1943 in music

List of years in music (table)

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1943.

Events

Albums released

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1943.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart entries
1 The Mills Brothers Paper Doll 1943 United States US 1940s 1 - Aug 1943, US 1 for 12 weeks Nov 1943, US BB 3 of 1943, Europe 3 of the 1940s, POP 4 of 1943, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1943, RYM 42 of 1942, RIAA 272, Acclaimed 1486
2 Bing Crosby Sunday, Monday or Always 1943 United States US 1940s 1 - Aug 1943, US 1 for 7 weeks Sep 1943, Europe 13 of the 1940s, US BB 14 of 1943, POP 14 of 1943, RYM 28 of 1943
3 Al Dexter & His Troopers Pistol Packin' Mama 1943 United States US 1940s 1 - Aug 1943, US 1 for 1 weeks Oct 1943, US BB 15 of 1943, POP 15 of 1943, Europe 86 of the 1940s, Acclaimed 1658
4 Glenn Miller That Old Black Magic 1943 United States US 1940s 1 - Mar 1943, US 1 for 1 weeks May 1943, US BB 8 of 1943, POP 8 of 1943, RYM 11 of 1943
5 Harry James I've Heard That Song Before 1943 United States US 1940s 1 - Dec 1942, US 1 for 13 weeks Mar 1943, US BB 7 of 1943, POP 7 of 1943, RYM 29 of 1943

Top hit records

Clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman in 1943
Trumpeter and bandleader Harry James, 1943

Published popular music

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Berkeley, Lennox Symphony No. 1 1943-07-08 United Kingdom London (Proms) London Philharmonic – Cameron [1]
Britten, Benjamin Prelude and Fugue for Strings 1943-06-23 United Kingdom London Neel String Orchestra – Neel [2]
Britten, Benjamin Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings 1943-10-15 United Kingdom London Pears, Brain / Neel String Orchestra – Britten [3]
Copland, Aaron Music for the Movies 1943-02-17 United States New York City Saidenberg Little Symphony – Saidenberg [4]
Dale, Benjamin The Flowing Tide 1943-08-06 United Kingdom London (Proms) BBC Symphony – Boult [5]
Dunhill, Thomas Waltz Suite 1943-08-05 United Kingdom London (Proms) BBC Symphony – Dunhill [6]
Dutilleux, Henri Melodies for Voice and Orchestra 1943-12-14 France Paris Panzera / Paris Conservatory Concert Orchestra – Tomasi [7]
Feldman, Morton Dirge in Memory of Thomas Wolfe 1943-04-15 United States New York City HSMA Senior Symphony – Feldman [8]
Ginastera, Alberto Dances from Estancia 1943-05-12 Argentina Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Regular Orchestra – Calusio [9]
Gundry, Inglis Heyday Freedom, orchestral suite 1943-06-26 United Kingdom London (Proms) London Philharmonic – Cameron [10]
Hanson, Howard Requiem (Symphony No. 4) 1943-12-03 United States Boston Boston Symphony – Hanson [11]
Jolivet, André Les trois complaintes du soldat 1943-02-28 France Paris Bernac / Paris Conservatory Concert Orchestra – Munch [12]
Martinu, Bohuslav Concerto for Two Pianos 1943-11-05 United States Philadelphia Luboshutz, Nemenoff / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [13]
Martinu, Bohuslav Memorial to Lidice 1943-10-28 United States New York City New York Philharmonic – Rodzinski [14]
Martinu, Bohuslav Symphony No. 2 1943-10-28 United States Cleveland Cleveland Orchestra – Leinsdorf [15]
Martinu, Bohuslav Violin Concerto No. 2 1943-12-31 United States Boston Elman / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [16]
Messiaen, Olivier Visions de l'Amen 1943-05-10 France Paris Loriod, Messiaen [17]
Moeran, Ernest John Rhapsody No. 3, for piano and orchestra 1943-08-19 United Kingdom London (Proms) Cohen / BBC Symphony – Boult [18]
Moroi, Saburo Sinfonietta for Children 1943-11-05 Japan Tokyo Tokyo Broadcast Orchestra – Moroi [19]
Ponce, Manuel Violin Concerto 1943-08-20 Mexico México DF Szeryng / Mexico Symphony – Chávez [20]
Prokofiev, Sergei Flute Sonata 1943-12-07 Soviet Union Moscow Kharkovsky, Richter [21]
Prokofiev, Sergei Piano Sonata No. 7 1943-01-18 Soviet Union Moscow Richter [22]
Prokofiev, Sergei The Year 1941 1943-01-21 Soviet Union Sverdlovsk USSR Radio Symphony – Rabinovich [23]
Rodrigo, Joaquín Concierto heroico 1943-04-03 Portugal Lisbon Querol / Spanish National Orchestra – E. Halffter [24]
Rowley, Alec Burlesque Quadrilles 1943-07-13 United Kingdom London (Proms) London Philharmonic – Cameron [25]
Rubbra, Edmund Sinfonia Concertante for piano and orchestra 1943-08-10 United Kingdom London (Proms) Rubbra / BBC Symphony – Boult [26]
Schuman, William Symphony for Strings (Symphony No. 5) 1943-11-12 United States Boston Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [27]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Piano Sonata No. 2 1943-06-06 Soviet Union Moscow Shostakovich [28]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Six Romances on Verses by English Poets 1943-06-06 Soviet Union Moscow Flachs, Shostakovich [29]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Symphony No. 4 1943-11-04 Soviet Union Moscow USSR State Symphony – Mravinsky [30]
Strauss, Richard Divertimento after pieces by Couperin 1943-01-31 Nazi Germany Vienna Vienna Philharmonic – Krauss [31][32]
Stravinsky, Igor Ode 1943-10-08 United States Boston Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [33]
Tippett, Michael String Quartet No. 2 1943-03-27 United Kingdom London Zorian Quartet [34]
Tubin, Eduard Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes 1943-10-02 Nazi Germany Tartu Turgan, Mangre [35]
Vaughan Williams, Ralph Symphony No. 5 1943-06-24 United Kingdom London (Proms) London Philharmonic – Vaughan Williams [36]
Walton, William Violin Concerto (2nd version) 1943-11-30 United Kingdom Wolverhampton Royal Liverpool Philharmonic – Sargent [37]
Webern, Anton Three Lieder, Op. 23 1943-12-05 Switzerland Basel Gradmann-Lüscher, Baumgartner [38]
Webern, Anton Variations for Orchestra (1940) 1943-03-03 Switzerland Winterthur Stadtorchester Winterthur – Scherchen [39]
Weisgall, Hugo American Comedy 1943 1943-07-29 United Kingdom London (Proms) BBC Symphony – Weisgall [40]

Compositions

Yehudi Menuhin in 1943

Opera

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Deaths

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References

  1. ↑ BBC
  2. ↑ IRCAM
  3. ↑ Good Morning Britten
  4. ↑ IRCAM
  5. ↑ BBC
  6. ↑ BBC}
  7. ↑ Centre de Documentation de la Musique Contemporaine
  8. ↑ IRCAM
  9. ↑ IRCAM
  10. ↑ BBC
  11. ↑ Carl Fischer Music
  12. ↑ IRCAM
  13. ↑ Your Classical
  14. ↑ Martinu and the Symphony
  15. ↑ Bohuslav Martinu: A Research and Information Guide
  16. ↑ Hyperion Records
  17. ↑ IRCAM
  18. ↑ BBC Symphony
  19. ↑ Naxos Records
  20. ↑ Apreciación Musical
  21. ↑ Kimmel Center
  22. ↑ Classical Connect
  23. ↑ The People's Artist: Prokofiev's Soviet Years
  24. ↑ Joaquín Rodrigo website
  25. ↑ BBC
  26. ↑ BBC
  27. ↑ Boston Symphony
  28. ↑ Naxos Records
  29. ↑ IRCAM
  30. ↑ New York Philharmonic
  31. ↑ Encore Arts Seattle
  32. ↑ Orchestra Virtuale del Flaminio
  33. ↑ Schott Music
  34. ↑ IRCAM
  35. ↑ ERP Music
  36. ↑ London Philharmonic
  37. ↑ Naxos Records
  38. ↑ IRCAM
  39. ↑ IRCAM
  40. ↑ BBC
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