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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1961.

Contents

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Bands formed

Albums released

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1961.

#ArtistTitleYearCountryChart Entries
1 Ben E King Stand By Me 1961USUK 1 – Feb 1987, Ireland 1 – Feb 1987, DDD 1 of 1961, RYM 2 of 1961, Switzerland 3 – Mar 1987, US BB 4 – May 1961, Germany 4 – Mar 1987, US BB 7 of 1961, Netherlands 7 – Mar 1987, POP 7 of 1961, Norway 9 – Apr 1987, Scrobulate 14 of soul, Canada 16 – May 1961, Austria 17 – Apr 1987, RIAA 25, US CashBox 43 of 1961, Acclaimed 53, 95 in 2FM list, Italy 96 of 1962, Rolling Stone 121, Germany 235 of the 1980s, Party 269 of 1999, WXPN 746
2 Del Shannon Runaway 1961USUK 1 – Apr 1961, US BB 1 – Mar 1961, Canada 1 – Mar 1961, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Oct 1960, RYM 1 of 1961, Norway 4 – Jun 1961, DDD 7 of 1961, US CashBox 9 of 1961, Australia Goset 12 – Oct 1967, Australia 15 of 1961, US BB 5 of 1961, POP 17 of 1961, South Africa 18 of 1961, Acclaimed 66, Scrobulate 96 of oldies, Rolling Stone 466
3 Chubby Checker Let's Twist Again 1961USUK 2 – Dec 1961, Canada 2 – Jul 1961, Norway 2 – Feb 1962, US BB 3 of 1961, Netherlands 3 – Jan 1976, POP 3 of 1961, South Africa 6 of 1962, US BB 8 – Jul 1961, Sweden (alt) 10 – Feb 1976, Austria 11 – Apr 1976, Germany 12 – Mar 1962, RYM 16 of 1961, Italy 17 of 1962, Party 23 of 1999, US CashBox 62 of 1961, DDD 67 of 1961, Scrobulate 95 of oldies, Germany 396 of the 1960s
4 Elvis Presley Surrender 1961USUK 1 – May 1961, US BB 1 – Feb 1961, Canada 1 – Mar 1961, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1960, Norway 2 – Apr 1961, Germany 6 – May 1961, South Africa 10 of 1961, US CashBox 32 of 1961, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1961, RYM 33 of 1961
5 The Marcels Blue Moon 1961USUK 1 – Apr 1961, US BB 1 – Mar 1961, Canada 1 – Mar 1961, Norway 4 – May 1961, US CashBox 11 of 1961, South Africa 11 of 1961, Germany 13 – Jun 1961, US BB 14 of 1961, DDD 14 of 1961, POP 14 of 1961, RYM 26 of 1961, Acclaimed 1034

Top hits on record

Other notable songs

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Bennett, Richard Rodney Winter Music, for flute and piano1961-01-08London Drawing Room of the Arts Council (Park Lane Group) W. Bennett, Bradshaw [7]
Britten, Benjamin Cello Sonata 1961-07-07Aldeburgh, UK (Festival) Rostropovich, Britten [8]
Chávez, Carlos Soli II 1961-04-23Washington, D.C., Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress (IA Festival)Philadelphia Wind Quintet [9]
Davidovsky, Mario Choreographic Suite for El payaso1961-04-29Washington, D.C., Howard University (IA Festival) Mexico National Symphony – Herrera de la Fuente [10]
Musgrave, Thea Trio for flute, oboe, and piano1961-01-08London Drawing Room of the Arts Council (Park Lane Group)Mabillon Trio [7]
Penderecki, Krzysztof Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima 1961-09-22Warsaw, Poland (Autumn) Kraków Philharmonic – Markowski [a] [11]
Piston, Walter Symphony No. 7 1961-02-10Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [12]
Poulenc, Francis Gloria 1961-01-20Boston Addison / Chorus Pro Musica, Boston Symphony – Munch [13]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Symphony No. 4 1961-12-30Moscow Moscow Philharmonic – Kondrashin [14]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Originale , music theatre with Kontakte 1961-10-26Cologne, Germany (Theater am Dom) Caspari, Tudor, Caskel, Kobayashi, Paik, Helms, Bauermeister, Sommer, Ramsbott, Koch, Knobelsdorff, et al. [15]
  1. ↑ The Threnody was first performed in May 1961 by the Polish Radio Symphony conducted by Jan Krenz for a radio recording.

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References

  1. ↑ Robinson, Major (March 2, 1961). "Rock 'N' Roll Idol Jackie Wilson Felled By Fan's Gun". Jet. pp. 60–62.
  2. 1 2 Gross, Nigel; et al. (1999). Collins Gem 1960s. London: HarperCollins. ISBN   0-00-472310-4.
  3. ↑ Benjamin, Philip (May 2, 1961). "'All Way Home' Pulitzer Play; Novel Is 'To Kill a Mockingbird'". The New York Times . pp. 1, 40.
  4. ↑ Kynaston, David (2014). Modernity Britain: A Shake of the Dice, 1959–62. London: Bloomsbury. p. 345. ISBN   978-1-4088-4439-7.
  5. ↑ "Live: Palais Ballroom, Aldershot". The Beatles Bible. December 9, 1961. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ Haydn, Joseph (2007). Konzert in C für Violoncello und Orchester. Clément, Roger (trans.). Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. pp. V–VI. ISMN M-006-20254-6.
  7. 1 2 Anon., "Serial Technique of Young Composers", The Times , no. 54974 (9 January 1961): 3.
  8. ↑ White, Eric Walter (January 1, 1983). Benjamin Britten, His Life and Operas. University of California Press. ISBN   9780520048942 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Carlos Chávez, untitled liner notes to Chávez Conducted by Carlos Chávez: Soli I, Soli II, Soli IV, LP recording. Odyssey Y31534 (New York: Columbia Records, 1972).
  10. ↑ Oxford University Press
  11. ↑ Sarahwallinhuff.com
  12. ↑ "New Music Box" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ Choeur Proclassica Archived August 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Fay, Laurel E. (January 1, 2000). Shostakovich: A Life . Oxford University Press. p.  225. ISBN   978-0-19-513438-4 – via Internet Archive. symphony 4 shostakovich kondrashin 30 december 1961.
  15. ↑ Michael Kurtz, Stockhausen: A Biography, translated by Richard Toop (London and Boston: Faber and Faber, 1992): 116, 252. ISBN   0-571-14323-7 (cloth); ISBN   978-0-571-17146-0 (pbk).
  16. ↑ Onno van Rijen's Levitin Page.
  17. ↑ "Classical Composers Database: William James Mathias" . Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  18. ↑ "Classical Composers Database:Alan Rawsthorne". October 17, 2005. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  19. ↑ Notes to Recording of Third String Quartet on cpo.
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