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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1936.

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Events

The twenty popular records listed below were extracted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954,[2] 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
1Bing Crosby"Pennies from Heaven"[3]Decca 947July 24, 1936November 1936US BB 1936 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 15 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004, Jazz Standards 1936
2Fred Astaire"The Way You Look To-night"[4]Brunswick 7717July 26, 1936August 1936US BB 1936 #2, US #1 for 6 weeks, 17 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, Jazz Standards 1936
3Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Helen Ward)"The Glory Of Love"[5]Victor 25316April 23, 1936May 6, 1936US BB 1936 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks
4Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"Alone"[6]Victor 25191November 7, 1935December 1935US BB 1936 #4, US #1 for 6 weeks, 14 total weeks
5Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Helen Ward)"Goody Goody"[7]Victor 25245January 24, 1936February 1936US BB 1936 #5, US #1 for 6 weeks, 13 total weeks
6Fred Astaire"A Fine Romance"[4]Brunswick 7716July 28, 1936August 1936US BB 1936 #6, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks
7Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven"The Music Goes Round and Round"[8]Victor 25201May 25, 1936August 1936US BB 1936 #7, US #1 for 5 weeks, 9 total weeks
8Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra"Did I Remember?"[9]Bluebird 6476July 3, 1936July 31, 1936US BB 1936 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
9Fats Waller and his Rhythm"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"[10]Victor 25342June 5, 1936June 17, 1936US BB 1936 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
10Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra"Is It True What They Say About Dixie?"[11]Decca 768March 29, 1936August 1936US BB 1936 #10, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
11Jan Garber and His Orchestra"Melody from the Sky"[12]Decca 761February 27, 1936April 1936US BB 1936 #11, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks
12Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra"Moon Over Miami"[13]Victor 25212December 23, 1935December 27, 1935US BB 1936 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks
13Riley-Farley and their Onyx Club Band"The Music Goes 'Round and Around"[14]Decca 578October 24, 1935November 1935US BB 1936 #13, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 100,000 sales[15]
14Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra"In the Chapel in the Moonlight"[16]Bluebird 6640October 22, 1936November 4, 1936US BB 1936 #14, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks
15Hal Kemp and His Orchestra"There's a Small Hotel"[4]Brunswick 7634March 12, 1936April 1936US BB 1936 #15, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks
16Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians"When Did You Leave Heaven"[17]Victor 25357July 2, 1936July 17, 1936US BB 1936 #16, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks
17Jan Garber and His Orchestra"A Beautiful Lady in Blue"[18]Decca 651December 16, 1935January 1936US BB 1936 #17, US #1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks
18Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Helen Ward)"It's Been So Long"[19]Victor 25245January 24, 1936February 1936US BB 1936 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks
19Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Helen Ward)"These Foolish Things Remind Me of You"[20]Victor 25351June 15, 1936July 1, 1936US BB 1936 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, Jazz Standards 1935
20Hal Kemp and His Orchestra"When I'm with You"[4]Brunswick 7681May 13, 1936July 1936US BB 1936 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks

Classical music

Premieres

ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Barber, SamuelString Quartet1936-12-14RomePro Arte Quartet[21]
Barber, SamuelSymphony in One Movement (Symphony No. 1)1936-12-13RomeAugusteo Philharmonic – Molinari[21]
Berg, AlbanViolin Concerto1936-04-19Barcelona (ISCM)Krasner / Pau Casals Orchestra – Scherchen[22]
Britten, BenjaminThree Divertimenti for String Quartet1936-02-25LondonStratton Quartet[23]
Britten, BenjaminOur Hunting Fathers1936-09-25Norwich, UKWyss / London Philharmonic – Britten [24]
Britten, BenjaminSuite for Violin and Piano1936-04-21Barcelona (ISCM)Brosa, Britten [25]
Britten, BenjaminTemporal Variations1936-12-12LondonCaine, Hallis[26]
Chávez, CarlosSinfonía india (Symphony No. 2)1936-04-10BostonBoston Symphony – Chávez [27]
Copland, AaronStatements1936-01-09MinneapolisMinneapolis Symphony
Dallapiccola, LuigiMusica per tre pianoforti1936-03-30GenevaDallapiccola, Orloff, Pasche [28]
Diamond, DavidPsalm for Orchestra1936-12-10Rochester, New YorkRochester Philharmonic – Hanson[29]
George EnescuSonata No. 2 for cello and piano, Op. 26, No. 21936-3-4ParisAlexanian, Enescu[30]
Gershwin, GeorgeCatfish Row1936-01-21PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Smallens[31]
Hindemith, PaulTrauermusik1936-01-21LondonHindemith / BBC Symphony – Boult[32]
Ifukube, AkiraJapanese Rhapsody1936-04-05BostonBoston Symphony – Sevitzky[33]
Jolivet, AndréAndante for Strings1936-05-25ParisJane Evrard Orchestra [34]
Jolivet, AndréDanse incantatoire1936-06-03ParisParis Symphony – Désormière[35]
Jolivet, AndréPrélude apocalyptique1936-12-06ParisMessiaen[36]
Kabalevsky, DmitriPiano Concerto No. 21936-05-12Moscow [37][Unknown performers]
Kodály, ZoltánBudavári Te Deum1936-09-02BudapestRitter, Kisfaludy, Laczó, Mezey, Varhelyi / St. Matthew Church – Sugár[38]
Krenek, ErnstFragment from Karl V1936-04-19Barcelona (ISCM)Meyer / Pau Casals Orchestra – Ansermet[39]
Lambert, ConstantSummer's Last Will and Testament1936-01-29LondonHenderson / Philharmonic Choir, BBC Symphony – Lambert [40]
Louis Lavater'By Starlight' Serenade for piano and string1936Melbourneunknown orchestra[41]
Martinů, BohuslavConcerto for Flute, Violin and Chamber Orch.1936-12-27ParisM. Moyse, B. Moyse / Paris Concerts Society Orchestra – Gaubert[42]
Messiaen, OlivierPièce pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas1936-04-25ParisNin-Culmell[43]
Messiaen, OlivierVocalise-Étude1936-05-18ParisQuéru-Bedel, Messiaen [44]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiAviation Symphony (Symphony No. 16)1936-10-24MoscowMoscow Philharmonic – Szenkar[45]
Prokofiev, SergeiPeter and the Wolf1936-05-02MoscowMoscow Philharmonic – Prokofiev [46]
Prokofiev, SergeiSuite No. 1 from Romeo and Juliet1936-11-24MoscowMoscow Philharmonic – Sebestyén[47][48]
Rachmaninoff, SergeiSymphony No. 31936-11-06PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Stokowski[49]
Revueltas, SilvestreHomenaje a Federico García Lorca1936-11-14Mexico CityMusicians from the National Conservatory – Revueltas [50]
Strauss, RichardOlympische Hymne1936-08-01Berlin (Olympics)Berlin Philharmonic, National Socialist Symphony – Strauss [51]
Varèse, EdgardDensity 21.51936-02-16New York CityBarrère[52]
Vaughan Williams, RalphDona nobis pacem1936-10-02Huddersfield, UKFlynn, Henderson / Huddersfield Society, Hallé Orchestra – Coates[53]

Compositions

Opera

Film

Jazz

Musical theatre

Musical films

Published Writings

  • Spaeth, Sigmund (1936). Great Symphonies: How to Recognize and Remember Them. New York: Gard City Publishing Co., Inc.

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ Prokofiev, Sergei (2000). Shlifstein, S. (ed.). Autobiography, Articles, Reminiscences. Translated by Prokofieva, Rose. Honolulu, Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific. p. 89. ISBN 0-89875-149-7.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Record Research.
  3. ↑ "Decca matrix DLA 463. Pennies from heaven / Bing Crosby – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Brunswick 78rpm numerical listing discography: 7500–8000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-100381. The glory of love / Benny Goodman Orchestra; Helen Ward – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-98102. Alone / Tommy Dorsey Orchestra; Cliff Weston – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-96569. Goody-goody / Benny Goodman Orchestra; Helen Ward – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-98363. The music goes 'round and 'round / Clambake Seven; Tommy Dorsey; Edythe Wright – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-102338. Did I remember / Charles Chester; Shep Fields; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-101667. It's a sin to tell a lie / Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Decca matrix DLA 319. Is it true what they say about Dixie? / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Decca matrix C 90619. Melody from the sky / Jan Garber Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-98456. Moon over Miami / Eddy Duchin Orchestra; Lew Sherwood – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Decca matrix 60110. The music goes 'round and around / Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Decca Records 20th Anniversary". The Billboard: 14. August 28, 1954.
  16. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-02192. In the chapel in the moonlight / Shep Fields; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-100766. When did you leave heaven? / Carmen Lombardo; Guy Lombardo; Royal Canadians – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-98362. A beautiful lady in blue / Al Bowlly; Ray Noble Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-96567. It's been so long / Benny Goodman Orchestra; Helen Ward – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-101256. These foolish things remind me of you / Benny Goodman Orchestra; Helen Ward – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  21. 1 2 Samuel Barber: A Thematic Catalogue of the Complete Works
  22. ↑ Style and Idea in the Lyric Suite of Alban Berg
  23. ↑ Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928–1938
  24. ↑ Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928–1938
  25. ↑ Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrdi
  26. ↑ "Benjamin Britten: Temporal Variations" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  27. ↑ "Boston Symphony Orchestra". Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Luigi Dallapiccola: Musica per tre pianoforti" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  29. ↑ Stephlandra.com
  30. ↑ Elena Zottoviceanu, Adrian Rațiu, and Myriam Marbe, "Premiera Operei Oedip (1934–1936)", in George Enescu: Monografie, 2 vols., edited by Mircea Voicana, 739–876 (Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, 1971): 764.
  31. ↑ "Sydney Symphony Orchestra" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  32. ↑ Hyperion Records
  33. ↑ Akira Ifukube official website
  34. ↑ "André Jolivet: Andante for Strings" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  35. ↑ "André Jolivet: Danse incantatoire" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  36. ↑ "André Jolivet: Prélude apocalyptique" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  37. ↑ Naxos Records
  38. ↑ Universal Edition
  39. ↑ "Ernst Krenek: Fragment from Karl V" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  40. ↑ Musicweb International
  41. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League (1936), "Friday 24th February radio program", Wireless Weekly, Wireless Press: 38
  42. ↑ Hyperion Records
  43. ↑ "Olivier Messiaen: Pièce pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  44. ↑ "Olivier Messiaen: Vocalise-Étude" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  45. ↑ Onno van Rijen's Shostakovich & other Soviet composers page
  46. ↑ Orchestra Toronto
  47. ↑ Sikorski
  48. ↑ Prokofiev, by Israel V. Nestyev
  49. ↑ Culture Catch
  50. ↑ Oregon Symphony Orchestra|Oregon Symphony
  51. ↑ Sport, Music, Identities
  52. ↑ "Carnegie Hall". Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  53. ↑ A Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works
  54. ↑ Rimgaila Salys (2009). The Musical Comedy Films of Grigorii Aleksandrov: Laughing Matters. Intellect Books. pp. 121–197. ISBN 978-1-841-50282-3.
  55. ↑ Paula Morgan (2001). "Jackson, Richard (Hammel)". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47105.
  56. ↑ "Musiker der Woche: Dieter Klöcke". October 16–20, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  57. ↑ "Death of Miss Florence Smithson". The Times. London. February 13, 1936. p. 10.
  58. ↑ Schonberg, Harold C. (1998). The Great Pianists. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-67164-200-6.
  59. ↑ "Gorter, Albert" (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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