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This is a summary of 1950 in music in the United Kingdom.

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Events

Classical music: new works

Opera

Film and Incidental music

Musical theatre

Musical films

Births

Deaths

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1950 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1950 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1950.

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1953.

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The USC Thornton School of Music is a private music school in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1884 only four years after the University of Southern California, the Thornton School is the oldest continually operating arts institution in Los Angeles. The school is located on the USC University Park Campus, south of Downtown Los Angeles.

The cultural year was dominated by the Festival of Britain and the opening of The Royal Festival Hall, the first dedicated concert hall of its size to be built in London since 1893: located on the south bank of the Thames, this was to host concerts by major orchestras from Britain and abroad. The Festival itself was a celebration of music, art and theatre. It notably provided an opportunity for the staging of many events seen during the first Folk music Festival held in Edinburgh, organised with the help of such talents as the American Alan Lomax, the Irish traditional musician Seamus Ennis and the political theatre director Ewan MacColl, who would go on to form the Ballad and Blues Club.

This is a summary of 1963 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

This is a summary of 1960 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

This is a summary of 1958 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

Thomas Percival Montague Mackey was a British pianist, composer and bandleader. He is particularly known for his work as a composer and musical director for films during the 1930s and 1940s.

This is a summary of 1956 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

This is a summary of 1955 in music of all genres in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1961 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

This is a summary of 1949 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1947 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1945 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1944 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1942 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1938 in music in the United Kingdom.

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