1947 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1947.

1947 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
  • List of albums released
List of years in music (table)
Musicians including Thelonious Monk and Roy Eldridge in New York City in 1947

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Albums released

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1947.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Francis CraigNear You1947US 1940s 1 – Sep 1947, US 1 for 12 weeks Sep 1947, US BB 6 of 1947, POP 14 of 1947, Europe 85 of the 1940s, RIAA 355
2James BaskettZip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah1947US BB 1 of 1947, Oscar in 1947, POP 1 of 1947, AFI 47
3Vaughn MonroeBallerina1947US 1940s 1 – Nov 1947, US 1 for 10 weeks Dec 1947, US BB 7 of 1947, POP 7 of 1947, Europe 56 of the 1940s
4Ted WeemsHeartaches1947US 1940s 1 – Mar 1947, US 1 for 12 weeks Mar 1947, US BB 11 of 1947, POP 20 of 1947
5Perry ComoChi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)1947US 1940s 1 – Jun 1947, US 1 for 3 weeks Jun 1947, US BB 13 of 1947, POP 21 of 1947

Top hit records

Classical music

Premieres
Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Arnold, MalcolmSymphony for Strings1947-04-29 LondonRiddick String Orchestra – Riddick [4]
Barber, SamuelSuite from Medea1947-12-05 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [5]
Boulez, PierreFlute Sonatina1947-02-28 BrusselsVan Boterdael, Mercenier [6]
Britten, BenjaminCanticle I: My Beloved is Mine and I am His1947-11-01 LondonPears, Britten [7]
Carter, ElliottPiano Sonata1947-03-05 1 New York CitySykes [8]
Cerha, FriedrichMärchenland, pieces for piano1947-02-25 ViennaSchnürl [9]
Chagrin, FrancisPrelude and Fugue for Orchestra1947-09-02 London (Proms)London Philharmonic – Cameron [10]
Copland, AaronIn the Beginning1947-05-02 Cambridge, MATangeman / Harvard University Choir – Shaw [11]
Dallapiccola, LuigiLiriche Greche I: Cinque Frammenti di Saffo (1942)1947-07-07 TurinLászló / [unknown ensemble] – Caracciolo [12]
Dallapiccola, LuigiTwo Etudes for Violin and Piano1947-04-28 BaselMaterassi, Dallapiccola [13]
Dallapiccola, LuigiTwo Pieces for Orchestra1947-11-03 LondonTurin Radio Symphony – Rossi [14]
Duruflé, MauriceRequiem1947-11-02 ParisBouvier, Mauranne / French National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Désormière [15]
Enescu, GeorgePiano Quartet No. 21947-10-31 Washington, DC (Library of Congress)Albeneri Trio with Katims[16]
Engelmann, Hans UlrichViolin Sonata1947-07-27 Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Seitz, Baer [17]
Englund, EinarWar Symphony (Symphony No. 1)1947-01-17 HelsinkiHelsinki Philharmonic – Funtek [18]
Fortner, WolfgangShakespeare-Songs1947-07-25 Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Baum, Roloff [17]
Foss, LukasSong of Songs1947-03-07 BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky [19]
Ginastera, AlbertoDuo for Flute and Oboe1947-02-23 New York CitySmith, Wann [20]
Ginastera, AlbertoHieremiae Prophetae Lamentationes1947-07-21 Buenos AiresLagun Onak Choir – Castro [21]
Ginastera, AlbertoPampeana No. 1, for violin and piano1947-02-23 New York CityDe Conte, Tosar [22]
Ginastera, AlbertoSuite de danzas criollas1947-07-26 Buenos AiresFirkusny [23]
Hartmann, Karl AmadeusChina Kampft, overture1947-07-27 Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Landestheater Orchestra – Scherchen [17]
Heiss, HermannInventions for Violin and Cello1947-07-12 Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Müller-Gündner, Day [17]
Heiss, HermannLieder der Liebe1947-07-13 Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)U. Heiss, H. Heiss [17]
Henze, Hans WenerFlute Sonatina1947-07-27 Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Redel, Roloff [24]
Henze, Hans WernerConcertino for Piano, Winds and Percussion1947-10-15 Baden-BadenSWF Symphony – Egk [25]
Henze, Hans WernerString Quartet No. 11947-04-?? HeidelbergFreund Quartet [26]
Honegger, ArthurDeliciae basiliensis (Symphony No. 4)1947-01-21 BaselBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher [27]
Jacob, GordonBassoon Concerto1947-08-20 London (Proms)Camden / BBC Symphony – Boult [10]
Jolivet, AndréPiano Sonata No. 11947-01-27 ParisGrimaud [28]
Jolivet, AndréPsyché, symphonic mouvement1947-03-05 Brussels[unknown orchestra] – André [29]
Khachaturian, AramSymphony-Poem (Symphony No. 3)1947-12-13 LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky [30]
Korngold, Erich WolfgangViolin Concerto1947-02-15 St. LouisHeifetz / St. Louis Symphony – Golschmann [31]
Krenek, ErnstSymphony No. 41947-11-27 New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Mitropoulos [32]
Lewis, AnthonyElegy and Capriccio for Trumpet and Orchestra1947-08-01 London (Proms)Eskdale / London Symphony – Sargent [10]
Liebermann, RolfFurioso1947-07-27 Darmstadt (Ferienkurse)Landestheater Orchestra – Scherchen [17]
Maderna, BrunoIntroduzione e Passacaglia "Lauda Sion Salvatorem"1947-04-03 FlorenceFlorence Communal Theatre Symphony – Maderna [33]
Malipiero, Gian FrancescoSinfonia concertante in eco (Symphony No. 5)1947-11-03 London[unknown performers] [34]
Martinu, BohuslavSymphony No. 51947-05-28 Prague (Spring)Czech Philharmonic – Kubelik[35]
Martinu, BohuslavToccata e due canzoni1947-01-21 BaselBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher [36]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiPathetic Overture1947-10-19 MoscowUSSR State Symphony – Gauk [37]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiString Quartet No. 121947-11-30 MoscowBeethoven Quartet [38]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiThe Kremlin at Night, cantata-nocturne1947-11-15 MoscowMoscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Anosov [38]
Persichetti, VincentSymphony No. 31947-11-21 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [5]
Prokofiev, SergeiSymphony No. 61947-10-11 LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky [39]
Schoenberg, ArnoldString Trio1947-05-01 Cambridge, MAMembers of the Walden Quartet [40]
Sessions, RogerSymphony No. 21947-01-09 San FranciscoSan Francisco Symphony – Monteux [41]
Sessions, RogerViolin Concerto (1935)1947-11-14 MinneapolisKrasner / Minneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos [42]
Stravinsky, IgorConcerto in D for strings1947-01-27 BaselBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher [43]
Tubin, EduardSymphony No. 51947-11-16 StockholmStockholm Philharmonic – Carl Garaguly [44]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorBachianas brasileiras No. 8 (1944)1947-08-06 RomeSanta Cecilia Academy Orchestra – Villa-Lobos [45]
Walton, WilliamString Quartet No. 21947-05-04 LondonBlech Quartet [46]
Webern, AntonFive Canons on Latin Texts for soprano and two clarinets1947-06-18 ViennaSetingruber, Wildgans, Bartosek [47]
Zimbalist, EfremViolin Concerto1947-11-28 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [5]
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisConcerto for Orchestra1947-09-22 CologneGürzenich Orchestra – Wand [48]
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisSinfonia prosodica1947-09-09 MönchengladbachVestisches Sinfonie – Decker [49]

1 Concert premiere. The Sonata was recorded by Webster Aiken for a radio broadcast one month earlier, on February 7.[8]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz
Main article: 1947 in jazz

Musical theater

Musical films
Tommy and Jimmy, The Fabulous Dorseys

Births

Deaths

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