1931 in British music
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This is a summary of 1931 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
- 22–28 July – The ninth annual ISCM Festival of Contemporary Music takes place in London and Oxford, with concerts of orchestral, choral, and chamber music.[1]
- date unknown - Gustav Holst Holst appears as an extra in a crowd scene in the film The Bells.[2]
Popular music
- "Close Your Eyes", by D. Carter and H. M. Tennent
- "Lady Of Spain"; music by Tolchard Evans, lyrics by Erell Reaves
- "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", by Noël Coward
Classical music: new works
- Havergal Brian – Symphony No. 2 in E minor
- Frank Bridge – Phantasm, for piano and orchestra
- Benjamin Britten -
- Christ’s Nativity, Christmas Suite, for SATB choir
- Plymouth Town, ballet, for orchestra
- String Quartet in D
- Arnold Cooke – Passacaglia, Scherzo, and Finale, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and string quartet
- Frederick Delius –
- Fantastic Dance, for orchestra
- Irmelin Prelude, for orchestra
- George Dyson – The Canterbury Pilgrims (Geoffrey Chaucer), for soprano, tenor, baritone, choir, and orchestra
- Edward Elgar – Soliloquy, for oboe and orchestra
- Gerald Finzi – To Joy, for voice and piano, op. 13
- Gustav Holst – Twelve Welsh Folk Songs, for choir, H183
- Herbert Howells –
- "A Maid Peerless", for SSAA choir and orchestra
- Severn, for SATB choir
- Gordon Jacob – Passacaglia on a Well-Known Theme, for orchestra
- Elizabeth Maconchy –
- A Hymn to Christ, A Hymn to God the Father, for double choir
- The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo, for choir and orchestra
- Cyril Scott -
- Concerto, for cello and orchestra
- Trio No. 1, for violin, viola, and cello
- Trio No. 2, for violin, viola, and cello
- Michael Tippett – Symphonic Movement, for orchestra
- Ralph Vaughan Williams –
- Job: A Masque for Dancing (ballet)
- Piano Concerto in C major
- William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast (oratorio)
Opera
- Thomas Frederick Dunhill - Tantivy Towers, words by A. P. Herbert[3]
Film and Incidental music
Musical theatre
- 8 January - Folly To Be Wise (revue) opens at the Piccadilly Theatre, starring Cicely Courtneidge.
- 13 October - Noël Coward's Cavalcade opens at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where it runs for 405 performances.[4]
- 23 December - Hold My Hand (Music: Noel Gay Lyrics: Desmond Carter Book: Stanley Lupino) opens at the Gaiety Theatre, Starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale and Stanley Lupino.
Musical films
- A Man of Mayfair, starring Jack Buchanan
- Sally in Our Alley, starring Gracie Fields
- Sunshine Susie, starring Renate Müller and Jack Hulbert
Births
- 6 January - David Whitaker, composer, songwriter, arranger and conductor (died 2012)[5]
- 29 April - Lonnie Donegan, skiffle musician (died 2002)
- 12 September - Tommy Moore, drummer (died 1981)
- 24 September - Anthony Newley, songwriter, actor and singer (died 1999)
- 4 October - Anna Reynolds, operatic mezzo-soprano (died 2014)
- 4 November - Clinton Ford, singer (died 2009)
Deaths
- 8 May - Bertha Lewis, singer and actress with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, 43 (car accident)
- 18 June - Fanny Holland, singer and actress, 83
- 22 August - Joseph Tabrar, songwriter, 73
- 19 November - Frederic Cliffe, composer, 74
References
- ↑ Anon., "Contemporary Music: Festival in England This Year", The Times, issue 45735 (Saturday, 31 January 1931): 10C.
- ↑ Holst, Imogen (1981). The Great Composers: Holst (second ed.). London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-09967-X., p. 80
- ↑ Dunhill, Stanford, Bantock Violin Sonatas [RB]: Classical CD Reviews- May 2001 MusicWeb(UK)
- ↑ Morley, Sheridan. A Talent to Amuse: A Biography of Noël Coward, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1969, pp. 200–214, 223
- ↑ "David Whitaker". dailytelegraph.co.uk. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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