1941 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1941.

1941 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in music (table)

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Albums released

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest positions in the National Best Selling Retail Records and "Hillbilly Recordings", published by "The Billboard" during 1941:

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Jimmy DorseyAmapola (Pretty Little Poppy)1941US 1941 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks March 29 - May 31, 1941[3]
2Glenn MillerChattanooga Choo Choo1941US 1941 #2, US #1 for 9 weeks November 29, 1941 - January 31, 1942
3Freddy MartinPiano Concerto In B Flat1941US 1941 #3, US #1 for 8 weeks October 4 – November 22, 1941
4Sammy KayeDaddy1941US 1941 #4, US #1 for 8 weeks June 21 - August 23, 1941
5Gene AutryYou Are My Sunshine1941US Country #1 for 24 weeks August 30, 1941 - January 31, 1942[4][5][6][7]

Other notable recordings

Other publications

Classical music

Premieres
Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Alwyn, WilliamPastoral Fantasia for Viola and Orchestra1941-11-03 BedfordForbes / BBC Symphony – Boult[8][9]
Barber, SamuelViolin Concerto1941-02-07 PhiladelphiaSpalding / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy[10]
Bartók, BélaString Quartet No. 61941-02-07 New York CityKolisch Quartet[11]
Britten, BenjaminMatinées Musicales1941-06-27 Rio de JaneiroAmerican Ballet Company Orchestra – Balaban[12]
Britten, BenjaminSinfonia da Requiem1941-03-30 New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Barbirolli[13]
Britten, BenjaminString Quartet No. 11941-09-21 Los AngelesCoolidge Quartet[14]
Copland, AaronPiano Sonata1941-10-21 Buenos AiresCopland [15]
Dallapiccola, LuigiCanti di prigionia1941-12-11 Rome[unknown ensemble] – Previtali[16]
Dallapiccola, LuigiPiccolo concerto per Muriel Couvreux1941-05-01 Rome[unknown ensemble] – Previtali[17]
Ginastera, AlbertoConcierto argentino1941-07-18 MontevideoBalzo / SODRE Symphony – Baldi[18]
Herrmann, BernardSymphony1941-07-27 New York CityCBS Symphony – Herrmann [19]
Hindemith, PaulCello Concerto1941-02-07 BostonPiatigorsky / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky[20]
Messiaen, OlivierQuatuor pour la fin du temps1941-01-15 GörlitzLe Boulaire, Akoka, Pasquier, Messiaen [21]
Novák, VitezslavDe Profundis1941-11-20 BrnoReinberger / Prague Radio Symphony – Bakala[22]
Rachmaninov, SergeiSymphonic Dances1941-01-03 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy[23]
Schuman, WilliamSymphony No. 31941-10-17 BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky[24]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz
Main article: 1941 in jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

References
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  2. Ralph P. Locke; Cyrilla Barr (January 1, 1997). Cultivating Music in America: Women Patrons and Activists Since 1860. University of California Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-520-08395-0.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
  4. "Hillbilly Recordings – Month Ending August 30, 1941" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  5. "Hillbilly Recordings – Month Ending September 27, 1941" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  6. "Hillbilly Recordings – Month Ending October 23, 1941" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  7. "Hillbilly Recordings – Month Ending November 29, 1941" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  8. Naxos Records
  9. The Innumerable Dance: The Life and Work of William Alwyn
  10. New York Philharmonic
  11. Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide
  12. MUSIClassical Notes
  13. Orchestra Virtuale del Flaminio
  14. Good Morning Britten
  15. Naxos Records
  16. IRCAM
  17. IRCAM
  18. IRCAM
  19. Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann
  20. Schott Music
  21. IRCAM
  22. Wright Music
  23. "Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra". Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  24. Musicsales Classical
  25. "Alle gaar rundt og forelsker sig". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  26. "Gene Pitney Obituary - Rockville, CT". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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