1946 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1946.

1946 in music
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  • List of albums released
List of years in music (table)

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events
Singer Billie Holiday backstage in 1946

Albums released

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1946.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Perry Como"Prisoner of Love"1946US 1940s 1 – March 1946, US BB 1 of 1946, US 1 for 3 weeks May 1946, POP 17 of 1946, Europe 73 Of The 1940s
2Frank Sinatra"Five Minutes More"1946US 1940s 1 – August 1946, US 1 for 2 weeks September 1946, POP 10 of 1946, Europe 11 of the 1940s, US BB 15 of 1946, RYM 43 of 1946
3Vaughn Monroe"Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!"1946US 1940s 1 – December 1945, US 1 for 5 weeks January 1946, US BB 4 of 1946, POP 4 of 1946, Europe 48 of the 1940s
4Nat King Cole"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"1946US 1940s 1 – November 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks February 1947, US BB 3 of 1946, POP 13 of 1946, RYM 15 of 1946
5The Ink Spots"To Each His Own"1946US 1940s 1 – Sep 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks September 1946, US BB 8 of 1946, POP 24 of 1946, Europe 92 of the 1940s

Top hit records
Frank Sinatra in 1946
Nat King Cole in 1946

Classical music

Premieres
Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Barber, SamuelCello Concerto1946-04-05 BostonGarbousova / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [2]
Bartók, BélaPiano Concerto No. 31946-02-08 PhiladelphiaSándor / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [3]
Bernstein, LeonardThree Dance Episodes from "On the Town"1946-02-03 San FranciscoSan Francisco Symphony – Bernstein [4]
Bernstein, LeonardThree Dance Variations from Fancy Free1946-01-21 New York CityNew York City Symphony – Bernstein [5][6]
Boulez, PierreDouze notations for piano1946-02-12 1 ParisGrimaud [7]
Britten, BenjaminOccasional Overture1946-09-29 LondonBBC Symphony – Boult [8]
Britten, BenjaminThe Holy Sonnets of John Donne1946-11-22 LondonPears, Britten [9]
Britten, BenjaminThe Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra1946-10-15 LiverpoolRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic – Sargent [10]
Cage, JohnThree Dances for Two Prepared Pianos1946-12-11 New York CityAjemian, Masselos [11]
Carter, ElliottElegy for String Quartet1946-08-21 Eliot, MELanier Quartet [12]
Carter, ElliottMusicians Wrestle Everywhere1946-02-12 New York CityRandolph Singers – Randolph [13]
Carter, ElliottVoyage for voice and piano1946-03-16 New York CityBoatwright, Baerwald [14]
Carter, ElliottWarble for Lilac Time1946-09-14 Saratoga Springs, NY (Spa Festival)Boatwright / Yaddo Orchestra – Fennell [15]
Copland, AaronDanzón cubano1946-02-17 BaltimoreBaltimore Symphony – Stewart [16]
Copland, AaronSymphony No. 31946-10-18 BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky [17]
Dallapiccola, LuigiCiaccona, Intermezzo e Adagio for cello1946-02-26 MilanCassadó [18]
Dallapiccola, LuigiLiriche Greche II – Due liriche di Anacreonte1946-06-24 BrusselsMartin-Metten / Brussels Philharmonic – Souris [19]
Dallapiccola, LuigiRencesvals1946-12-19 BrusselsBernac, Poulenc [20]
Dallapiccola, LuigiSonatina canonica su Capricci di Paganini1946-03-03 PerugiaScarpini [21]
Ginastera, AlbertoSinfonía elegíaca (Symphony No. 2)1946-05-31 Buenos Aires[unknown orchestra] – Castro [22]
Guridi, JesúsSinfonía Pirenaica1946-06-08 BilbaoBilbao Municipal Orchestra – Arámbarri [23]
Henze, Hans WernerChamber Concerto for piano, flute and strings1946-09-27 Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Redel, Seemann / Darmstadt Landestheater Orchestra – Straub [24]
Ives, CharlesCentral Park in the Dark (1906)1946-05-11 New York CityStudents of the Juilliard School – Bloomfield [25]
Ives, CharlesIn Summer Fields (1898)1946-11-12 Los AngelesDice, Wenger [26]
Ives, CharlesString Quartet No. 2 (1913)1946-05-11 New York CityStudents of the Juilliard School [27]
Ives, CharlesThe Camp Meeting (Symphony No. 3) (1904)1946-04-05 New York CityNew York Little Symphony – Harrison [28]
Ives, CharlesThe Unanswered Question (1906)1946-05-11 New York CityStudents of the Juilliard School – Bloomfield [29]
Jolivet, AndréDivertissement à la roumaine1946-12-19 Paris[unknown performers] [30]
Jongen, JosephMass, Op. 1301946-06-23 Liège (Cathedral)Jongen
Korngold, Erich WolfgangCello Concerto1946-12-29 Los AngelesAller / Los Angeles Philharmonic – Svedrofsky [31]
Krenek, ErnstSymphony No. 31946-11-22 MinneapolisMinneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos [32]
Krenek, ErnstSymphonic Elegy in memoriam Anton Webern1946-09-03 Saratoga Springs, NY (Spa Festival)New York Philharmonic – Adler [33]
Krenek, ErnstTricks and Trifles1946-03-22 MinneapolisMinneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos [34]
Martin, FrankPetite symphonie concertante1946-05-17 ZurichCollegium Musicum Zurich – Sacher [35]
Martinu, BohuslavEtudes and Polkas for Piano1946-01-18 Cambridge, MAFirkusny [36]
Messiaen, OlivierHarawi, chant d'amour et de mort1946-06-27 BrusselsBunlet, Messiaen [37]
Milhaud, DariusSymphony No. 21946-12-20 BostonBoston Symphony – Piston [38]
Prokofiev, SergeiViolin Sonata No. 11946-10-23 MoscowOistrakh, Oborin [39]
Schoenberg, ArnoldTheme and Variations for Band1946-06-27 BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky [40]
Shostakovich, DmitriString Quartet No. 31946-12-16 MoscowBeethoven Quartet [41]
Shostakovich, DmitriVictorious Spring1946-05-08 MoscowNKVD Choreographic and Vocal Ensemble – Silantsev [42]
Strauss, RichardMetamorphosen, study for 23 strings1946-01-25 ZurichCollegium Musicum Zurich – Sacher [43]
Strauss, RichardOboe Concerto1946-02-26 ZurichTonhalle Orchestra – Andreae [44]
Stravinsky, IgorEbony Concerto for clarinet and jazz band1946-03-25 New York CityHerman / Herman's Band – Hendel [45]
Stravinsky, IgorScherzo à la russe1946-03-22 San FranciscoSan Francisco Symphony – Stravinsky [46]
Stravinsky, IgorSymphony in Three Movements1946-01-24 New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Stravinsky [47]
Tippett, MichaelLittle Music for Strings1946-11-09 LondonJacques String Orchestra – Jacques [48]
Tippett, MichaelString Quartet No. 31946-10-19 LondonZorian Quartet [49]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorPiano Concerto No. 11946-10-11 Theatro Municipal, Rio de JaneiroBallon / Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal – Villa-Lobos[50]
Webern, AntonCantata No. 11946-07-12 LondonHooke / BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus – Rankl [51]
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisCapriccio for Piano, improvisations on folk themes1946-07-12 HorremWirtz [52]
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisDrei Geistliche Lieder, improvisations on folk themes1946-06-18 CologneKlaembt, Hecker [53]
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisExtemporale, five pieces for piano1946-04-12 CologneWirtz [54]
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisScherzo sinfonico1946-05-06 CologneGürzenich Orchestra – Wand [55]

1Radio premiere. The Overture was subsequently withdrawn from Britten's catalogue, and it didn't receive its concert premiere until 1983, by the Chicago Symphony conducted by Raymond Leppard.[8]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz
Main article: 1946 in jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths
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