1926 in music
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See also: 1925 in music, other events of 1926, 1927 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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[edit] Events
- June 26 - Václav Talich conducts the world première of Leoš Janáček's Sinfonietta in Prague
- October 18 - Chuck Berry born.
- October 21 - Carl Nielsen's Flute Concerto is given its world premiere in Paris
- October 28 - Bing Crosby cuts his first record, a recording of "I've Got the Girl".
- November 4 - Wanda Landowska gives the world premiere of Manuel de Falla's Harpsichord Concerto in Barcelona
- November 9 - Paul Hindemith's opera Cardillac is premiered in Dresden
- November 27 - Béla Bartók's The Miraculous Mandarin is premiered in Cologne
- First recordings by Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers
- Opening of the Salzburger Festspielhaus
- Virgilio Savona begins studying music
- The Société de Musique de Chambre de Genève is founded by Frank Martin.
- Blind Lemon Jefferson's recording career begins
[edit] Published popular music
- "(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry" w.m. Walter Donaldson & Abe Lyman
- "Alabama Stomp" w. Henry Creamer m. James P. Johnson
- "All Alone Monday" w. Bert Kalmar m. Harry Ruby
- "Am I Wasting My Time On You?" w.m. Irving Bibo & Howard Johnson
- "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" w. Roy Turk m. Lou Handman
- "Baby Face" w. Benny Davis m. Harry Akst
- "Barcelona" w. Gus Kahn m. Tolchard Evans
- "Because I Love You" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Big Butter And Egg Man" w.m. Sidney Clare, Cliff Friend & Joseph H. Santly
- "The Birth Of The Blues" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson. Introduced by Harry Richman in the revue George White's Scandals of 1926
- "Black Bottom" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson. Introduced by Ann Pennington, The McCarthy Sisters, Frances Williams and Tom Patricola in the revue George White's Scandals of 1926
- "Black Bottom Stomp" m. Jelly Roll Morton
- "The Blue Room" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Eva Puck and Sammy White in the musical The Girl Friend
- "Breezin' Along With The Breeze" w.m. Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons & Richard Whiting
- "Bridget O'Flynn" King, Sterling
- "Bring Back Those Minstrel Days" w. Ballard MacDonald m. Martin Broones
- "But I Do - You Know I Do" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
- "By The Tamarisk" m. Eric Coates
- "Bye Bye Blackbird" w. Mort Dixon m. Ray Henderson
- "The Chant" m. Mel Stitzel
- "Charmaine" w. Lew Pollack m. Erno Rapee
- "Cherie, I Love You" w.m. Lillian Rosedale Goodman
- "Clap Yo' Hands" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Climbing Up The Ladder Of Love" w. Raymond Klages m. Jesse Greer
- "Cossack Love Song" Harbach, Hammerstein, Stothart & Gershwin
- "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune" w. Jack Yellen m. Milton Ager
- "Cross Your Heart" w. B. G. De Sylva m. Lewis E. Gensler
- "'Deed I Do" w. Walter Hirsch m. Fred Rose
- "The Desert Song" w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg. Introduced by Vivienne Segal and Robert Halliday in the operetta The Desert Song
- "The Devil Is Afraid Of Music" w.m. Willard Robison
- "The Dicky Bird Hop" w. Leslie Sarony m. Ronald Gourley
- "Do, Do, Do" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin. Introduced by Gertrude Lawrence and Oscar Shaw in the musical Oh. Kay!
- "Doctor Jazz" w. Walter Melrose m. Joe "King" Oliver
- "Don't Have Any More, Mrs Moore" Castling, Walsh
- "East St Louis Toddle-O" m. Bubber Miley & Duke Ellington
- "Everything's Gonna Be All Right" w. Benny Davis m. Harry Akst
- "Fidgety Feet" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Flapperette" m. Jesse Greer
- "The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart" w.m. Ben Ryan
- "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" w. B. G. De Sylva m. Lewis E. Gensler
- "Get Away, Old Man, Get Away" w.m. Frank Crumit
- "Gimme A Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?" w. Roy Turk & Jack Smith m. Maceo Pinkard
- "The Girl Friend" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Eva Puck & Sammy White in the musical The Girl Friend
- "The Girl Is You And The Boy Is Me" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "Half A Moon" w. Eddie Dowling & Herbert Reynolds m. James F. Hanley
- "Hawaiian Wedding Song" (originally "Ke Kali Nei Au") w. Al Hoffman & Dick Manning m. Charles E. King (Words written 1959.)
- "Heebie Jeebies" w.m. Boyd Atkins
- "Hello Bluebird" w.m. Cliff Friend
- "Hello, Aloha, How Are You?" w. L. Wolfe Gilbert m. Abel Baer
- "Hello, Baby" w. Seymour Simons m. Richard A. Whiting
- "Here I Am" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "Hesitation Blues" w.m. Billy Smythe, Scott Middleton, & Art Gillham - The Whispering Pianist
- "Hey Gypsy (Play Gypsy)" w.m. Emmerich Kalman, Clifford Grey, "N. Foley"
- "Hi-Diddle-Diddle" w.m. Hal Keidel & Carleton Coon
- "Horses" w. Byron Gay m. Richard A. Whiting
- "How Could Red Riding Hood?" w.m. Randolph
- "How Many Times?" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me" w. Clarence Gaskill m. Jimmy McHugh
- "I Know That You Know" w. Anne Caldwell m. Vincent Youmans
- "I Never See Maggie Alone" w. Harry Tilsley m. Everett Lynton
- "I Parted My Hair In The Middle" David, Murphy
- "I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man" w.m. Percy Venable & Louis Armstrong
- "I'd Climb The Highest Mountain" w.m. Lew Brown & Sidney Clare
- "If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight" w. Henry Creamer m. James P. Johnson
- "If You Can't Land Her On The Old Verandah" w.m. Silver
- "I'm A One-Man Girl" w. Leo Robin m. Richard Myers
- "I'm Coming, Virginia" w. Will Marion Cook & Donald Heywood
- "I'm Just Wild About Animal Crackers" w.m. Fred Rich, Sam Coslow & Harry Link
- "I'm Lonely Without You" w. Bud Green m. Harry Warren
- "In A Little Spanish Town" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Mabel Wayne
- "It All Depends On You" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "I've Got The Girl" w.m. Walter Donaldson
- "Jack In The Box" m. Zez Confrey
- "Jersey Walk" w. Eddie Dowling & Henry Creamer m. James F. Hanley
- "Katinka" w. Benee Russell m. Henry Tobias
- "The Kinkajou" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
- "Lay Me Down To Sleep In Carolina" w. Jack Yellen m. Milton Ager
- "Like He Loves Me" w. Anne Caldwell m. Vincent Youmans
- "A Little Birdie Told Me So" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "The Little White House" w. Eddie Dowling m. James F. Hanley
- "Lonesome And Sorry" w. Benny Davis m. Con Conrad
- "Look At The World And Smile" w. Anne Caldwell m. Raymond Hubbell
- "Looking At The World Through Rose Coloured Glasses" w.m. Tommy Malie & Jimmy Stieger
- "Lucky Day" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "Mary Lou" w. Abe Lyman & George Waggner m. J. Russel Robinson
- "Maybe" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Me Too" w. Charles Tobias & Al Sherman m. Harry Wood
- "Moonlight On The Ganges" w. Chester Wallace m. Sherman Myers
- "The More We Are Together" w.m. Jimmy Campbell & Reg Connelly
- "Mountain Greenery" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Muddy Water" w. Jo Trent m. Peter DeRose & Harry Richman
- "Muskrat Ramble" m. Edward "Kid" Ory
- "My Cutie's Due At Two To Two Today" w.m. Albert Von Tilzer, Irving Bilbo & Leo Robin
- "My Dream Of The Big Parade" w. Al Dubin m. Jimmy McHugh
- "My Pretty Girl" m. Charles Fulcher
- "One Alone" w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
- "Our Director" m. F. E. Bigelow
- "Passing Shadows" m. Raymond Loughborough
- "Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies" w. Harry B. Smith m. Emmerich Kalman
- "Poor Papa" w. Billy Rose m. Harry Woods
- "The Rangers' Song" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
- "Reaching For The Moon" w.m. Benny Davis & Jesse Greer
- "The Riff Song" w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
- "Rio Rita" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
- "Romance" w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
- "Say It Again" by Harry Richman
- "Scatter Your Smiles" w.m. Max Kortlander & Pete Wendling
- "She Knows Her Onions" Ager, Yellen, Pollack
- "Shut The Door" w.m. Billy Mann, Wally Ives, Dick Howard & Jim Kern
- "Sleepy Head" w. Benny Davis m. Jesse Greer
- "Snag It" m. Joseph "King" Oliver
- "So This Is Spring" Sarony
- "Somebody's Lonely" Davis, Gold
- "Someone To Watch Over Me" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Song Of The Wanderer" w. Gus Kahn m. Neil Moret
- "Static Strut" m. Jack Yellen & Phil Wall
- "Sunday" w.m. Chester Conn, Ned Miller, Jule Styne & Bennie Krueger
- "Sunny Disposish" w. Ira Gershwin m. Philip Charig
- "Tamiami Trail" w.m. Cliff Friend & Joseph H. Santly
- "There Ain't No Maybe In My Baby's Eyes" w. Gus Kahn & Raymond B. Egan m. Walter Donaldson
- "There's A New Star In Heaven Tonight - Rudolph Valentino" w. J. Keirn Brennan & Irving Mills m. Jimmy McHugh
- "Thinking Of You" w. Paul Ash m. Walter Donaldson
- "Ting-A-Ling" w. Andy Britt m. Jack Little
- "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" w. Al Dubin m. Joe Burke
- "Tonight You Belong To Me" w. Billy Rose m. Lee David
- "A Tree In The Park" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Up And At 'Em" w.m. Jack Pettis & Al Goering
- "Valencia" w. Lucien Jean Boyer & Jacques Charles (Fr) Clifford Grey (Eng) m. Jose Padilla
- "When Day Is Done" w. B. G. De Sylva m. Roger Katscher
- "When Do We Dance?" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" w.m. Harry Woods
- "Where Do You Work-A, John?" w. Mortimer Weinberg & Charley Marks m. Harry Warren
- "Where'd You Get Those Eyes?" w.m. Walter Donaldson
- "Why Do I" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Francis X. Donegan & June Cochran in the musical The Girl Friend
- "Wistful And Blue" Davidson, Etting
- "Ya Gotta Know How To Love" w. Bud Green m. Harry Warren
[edit] Recorded popular music
- "Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
- "Black Bottom" by Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders
- "Breezin' Along With the Breeze" by Johnny Marvin
- "Bye Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
- "Do, Do, Do" by Gertrude Lawrence
- "Gimme A Little Kiss (Will Ya', Hunh?)" by Whispering Jack Smith
- "He's The Last Word" by Ben Pollock & His Californians
- "I'm Sitting On Top of the World" by Al Jolson
- "In A Little Spanish Town" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
- "Red Hot Henry Brown" by Margaret Young
- "Some of These Days" by Sophie Tucker with Ted Lewis's Jazz Band
- "Valencia (A Song of Spain)" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
- "When My Baby Smiles At Me" by Ted Lewis & His Jazz Band
- "When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
- "Who" by George Olsen & His Music
- "Ya Gotta Know How To Love" by Esther Walker
[edit] Other important recordings
- "Heebie Jeebies" by Louis Armstrong & His Hot 5
- "Black Bottom Stomp" by Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers
- "Sidewalk Blues" by Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers
- "Snag It" by King Oliver & His Dixie Syncopators
- "Early Morning Blues" - Blind Blake
- "Jack O' Diamond Blues" - Blind Lemon Jefferson
[edit] Classical music
- George Antheil - Ballet mécanique
- Jens Laursen Emborg - Concerto for violin and orchestra
- Manuel de Falla - Concerto for harpsichord
- Jakov Gotovac - Simfonijsko kolo, op. 12
- Ferde Grofé - Theme and Variations on Music from a Garage
- Harald Sæverud - Symphony in B flat minor
- Igor Stravinsky - Pater Noster
- Gerald Tyrwhitt - The Triumph of Neptune (ballet)
- Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite
[edit] Opera
- Leoš Janáček - The Makropulos Affair
- Zoltán Kodály - Háry Janós
- Ernst Krenek - Johnny spielt auf
[edit] Musical theater
- Americana Broadway revue opened at the Belmont Theatre on July 26 and ran for 224 performances
- Blackbirds London production opened at the Pavilion on September 11 and ran for 279 performances.
- By the Way London production opened at the Apollo Theatre on January 22 and ran for 45 performances
- Countess Maritza Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre on September 18 and ran for 321 performances
- The Desert Song (Sigmund Romberg) - Broadway production opened at the Casino Theatre on November 30 and ran for 471 performances
- The Girl Friend Broadway production opened at the Vanderbilt Theatre on March 17 and ran for 301 performances
- Honeymoon Lane Broadway production opened at the Knickerbocker Theatre on September 20 and ran for 364 performances
- Lady, Be Good! (George and Ira Gershwin) - London production opened at the Empire Theatre on April 14 and ran for 326 performances
- Lido Lady London production opened at the Gaiety Theatre on December 1 and ran for 259 performances
- No Foolin' Broadway revue opened at the Globe Theatre on June 24 and ran for 108 performances
- Oh, Kay! Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on November 8 and ran for 256 performances
- Peggy-Ann Broadway production opened at the Vanderbilt Theatre on December 27 and ran for 333 performances
- Princess Charming London production opened at the Palace Theatre on October 21 and ran for 362 performances
- The Student Prince (Sigmund Romberg) -London production opened at His Majesty's Theatre on February 3 and ran for 96 performances
- Sunny London production opened at the Hippodrome on October 7 and ran for 363 performances
- Tip-Toes London production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 31 and ran for 182 performances
- Wildflower London production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on February 17 and ran for 114 performances
- Yvonne London production opened at Daly's Theatre on May 22 and ran for 280 performances
[edit] Births
- January 3 - Sir George Martin, record producer for the Beatles
- January 29 - Franco Cerri, guitarist
- February 17 - Friedrich Cerha, composer
- April 10 - Jacques Castérède, French composer
- April 28 - Blossom Dearie
- May 25 - Miles Davis
- July 19 - Sue Thompson
- August 3 - Tony Bennett
- August 7 - Stan Freberg, comedy singer and actor
- August 10 - Edwin Carr, composer and conductor
- August 12 - Joe Jones
- August 14 - Buddy Greco, singer
- August 15 - Rose Maddox, country singer
- August 21 - Carolyn Leigh, US lyric writer
- September 17 - Bill Black, US musician
- September 23 - John Coltrane, musician
- September 26 - Julie London, US singer and actress
- October 13 - Ray Brown, jazz bassist
- October 18 - Chuck Berry
- October 25 - Galina Vishnevskaya, operatic soprano
- October 29 - Jon Vickers, tenor
- November 5 - Joan Sutherland, soprano
- December 11 - Big Mama Thornton
- December 26 - Earle Brown, American composer
- December 30 - Stan Tracey, jazz pianist and composer
[edit] Deaths
- February 5 - André Gedalge, composer and music teacher
- May 21 - Georgy Catoire, composer
- May 23 - Hans von Koessler, composer
- July 12 - Charles Wood, composer
- July 26 - Ella Adayevskaya, pianist, composer and ethnomusicologist
- December 17 - Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer
- date unknown
- Louis Fleury, flautist
- Edmund Jenkins, composer
- Marcelle Lender, French singer-dancer and entertainer
- Robert Newman (impresario)