1937 in music

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1937 Works Progress Administration production of Il trovatore

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

Contents

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

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

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart positions
1 Bing Crosby "Sweet Leilani"DeccaFebruary 22, 1937March 1937US BB 1937 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 25 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales [9]
2 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Once In A While"VictorJuly 21, 1937October 13, 1937US BB 1937 #2, US #1 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks, Jazz Standards 1937
3Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"The Dipsy Doodle"VictorOctober 14, 1937November 1, 1937US BB 1937 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks
4 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane"VictorApril 21, 1937May 5, 1937US BB 1937 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 16 total weeks
5Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians"Boo Hoo"VictorFebruary 17, 1937March 1937US BB 1937 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks
6Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians"September in the Rain"VictorFebruary 2, 1937March 1937US BB 1937 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks
7 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra "That Old Feeling"BluebirdJuly 2, 1937July 21, 1937US BB 1937 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
8 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra "Whispers in the Dark"DeccaJuly 7, 1937August 1937US BB 1937 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
9 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Ella Fitzgerald) Goodnight, My Love VictorNovember 5, 1936November 18, 1936US BB 1936 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
10 Bing Crosby "The Moon Got in My Eyes"DeccaJuly 12, 1937August 1937US BB 1937 #10, US #1 for 4 weeks, 11 total weeks
11 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra "This Year's Kisses" [10] BrunswickJanuary 4, 1937February 1937US BB 1936 #11, US #1 for 4 weeks, 8 total weeks
12Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians"A Sailboat in the Moonlight"VictorMay 28, 1937June 1937US BB 1937 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
13 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal Billie Holiday)"Carelessly" [10] BrunswickMarch 31, 1937April 1937US BB 1937 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
14Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"Satan Takes a Holiday"VictorApril 15, 1937July 1937US BB 1937 #14, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks
15Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Margaret McCrae)"This Year's Kisses"VictorDecember 30, 1936January 20, 1937US BB 1937 #15, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
16Bing CrosbyRemember Me?DeccaSeptember 20, 1937October 1937US BB 1937 #16, US #1 for 3 weeks, 6 total weeks
17 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra "It's De-Lovely"VictorOctober 2, 1937October 21, 1937US BB 1936 #17, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
18 Russ Morgan and His Orchestra "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" [10] BrunswickApril 29, 1937May 1937US BB 1937 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
19Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"Marie"VictorJanuary 29, 1937February 17, 1937US BB 1937 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, 150,000 sales [11]
20Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"BluebirdJune 3, 1937June 16, 1937US BB 1937 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
21 Fats Waller and his Rhythm "(You Know it All) Smarty"VictorJune 11, 1937June 30, 1937US BB 1937 #21, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
22Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"The Big Apple"VictorAugust 13, 1937August 25, 1937US BB 1937 #22, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
23Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal Billie Holiday)"You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming" [10] BrunswickAugust 29, 1937September 1937US BB 1937 #23, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
24Hal Kemp and His Orchestra"Where or When" [10] BrunswickMarch 24, 1937April 1937US BB 1936 #24, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks
27 Fred Astaire "They Can't Take That Away From Me" [10] BrunswickMarch 14, 1937April 1937US BB 1937 #27, US #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2005, Jazz Standards 1937
28Bing Crosby Too Marvelous for Words DeccaMarch 3, 1937April 1937US BB 1937 #28, US #1 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks
29 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Caravan MasterMay 14, 1937June 1937US BB 1937 #60, US #4 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2009, Jazz Standards 1936

Number one hit songs (in order)

Top blues records

Classical music

Premieres

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

Compositions

Opera

Film

Jazz

Musical theatre

Musical films

Births

Deaths

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

References

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  16. ↑ "Benjamin Britten: Reveille" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
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