1951 in music

List of years in music (table)

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1951.

Events

Albums released

US No 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1951.

First weekNumber of weeksTitleArtist
March 3, 19511"If"Perry Como
March 10, 19511"Be My Love"Mario Lanza
March 17, 19515"If"Perry Como
April 21, 19519"How High the Moon"Les Paul & Mary Ford
June 23, 19515"Too Young"Nat King Cole
July 28, 19516"Come On-a My House"Rosemary Clooney
September 8, 19518"Because of You"Tony Bennett
November 3, 19516"Cold, Cold Heart"Tony Bennett
December 15, 19512"(It's No) Sin"Eddy Howard
December 29, 195111"Cry"Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1951.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Johnnie Ray Cry 1951 United States US 1940s 1 – Dec 1951, US 1 for 11 weeks Dec 1951, US BB 2 of 1951, DDD 4 of 1951, RYM 5 of 1951, POP 6 of 1952, Italy 68 of 1955, Acclaimed 1084
2 Nat King Cole Unforgettable 1951 United States US BB 1 of 1952, POP 1 of 1952, RYM 4 of 1951, US 1940s 14 – Nov 1951, DDD 25 of 1951, Europe 63 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 78 of vocal, WXPN 500
3 Les Paul & Mary Ford How High the Moon 1951 United States US 1940s 1 – Mar 1951, US 1 for 9 weeks Apr 1951, DDD 10 of 1951, US BB 12 of 1951, POP 12 of 1951, RYM 19 of 1951, RIAA 317, Acclaimed 514
4 Nat King Cole Too Young 1951 United States US 1940s 1 – Apr 1951, US 1 for 5 weeks Jun 1951, POP 1 of 1951, DDD 5 of 1951, RYM 10 of 1951
5 Mario Lanza Be My Love 1951 United States US 1940s 1 – Dec 1950, US 1 for 1 weeks Mar 1951, US BB 9 of 1951, POP 9 of 1951, Europe 79 of the 1950s, RYM 137 of 1951

Top hits on record

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Top R&B hits on record

Published popular music

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Arnold, Malcolm Symphony No. 1 in D minor 1951-07-06 United Kingdom Cheltenham (Festival) Hallé OrchestraArnold[16][17]
Bal y Gay, Jesús Concerto Grosso 1951-03-30 Mexico Mexico City Mexico National SymphonyChávez[18]
Berger, Arthur Duo for violin and piano 1951-10-19 United States New York, Town Hall Lack, [pianist][19]
Blomdahl, Karl-Birger Symphony No. 3, Facetter 1951-06-25 West Germany Frankfurt (ISCM Festival) Bavarian Radio SymphonyLehmann [20]
Boulez, Pierre Polyphonie X 1951-10-06 West Germany Donaueschingen (Musiktage) SWF Radio SymphonyRosbaud [21]
Britten, Benjamin Six Metamorphoses after Ovid 1951-06-14 United Kingdom Aldeburgh (Festival) Boughton. [pianist unknown][22]
Cage, John Imaginary Landscape No. 4 1951-05-10 United States New York City[23]
Cooke, Arnold Violin Sonata No. 2 1951-05-17 United Kingdom London Rapaport, Cross [24]
Dority, Bryan "How Sweet I Roamed", for soprano and piano 1951-12-11 United States New York City, Carnegie Hall Turash, Garvey[25]
Dutilleux, Henri Symphony No. 1 1951-06-07 France Paris RTF National OrchestraDésormière[26]
Ellington, Duke Harlem 1951-06-20 United States New York (Lewisohn Stadium) NBC Symphony OrchestraEllington[27]
Ferguson, Howard Piano Concerto in D 1951-06-22 United Kingdom Belfast Ferguson / City of Belfast Orchestra – Mulgan[28]
Foss, Lukas Piano Concerto No. 2 1951-10-07 Italy Venice (Biennale) Foss / La Fenice Philharmonic – Sanzogno[29]
Fricker, Peter Racine Symphony No. 2 1951-07-26 United Kingdom Liverpool Liverpool PhilharmonicRignold[30]
Fulton, Norman Sinfonia pastorale 1951-06-? United Kingdom Bournemouth Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra – [conductor unknown][31]
Gardner, John Symphony No. 1, Op. 2 1951-07-05 United Kingdom Cheltenham (Festival) Hallé OrchestraBarbirolli[16][32]
Garūta, Lūcija/Skulte, Bruno God, Thy Earth Is Aflame cantata, completed by Skulte1 1951-03-10 United States Brooklyn (Brooklyn Academy of Music) [performers unknown][33]
Gerhard, Roberto Piano Concerto 1951-06-16 United Kingdom Aldeburgh (Festival) Newton-Wood / Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra – Del Mar [22][34]
Giannini, Vittorio A Canticle of Christmas, for baritone, chorus, and orchestra 1951-12-10 United States Charlotte, NC White / Charlotte Symphony – Pfohl[35]
Glière, Reinhold Horn Concerto 1951-05-10 Soviet Union Leningrad Polekh / Leningrad Radio SymphonyGlière [36]
Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphonie Concertante (Symphony No. 5) 1951-04-21 West Germany Stuttgart Stuttgart Radio Symphony – Müller-Kray [37]
Holst, Imogen Six Songs for women's voices and harp 1951-06-[8–17] United Kingdom Aldeburgh (Festival) [performers unknown] – Holst[22]
Hovhaness, Alan Saint Vartan Symphony (Symphony No. 9, Op. 180) 1951-03-? United States New York Carnegie Hall [orchestra] – Hovhaness.[38]
Ibert, Jacques Symphonie Concertante for Oboe and Strings 1951-02-23 Switzerland Basel Shann / Basel Chamber OrchestraSacher [39]
Ifukube, Akira Drumming of Japan 1951-11-17 Japan Tokyo Tokyo Symphony – Ueda [40]
Ives, Charles Symphony No. 2 (1901) 1951-02-? United States New York Carnegie Hall New York PhilharmonicBernstein[41]
Jacobson, Maurice Symphonic Suite for strings 1951-07-04 United Kingdom Cheltenham (Festival) Hallé OrchestraBarbirolli[16][42]
Jolivet, André Piano Concerto 1951-06-19 France Strasbourg (Festival) Descaves / Strasbourg Radio Orchestra – Jolivet [43]
Jacob, Gordon Flute Concerto 1951-08-05 United Kingdom London Morris / New London Orchestra – Sherman [44]
Jirak, Karel Symphony No. 5 1951-08-26 United Kingdom Edinburgh (Festival) Scottish National OrchestraSusskind[45]
Kay, Ulysses Short Suite for concert band 1951-05-08 United States Waco (Baylor University) Baylor University Golden Wave Band – Moore[46][47]
Kay, Ulysses Sinfonia in E (aka Symphony in E) 1951-05-02 United States Rochester, NY Eastman-Rochester Orchestra – Hanson[46][48]
Koechlin, Charles Prélude sur le nom de Fauré for strings 1951-03-02 United Kingdom London (French Institute) ["a string orchestra"][49]
Landré, Guillaume Symphony No. 3 1951-06-17 Kingdom of the Netherlands Amsterdam Concertgebouw OrchestraKubelik[50]
Lutosławski, Witold Silesian Tryptich 1951-12-02 Poland Warsaw Polish National Radio SymphonyFitelberg
Martinu, Bohuslav Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra No. 2 (1950) 1951-01-14 United States Dallas G. Beal, W. Beal / [unknown orchestra and conductor] [51]
Murrill, Herbert Concerto for cello and orchestra 1951-03-03 United Kingdom London (Royal Albert Hall) Canning / BBC Symphony OrchestraCameron[52]
Oldham, Arthur The Commandment of Love song cycle 1951-06-[8–17] United Kingdom Aldeburgh (Festival) Pears, Britten[22]
Pettersson, Allan Concerto for Violin and String Quartet 1951-03-10 Sweden Stockholm Frydén / Ridderstad, Nihlman, Jonsson, Ericson [53]
Prokofiev, Sergei Piano Sonata No. 9 (1947) 1951-04-21 Soviet Union Moscow Richter [54]
Rawsthorne, Alan Piano Concerto No. 2 1951-06-17 United Kingdom London (Festival of Britain) Curzon / London SymphonySargent [55]
Reizenstein, Franz Serenade for Winds 1951-07-[9–14] United Kingdom Cheltenham (Festival) The London Wind Players[16]
Rodrigo, Joaquín Sonatas de Castilla 1951-11-08 Spain Madrid Rodrigo [56]
Rubbra, Edmund Festival Te Deum 1951-06-30 United Kingdom London Royal Festival Hall [unknown performers][57]
Rubbra, Edmund String Quartet [No. 1?] 1951-07-[9–14] United Kingdom Cheltenham (Festival Griller String Quartet[16]
Sainton, Philip Serenade Fantastique for oboe and strings 1951-07-08 United Kingdom Cheltenham (Festival) Goosens / Boyd Neel OrchestraNeel[58][59]
Schoenberg, Arnold "The Dance around the Golden Calf" from Moses und Aron 1951-07-02 West Germany Darmstadt (Ferienkurse) Orchester und Chor des Landestheaters DarmstadtScherchen[60]
Shebalin, Vissarion Sinfonietta 1951-11-12 Soviet Union Moscow USSR Radio SymphonyGauk [61]
Stevens, Bernard Sinfonietta 1951-07-06 United Kingdom Cheltenham (Festival) [unknown oboist] / Boyd Neel OrchestraBarbirolli[17][58]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Sonatine for violin and piano 1951-08-242 West Germany Cologne Marschner, Stockhausen[62]
Talma, Louise The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo, choral dialogue 1951-12-14 United States New York, Juilliard Concert Hall Juilliard Chorus – Hufstader[63]
van Wyk, Arnold Symphony No. 1 in A minor 1951-07-033 United Kingdom Cheltenham (Festival) Hallé OrchestraBarbirolli[64][65]
Wigglesworth, Frank Summer Scenes for flute, oboe, and strings 1951-11-05 United States New York, Town Hall Little Orchestra – Scherman[66]

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Notes

  1. Anon. "Riviera Dei Fiori"; Anon. "Sanremo 1951", Sanremo Festival Website (Accessed November 30, 2009).
  2. Henry Cowell, "Current Chronicle: New York" (Subscription Access), The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 3 (July): 396–402. Citation is on pp. 399–400.
  3. Everett Helm, "Current Chronicle: Berlin" (Subscription Access), The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 4 (October): 590–97.
  4. "Queen Elisabeth Competition 1951–2008", p. 3.
  5. Anonymous, 'First Performance of a Haydn Opera', The Times, issue 52024 (Monday, June 10, 1951): p. 4, col G.
  6. A. J., "Cheltenham Festival", The Musical Times 92, no. 1303 (Sep., 1951): 416–17.
  7. Anon., "The Haslemere Festival", The Musical Times 92, no. 1301 (July 1951): 312.
  8. Adolf Aber, "Tradition and Revolution at Bayreuth", The Musical Times 92, no. 1304 (October 1951): 453–57.
  9. David Cherniavsky, "The Salzburg Festival", The Musical Times 92, no. 1305 (November 1951): 517–18.
  10. Anonymous, 'Berlin Festival of the Arts: Turn of Western Culture', The Times, issue 52091 (Tuesday, August 28, 1951): p. 3, col G.
  11. Margaret Reece-Evans, "The Swansea Festival", Musical Times 92, no. 1305 (November): 516.
  12. Donaueschinger Musiktage: Programme seit 1921.
  13. Anonymous, 'Royal Opera House: "Turandot"', The Times, issue 52139 (Tuesday, October 23, 1951): p. 6, col F.
  14. Anonymous, 'Visit of Hamburg Radio Orchestra: Series of Concerts', The Times, issue 52164 (Wednesday, November 21, 1951): p. 2, col F.
  15. Anonymous, 'Opening of the Season at La Scala: Two First Performances', The Times, issue 52179 (Saturday, December 8, 1951): p. 5, col C.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Anon., "Contemporary Music: Cheltenham Festival of British Works", Times(6 March 1951): 7.
  17. 1 2 Anon., "Cheltenham Festival: Arnold's Symphony", Times 7 July 1951: 8.
  18. La Quinta de Mahler
  19. H[arold] C S[chonberg], "Miss Lack Heard in Violin Recital: Saint-Saens Concerto Is Chief Work on Town Hall Program—Berger Duo Presented", The New York Times (20 October): 23.
  20. Svensk Musik
  21. To Boulez and Beyond, page 149
  22. 1 2 3 4 Anon., "Aldeburgh Festival: Purcell's Dido and Aeneas" Times (28 February 1951): 8.
  23. John Cage official website
  24. Musicweb International
  25. Anon., "Turash, Soprano, Bows: Otto Luening's Emily Dickinson Song Cycle on Her Program", The New York Times (12 December): 50.
  26. Radio France
  27. Anon., "Runyon Fund Concert: Ellington and N.B.C. Symphony to Appear at Stadium June 20", The New York Times (9 June): 12.
  28. Boosey & Hawkes
  29. Venice Bienna official website
  30. University of California, Santa Barbara
  31. Anon., "Music Proze Awarded", Times (23 February 1951): 8.
  32. Anon., "Cheltenham Festival: An Adventurous Symphony", Times (6 July 1951): 2.
  33. 1 2 Anon., "Ex-D.P.s to Give Cantata", The New York Times (3 March): 14.
  34. http://sites.google.com/site/robertgerhardvalls18961970/
  35. Anon., "Giannini Canticle Bows: Work by New York Professor Introduced in Charlotte, N.C.", New York Times (10 December): 32.
  36. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
  37. Schott Music
  38. Henry Cowell," Current Chronicle: New York" (subscription required), The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 3 (July 1951): 396–402. Citation is on p. 396.
  39. All the conducting masterclasses
  40. Akira Ifukube official website
  41. Henry Cowell," Current Chronicle: New York" (subscription required), The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 3 (July 1951): 396–402. Citation is on p. 399–400.
  42. Anon., "Cheltenham Festival: Maurice Jacobson", Times (5 July 1951): 8.
  43. Guide de la Musique Symphonique, page 387.
  44. Gordon Jacob official website
  45. Howard Taubman, "Edinburgh Hears Jirak's Symphony: Prize-Winning Work by Chicago Music Teacher Has World Premiere at Festival", New York Times (27 August): 15.
  46. 1 2 Aaron Horne, Brass Music of Black Composers: A Bibliography (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1996): 160. ISBN 0-313-29826-2
  47. Constance Tibbs Hobson and Deborra A. Richardson, Ulysses Kay: A Bio-Bibliography, Bio-Bibliographies in Music 53 (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1994): 43. ISBN 978-0-313-25546-5.
  48. Constance Tibbs Hobson and Deborra A. Richardson, Ulysses Kay: A Bio-Bibliography, Bio-Bibliographies in Music 53 (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1994): 44. ISBN 978-0-313-25546-5.
  49. "French Institute Concert: Fugues and Concertos", Times (3 March 1951): 8.
  50. Daniel L.Schorr, "The Hague Opens Fifth Music Fete: Royal Court, Diplomatic Corps Represented a Concert in Medieval Hall of Knights", The New York Times (15 June): 27.
  51. Hyperion Records
  52. Anon., "Henry Wood Birthday Concert: New Cello Concerto", Times (5 March 1951): 2.
  53. Allan Pettersson Society
  54. Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas
  55. BBC
  56. Joaquín Rodrigo official website
  57. W[ilfred] H. Mellers, "Current Chronicle: England", The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 4 (October 1951): 580–85. Citation on 582.
  58. 1 2 Paul Hamburger, "Cheltenham Festival". The Music Review 12 (1951): 317–19. Citation on 317 and 319.
  59. Anon., "Cheltenham Festival: Three Serenades", Times (9 July 1951): 2.
  60. Imke Misch and Markus Bandur (eds.), Karlheinz Stockhausen bei den Internationalen Ferienkursen für Neue Musik in Darmstadt 1951–1996: Dokumente und Briefe (Kürten: Stockhausen Stiftung für Musik, 2001): 9. ISBN 3-00-007290-X.
  61. Le Chant du Monde
  62. Karlheinz Stockhausen, "Sonatine für Violine und Klavier (1951)", in his Texte zur Musik 4 (1970–1977), edited by Christoph von Blumröder, 46–47, DuMont Dokumente (Cologne: DuMont Buchverlag, 1978), 46, ISBN 3-7701-1078-1; Michael Kurtz, Stockhausen: A Biography, translated by Richard Toop (London and Boston: Faber and Faber, 1992): 31. ISBN 0-571-14323-7 (cloth); ISBN 0-571-17146-X (pbk).
  63. Anon., "Choral to Have Premiere", The New York Times (14 December): 28.
  64. 1 2 Anon., "Cheltenham Festival", Times (4 July 1951): 8.
  65. Paul Hamburger, "Cheltenham Festival". The Music Review 12 (1951): 317–19. Citation on 317–18.
  66. Olin Downes, "Little Orchestra Gives 3 Premieres: Concertos by Martinu and Vivaldi and a Novelty by Wigglesworth Offered", The New York Times (5 November): 34
  67. Rudolf Frisius, Karlheinz Stockhausen II: Die Werke 1950–1977; Gespräch mit Karlheinz Stockhausen, "Es geht aufwärts" (Mainz, London, Berlin, Madrid, New York, Paris, Prague, Tokyo, Toronto: Schott Musik International, 2008): 30.
  68. Stephen Williams, "Premiere of Britten's Billy Budd Stirs London", New York Times (Sunday, 9 December): 133.
  69. Everett Helm, "Current Chronicle: Berlin", The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 4 (October): 590–97. Citation on p. 594.
  70. Anon., "Holland Hears 2 French Operas: Premiere of 'L'Apostrophe' Is Given in Amsterdam—Work by Milhaud on Program" (2 July): 15.
  71. Howard Taubman, "Florence Stages Haydn's Orpheus: World Premiere of 160-year-old Opera Is Presented at Music Festival in Italy", The New York Times (10 June): 22.
  72. Anon., "New American Opera Unveiled in Detroit", New York Times (17 November): 10.
  73. Olin Downes, "Menotti Opera, the First for TV, Has Its Premiere; Boy, 12, Is Star", The New York Times (25 December): 1.
  74. Anon., "Hardy Novel As An Opera", Times (16 January 1951): 6.
  75. Wilfrid H. Mellers, "Current Chronicle:London" (Subscription Access), The Musical Quarterly 37, no. 4 (October): 580–8.
  76. Andrew Porter, "New Wellesz Opera: 'Incognita,' Based on Congreve Story, Has Its First Performance at Oxford", New York Times (16 December): 117.
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