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| [[Malcolm Arnold|Arnold, Malcolm]] || [[Horn Concerto No. 2 (Arnold)|Horn Concerto No. 2]] || 1957-07-17 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Cheltenham <small>([[Cheltenham Music Festival|Festival]])</small> || [[Dennis Brain|Brain]] / [[Hallé Orchestra]] – Arnold <ref>[https://books.google.es/books?id=iQxUHXq9-GcC&pg=PT114&lpg=PT114&dq=malcolm+arnold+horn+concerto+2+dennis+brain+hall%C3%A9&source=bl&ots=R5kL_Rvv6u&sig=BL9nJXHbzG1HmoaanIT337nHCAg&hl=es&sa=X&ei=k25sVaqvHsL9UOmmgcAG&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=malcolm%20arnold%20horn%20concerto%202%20dennis%20brain%20hall%C3%A9&f=false Dennis Brain: A Biography]</ref>
| [[Malcolm Arnold|Arnold, Malcolm]] || [[Horn Concerto No. 2 (Arnold)|Horn Concerto No. 2]] || 1957-07-17 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Cheltenham <small>([[Cheltenham Music Festival|Festival]])</small> || [[Dennis Brain|Brain]] / [[Hallé Orchestra]] – Arnold <ref>[https://books.google.es/books?id=iQxUHXq9-GcC&pg=PT114&lpg=PT114&dq=malcolm+arnold+horn+concerto+2+dennis+brain+hall%C3%A9&source=bl&ots=R5kL_Rvv6u&sig=BL9nJXHbzG1HmoaanIT337nHCAg&hl=es&sa=X&ei=k25sVaqvHsL9UOmmgcAG&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=malcolm%20arnold%20horn%20concerto%202%20dennis%20brain%20hall%C3%A9&f=false Dennis Brain: A Biography]</ref>
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| [[Edgar Bainton|Bainton, Edgar]] || [[Symphony No. 3 (Bainton)|Symphony No. 3]] || 1957-03-25 <sup>1</sup> || {{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney || [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra|Sydney Symphony]] – [[Bernard Heinze|Heinze]] <ref>[https://books.google.es/books?id=mnp6BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=edgar+bainton+symphony+3+sydney+1957&source=bl&ots=a0egY9Bj6U&sig=qR3toZ6YckCkGtMaXHFJ-tz80Pw&hl=es&sa=X&ei=8h9uVZqnIoPWU6rzgIgK&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=edgar%20bainton%20symphony%203%20sydney%201957&f=false The Australian Symphony from Federation to 1960]</ref> <ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/symphony-no-3-in-c-minor/oclc/221541885</ref>
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| [[Jean Barraqué|Barraqué, Jean]] || [[Piano Sonata (Barraqué)|Piano Sonata]] || 1957-10-28 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris <sup>1</sup> || [[Yvonne Loriod|Loriod]] <ref>[http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/6630/ IRCAM]</ref>
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| [[Jean Barraqué|Barraqué, Jean]] || [[Piano Sonata (Barraqué)|Piano Sonata]] || 1957-10-28 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris <sup>2</sup> || [[Yvonne Loriod|Loriod]] <ref>[http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/6630/ IRCAM]</ref>
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| [[Luciano Berio|Berio, Luciano]] || ''[[Mutazioni]]'' || 1957-04-24 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Milan || Electronic music on tape <ref>[http://www.lucianoberio.org/node/130 Luciano Berio Study Center]</ref>
| [[Luciano Berio|Berio, Luciano]] || ''[[Mutazioni]]'' || 1957-04-24 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Milan || Electronic music on tape <ref>[http://www.lucianoberio.org/node/130 Luciano Berio Study Center]</ref>
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| [[Peter Maxwell Davies|Davies, Peter Maxwell]] || [[Clarinet Sonata (Maxwell Davies)|Clarinet Sonata]] || 1957-07-20 || {{flagicon|FRG}} Darmstadt <small>([[Darmstädter Ferienkurse|Ferienkurse]])</small> || [[Georgina Dobrée|Dobrée]], Maxwell Davies <ref>[http://www.maxopus.com/work_detail.aspx?key=60 Peter Maxwell Davies official website]</ref>
| [[Peter Maxwell Davies|Davies, Peter Maxwell]] || [[Clarinet Sonata (Maxwell Davies)|Clarinet Sonata]] || 1957-07-20 || {{flagicon|FRG}} Darmstadt <small>([[Darmstädter Ferienkurse|Ferienkurse]])</small> || [[Georgina Dobrée|Dobrée]], Maxwell Davies <ref>[http://www.maxopus.com/work_detail.aspx?key=60 Peter Maxwell Davies official website]</ref>
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| [[Karl Amadeus Hartmann|Hartmann, Karl Amadeus]] || [[Symphony No. 1 (Hartmann)|Symphony No. 1, ''Versuch eines Requiem'']] <sup>2</sup> || 1957-06-22 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna || [[Hilde Rössl-Majdan|Rössl-Majdan]] / [[Vienna Symphony Orchestra|Vienna Symphony]] – [[Nino Sanzogno|Sanzogno]] <ref>[http://www.schott-music.com/shop/hire_material/show,152336.html?showOldPerformances=true Schott Music]</ref>
| [[Karl Amadeus Hartmann|Hartmann, Karl Amadeus]] || [[Symphony No. 1 (Hartmann)|Symphony No. 1, ''Versuch eines Requiem'']] <sup>3</sup> || 1957-06-22 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna || [[Hilde Rössl-Majdan|Rössl-Majdan]] / [[Vienna Symphony Orchestra|Vienna Symphony]] – [[Nino Sanzogno|Sanzogno]] <ref>[http://www.schott-music.com/shop/hire_material/show,152336.html?showOldPerformances=true Schott Music]</ref>
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| [[Hans Werner Henze|Henze, Hans Werner]] || ''[[Maratona]]'', ballet suite || 1957-02-08 || {{flagicon|FRG}} Cologne || [[Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra|SWF Symphony]] – [[Hans Rosbaud|Rosbaud]] <ref>[http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/24118/ IRCAM]</ref> <ref>[http://www.naxos.com/person/Harald_Banter/19128.htm Naxos Records]</ref>
| [[Hans Werner Henze|Henze, Hans Werner]] || ''[[Maratona]]'', ballet suite || 1957-02-08 || {{flagicon|FRG}} Cologne || [[Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra|SWF Symphony]] – [[Hans Rosbaud|Rosbaud]] <ref>[http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/24118/ IRCAM]</ref> <ref>[http://www.naxos.com/person/Harald_Banter/19128.htm Naxos Records]</ref>
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<sup>1</sup> Posthumous premiere.
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<sup>1</sup> It was a recording. The Sonata was performed for the first time in concert on April 1967 by [[Elisabeth Klein]] in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>[http://music21c.buffalo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/06/SleeProgram_2006-10-17.pdf University at Buffalo]</ref>

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<sup>2</sup> It was a recording. The Sonata was performed for the first time in concert on April 1967 by [[Elisabeth Klein]] in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>[http://music21c.buffalo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/06/SleeProgram_2006-10-17.pdf University at Buffalo]</ref>


<sup>2</sup> Revision of a cantata composed in 1938 and premiered in 1948. Until then ''[[Miserae]]'' had been Hartmann's Symphony No. 1.
<sup>3</sup> Revision of a cantata composed in 1938 and premiered in 1948. Until then ''[[Miserae]]'' had been Hartmann's Symphony No. 1.


===Compositions===
===Compositions===

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Elvis Presley in 1957 film "Jailhouse Rock".

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1957.

Events

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Bands formed

Albums released

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1957.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock 1957 United States UK 1 – Jan 1958, US BB 1 – Oct 1957, US BB 1 of 1957, Canada 1 – Oct 1957, DDD 1 of 1957, POP 1 of 1957, Europe 2 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 2 of rockabilly, RYM 3 of 1957, Netherlands 5 – Jan 1974, France 10 – Dec 1971, US CashBox 11 of 1957, South Africa 11 of 1958, AFI 21, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1957, Party 54 of 1999, Italy 60 of 1958, Rolling Stone 67, Acclaimed 192, Belgium 214 of all time
2 Paul Anka Diana 1957 Canada UK 1 – Aug 1957, US BB 1 – Jul 1957, Canada 1 – Jul 1957, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Jun 1957, Italy 2 of 1958, Poland 9 – Apr 1989, US CashBox 13 of 1957, US BB 14 of 1956, POP 14 of 1956, Europe 17 of the 1950s, RYM 17 of 1957, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1957, DDD 36 of 1957
3 Elvis Presley All Shook Up 1957 United States UK 1 – Jun 1957, US BB 1 – Apr 1957, Canada 1 – May 1957, RYM 5 of 1957, US CashBox 8 of 1957, DDD 11 of 1957, Scrobulate 12 of rock & roll, US BB 13 of 1957, POP 13 of 1957, Netherlands 33 – Jan 2005, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1957, Europe 78 of the 1950s, Party 179 of 2007, Rolling Stone 352, Acclaimed 835
4 Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire 1957 United States UK 1 – Dec 1957, RYM 1 of 1957, US BB 2 – Dec 1957, Canada 2 – Dec 1957, DDD 5 of 1957, US BB 14 of 1958, POP 14 of 1958, South Africa 15 of 1958, Netherlands 27 – Sep 1989, Scrobulate 63 of oldies, RIAA 64, Europe 76 of the 1950s, Acclaimed 86, Rolling Stone 96, Party 242 of 1999
5 Danny & The Juniors At the Hop 1957 United States US BB 1 – Dec 1957, Canada 1 – Dec 1957, UK 3 – Jan 1958, US BB 3 of 1958, POP 3 of 1958, South Africa 6 of 1958, US CashBox 10 of 1958, RYM 11 of 1957, DDD 21 of 1957, Europe 73 of the 1950s, RIAA 250, Acclaimed 728

US No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1957.

First week Number of weeks Title Artist
February 9, 1957 3 "Too Much" Elvis Presley
March 2, 1957 4 "Young Love" Tab Hunter
March 30, 1957 1 "Party Doll" Buddy Knox
April 6, 1957 1 "Round and Round" Perry Como
April 13, 1957 8 "All Shook Up" Elvis Presley
June 3, 1957 5 "Love Letters In The Sand" Pat Boone
June 10, 1957 1 "Bernadine" Pat Boone
July 8, 1957 7 "Teddy Bear" Elvis Presley
August 26, 1957 2 "Tammy" Debbie Reynolds
September 9, 1957 1 "Diana" Paul Anka
September 16, 1957 1 "Tammy" Debbie Reynolds
September 23, 1957 1 "That'll Be the Day" The Crickets
September 30, 1957 2 "Honeycomb" Jimmie Rodgers
October 14, 1957 1 "Wake Up Little Susie" The Everly Brothers
October 21, 1957 7 "Jailhouse Rock" Elvis Presley
December 9, 1957 2 "You Send Me" Sam Cooke
December 23, 1957 2 "April Love" Pat Boone

Top hits on record

"That'll Be the Day"

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Arnold, Malcolm Horn Concerto No. 2 1957-07-17 United Kingdom Cheltenham (Festival) Brain / Hallé Orchestra – Arnold [2]
Bainton, Edgar Symphony No. 3 1957-03-25 1 Australia Sydney Sydney Symphony – Heinze [3] [4]
Barraqué, Jean Piano Sonata 1957-10-28 France Paris 2 Loriod [5]
Berio, Luciano Mutazioni 1957-04-24 Italy Milan Electronic music on tape [6]
Crumb, George Sonata for Solo Cello 1957-03-15 United States Ann Arbor, MI Doppmann [7]
Davies, Peter Maxwell Clarinet Sonata 1957-07-20 West Germany Darmstadt (Ferienkurse) Dobrée, Maxwell Davies [8]
Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Symphony No. 1, Versuch eines Requiem 3 1957-06-22 Austria Vienna Rössl-Majdan / Vienna Symphony – Sanzogno [9]
Henze, Hans Werner Maratona, ballet suite 1957-02-08 West Germany Cologne SWF Symphony – Rosbaud [10] [11]
Larsson, Lars-Erik Concertini: No. 4, for Bassoon 1957-12-10 Sweden Gothenburg Rönnerbäck / Gothenburg Radio Orchestra – Staern [12]
Matsudaira, Yoritsune Figures sonores 1957-06-01 Switzerland Zurich (ISCM Festival) [unknown orchestra] – Schmid [13]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Piano Concerto No. 2 1957-05-10 Soviet Union Moscow M. Shostakovich / USSR State Symphony – Anosov [14]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Symphony No. 11, 1905 1957-10-30 Soviet Union Moscow USSR State Symphony – Rakhlin [15]
Xenakis, Iannis Pithoprakta 1957-03-08 West Germany Munich (Musica Viva) Bavarian Radio Symphony – Scherchen [16]

1 Posthumous premiere.

2 It was a recording. The Sonata was performed for the first time in concert on April 1967 by Elisabeth Klein in Copenhagen.[17]

3 Revision of a cantata composed in 1938 and premiered in 1948. Until then Miserae had been Hartmann's Symphony No. 1.

Compositions

Opera

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler at Eurovision 1957

Eurovision Song Contest

References

  1. ^ "Toru Takemitsu - Chronology". Schott Music. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  2. ^ Dennis Brain: A Biography
  3. ^ The Australian Symphony from Federation to 1960
  4. ^ [http://www.worldcat.org/title/symphony-no-3-in-c-minor/oclc/221541885
  5. ^ IRCAM
  6. ^ Luciano Berio Study Center
  7. ^ University of Georgia
  8. ^ Peter Maxwell Davies official website
  9. ^ Schott Music
  10. ^ IRCAM
  11. ^ Naxos Records
  12. ^ Gehrmans Musikförlag
  13. ^ La Musica è Vita
  14. ^ Soviet Composers
  15. ^ Soviet Composers
  16. ^ Iannis Xenakis memorial website
  17. ^ University at Buffalo
  18. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E02E1DE103DE132A05750C0A9639C946692D6CF
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