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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1952.

Specific locations

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Specific genres

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Events

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Publications

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  • Pierre SchaefferA la recherche d'une musique concrète (The Search for a Concrete Music), an explanation of his experimental approach to composing.
  • John Serry Sr.The Syncopated Accordionist.[5]

Musical groups formed

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Albums released

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US No. 1 hit singles

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These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1952.

First week Number of weeks Title Artist
March 15, 1952 9 "Wheel of Fortune" Kay Starr
May 17, 1952 5 "Blue Tango" Leroy Anderson
June 21, 1952 2 "Here in My Heart" Al Martino
July 5, 1952 1 "Delicado" Percy Faith & his Orchestra
July 12, 1952 9 "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" Vera Lynn
September 13, 1952 5 "You Belong to Me" Jo Stafford
October 18, 1952 5 "I Went to Your Wedding" Patti Page
November 22, 1952 1 "It's in the Book" Johnny Standley
November 29, 1952 4 "Why Don't You Believe Me?" Joni James
December 27, 1952 2 "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" Jimmy Boyd

Biggest hit singles

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The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1952.[7]

# Artist Title Year Country Chart entries
1 Percy Faith Delicado 1952 Canada US 1940s 1 – Apr 1952, US 1 for 1 weeks Jul 1952, Peel list 1 of 1951, US BB 18 of 1952, POP 18 of 1952, Italy 26 of 1952, RYM 127 of 1952
2 Jo Stafford You Belong to Me 1952 US UK 1 – Nov 1952, US 1940s 1 – Aug 1952, US 1 for 5 weeks Sep 1952, US BB 4 of 1952, POP 4 of 1952, RYM 145 of 1952
3 Al Martino Here in My Heart 1952 US UK 1 – Nov 1952, US 1940s 1 – May 1952, US 1 for 2 weeks Jun 1952, US BB 20 of 1952, POP 20 of 1952, RYM 22 of 1952
4 Kay Starr Wheel of Fortune 1952 US US 1940s 1 – Feb 1952, US 1 for 9 weeks Mar 1952, Peel list 3 of 1952, US BB 8 of 1952, POP 8 of 1952, DDD 35 of 1952, Acclaimed 2343
5 Frankie Laine High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) 1952 US Oscar in 1952, US BB 3 of 1952, POP 3 of 1952, US 1940s 5 – Jul 1952, UK 7 – Nov 1952, RYM 34 of 1952, Italy 48 of 1952

Top hits on record

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Top R&B and country hits on record

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Classical music

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Premieres

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Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Arnold, Malcolm English Dances, set 2, Op. 33 1952-08-05 London (Proms) BBC SymphonySargent[8]
Beck, Conrad Hymne 1952-10-11 Donaueschingen Festival, Germany SWF SymphonyRosbaud[9]
Berio, Luciano Due pezzi for violin and piano 1952–?-? Lenox, Massachusetts (Tanglewood MF) Lorin Maazel (violin), Seymour Lipkin (piano)[10]
Cage, John 4′33″ 1952-08-29 Woodstock, New York Tudor[11]
Chávez, Carlos Violin Concerto 1952-02-29 Mexico City Viviane Bertolami (violin), OSN – Chávez[12]
Michel Ciry [fr] [chamber-music work] 1952-07-21 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany [faculty and students of the Ferienkurse][13]
Cowell, Henry Symphony No. 7, for chamber orchestra 1952-11-25 Baltimore Baltimore Little OrchestraStewart[14]
Dallapiccola, Luigi Tartiniana 1952-03-04 Bern, Switzerland[15]
dall'Oglio, Renzo Espressioni (5) for orchestra 1952-07-20 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Landestheaterorchester DarmstadtMaderna[13]
Engelmann, Hans Ulrich Orchester-Phantasie 1952-07-20 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Landestheaterorchester DarmstadtMaderna[13]
Wolfgang Fortner Isaacs Opferung, oratory scene 1952-10-12 Donaueschingen Festival, Germany Sudock, Krebs, Rehfuss / SWF SymphonyRosbaud[16]
Fricker, Peter Racine Concerto for Cor Anglais and Orchestra 1952-07-20 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Hartung / Landestheaterorchester DarmstadtMaderna[13]
Ginastera, Alberto Piano Sonata No. 1 1952-11-29 Pittsburgh (ICMF) Harris[17]
Goeyvaerts, Karel Violin Concerto No. 2 1952-07-20 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Gertler / Landestheaterorchester DarmstadtMaderna[13]
Hindemith, Paul Die Harmonie der Welt Symphony 1952-01-25 Basel, Switzerland Basel Chamber OrchestraSacher[18]
Hummel, Bertold Missa brevis 1951 1952-10-12 Donaueschingen Festiva, Germany Domchor FreiburgStemmer[19]
Husa, Karel [chamber-music work] 1952-07-21 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany [faculty and students of the Ferienkurse][13]
Jolivet, André Harp Concerto 1952-10-12 Donaueschingen Festival, Germany Laskine / SWF SymphonyRosbaud[19]
Klebe, Giselher Nocturnes (2) for orchestra 1952-07-20 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Landestheaterorchester DarmstadtMaderna[13]
Kubik, Gail Symphony Concertante [1952 Pulitzer][20] 1952-01-07 New York City The Little OrchestraScherman[21]
Lokshin, Aleksandr Hungarian Fantasy for violin and orchestra 1952–?-? Moscow Sitkovetsky / USSR Radio SymphonySanderling[22]
Maderna, Bruno Musica su due dimensioni for flute, cymbals and tape 1952-07-21 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Gazzelloni, Grano[13]
Malipiero, G. Francesco Sinfonia dello Zodiaco 1952-01-23 Lausanne, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse RomandeSanzogno[23]
Martin, Frank Violin Concerto 1952-01-24 Basel, Switzerland Schneeberger / Basel Chamber OrchestraSacher[24]
Martinů, Bohuslav Piano Trio No. 3 1952-02-25 New York City Mannes Trio[25]
Martinů, Bohuslav Serenade for Two Clarinets and String Trio 1952-01-04 New York City McGinnis, Cerminara, J. Fuchs, L. Fuchs, Greenhouse[25]
Martinů, Bohuslav Stowe Pastorals 1952-05-07 Basel, Switzerland Trapp Family Ensemble[25]
Mennin, Peter String Quartet No. 2 1952-02-24 New York City Juilliard Quartet[26]
Messiaen, Olivier Le merle noir 1952-06-? Paris Contestants of the Conservatory's flute competition + Lee[27]
Montsalvatge, Xavier Cuarteto indiano 1952-05-04 Madrid National Chamber Music Association
Nono, Luigi España en el corazón 1952-07-21 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Dumaine, Hildebrandt / Ferienkurse, Landestheater OrchestraMaderna1
Panufnik, Andrzej Heroic Overture (2nd version) 1952-05-16 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw PhilharmonicRowicki[28]
Pettersson, Allan Concerto for Strings No. 1 1952-04-06 Stockholm Swedish Radio SymphonyMann[29]
Prokofiev, Sergei Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra 1952-02-18 Moscow Rostropovich / Moscow Youth OrchestraRichter[30]
Prokofiev, Sergei Symphony No. 7 1952-10-11 Moscow USSR Radio SymphonySamosud[citation needed]
Rubbra, Edmund String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 73 1952-05-11[31] London (Victoria and Albert Museum) Griller Quartet[32]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Preludes and Fugues (24) for piano 1952-12-23 Leningrad Nikolayeva[33]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Kreuzspiel 1952-07-21 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Grano, Wildgans, Sandt, Rosmann, Maderna, Trumpfheller, GeppertStockhausen[34]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Spiel 1952-10-11 Donaueschingen Festival, Germany2 SWF Radio SymphonyRosbaud[35]
Stravinsky, Igor Cantata 1952-11-11 Los Angeles Los Angeles Symphony SocietyIgor Stravinsky[36]
Togni, Camillo Omaggio a Bach for two pianos 1952-07-21 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Gerd Kämper, Togni[37]
Jacques Wildberger Quartet for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello 1952-07-21 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Mertens, Rosokowsky, Stier, Huth[13]
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Oboe Concerto 1952-10-11 Donaueschingen Festival, Germany Schneider / SWF SymphonyRosbaud[38]
  • 1 The ensemble Bruno Maderna conducted comprised both faculty and students of the Ferienkurse and members of the Landestheater Orchestra Darmstadt.
  • 2 Only the first half of Spiel was performed at Donaueschingen in 1952. The complete score was only first performed in a radio recording made in July 1973 with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden, conducted by the composer. The first public performance of the complete composition was given by the Berlin Philharmonic on 14 September 1975, also under the composer's baton.[39]

Compositions

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Opera

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Film

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Bob Hope and Bing Crosby On the Road to Bali

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ TV Personalities: Biographical Sketch Book. TV Personalities. 1954. p. 13.
  2. ^ Charles Reagan Wilson; William R. Ferris (1991). Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Literature-Recreation. Anchor Books. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-385-41547-7.
  3. ^ "Drama". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ Ruth-Esther Hillila; Barbara Blanchard Hong (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-313-27728-3.
  5. ^ Library of Congress,The Syncopated Accordionist, Serrapica, John (aka Serry, John). Publisher/Editor Charles Colin, New York, 1952, http://lccn.loc.gov/unk84158102
  6. ^ John Einarson (December 4, 2016). Winnipeg's Steiner Brothers didn't seek celebrity but made it big In addition to dancing; Brothers danced alongside Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Songs from the Year 1952". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  8. ^ Stewart R. Craggs (1951-04-14). Malcolm Arnold: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 9780313292545. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  9. ^ "Shop – Conrad Beck – Hymne". Schott Music. 1952-10-11. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  10. ^ "Due pezzi (nota dell'autore) | Centro Studi Luciano Berio – Luciano Berio's Official Website". Lucianoberio.org (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  11. ^ Alex Ross (2010-10-04). "Searching for Silence". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  12. ^ Roberto García Morillo, Carlos Chávez: Vida y obra, Tierra Firme (México: Fondo de Cultura Económica): 135. ISBN 968-16-0222-6.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i Imke Misch and Markus Bandur (eds.), Karlheinz Stockhausen bei den Internationalen Ferienkursen für Neue Musik in Darmstadt 1951–1996: Dokumente und Briefe (Kürten: Stockhausen Stiftung für Musik, 2001): 21. ISBN 3-00-007290-X.
  14. ^ "Henry Cowell Web Site". Henrycowell.org. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  15. ^ "'N Oorsig oor Dallapiccola se Werke" (PDF). Repository.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  16. ^ "Shop – Wolfgang Fortner – Isaaks Opferung". Schott Music. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  17. ^ "Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22 | work by Ginastera | Britannica.com". Global.britannica.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  18. ^ "The Schott Music Shop – Shop – Paul Hindemith – Symphony "Die Harmonie der Welt"". Schott-music.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  19. ^ a b "1952 | 1921–1997 | Programme seit 1921 | Donaueschinger Musiktage | Festivals". SWR.de. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  20. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  21. ^ Fischer, Heinz Dietrich (2010). The Pulitzer Prize Winners for Music: Composer Biographies, Premiere ... Peter Lang. p. 47. ISBN 9783631596081. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  22. ^ "Alexander L Lokshin". Lokshin.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  23. ^ "G. F. Malipiero – Musica Sinfonica". Rodoni.ch. 1923-10-25. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  24. ^ "Repertoire Explorer | Sheet Music | Musikproduktion Höflich". Musikmph.de. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  25. ^ a b c Robert Simon (2014-05-30). Bohuslav Martinů: A Research and Information Guide. Routledge. p. 24. ISBN 9781317806103. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  26. ^ "Peter Mennin – Works List". Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  27. ^ "Ventes". Giraud-badin.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  28. ^ "Heroic Overture". Panufnik.polmic.pl. 1952-05-16. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  29. ^ "Styrelsen". Allanpettersson.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  30. ^ "Sergei Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra, Opus 125" (PDF). Bso.http.internapcdn.net. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  31. ^ Edmund Rubbra, "String Quartet No. 2 in E flat, Op. 73: An Analytical Note by the Composer", The Music Review 14 (1953): 36–44. Citation on 36.
  32. ^ "Music of the Month – from the Tablet Archive". Archive.thetablet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  33. ^ "Opus by Shostakovich". Home.online.nl. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  34. ^ Universal Edition; 50 Jahre neue Musik in Darmstadt, Vol. 1. CD recording. Col Legno WWE 1CD 31894. Munich: Col Legno, 1996. Also issued as part of 4-CD set, 50 Jahre neue Musik in Darmstadt. Col Legno WWE 4CD 31893 (box); vol. 1: WWE 1 CD 31894; vol. 2: WWE 1 CD 31895; vol. 3: WWE 1 CD 31896; vol. 4: WWE 1 CD 31897. Munich: Col Legno, 1996.
  35. ^ Karl Heinrich Wörner (1973). Stockhausen: Life and Work. Translated by Bill Hopkins. University of California Press. p. 21. ISBN 9780520032729. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  36. ^ "Stravinskij – Cantata". Flaminioonline.it. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  37. ^ Iddon 2013, pp. xvi, 68
  38. ^ "Konzert für Oboe und kleines Orchester, Bernd Alois Zimmermann" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  39. ^ Karlheinz Stockhausen, "Spiel für Orchester (1952)", in his Texte zur Musik 1970–1977 4, selected and compiled by Christoph von Blumröder, 52–54, DuMont Dokumente (Cologne: DuMont Buchverlag, 1978): 54. ISBN 3-7701-1078-1.
  40. ^ "Steve Conway Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

Sources

  • Iddon, Martin (2013). New Music at Darmstadt: Nono. Stockhausen, Cage, and Boulez. Music since 1900. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107033290.