1939 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1939.

1939 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
  • List of albums released
List of years in music (table)

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Publications

Albums released

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1939.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Judy GarlandOver the Rainbow1939US BB 1 of 1939, Oscar in 1939, AFI 1, RYM 1 of 1939, POP 1 of 1939, RIAA 1, Scrobulate 71 of vocal, Acclaimed 497
2Glenn MillerMoonlight Serenade1939US BB 5 of 1939, RYM 5 of 1939, POP 5 of 1939, UK 12 – Mar 1954, Europe 12 of the 1930s, Scrobulate 53 of jazz, Italy 74 of 1954, Party 74 of 1999, Acclaimed 1202
3Kate SmithGod Bless America1939US BB 2 of 1939, POP 2 of 1939, US 1940s 5 – Aug 1940, Europe 18 of the 1930s, RIAA 19, RYM 33 of 1939, Acclaimed 568
4Billie HolidayStrange Fruit1939RYM 2 of 1939, Scrobulate 25 of jazz, Europe 92 of the 1930s, Acclaimed 180, RIAA 273, WXPN 717
5Louis ArmstrongWhen the Saints Go Marching In1939US BB 4 of 1939, POP 4 of 1939, RIAA 13, RYM 18 of 1939, Scrobulate 33 of swing

Top hits on record

Top Christmas hits

Top blues records

Classical music

Premieres
Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Bartók, BélaViolin Concerto No. 21939-03-23 AmsterdamSzékely / Concertgebouw Orchestra – Mengelberg [1]
Bax, ArnoldSymphony No. 71939-06-09 New York City (EXPO)New York Philharmonic – Boult[2]
Bliss, ArthurPiano Concerto1939-06-10 New York City (EXPO)Solomon / New York Philharmonic – Boult[3]
Boughton, RutlandSymphony No. 3 (1937)1939-01-01 London[unknown ensemble] – Pougnet [4]
Britten, BenjaminYoung Apollo1939-08-02 TorontoBritten / Toronto Melodic Strings – Chuhaldin[5]
Enescu, GeorgeOrchestral Suite No. 3, "Villageoise" (1938)1939-02-02 New York City Carnegie HallNew York Philharmonic-Symphony – Enescu[6]
Ginastera, AlbertoHarp Sonatina1939-06-26 Buenos AiresSebastiani[7]
Harris, RoySymphony No. 31939-02-24 BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky[8]
Hovhaness, AlanExile (Symphony No. 1) (1936)1939-05-26 LondonBBC Symphony – Heward [9]
Lutoslawski, WitoldSymphonic Variations1939-06-17 CracowPolish Radio Symphony – Fitelberg[10]
Messiaen, OlivierChants de Terre et de Ciel1939-01-23 ParisBunlet, Messiaen[11]
Prokofiev, SergeiAlexander Nevsky, cantata1939-05-17 MoscowGagarina / Moscow Philharmonic – Prokofiev[12]
Prokofiev, SergeiZdravitsa, cantata1939-12-21 MoscowUSSR Radio Symphony – Golovanov[13]
Rosenberg, HildingSymphony No. 31939-12-11 StockholmSwedish Radio Symphony – Rosenberg[14]
Shostakovich, DmitriSymphony No. 61939-11-21 LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[15]
Stravinsky, IgorLe roi des étoiles, cantata1939-04-19 BrusselsBrussels Radio Symphony – André[16]
Vaughan Williams, RalphFive Variants of Dives and Lazarus1939-06-10 New York City (EXPO)New York Philharmonic – Boult[17]
Walton, WilliamViolin Concerto1939-12-07 ClevelandHeifetz / Cleveland Orchestra – Rodziński[18]
Weinberger, JaromírUnder the Spreading Chestnut Tree1939-10-12 New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Barbirolli[19]
Xian XinghaiYellow River Cantata1939-04-13 Yan'an[unknown ensemble] – Wu Xiling[20][21]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz
Main article: 1939 in jazz

Musical theater

Musical films
Poster for The Wizard of Oz

Births

Deaths
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References
  1. The Concerto: A Listener's Guide
  2. "New York Philharmonic Archives". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  3. Music Sales Classical
  4. Hyperion Records
  5. IRCAM
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. IRCAM
  8. Boston Symphony Orchestra
  9. Dictionary of American Classical Composers
  10. IRCAM
  11. IRCAM
  12. Orchestra Virtuale del Flaminio
  13. Edition Sikorski
  14. "Gehrmans Musikförlag". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  15. Shostakovich: A Life
  16. IRCAM
  17. Cornell Chamber Orchestra
  18. Naxos Records
  19. "New York Philharmonic Archives". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  20. Naxos Records
  21. "Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  22. Times Film Festival review and background Archived 2006-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  23. Tucker, Stephen R. (1998). "David Allan Coe." In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 102.
  24. The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. October 1974. p. 83.
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