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Overview of the events of 1953 in music
Overview of the events of 1953 in music
Jazz trumpeter and bandleader
Louis Armstrong in 1953.
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1953.
Specific locations
Specific genres
Events
February 6 – Contralto
Kathleen Ferrier , already terminally ill with cancer, leaves Covent Garden Opera House in London on a stretcher after being taken ill on the second night of her run in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice .
[1]
March 12 –
Heinrich Sutermeister 's opera Romeo and Juliet receives its English première at
Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, conducted by James Robertson.
[2]
April –
Pat Boone begins his recording career at Republic Records.
[3]
May 26 –
Werner Meyer-Eppler , Fritz Enkel,
Herbert Eimert and Robert Beyer open a pioneering electronic music studio at the Cologne studios of the
NWDR .
[4]
May 30 -
Shirley Booth ,
Dino Di Luca and
John Serry Sr. collaborate for the last time in the final performance of
The Time of the Cuckoo at the closing of the
Empire Theatre in New York City.
[5]
[6]
[7]
July 16 –
29 – The
Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik are held at
Darmstadt .
July 18 –
Elvis Presley's Sun recordings :
Elvis Presley makes his first recordings (a copy of which is owned by
Jack White when he wins an auction on eBay in January 2015).
September 27 –
Helen Traubel ends her long association with the
Metropolitan Opera in New York City after having appeared in Chicago as a night-club singer.
[8]
October – Sir
Arthur Bliss replaces Sir
Arnold Bax as
Master of the Queen's Music in the United Kingdom.
October 5 –
Wilhelm Furtwängler and the soloists in the
Vienna State Opera 's production of
Don Giovanni publicly protest against the suspension of
Egon Hilbert as administrator of the Burg Theater and State Opera.
October 19 – Opening of the Covent Garden opera season in London, with a production of
Wagner 's
Die Walküre .
October 30 –
Ernst Marboe is announced as the new administrator of the Vienna State Opera and Burg Theater, replacing Egon Hilbert.
November 2 – the
Metropolitan Opera announces that a new two-year contract has been agreed with the musicians' union, averting a threatened strike by the orchestra.
November 17 –
Carl Ebert is announced as the new Intendant of the Städtische Oper, (West) Berlin.
December 7 – the
La Scala opera season opens with a production of
Alfredo Catalani 's
La Wally , to mark the hundredth anniversary of the composer's birth.
Alfred Schnittke becomes a student of
Evgeny Golubev .
Frank Sinatra begins recording at Capitol.
"
Crazy Man, Crazy ", recorded by
Bill Haley & His Comets , becomes the first
rock and roll single to make the
Billboard national American musical charts.
American singer
Frankie Laine sets the all-time
United Kingdom record for weeks at
Number One in a given year on the
UK Singles Chart , when his hit singles "Answer Me," "Hey Joe!" and "I Believe" hold the top slot for 27 weeks: a little over half a year. "I Believe", Number One for 18 weeks, also holds the all-time record for a single. Over 50 years later, both records will still hold.
Eddie Fisher becomes "The Coca-Cola Kid" on the television show
Coke Time at a salary of one million dollars a year.
The
Allegri Quartet is formed in the United Kingdom.
The Platters form in Los Angeles.
The
Erato Records label is founded to promote French classical music.
Albums released
Biggest hit singles
The following singles achieved the highest
chart positions
in the limited set of charts available for 1953.
#
Artist
Title
Year
Country
Chart entries
1
Dean Martin
That's Amore
1953
US BB 1 of 1953, POP 1 of 1953, UK 2 – Jan 1954, US 1940s 2 – Nov 1953, RYM 2 of 1953, Scrobulate 47 of Italian, DDD 73 of 1953, Party 101 of 2007
2
Les Paul &
Mary Ford
Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)
1953
US 1940s 1 – Jun 1953, US 1 for 11 weeks Aug 1953, Italy 2 of 1954, US BB 3 of 1953, POP 3 of 1953, UK 7 – Nov 1953, RYM 24 of 1953, Europe 97 of the 1950s
3
Perry Como
Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
1953
UK 1 – Jan 1953, US 1940s 1 – Dec 1952, US 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1953, US BB 20 of 1953, POP 20 of 1953, RYM 31 of 1953
4
Eddie Fisher
I'm Walking Behind You
1953
UK 1 – May 1953, US 1940s 1 – May 1953, US 1 for 2 weeks Jul 1953, US BB 16 of 1953, POP 23 of 1953, RYM 119 of 1953
5
Hank Williams
Your Cheatin' Heart
1953
RYM 1 of 1953, DDD 2 of 1953, US BB 4 of 1953, POP 4 of 1953, RIAA 34, Scrobulate 87 of country, Rolling Stone 213, Acclaimed 286
US No. 1 hit singles
These singles reached the top of US
Billboard magazine 's charts in 1953.
Top hits on record
Top R&B and country hits on record
Published popular music
"
And This Is My Beloved " w. & m. adapted
Robert Wright &
George Forrest
"
Angel Eyes " w. Earl Brent m.
Matt Dennis
"Anna" w.(Eng) William Engvick (Ital) F. Giordano m. R. Vatro
"
Answer Me, My Love " w. (Eng)
Carl Sigman (Ger) & m. Gerhard Winkler & Fred Ravich
"
Baubles, Bangles And Beads " w. & m. adapt
Robert Wright &
George Forrest . Introduced by
Doretta Morrow in the
musical
Kismet
"
Bell Bottom Blues " w.
Hal David m. Leon Carr
"
Bimbo " w.m. Rodney Morris
"
Black Hills Of Dakota " w.
Paul Francis Webster m.
Sammy Fain . Introduced by
Doris Day in the film
Calamity Jane .
"
The Boy Friend " w.m.
Sandy Wilson .
"
Can-Can " w.m.
Cole Porter
"
Caribbean " w.m.
Mitchell Torok
"
C'est Magnifique " w.m.
Cole Porter . Introduced by
Lilo and
Peter Cookson in the
musical
Can-Can
"
Changing Partners " w.
Joe Darion m.
Larry Coleman
"
Chicka Boom " w.m.
Bob Merrill
"
Crying In the Chapel " w.m.
Artie Glenn
"
Cry Me a River " w.m.
Arthur Hamilton
"
Dragnet " w.m.
Walter Schumann
"
Ebb Tide " w.
Carl Sigman m. Robert Maxwell
"
Eh, Cumpari! " trad Ital w. m. adapt.
Julius LaRosa &
Archie Bleyer
"
Ev'rybody Loves Saturday Night " Campbell
"
Fate " w. & m. adapt
Robert Wright &
George Forrest from music by
Alexander Borodin Adapted from Symphony No. 2 in B Minor. It was introduced by
Alfred Drake and
Doretta Morrow in the musical
Kismet .
"
From Here to Eternity " w. Robert Wells m. Fred Karger
"
Gambler's Guitar " w.m. Jim Lowe
"
Gee! " w.m. Viola Watkins, Daniel Norton & William Davis
"
Giddy-Up-A Ding Dong " w.m.
Freddie Bell ,
Pep Lattanzi
"
Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite " James Hudson, Calvin Carter
"
Half a Photograph " w.
Bob Russell m. Hal Stanley
"
The Happy Wanderer " w.(Ger) Florenz Siegesmund & Edith Möller (Eng) Antonia Ridge m. Friedrich Wilhelm Möller
"
Here's That Rainy Day " w.
Johnny Burke m.
Jimmy Van Heusen . Introduced by
John Raitt in the
musical
Carnival In Flanders .
"
Hold My Hand " w.m.
Jack Lawrence &
Richard Myers
"
I Believe " w.m.
Ervin Drake ,
Jimmy Shirl ,
Irvin Graham &
Al Stillman
"
I Can Do Without You " w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sammy Fain. Introduced by Doris Day and Howard Keel in the film
Calamity Jane .
"
(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely " w.m. Pat Ballard
"
I Love Paris " w.m.
Cole Porter . Introduced by
Lilo in the
musical
Can-Can
"
I Really Don't Want To Know " w.
Howard Barnes m.
Don Robertson
"
I'm Walking Behind You " w.m.
Billy Reid
"
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) " w.
Jimmy Kennedy m. Nat Simon
"
It's All Right With Me " w.m.
Cole Porter
"It's Love" w.
Betty Comden &
Adolph Green m.
Leonard Bernstein . Introduced by
George Gaynes in the musical
Wonderful Town . Performed in the 1955 London production by
Dennis Bowen .
"
Just Walkin' In The Rain " w.m. Johnny Bragg & Robert S. Riley
"
Little Things Mean a Lot " w.m.
Carl Stutz &
Edith Lindeman
"
Look at That Girl " w.m.
Bob Merrill
"
Make Love to Me " w. Alan Copeland & Bill Norvas Music from "
Tin Roof Blues " 1923.
"
The Man That Got Away " w.
Ira Gershwin m.
Harold Arlen
"
The Man With The Banjo " w. (Eng)
Robert Mellin m. Fritz Schulz Reichel
"
Marriage Type Love " w.
Oscar Hammerstein II m.
Richard Rodgers . Introduced by
Arthur Maxwell and
Helena Scott in the
musical
Me And Juliet .
"
Matilda, Matilda! " w.m. Harry Thomas
"
Melancholy Serenade " m.
Jackie Gleason
"
Mexican Joe " w.m. Mitchell Torok
"
Money Burns a Hole In My Pocket " w.
Bob Hilliard m.
Jule Styne . Introduced by
Dean Martin in the 1954 film
Living It Up .
"
Money Honey " w.m. Jesse Stone
"
My Love, My Love " w. Bob Haymes m.
Nick Acquaviva
"
No Other Love " w.
Oscar Hammerstein II m.
Richard Rodgers . Introduced by
Isabel Bigley and
Bill Hayes in the
musical
Me And Juliet .
"
Non Dimenticar " w.(Eng) Shelley Dobbins (Ital) Michele Galdieri m. P. G. Redi
"
Not Since Nineveh " w. & m. adapt
Robert Wright &
George Forrest From Borodin's "Polovetsian Dances".
"
Oh! My Pa-Pa " w.
John Turner &
Geoffrey Parsons m.
Paul Burkhard
"
The Olive Tree " w. & m. adapt
Robert Wright &
George Forrest from music by
Alexander Borodin
"
Rags to Riches " w.m.
Richard Adler &
Jerry Ross
"
Ricochet " w.m.
Larry Coleman ,
Joe Darion &
Norman Gimbel
"
Rock Around the Clock " w.m. Jimmy De Knight & Max C. Freedman
"
Santa Baby " w.m. Joan Javits, Phil Springer & Tony Springer
"
Satin Doll " w.m.
Billy Strayhorn &
Duke Ellington
"
Secret Love " w.
Paul Francis Webster m.
Sammy Fain . Introduced by
Doris Day in the film
Calamity Jane
"
Seven Lonely Days " w.m. Alden Shuman, Earl Shuman & Marshal Brown
"
Shake a Hand " w.m. Joe Morris
"
Sippin' Soda " adapt. P. Campbell
"
The Song From "Moulin Rouge" " (a.k.a. "Where Is Your Heart") w. (Eng)
William Engvick (Fr) Jacques Larue m.
Georges Auric
"
Stranger in Paradise " w. & m. adapt
Robert Wright &
George Forrest . Introduced by
Doretta Morrow and
Richard Kiley in the
musical
Kismet .
"
Such a Night " w.m. Lincoln Chase
"
Sway " ("
Quien Será ") w. (Eng)
Norman Gimbel (Sp)
Pablo Beltrán Ruiz m. Pablo Beltran Ruiz
"
Teach Me Tonight " w.
Sammy Cahn m.
Gene De Paul
"
Tell Me a Story " w.m.
Terry Gilkyson
"
Tell Us Where the Good Times Are " w.m.
Bob Merrill
"
That's Amore " w.
Jack Brooks m.
Harry Warren
"
Vaya con Dios " w.m.
Larry Russell ,
Inez James &
Buddy Pepper
"
Wanted " w.m.
Jack Fulton &
Lois Steele
"
When Love Goes Wrong " w.
Harold Adamson m.
Hoagy Carmichael from the film
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
"You Won't Forget Me" w. Kermit Goell m.
Fred Spielman Introduced by
India Adams dubbing for
Joan Crawford in the film
Torch Song
"
You, You, You " w.(Eng)
Robert Mellin (Ger)
Walter Rothenberg m.
Lotar Olias
"
Young at Heart " w.
Carolyn Leigh m.
Johnny Richards
Premieres
Sortable table
Composer
Composition
Date
Location
Performers
Bloch, Ernest
Suite hébraïque for Viola and Orchestra
1953-01-01
Chicago
Preves /
Chicago Symphony –
Kubelik
[9]
Boulez, Pierre
Structures book 1, for two pianos
1953-05-04
Cologne
Grimaud ,
Loriod
[10]
Carter, Elliott
String Quartet No. 1
1953-02-26
New York
Walden Quartet
[11]
Chávez, Carlos
Sinfonía romántica (Symphony No. 4)
1953-02-11
Louisville, KY
Louisville Orchestra –
Chávez
[12]
Chávez, Carlos
Symphony for Strings (Symphony No. 5)
1953-12-01
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra –
Chávez
[13]
Goldschmidt, Berthold
String Quartet No. 2
1953-07-14
London
London String Quartet
[14]
Hartmann, Karl Amadeus
Concerto for piano, winds and percussion
1953-10-10
Donaueschingen (
Musiktage )
Bergmann /
SWF Symphony –
Rosbaud
[15]
Holmboe, Vagn
Sinfonia boreale (Symphony No. 8)
1953-03-05
Copenhague
Danish Radio Symphony –
Kletzki
[16]
Honegger, Arthur
A Christmas Cantata
1953-12-18
Basel
Basel Chamber Choir –
Sacher
[17]
Imbrie, Andrew
String Quartet No. 2
1953-12-05
New York City
Kroll Quartet
[18]
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
Piano Concerto No. 3
1953-??-??
Moscow
Ashkenazy /
Moscow Philharmonic – ?
[19]
Martinů, Bohuslav
Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
1953-02-19
Cleveland
Veissi /
Cleveland Orchestra –
Szell
[20]
Milhaud, Darius
Symphony No. 5
1953-10-16
Turin
RAI National Symphony –
Milhaud
[21]
Montsalvatge, Xavier
Concierto breve for piano and orchestra
1953-12-20
Barcelona
de Larrocha /
Barcelona Philharmonic –
de Froment
[22]
Montsalvatge, Xavier
Poema Concertante for violin and orchestra
1953-05-25
Barcelona
Szeryng /
Barcelona Municipal Orchestra –
Toldrà
[23]
Racine Fricker, Peter
Viola Concerto
1953-09-03
Edinburgh (
Festival )
Primrose /
London Philharmonia –
Boult
[24]
Rubbra, Edmund
Viola Concerto
1953-04-15
London
BBC Symphony –
Sargent
[25]
Shostakovich, Dmitri
String Quartet No. 5
1953-11-13
Moscow
Beethoven Quartet
[26]
Shostakovich, Dmitri
Symphony No. 10
1953-12-17
Leningrad
Leningrad Philharmonic –
Mravinsky
[27]
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Kontra-Punkte
1953-05-26
Cologne (
ISCM World Music Days )
members of the
WDR Symphony –
Scherchen
[28]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Schlagquartett
1953-03-23
Munich (
Musica Viva )
Porth ,
Gschwendner ,
Peinkofer ,
Kaul
[29]
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Sinfonia antartica (Symphony No. 7)
1953-01-14
Manchester
Ritchie /
Hallé Orchestra –
John Barbirolli
[30]
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Alvorada na Floresta Tropical for orchestra
1953-??-??
Louisville, KY
Louisville Orchestra –
Whitney
[31]
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Piano Concerto No. 4
1953-01-09
Syria Mosque , Pittsburgh, PA
Segall /
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra –
Villa-Lobos
[32]
Compositions
The Decembrists (
Yuri Shaporin ) first staged 23 June 1953 at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.
The Dumb Wife (
Joseph Horovitz ), premiered 21 November 1953 at the Guildhall School, London, by the Intimate Opera Company.
Gloriana (
Benjamin Britten ) composed 1953, first performed on 8 July 1953 at the
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the presence of
Elizabeth II .
Irmelin (
Frederick Delius ) composed 1890–92; first produced Oxford, 4 May 1953.
Lenora 40/50 (
Rolf Liebermann ) first produced in Berlin on 12 February 1953 at the State Opera House in the British sector.
Man of Enterprise (
Denis Bloodworth ) first produced on 8 December 1953 at Tiffin School, Kingston, Surrey, by the school operatic society.
Menna (
Arwel Hughes ) premiered by the Welsh National Opera at the Pavilion in Cardiff on 9 November, with the composer conducting.
Nelson (
Lennox Berkeley ), premiered in a concert performance 14 February 1953 by the English Opera Group at Wigmore Hall, London.
Sevil (
Fikrat Amirov )
Three's Company (
Antony Hopkins ), premiered 21 November 1953 at the Guildhall School, London, by the Intimate Opera Company.
The Tinners of Cornwall (
Inglis Gundry ), premiered 30 September 1953 at Rudolf Steiner Hall, conducted by Geoffrey Corbett.
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis starring
Debbie Reynolds ,
Bobby Van ,
Barbara Ruick and
Bob Fosse
The Band Wagon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Calamity Jane starring
Doris Day and
Howard Keel
The Desert Song
The Farmer Takes a Wife starring
Betty Grable ,
Dale Robertson ,
John Carroll ,
Thelma Ritter and
Eddie Foy, Jr.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
I Love Melvin starring
Debbie Reynolds and
Donald O'Connor
The Jazz Singer
Kiss Me Kate starring
Howard Keel ,
Kathryn Grayson ,
Ann Miller ,
Keenan Wynn and
James Whitmore
Lili
Peter Pan animated feature
Singin' in the Rain starring
Gene Kelly ,
Donald O'Connor and
Debbie Reynolds
Small Town Girl starring
Jane Powell ,
Ann Miller ,
Farley Granger ,
S. Z. Sakall ,
Bobby Van ,
Billie Burke ,
Fay Wray and featuring
Nat "King" Cole . Directed by
László Kardos .
So This Is Love released July 15 starring
Kathryn Grayson as
Grace Moore .
The Stooge released February 4 starring
Martin and Lewis .
Three Sailors and a Girl starring
Jane Powell ,
Gordon MacRae and
Gene Nelson
Torch Song released October 23 starring
Joan Crawford and
Michael Wilding
Births
January 6 –
Malcolm Young , rock musician (
AC/DC ) (d. 2017)
January 10 –
Pat Benatar , singer ("
Hit Me with Your Best Shot " etc.)
January 21 –
Glenn Kaiser , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Resurrection Band)
January 23 –
Robin Zander , rock musician (
Cheap Trick )
January 26 –
Lucinda Williams , singer
January 29
February 3 –
Joëlle , singer (d. 1982)
February 18 –
Robin Bachman , drummer (
Bachman–Turner Overdrive and Brave Belt)
February 20 –
Riccardo Chailly , conductor
February 26 –
Michael Bolton , American singer (
Blackjack )
March 3 –
Robyn Hitchcock , singer-songwriter and guitarist
March 12 –
Ryan Paris , singer
March 19 –
Ricky Wilson (
The B-52s ) (d. 1985)
March 23 –
Chaka Khan , singer
March 31
April 4 –
Chen Yi , Chinese classical composer and violinist
April 16 –
Peter Garrett , Activist and Lead vocalist (
Midnight Oil )
April 21 –
Todd Phillips , American bassist and composer (
David Grisman Quintet )
April 28
May 4 –
Oleta Adams , American soul and jazz singer
May 8
May 9
May 15 –
Mike Oldfield , composer & musician
May 16 –
Richard Page (
Mr. Mister )
May 17 – George Johnson (
The Brothers Johnson )
May 29 -
Danny Elfman , singer, songwriter, film composer (
Oingo Boingo )
June 6 –
June Yamagishi , Japanese-American guitarist (
Papa Grows Funk and
The Wild Magnolias )
June 7 –
Johnny Clegg , South African mbaqanga and Afro-pop musician and musical anthropologist (d. 2019)
June 12 –
Rocky Burnette , American rock singer
June 13 –
Baaba Maal , Senegalese singer and guitarist
June 19 –
Larry Dunn , American rock keyboardist (
Earth Wind & Fire )
June 20 -
Dušan Rapoš , Slovak composer
June 22 –
Cyndi Lauper , American singer-songwriter
June 29 –
Colin Hay , Scottish-born Australian rock singer-songwriter (
Men at Work )
July 2 –
Mark Hart , American guitarist and keyboard player (
Crowded House and
Supertramp )
July 6 –
Nanci Griffith , American country folk singer-songwriter (Blue Moon Orchestra) (d. 2021)
July 11 –
Bramwell Tovey , conductor (d. 2022)
July 18 –
Warren Wiebe , American singer (d. 1998)
July 21 –
Eric Bazilian , rock performer (
The Hooters )
July 22
July 29 –
Geddy Lee (
Rush )
July 31 –
Hugh MacDowell (
Electric Light Orchestra )
August 1 –
Robert Cray , blues guitarist and singer
August 2 –
Marjo , Canadian singer-songwriter (
Corbeau )
August 12 –
Peter Ostroushko , mandolinist, fiddler
August 16 –
James "J.T." Taylor (
Kool & the Gang )
August 17 –
Kevin Rowland , vocalist (
Dexys Midnight Runners )
August 24 –
Ron Holloway , tenor saxophonist
August 27 –
Alex Lifeson , prgressive rock guitarist (
Rush )
August 29 – Rick Downey, rock drummer (
Blue Öyster Cult )
September 2 –
John Zorn , composer
September 7 –
Benmont Tench , rock keyboardist (
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers etc.)
September 11 –
Tommy Shaw , hard rock guitarist (
Styx )
September 27
September 28 –
Jim Diamond , pop singer-songwriter (
Ph.D. ) (d. 2015)
October 7 –
Tico Torres ,
Bon Jovi
October 10 –
Midge Ure , singer-songwriter
October 14 –
Kazumi Watanabe , jazz performer
October 15 –
Tito Jackson (
The Jackson 5 )
October 16 -
Tony Carey (
Rainbow )
October 21 –
Charlotte Caffey (
The Go-Go's )
October 21 –
Eric Faulkner , guitarist and singer-songwriter (
Bay City Rollers )
October 26 –
Keith Strickland (
The B-52s )
October 28 –
Desmond Child , American songwriter and producer
November 8 –
Denyse Plummer , Trinidadian singer (d. 2023)
November 11 –
Andy Partridge , English musician (
XTC )
November 13
November 18 –
Jan Kuehnemund , American guitarist (
Vixen ) (d. 2013)
November 22 –
Urmas Alender , singer (
Ruja ,
Propeller )
November 23 –
Francis Cabrel , folk singer/songwriter
November 28 –
Taeko Onuki , japanese singer and songwriter
December 12
December 15 –
Hossam Ramzy , Egyptian percussionist (d. 2019)
December 26 –
Harry Christophers , English choral conductor
December 30 –
Graham Vick , English opera director (d. 2021)
Undated
Deaths
January 1 –
Hank Williams , country musician, 29
January 18 –
Arthur Wood , composer, 78
February 2 –
Gustav Strube , conductor and composer, 75
March 5
March 19 –
Irène Bordoni , singer and actress, 68
March 29 –
Arthur Fields , singer-songwriter, 64
April 23 –
Peter DeRose , Tin Pan Alley composer, 53
April 29 –
Kiki , "The Queen of
Montparnasse ", 51 (drug- and alcohol-related)
April 30 –
Lily Brayton , musical theatre star, 76
May 15 –
Mabel Love , dancer, 78
May 16 –
Django Reinhardt , jazz guitarist, 43 (brain hemorrhage)
May 19 –
Frank Mullings , tenor, 72
May 22 –
Frederick Jackson , librettist and screenwriter (66)
May 30 –
Dooley Wilson , actor, singer and pianist, 67
June 3 –
Florence Price , composer, 66
June 10 –
Grzegorz Fitelberg , conductor, violinist and composer, 73
June 21 –
Ford Dabney , composer and vaudevillian, 75
June 25 –
Jules Van Nuffel , musicologist and composer, 70
July 5 –
Titta Ruffo , operatic baritone, 76
July 17 –
Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer , Dutch composer, 65
August 14 –
Friedrich Schorr , operatic bass-baritone, 64
August 29 –
Darrell Fancourt , bass-baritone, 67
September 1 –
Jacques Thibaud , violinist, 72
September 21 –
Roger Quilter , composer, 75
October 3 – Sir
Arnold Bax , composer, 69
October 8 –
Kathleen Ferrier , English contralto, 41 (cancer)
October 18 –
Marguerite d'Alvarez , operatic contralto, exact age unknown
October 27 –
Eduard Künneke , composer, 68
October 29 –
William Kapell , pianist, 31
October 30 –
Emmerich Kálmán , composer, 71
November 10 –
Theodora Morse , lyricist, 70
November 18 –
Ruth Crawford Seeger , composer, 52
November 21 –
Larry Shields , jazz musician, 60
November 26 –
Ivor Atkins , organist and choirmaster, 83
November 30 –
Norman Cocker , organist and composer, 63
December 5
December 9 –
Issay Dobrowen , pianist, conductor and composer, 62
December 11 –
Albert Coates , conductor and composer, 71
December 29 –
Violet MacMillan , Broadway star, 66
References
^
Fifield, Christopher , ed. (2003). Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier . Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press. pp. 183–4.
ISBN
1-84383-012-4 .
^ "Sadler's Wells". The Tatler : 17. 25 March 1953.
^
"AmericanHeritage.com / More Mr. Nice Guy" . 2010-09-02. Archived from
the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2022-03-11 .
^ Morawska-Büngeler, Marietta (1988). Schwingende Elektronen: Eine Dokumentation über das Studio für Elektronische Musik des Westdeutschen Rundfunks in Köln 1951–1986 . Cologne-Rodenkirchen: P. J. Tonger Verlag. pp. 11–12.
^ New York Journal-American (see the photograph of Serry's signature inscribed with signatures of other members of the cast on the stage door of the Empire Theatre at the closing of the play
The Time of the Cuckoo ), May 25, 1953, p. 15
^
"Celebrating National Music Week - Accordion Concert" : John Serry - p. 12...appearing with award winner Shirly Booth in "Time of the Cuckoo" See photograph and caption of John Serry in the "Reading Eagle" April 19, 1953 p. 12 on Google Books
^
Eastman School of Music - University of Rochester - Sibley Music Library: John J. Serry Sr. Collection - Series 3: Scrapbook - contains a clipping with a photograph from the "New York Journal American" May 25, 1953 p. 15 showing the stage cast door from the Empire Theater with Shirley Booth pointing to signatures of the cast of "The Time of the Cuckoo" which includes John Serry's signatue. The John J. Serry Sr. Collection p. 17 Series 3 Scrapbook Box 3 Item 1 archived at the University of Rochester Eastman School of Music on esm.rochester.edu
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