1937 in British music
Overview of the events of 1937 in British music
List of years in British music
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This is a summary of 1937 in music in the United Kingdom .
Events
24 January – Ernest John Moeran completes the revised version of his Symphony in G minor , dedicated to conductor Hamilton Harty .[ 1] 6 March – Composer Benjamin Britten and his partner, the tenor Peter Pears , meet for the first time, in London.[ 2] 12 May – William Walton 's ceremonial march, "Crown Imperial ", originally written for his predecessor, King Edward VIII, is performed for the first time at the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth .27 August – Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Salzburg Festival , conducted by Boyd Neel .[ 2] 20 December – The Gaumont State Cinema opens in London with Sidney Torch as organist.date unknown
Kathleen Ferrier wins the piano and vocal competitions at the Carlisle Festival, and is awarded a special rose bowl as champion of the festival.[ 3] George Lloyd marries Nancy Juvet. Lloyd suffers from PTSD and later acknowledges that he could not have recovered without Nancy's care.[ 4] Ukrainian-born pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch takes up British citizenship.
Popular music
Classical music: new works
Film and Incidental music
Musical theatre
Musical films
Big Fella J. Elder Wills , starring Paul Robeson and Elisabeth Welch [ 9] Calling All Stars Herbert Smith , starring Carroll Gibbons and Evelyn Dall [ 10] Gangway Jessie Matthews and Alastair Sim [ 11] Head Over Heels Jessie Matthews [ 11] Mayfair Melody Arthur B. Woods , starring Keith Falkner and Chili Bouchier [ 12] The Show Goes On Gracie Fields , Owen Nares and John Stuart .Song of the Forge Stanley Holloway .[ 13] The Street Singer Arthur Tracy , Margaret Lockwood and Arthur Riscoe [ 14] Take My Tip Herbert Mason , starring Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge
Births
8 January – Shirley Bassey , singer22 January – Ryan Davies , comedian, singer and songwriter (died 1977 )27 January – John Ogdon , pianist (died 1989)28 April – Jean Redpath , folk singer (died 2014 )5 May – Delia Derbyshire , musician and composer of electronic music [ 15] 2001 )12 July – Guy Woolfenden , conductor and theatre composer (died 2016 )[ 16] 27 July – Anna Dawson , actress and singer19 November – Geoff Goddard , songwriter, singer and instrumentalist (died 2000 )30 November – Frank Ifield , British-born Australian singer1 December
12 December – Philip Ledger , composer and teacher (died 2012 )31 December – Anthony Hopkins , actor and composer
Deaths
22 January – Walter Willson Cobbett , businessman and amateur violinist, editor/author of Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music , 8910 April – Algernon Ashton , pianist and composer, 771 May – Herbert Hughes , composer, music critic and collector of folk songs, 54[ 18] 2 May – Sir Arthur Somervell , composer, 7323 July – Charles Henry Mills , composer and music teacher (b. 1873)25 November – Lilian Baylis , founder of Sadler's Wells ballet company, 63 (heart attack)[ 19] 23 December – Muriel Foster , contralto, 60[ 20] 26 December
See also
References
^ From Beyond the Stave: The most glorious of English symphonies ^ a b Mitchell, Donald , ed. (1991). Letters From A Life: Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, Vol. 1 , 1923–39 . London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-15221X {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ Leonard, Maurice (1988). Kathleen: The Life of Kathleen Ferrier, 1912–1953 . London: Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-173464-9 . pp. 28–30.
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^ Eric Blom , ed., Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , 5th ed, 1954, Vol. III, p. 455^ P. J. Kavanagh (ed.) (2004). Ivor Gurney, Collected poems (reprint ed.). Fyfield Books. ISBN 1-85754-709-8 .
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