1943 in music

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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 PhilharmonicCameron [1]
Britten, Benjamin Prelude and Fugue for Strings 1943-06-23 United Kingdom London Neel String OrchestraNeel [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 SymphonySaidenberg [4]
Dale, Benjamin The Flowing Tide 1943-08-06 United Kingdom London (Proms) BBC SymphonyBoult [5]
Dunhill, Thomas Waltz Suite 1943-08-05 United Kingdom London (Proms) BBC SymphonyDunhill [6]
Dutilleux, Henri Melodies for Voice and Orchestra 1943-12-14 France Paris Panzera / Paris Conservatory Concert OrchestraTomasi [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 OrchestraCalusio [9]
Gundry, Inglis Heyday Freedom, orchestral suite 1943-06-26 United Kingdom London (Proms) London PhilharmonicCameron [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 OrchestraMunch [12]
Martinu, Bohuslav Concerto for Two Pianos 1943-11-05 United States Philadelphia Luboshutz, Nemenoff / Philadelphia OrchestraOrmandy [13]
Martinu, Bohuslav Memorial to Lidice 1943-10-28 United States New York City New York PhilharmonicRodzinski [14]
Martinu, Bohuslav Symphony No. 2 1943-10-28 United States Cleveland Cleveland OrchestraLeinsdorf [15]
Martinu, Bohuslav Violin Concerto No. 2 1943-12-31 United States Boston Elman / Boston SymphonyKoussevitzky [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 SymphonyBoult [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 SymphonyChávez [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 SymphonyRabinovich [23]
Rodrigo, Joaquín Concierto heroico 1943-04-03 Portugal Lisbon Querol / Spanish National OrchestraE. Halffter [24]
Rowley, Alec Burlesque Quadrilles 1943-07-13 United Kingdom London (Proms) London PhilharmonicCameron [25]
Rubbra, Edmund Sinfonia Concertante for piano and orchestra 1943-08-10 United Kingdom London (Proms) Rubbra / BBC SymphonyBoult [26]
Schuman, William Symphony for Strings (Symphony No. 5) 1943-11-12 United States Boston Boston SymphonyKoussevitzky [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 SymphonyMravinsky [30]
Strauss, Richard Divertimento after pieces by Couperin 1943-01-31 Nazi Germany Vienna Vienna PhilharmonicKrauss [31][32]
Stravinsky, Igor Ode 1943-10-08 United States Boston Boston SymphonyKoussevitzky [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 PhilharmonicSargent [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 WinterthurScherchen [39]
Weisgall, Hugo American Comedy 1943 1943-07-29 United Kingdom London (Proms) BBC Symphony – Weisgall [40]

Compositions

Opera

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

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References