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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1964.

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Specific genres

Events

The Beatles arrive in the U.S. to great acclaim

Bands formed

  • See Category:Musical groups established in 1964

Albums released

January

Day Album Artist Notes
10 The Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesEP
20 Meet the Beatles!The BeatlesUS
30 Folk SingerMuddy Waters
A Lettermen Kind of LoveThe Lettermen
Living a LieAl Martino
The Hits of Jo StaffordJo Stafford
Stay with The HolliesThe HolliesDebut

February

Day Album Artist Notes
7 Born to WanderThe Four Seasons
10 The Times They Are a-Changin'Bob Dylan
18 Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah WashingtonAretha Franklin
Ain't That Good NewsSam Cooke[9]
Anyone Who Had a HeartDionne Warwick
The Many Moods of TonyTony Bennett
Pure Dynamite! Live at the RoyalJames BrownLive
The Third AlbumBarbra Streisand
Tom JonesJohn AddisonSoundtrack to 1963 film

March

Day Album Artist Notes
2 Shut Down Volume 2The Beach Boys
17 Glad All OverThe Dave Clark FiveUS
20 Meet The TemptationsThe Temptations
The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen CampbellGlen Campbell
Dawn (Go Away) and 11 Other Great SongsThe Four Seasons
Getz/GilbertoStan Getz and João Gilberto
The Italian Voice of Al MartinoAl Martino
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Jimmy Smith

April

Day Album Artist Notes
1 When I'm Alone I CryMarvin Gaye
2 Kissin' CousinsElvis PresleySoundtrack
10 The Beatles' Second AlbumThe BeatlesUS
15 TogetherMarvin Gaye and Mary Wells
17 The Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesUK
A Girl Called DustyDusty Springfield
A Session with The Dave Clark FiveThe Dave Clark FiveUK
20 The BelieverJohn Coltrane
When Lights Are LowTony Bennett
Boys, Boys, Boys Lesley Gore
America, I Hear You SingingFrank Sinatra with Bing Crosby and Fred Waring
Black OrchidThe Three Sounds
Funny GirlBarbra StreisandOriginal Broadway cast

May

Day Album Artist Notes
11 The Beatles' Long Tall SallyThe BeatlesCanada
18 By RequestBrenda Lee
22 The Dave Clark Five Return!The Dave Clark FiveUS
BewitchedJack Jones
Dance with The ShadowsThe Shadows
Hello, Dolly!Louis Armstrong
The Lettermen Look at LoveThe Lettermen
Mary Wells Sings My GuyMary Wells
Stay & Other Great HitsThe Four Seasons
Viva Las VegasElvis PresleySoundtrack EP

June

Day Album Artist Notes
19 Long Tall SallyThe BeatlesEP, UK
22 I Walk the LineJohnny Cash
Before I'm Over YouLoretta Lynn
23 Stevie at the BeachStevie Wonder
Back in TownThe Kingston TrioLive
Don't Let the Sun Catch You CryingGerry & the PacemakersUS
The Fabulous VenturesThe Ventures
I Love You More and More Every Day/Tears and RosesAl Martino
Robin and the 7 HoodsFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and Sammy Davis, Jr.Soundtrack
Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with YouDusty Springfield
A World Without LovePeter and Gordon

July

Day Album Artist Notes
1 More of Roy Orbison's Greatest HitsRoy OrbisonCompilation
3 Wonderful LifeCliff Richard and The ShadowsSoundtrack
10 A Hard Day's NightThe BeatlesSoundtrack
13 All Summer LongThe Beach Boys
I Don't Want to Be Hurt AnymoreNat King Cole
20 American TourThe Dave Clark FiveUS
- The Body & the SoulFreddie Hubbard
Hello, Dolly!Ella Fitzgerald
The Judy Collins ConcertJudy CollinsLive
Keep on PushingThe Impressions
Looking For LoveConnie Francis
Rag DollThe Four Seasons

August

Day Album Artist Notes
3 The Very Thought of You Ricky Nelson
4 Dream With DeanDean Martin
8 Another Side of Bob DylanBob Dylan
14 Five by FiveThe Rolling StonesEP
31 Make Way for Dionne WarwickDionne Warwick
Where Did Our Love GoThe Supremes
Black PearlsJohn Coltrane
It Might as Well Be SwingFrank Sinatra with Count Basie
Two Great GuitarsBo Diddley and Chuck Berry
Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2The Ventures
Where Love Has GoneJack Jones

September

Day Album Artist Notes
11 The Five Faces of Manfred MannManfred Mann
14 The Doris Day Christmas AlbumDoris DayChristmas
15 In the Name of LovePeggy Lee
The AnimalsThe AnimalsUS version
The CatJimmy Smith
PeopleBarbra Streisand

October

Day Album Artist Notes
1 Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American IndianJohnny Cash
Early OrbisonRoy OrbisonCompilation
2 KinksThe Kinks
16 A Bit of LiverpoolThe SupremesBritish Invasion tribute LP
19 Beach Boys ConcertThe Beach BoysLive
Merry Christmas from Brenda LeeBrenda Lee
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.Simon & Garfunkel
With a Smile and a SongDoris Day
20 RoustaboutElvis PresleySoundtrack
30 The AnimalsThe AnimalsUK version
- 12 X 5The Rolling StonesUS
Girl TalkLesley Gore
The Door Is Still Open to My HeartDean Martin
DustyDusty SpringfieldUS
Gerry & the Pacemakers Second AlbumGerry & the PacemakersUS
Joan Baez/5Joan Baez
Oscar Peterson Trio + OneThe Oscar Peterson trio with Clark Terry
Handy Man Del Shannon

November

Day Album Artist Notes
6 Blue Jeans a'SwingingThe Swinging Blue Jeans
Ike & Tina Turner Revue LiveIke & Tina TurnerLive
9 The Beach Boys' Christmas AlbumThe Beach BoysChristmas
12 Hello BroadwayMarvin Gaye
16 Who Can I Turn ToTony Bennett
23 The Beatles' StoryThe BeatlesUS
Spotlight on Rick Ricky Nelson
- 12 Songs of ChristmasBing Crosby with Frank SinatraChristmas
Broadway-Blues-BalladsNina SimoneBroadway
In The Hollies StyleThe Hollies
The Jack Jones Christmas AlbumJack JonesChristmas
A Merry ChristmasAl MartinoChristmas
A New Kind of Connie...Connie Francis
St. Louis to LiverpoolChuck Berry
Softly, as I Leave YouFrank Sinatra

December

Day Album Artist Notes
4 Beatles for SaleThe Beatles
Five Live YardbirdsThe YardbirdsLive
7 The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John)The Kingston Trio
15 Beatles '65The BeatlesUS
21 AutobiographyNat Adderley
Coast to CoastThe Dave Clark FiveUS
Verlaine et RimbaudLéo FerréFrance

Release date unknown

from Billboard December 26, 1964 - Record Talent Edition pg TA-30

"Top Records OF 1964 (Based on Billboard's Charts) The information compiled for the Top Records of 1964 is based on the weekly chart positioning and length of time records were on the respective charts from the Billboard issue dates of January 3 through November 28, 1964. These recaps, as well as the weekly charts, do not reflect actual sales figures. The ratings take into account the number of weeks the disk was on the chart, plus the weekly positions it held during its chart life. Each disk was given points accordingly for its respective chart, and in addition, the No. 1 disk each week was assigned bonus points equal to the total number of positions on its respective chart.

Unfortunately, Billboard's late December print deadline prevented approximately 60 records from completing their full chart runs, and their formula also included approximately 50 records from 1963, some of which had enough points to rank in the 1964 chart. Joel Whitburn's Records Research books, archived issues of Billboard for November–December 1963 and December 1964-March 1965, and Hot 100 Year-End formulas were used to complete the December 26 year-end chart reprinted here.

The completed chart is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 during November–December 1963 (only when the majority of chart weeks were in 1964), January to November–December 1964 (majority of chart weeks in 1964). Records with majority of chart weeks in 1963 or 1965 are included in the year-end charts for those years, respectively, and multiple appearances are not permitted. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued. There are no ties, even when multiple records have the same number of points. The next ranking category is peak chart position, then weeks at peak chart position, weeks in top ten, weeks in top forty, and finally weeks on Hot 100 chart.

The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header. Additional details for each record can be accessed by clicking on the song title, and referring to the Infobox in the right column of the song page. Billboard also has chart summaries on its website. Cashbox rankings were derived by same process as the Billboard rankings. Sales information was derived from the RIAA's Gold and Platinum database, the BRIT Certified database and The Book of Golden Discs,[10] but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates. Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Release Date CB Sales Charts, Awards
1The Beatles"I Want to Hold Your Hand"Capitol 5112October 17, 1963December 26, 1963111.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #1, Hot100 #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks, 299 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2006
2The Beatles"She Loves You"Swan 4152July 1, 1963September 16, 196335.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #2, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 226 points
3Louis Armstrong and The All Stars"Hello, Dolly!"Kapp 573December 1963January 196422.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #3, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 224 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #1, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 9 weeks, 21 total weeks, 451 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2001
4Roy Orbison"Oh, Pretty Woman"Monument 851August 1, 1964August 15, 196444.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #4, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks, 201 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2007
5The Supremes"Baby Love"Motown 1066July 1, 1964September 17, 1964193.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #5, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 198 points
6The Beach Boys"I Get Around"Capitol 5174April 2, 1964May 11, 196493.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #6, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 195 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
7The Animals"The House of the Rising Sun"MGM 13264May 18, 1964June 19, 1964125.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #7, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks, 191 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999
8The Beatles"I Feel Fine"Capitol 5327October 18, 1964November 23, 1964102.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #8, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 191 points
9The Supremes"Come See About Me"Motown 1068July 13, 1964October 27, 1964162.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #9, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 190 points
10Bobby VintonThere! I've Said It AgainWarner Bros. 5494September 5, 1963November 196371.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #10, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 188 points
11The Beatles"Can't Buy Me Love"Capitol 5150January 29, 1964March 16, 196485.50[11][10]US Billboard 1964 #11, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 185 points
12The Supremes"Where Did Our Love Go"Motown 1060April 8, 1964June 17, 196462.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #12, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 184 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2015
13Mary Wells"My Guy"Motown 1056February 1964March 13, 1964182.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #13, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 183 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #1, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 325 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999
14The BeatlesA Hard Day's NightCapitol 5222April 16, 1964July 10, 196452.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #14, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 176 points
15The 4 Seasons"Rag Doll"Philips 402111964June 1964132.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #15, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 176 points
16Dean Martin"Everybody Loves Somebody"Reprise 02811964June 1964154.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #16, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 175 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #2, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 8 weeks, 14 total weeks, 353 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999
17The Dixie Cups"Chapel of Love"Red Bird 10-001February 1, 1964April 1964112.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #17, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 174 points
18Manfred Mann"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"Ascot 2157June 22, 1964July 10, 1964142.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #18, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 174 points
19Bobby VintonMr. LonelyEpic 9730February 16, 1964October 16, 1964171.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #19, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 173 points
20The Zombies"She's Not There"Parrot 9695June 12, 1964July 24, 1964202.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #20, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 143 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2016
21J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers"Last Kiss"Josie 9231964June 1964221.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #21, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 142 points
22Martha and the Vandellas"Dancing in the Street"Gordy 7033June 19, 1964July 31, 1964371.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #22, Hot100 #2 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 139 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2005
23The Beatles"Love Me Do"Tollie 9008September 11, 1962April 27, 1964232.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #23, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 138 points
24Peter and Gordon"A World Without Love"Capitol 5175January 21, 1964February 28, 1964211.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #24, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 136 points
25The Beatles"Twist and Shout"Tollie 9001February 11, 1963March 2, 1964272.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #25, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 133 points
26Gale Garnett"We'll Sing in the Sunshine"RCA Victor 47-8388November 8, 1963July 18, 1964241.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #26, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 132 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #3, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 16 total weeks, 350 points
27Lorne Greene"Ringo"RCA Victor 47-84441964[12]October 1964252.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #27, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 131 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #4, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 289 points.
28The 4 Seasons"Dawn (Go Away)"Philips 40166November 1963January 1964262.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #28, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 127 points
29The Ray Charles Singers"Love Me with All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol)"Command 40461964April 1964351.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #29, Hot100 #3 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 123 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #5, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks, 281 points
30The Shangri-las"Leader of the Pack"Red Bird 10-014July 1964September 20, 1964281.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #30, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 122 points
31Lesley Gore"You Don't Own Me"Mercury 72206September 21, 1963December 11, 1963302.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #31, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 121 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
32The Beatles"Please Please Me"Vee-Jay 581November 26, 1962January 30, 1964362.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #32, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 118 points
33The Marketts"Out of Limits"Warner Bros. 5391July 1964October 1963431.50[10]US Billboard 1964 #33, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 117 points
34The Shangri-las"Remember (Walking in the Sand)"Red Bird 10-008July 5, 1964August 1964401.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #34, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 117 points
35Terry Stafford"Suspicion"Crusader 101May 2, 1962February 1964391.00[10]US Billboard 1964 #35, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 116 points
   Billboard Top Soul Singles 1964
1Mary Wells"My Guy"see number 13
2The Drifters"Under the Boardwalk"Atlantic 2237May 21, 1964June 1964322.00US Billboard 1964 #38, Hot100 #4 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 107 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #2, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 3 weeks, 18 total weeks, 259 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2014
3Betty Everett and Jerry Butler"Let It Be Me"Vee-Jay 613January 11, 1964May 3, 1964471.25US Billboard 1964 #66, Hot100 #13 for 1 weeks, 13 total weeks, 78 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #3, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 3 weeks, 17 total weeks, 256 points
4Betty Everett"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"Vee-Jay 585January 24, 1963February 10, 1964461.50US Billboard 1964 #54, Hot100 #6 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 93 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #4, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 3 weeks, 16 total weeks, 253 points
5Joe Hinton"Funny (How Time Slips Away)"Gordy 7054January 11, 1964June 19641121.00US Billboard 1964 #133, Hot100 #13 for 1 weeks, 13 total weeks, 57 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #5, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 18 total weeks, 249 points
   Billboard Top Country Singles 1964
1Buck Owens"My Heart Skips a Beat"Capitol 5136December 1, 1964December 12, 1964161.00US Billboard 1964 #648, Hot100 #94 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #1, Country Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 26 total weeks, 492 points
2Buck Owens"I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)"Capitol 5240August 28, 1968September 20, 19681791.00US Billboard 1964 #617, Hot100 #92 for 2 weeks, 3 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #2, Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 27 total weeks, 432 points
3Jim Reeves"I Guess I'm Crazy"RCA Victor 8383August 28, 1968September 20, 19681791.00US Billboard 1964 #543, Hot100 #82 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #3, Country Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 26 total weeks, 414 points
4Roger Miller"Dang Me"Smash 1881January 11, 1964May 11, 1964441.50US Billboard 1964 #74, Hot100 #7 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #4, Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 25 total weeks, 371 points
5Connie Smith"Once a Day"RCA Victor 8416September 1964November 19641871.00US Billboard 1964 #723, Hot100 #101 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #5, Country Singles #1 for 8 weeks, 28 total weeks, 366 points, National Recording Registry 2020
   Top Easy Listening Singles 1964
1Louis Armstrong and The All Stars"Hello, Dolly!"Kapp 573December 1963January 196422.00[10]Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #1, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 9 weeks, 21 total weeks, 451 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2001
2Dean Martin"Everybody Loves Somebody"see number 17
3Gale Garnett"We'll Sing In The Sunshine"see number 26
4Lorne Greene"Ringo"see number 27
5Ray Charles Singers"Love Me With All Your Heart"see number 29
   Top Rock Tracks 1964 (unofficial)
1The Kinks"You Really Got Me"Reprise 0306July 1964September 2, 1964Top Rock Tracks 1964 #1, US Billboard 1964 #74, Hot100 #7 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks, 206 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, from You Really Got Me - Reprise 6143.
2The Beach Boys"I Get Around"see number 6, from All Summer Long - Capitol 2110.
3The Zombies"She's Not There"see number 20, from The Zombies - Parrot 71001.
4The Beach Boys"Dance, Dance, Dance"Capitol 5306August 9, 1964October 26, 1964Top Rock Tracks 1964 #4, US Billboard 1964 #69, Hot100 #8 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks, 77 points, from The Beach Boys Today! - Capitol 2269.
5The Beatles"I Want to Hold Your Hand"see number 1, from Meet The Beatles! - Capitol 2047.
6Roy Orbison"Oh, Pretty Woman"see number 4, from Oh Pretty Woman - Monument 4026.
7Martha and the Vandellas"Dancing in the Street"see number 22, from Gordy single 7033.
8The Beach Boys"Don't Worry Baby"Capitol 5174January 7, 1964May 11, 1964Top Rock Tracks 1964 #8, US Billboard 1964 #202, Hot100 #24 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks, from Shut Down, Volume 2 - Capitol 2027.
9The Premiers"Farmer John"Faro 6151964March 19, 1964Top Rock Tracks 1964 #9, US Billboard 1964 #176, Hot100 #19 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, from Faro single 615.
10The Searchers"Needles And Pins"Kapp 5771963January 7, 1964Top Rock Tracks 1964 #10, US Billboard 1964 #128, Hot100 #13 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, from Meet The Searchers - Kapp 1363.
11The Animals"The House Of The Rising Sun"see number 7, from The Animals - MGM 4264.
12The Beatles"I Saw Her Standing There"Capitol 5112February 11, 1963December 26, 1963Top Rock Tracks 1964 #12, from Capitol single 5112.

Other significant singles

Other notable songs

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Badings, Henk Symphony No. 12 1964-10-20 Scheveningen, Netherlands (Kurhaus) Residentie Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo
Birtwistle, HarrisonEntr'actes and Sappho Fragments1964-07-12Cheltenham, UK (Festival)Thomas / Virtuoso Ensemble, Carewe[13]
Birtwistle, HarrisonThree Movements with Fanfares1964-07-08London (Guildhall)English Chamber Orchestra, Pritchard[14]
Davies, Peter MaxwellVeni sancte spiritus1964-07-10Cheltenham, UK (FestivalPrinceton High School Choir, [orchestra unknown], Hilbish[15]
Hoddinott, AlunHarp Sonata1964-07-12Cheltenham, UK (Festival)Ellis[13]
Maderna, BrunoDimensioni IV for chamber ensemble1964-07-23Darmstadt, Germany (Ferienkurse)Internationales Kammerensemble Darmstadt – Maderna[16]
Rawsthorne, AlanSymphony No. 31964-07-08Cheltenham, UK (Festival)BBC Northern Orchestra, Hurst[17]
Searle, HumphreyThe Sun, cantata for a cappella choir, Op. 421964-07-07Cheltenham, UK (Festival)BBC Chorus, Melville[18]
Sherlaw Johnson RobertPiano Sonata1964-07-11Cheltenham, UK (Festival)Sherlaw Johnson[13]
Stockhausen, KarlheinzMikrophonie I1964-12-09Brussels, BelgiumAloys Kontarsky, Caskel, Fritsch, Bernhard Kontarsky, Davies, Spek, Stockhausen[19]
Stockhausen, KarlheinzPlus-Minus1964-06-14Rome, ItalyCardew, Rzewski[20]
Wilks, JohnBeata l'alma1964-07-06Cheltenham, UK (Festival)Nendick / BBC Northern Orchestra, Hurst[21]

Compositions

  • Gilbert Amy
    • Alpha-beth, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and horn
    • Cahiers d'épigrammes, for piano
  • Eyvin Andersen – Concerto for violin and orchestra
  • Jurriaan AndriessenAfter the Fall, incidental music
  • Louis Andriessen
    • A Flower Song II, for oboe
    • A Flower Song III, for cello
    • Ittrospezione III, for two pianos and three instrumental groups,
    • Sweet, for alto recorder
  • Malcolm Arnold
    • Pieces (5), for violin and piano, Op. 84
    • Sinfonietta No. 3, for orchestra, Op. 81
    • A Sunshine Overture, for orchestra, Op. 83
    • Water Music, for winds and percussion, Op. 82
  • Milton Babbitt
    • Ensembles for Synthesizer, for four-track tape
    • Philomel, for soprano and four-track tape
  • Samuel Barber
    • Chorale for Ascension Day, for chorus, brass, timpani, and organ (ad lib.)
    • Night Flight, for orchestra, Op.19a,
  • Luciano Berio
    • Chemins I on Sequenza II, for harp and orchestra
    • Folk Songs, for soprano and seven instruments
    • Rounds, for voice and harpsichord (subsequently withdrawn)
    • Traces, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, two actors, chorus, and orchestra (subsequently withdrawn)
  • Harrison Birtwistle
    • Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments, for soprano, flute, oboe, violin, viola, harp, and percussion
    • Three Movements with Fanfares, for chamber orchestra
  • Rob du Bois
    • Deuxième série de rondeaux, for piano four-hands and optional percussion
    • Just Like a Little Sonata, for piano
    • Pastorale VI, for piano
    • Pastorale VII, for alto recorder
    • Quartet, for oboe, violin, violin, and cello (revised version)
  • Benjamin Britten
    • Cadenza for Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major
    • Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72
    • Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68 (revised version)
  • Earle BrownCorroboree, for three or two pianos
  • Carlos Chávez
    • Concerto for four horns and orchestra (revision)
    • Fuga HAGC, for violin, viola, cello, and contrabass
    • Resonancias, for orchestra
    • Tambuco, for six percussionists
  • Aaron Copland
    • Down a Country Lane, for school orchestra
    • Emblems, for symphonic band
    • Music for a Great City
  • George CrumbFour Nocturnes (Night Music II) for violin and piano
  • Luigi Dallapiccola
    • Parole di San Paolo, for mezzo-soprano or boy's voice and 11 instruments
    • Quattro liriche di Antonio Machado, version for soprano and chamber orchestra
  • Mario Davidovsky
    • Electronic Study No. 3
    • Synchronisms No. 2 for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and tape
    • Synchronisms No. 3 for cello and electronic sound
  • Peter Maxwell Davies
    • Little Pieces (5), for piano
    • Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In Nomine, for orchestra
    • Shakespeare Music, for 11 instruments
  • Michel DecoustHorizon remarquable (lyrics by René Char)
  • David Diamond
    • The Martyr for male choir (revised version)
    • "My Papa's Waltz", for voice and piano
    • "Prayer", for voice and piano
    • String Quartet No. 8
    • Symphony No. 5
    • We Two, song cycle, voice and piano
  • Andrzej DobrowolskiMusic for Strings and Four Groups of Wind Instruments
  • Henri DutilleuxMétaboles
  • Morton Feldman
    • The King of Denmark, for percussion solo
    • Numbers, for flute, horn, trombone, tuba, percussion, celesta, piano, violin, and contrabass
    • Piano Piece
    • Vertical Thoughts IV, for piano
  • Wolfgang Fortner
    • Epigramme, for piano
    • Minne, cantata for tenor and guitar
    • Zyklus, for cello and piano
  • Gara Garayev
  • Roberto Gerhard
    • The Anger of Achilles, incidental music
    • Macbeth, incidental music
  • Alberto Ginastera
    • Bomarzo cantata, for tenor or baritone, narrator, and chamber orchestra, Op. 32
    • Don Rodrigo Symphony, for soprano and orchestra, Op. 31a
  • Alexander Goehr
    • Five Poems and an Epigram of William Blake, for chorus and trumpet, Op. 17
    • Pieces (3), for piano, Op. 18
  • Karel GoeyvaertsStuk voor piano en tape
  • Fernando Lopes Graça
    • Canciones (4), for voice and chamber orchestra (revised version)
    • Prelúdio, capricho e galope, for violin and piano (second revision)
    • Romances, for voice and piano
    • Sonnets (4), for voice and piano
    • String Quartet No. 1
  • Ferde GroféWorld's Fair Suite
  • Alois Hába
    • String Quartet No. no.15, Op. 95, in 15-tones
    • Suite, for bass clarinet solo, Op. 96
  • Roy Harris
    • Epilogue to Profiles in Courage–JFK, for orchestra
    • Etudes for Pedals, for organ
    • Fantasy, for organ, brass, and timpani
    • Horn of Plenty, for orchestra
    • Jubilate for Worship (Alleluia), for SATB choir, brass, piano, and percussion
    • Salute to Youth, for orchestra
    • Sonata, for cello and piano
  • Hans Werner Henze
    • Chor gefangener Trojer, for chorus and orchestra (revised version)
    • Divertimenti, for two pianos
    • Der Frieden, incidental music
    • Ein Landarzt, opera in one-act (revised from the 1951 radio opera version)
    • Lieder von einer Insel, for chamber chorus, trombone, two cellos, contrabass, chamber organ, percussion, and timpani
    • Sinfonische Etüden (3), for orchestra (revised version)
    • Tancredi, ballet, for orchestra
    • Zwischenspiele (from Der junge Lord), for orchestra
  • Alan Hovhaness
    • Bagatelles (4), for string quartet, Op. 30
    • Floating World "Ukiyo", for orchestra, Op. 209
    • Haiku (3), for piano, op. 113
    • Meditation on Zeami, for orchestra, Op. 207
    • Sonata, for flute solo, Op. 118
    • Sonata, for 2 oboes and organ, Op. 130 (revised version)
    • String Quartet no.3, Op. 208, No. 1
    • String Quartet no. 4, Op. 208, No. 2
    • Variations and Fugue, for orchestra, Op. 18
  • Kan IshiiOtokonoko ga umarete (男の子が生まれて), for male chorus
  • Maki IshiiGallow Songs (絞首台の歌; Galgenlieder) for baritone, male chorus and ensemble
  • Wojciech KilarDiphthongos for mixed choir and orchestra
  • Włodzimierz Kotoński
    • Monochromia, for oboe solo
    • Pezzo, for flute and piano
    • Wind Quintet
  • György LigetiFragment, for ten instruments (revised version)
  • David LumsdaineAnnotations of Auschwitz (cantata with words by Peter Porter)
  • Witold Lutosławski – String Quartet
  • Bruno Maderna
    • Aria da Hyperion, for soprano, flute, and orchestra
    • Dimensioni IV, for flute, picccolo, alto flute, bass flute, and chamber orchestra
  • Yoritsune Matsudaira
    • Chamber Concerto, for harpsichord and harp
    • Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra
  • Toshirō Mayuzumi
    • Campanology Olympica, electronic music
    • Ongaku no tanjō, for orchestra
    • Raihai jokyoku, for orchestra
  • Olivier Messiaen
  • Darius Milhaud
    • Adam, for soprano, 2 tenors, and 2 baritones, Op. 411
    • Adieu (cantata), for voice, flute, viola, and harp, Op. 410
    • L'amour chanté, for voice and piano, Op. 409
    • Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra, Op. 407
    • Septet, for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, and contrabass, Op. 408
  • İlhan Mimaroğlu
    • Agony, for magnetic tape
    • Le Tombeau d'Edgar A. Poe, for magnetic tape
    • Intermezzo, for magnetic tape
    • Bowery Bum, for magnetic tape
  • Makoto Moroi
    • Pieces (5), for shakuhachi
    • Toccata, Sarabande, and Tarantella, for piano and two string orchestras
  • Bo NilssonLa bran, for chorus and orchestra
  • Luigi Nono
    • Da un diario italiano, for two choruses
    • La fabbrica illuminata, for mezzo-soprano and tape
  • Juan Orrego-Salas
    • Concerto, for winds, Op. 53
    • Sonata, for violin and piano, op. 9 (revised version)
    • Sonata a 4 (Edgewood Sonata), for flute, oboe, harpsichord, and contrabass, Op. 55
  • Luis de PabloEscena, for SATB choir, strings, and percussion
  • Arvo Pärt
    • Collage über B-A-C-H, oboe, harpsichord, piano, and strings
    • Diagramme, for piano, Op.11
    • Musica sillabica, for 12 instruments, Op. 12
    • Quintettino, for wind quintet
  • Juan Carlos Paz
    • Concreción 1964, for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba
    • Galaxia 64, for organ
    • Música para piano y orquesta
  • Krzysztof Penderecki
    • Cantata in honorem Almae Matris Universitatis Iagellonicae sescentos abhinc annos fundatae, for 2 choruses, contrabassoon, brass, percussion, piano, and organ
    • Pieśń żałobna ku czci B. Rutkowskiego, for chorus
    • Sonata, for cello and orchestra
  • Vincent Persichetti
    • Cummings Choruses (4), for two voices and piano, Op. 98
    • Introit, for string orchestra, Op. 96
    • Winter Cantata (11 Haiku), for four-part women's choir, flute, and marimba, Op. 97
  • Goffredo Petrassi
    • Concerto for Orchestra No. 7
    • Sesto non-senso, for a cappella choir
    • Tre per sette, for piccolo (+ flute + alto flute), oboe (+ English horn), E clarinet (+ clarinet)
  • Walter Piston
    • Quartet for violin, viola, cello, and piano
    • Sextet for strings
  • Terry RileyIn C
  • Hilding RosenbergSönerna (Cain and Abel), ballet, for orchestra
  • Ahmed Adnan Saygun Ten Etudes on "Aksak" Rhythms, for piano
  • R. Murray SchaferStatement in Blue, for youth orchestra
  • Dieter Schnebel
    • Compositio, for orchestra (revised version)
    • Concert sans orchestre (réactions 2), for piano and audience
  • William SchumanAmaryllis Variations, for string trio
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Igor Stravinsky
  • Tōru Takemitsu
    • Blue Aurora for Toshi Ichiyanagi, theatre piece
    • Ichinotani monogatari, incidental music
    • Natsukashino San Francisco, for tape
  • James TenneyMusic for Player Piano
  • Mikis TheodorakisAxion Esti
  • Virgil Thomson
    • Autumn, concertino for harp, strings, and percussion
    • Auvergnat Folk Songs (5), for SATB choir and orchestra
    • The Feast of Love, for baritone and orchestra
    • Pilgrims and Pioneers, for band
    • When I Survey the Bright Celestial Sphere, for unison voices and organ or piano
  • Iannis Xenakis
    • Eonta, for two trumpets, three trombones, and piano
    • Hiketides: les suppliates d'Eschyle, for 50 female voices and 10 instruments or orchestra
  • La Monte Young
    • Bowed Mortar Relays, action work, realization of Composition 1960 no. 9
    • Eat (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Haircut (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Kiss (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Prelude to The Tortoise, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • Sleep (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • The Tortoise Droning Selected Pitches from The Holy Numbers for The Two Black Tigers, The Green Tiger and The Hermit, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • The Tortoise Recalling The Drone of The Holy Numbers as They Were Revealed in the Dreams of The Whirlwind and The Obsidian Gong and Illuminated by The Sawmill, The Green Sawtooth Ocelot and The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • The Well-Tuned Piano
  • Joji YuasaProjection Esemplastic with White Noise, electronic music
  • Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    • Monologue, for two pianos
    • Un petit rien, for small orchestra

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Jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

Grammy Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

See also

References

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