1935 in British music
This is a summary of 1935 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
- February – At the suggestion of Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten is invited to a job interview by the BBC's director of music Adrian Boult and his assistant Edward Clark.[1]
- 12 March – Jack Hylton makes his first recording since leaving the Decca label, for HMV.[2]
- 19 November – Kathleen Ferrier marries Albert Wilson; the marriage is never consummated.[3]
- date unknown – Michael Tippett joins the British Communist Party.
Popular music
- "Fanlight Fanny", words & music by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe
- "Men About Town", words & music by Noël Coward
- "Mrs Worthington", words & music by Noël Coward
- "The Canoe Song", by Mischa Spoliansky (sung by Paul Robeson in the film Sanders of the River)[4]
- "Where the Arches Used To Be", by D. O'Connor and K. Russell, performed by Flanagan and Allen[5]
- "Who's Been Polishing The Sun", words & music by Noel Gay
Classical music: new works
- Arnold Bax – Symphony No. 6
- Arthur Bliss – Music for Strings[6]
- Sir George Dyson – Belshazzar's Feast
- Joseph Holbrooke – Aucassin and Nicolette (ballet)
- Michael Tippett – String Quartet No. 1
- William Walton – Symphony No. 1[7]
- Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 4
- Charles Williams – Majestic Fanfare
Film and Incidental music
Musical theatre
- 25 February – Jack O'Diamonds (w. Clifford Gray & H. F. Maltby, m. Noel Gay) opens at the Gaiety Theatre; it later transfers to the Cambridge Theatre and runs for 126 performances in all.[8]
- 2 May – Glamorous Night (w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello) opens at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and runs for 243 performances.
Musical films
- Be Careful, Mr Smith, starring Bobbie Comber
- Brewster's Millions, directed by Thornton Freeland, starring Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita
- Come Out of the Pantry, directed by Jack Raymond, starring Jack Buchanan, Fay Wray and James Carew
- The Divine Spark, directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Marta Eggerth and Philip Holmes
- Heart's Desire, directed by Paul L. Stein, starring Richard Tauber and Leonora Corbett
- In Town Tonight, directed by Herbert Smith, starring Jack Barty and Stanley Holloway
- Music Hath Charms, directed by Thomas Bentley, starring Henry Hall and Carol Goodner
- Radio Pirates, directed by Ivar Campbell, starring Leslie French and Mary Lawson
- Variety, directed by Adrian Brunel, starring George Carney and Barry Livesey
Births
- 5 February – Alex Harvey, rock singer (died 1982)
- 27 February – Alberto Remedios, operatic tenor (died 2016)[9]
- 4 March – Nancy Whiskey, folk singer (died 2003)
- 29 March – Delme Bryn-Jones, operatic baritone (died 2001)
- 19 April – Dudley Moore, composer, jazz pianist, actor (died 2002)
- 15 August – Jim Dale, actor, singer, and songwriter
- 1 October – Julie Andrews, singer and actress
- 4 November – Elgar Howarth, conductor and composer
- 5 November – Nicholas Maw, composer (died 2009)[10]
- 23 December – Johnny Kidd, singer (died 1966)
Deaths
- 3 March – Caradog Roberts, composer, 56
- 17 March – Mary Grant Carmichael, pianist and composer, 83[11]
- 17 April – Templar Saxe, actor and singer, 69[12]
- 28 April – Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer, 87[13]
- 3 May – Charles Manners, operatic bass and opera manager, 77
- 19 July – Philip Napier Miles, philanthropist, music patron and composer, 70
- 2 September – Isidore de Lara, singer and composer, 77
- 27 September – Alan Gray, organist and composer, 79[14]
- 6 October – Frederic Hymen Cowen, pianist, conductor and composer, 83
See also
References
- ^ Carpenter, Humphrey (1992). Benjamin Britten: A Biography. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0571143245., pp. 62–63
- ^ Jack Hylton Biography 1931–1935. Accessed 10 September 2014
- ^ Christiansen, Rupert (8 September 2003). "The glory of 'Klever Kaff'". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ BFI Screenonline: Sanders of the River. Accessed 10 September 2014
- ^ Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929–1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
- ^ Cole, Hugo and Andrew Burn. "Bliss, Sir Arthur." Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, accessed 21 March 2011 (subscription required)
- ^ Ottaway, Hugh. "Walton's First Symphony: The Composition of the Finale" The Musical Times, Vol. 113, No. 1549 (March 1972), pp. 254–257.
- ^ overthefootlights.co.uk. Accessed 10 September 2014
- ^ "Alberto Remedios, tenor – obituary". The Telegraph. 14 June 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Allan Kozinn (19 May 2009). "Nicholas Maw, British Composer, Is Dead at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ Fuller, Sophie (1994). The Pandora guide to women composers: Britain and the United States.
- ^ Evelyn Mack Truitt, Who Was Who on Screen, 3rd Edition c.1983
- ^ The Times obituary, 29 April 1935, p. 16
- ^ "Alan Gray". Cyber Hymnal. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
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