who was a part of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene and performer at the Woodstock Festival. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Chi-Lites were a Chicago-based smooth soul band from the early 1970s, one of the few from the period to not come from Memphis or Philadelphia. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... Jorma Kaukonen (born December 23, 1940 in Washington, D.C.) is an American blues, folk and rock guitarist. ... Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. ... Hot Tuna is an American band, formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as an acoustic (and occasionally electric blues) spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Phil Spector (born December 26, 1940) is a highly influential record producer who turned out some of the best-known popular music of the 1960s and 1970s. ...

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