Saturday, August 11, 2012

1964 IN MUSIC


Events

[edit]Bands formed

[edit]Albums released

[edit]January

DayAlbumArtistNotes
13The Times They Are a-Changin'Bob Dylan-
20Meet The Beatles!The BeatlesUS
-A Lettermen Kind of LoveThe Lettermen-
Etta James Rocks the HouseEtta JamesLive
Living a LieAl Martino-
Stay with The HolliesThe HolliesDebut
Tender Is The NightJohnny Mathis-
The Ventures in SpaceThe Ventures-

[edit]February

DayAlbumArtistNotes
7Born to WanderThe Four Seasons-
-In Love Again!Peggy Lee-
The Many Moods of TonyTony Bennett-
Pure Dynamite! Live at the RoyalJames BrownLive
Sammy Davis, Jr. Salutes the Stars of the London PalladiumSammy Davis, Jr.-
The Third AlbumBarbra Streisand-
Tom JonesJohn AddisonSoundtrack to 1963 film

[edit]March

DayAlbumArtistNotes
18Brown SugarFreddie Roach-
-Ain't That Good NewsSam Cooke-
Belafonte at The Greek TheatreHarry BelafonteLive
Dawn (Go Away) and 11 Other Great SongsThe Four Seasons-
Glad All OverThe Dave Clark Five-
The Italian Voice of Al MartinoAl Martino-
The Never Ending ImpressionsThe Impressions-
Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry ManciniQuincy Jones-
The Shelter of Your ArmsSammy Davis, Jr.-
Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award WinnersFrank Sinatra-
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Jimmy Smith-

[edit]April

DayAlbumArtistNotes
2Kissin' CousinsElvis PresleySoundtrack
10The Beatles' Second AlbumThe BeatlesUS
15TogetherMarvin Gaye and Mary Wells-
16The Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones-
17A Girl Called DustyDusty Springfield-
-Folk SingerMuddy Waters-
Funny GirlBarbra StreisandOriginal Broadway Cast
I'll Search My Heart and Other Great HitsJohnny Mathis-
A Session with the Dave Clark FiveThe Dave Clark FiveUK

[edit]May

DayAlbumArtistNotes
18By RequestBrenda Lee-
-America, I Hear You SingingFrank Sinatra with Bing Crosby and Fred Waring-
Back in TownThe Kingston TrioLive
BewitchedJack Jones-
Dance with The ShadowsThe Shadows-
The Dave Clark Five Return!The Dave Clark FiveUS
I Walk the LineJohnny Cash-
The Lettermen Look at LoveThe Lettermen-
Stay & Other Great HitsThe Four Seasons-
Today, Tomorrow, ForeverNancy Wilson-
Viva Las VegasElvis PresleySoundtrack EP
When Lights Are LowTony Bennett-

[edit]June

DayAlbumArtistNotes
19Long Tall SallyThe BeatlesEP
23Stevie at the BeachStevie Wonder-
-Don't Let the Sun Catch You CryingGerry & the PacemakersUS
The Fabulous VenturesThe Ventures-
I Love You More and More Every Day/Tears and RosesAl Martino-
Robin and the 7 HoodsFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and Sammy Davis, Jr.Soundtrack
Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with YouDusty Springfield-
A World Without LovePeter and Gordon-

[edit]July

DayAlbumArtistNotes
10A Hard Day's NightThe BeatlesSoundtrack
13All Summer LongThe Beach Boys-
-I Don't Want to Be Hurt AnymoreNat King Cole-
The Great YearsJohnny MathisCompilation
Hello, Dolly!Ella Fitzgerald-
The Judy Collins ConcertJudy CollinsLive
Keep on PushingThe Impressions-
Looking For LoveConnie Francis-
Mary Wells Sings My GuyMary Wells-
More of Roy Orbison's Greatest HitsRoy OrbisonCompilation
Rag DollThe Four Seasons-
When I'm Alone I CryMarvin Gaye-
Wonderful LifeCliff Richard and The ShadowsSoundtrack
The Wonderful World of Make BelieveJohnny Mathis-

[edit]August

DayAlbumArtistNotes
8Another Side of Bob DylanBob Dylan-
14Five by FiveThe Rolling StonesEP
31Where Did Our Love GoThe Supremes-
Make Way for Dionne WarwickDionne Warwick-
-American TourThe Dave Clark FiveUS
Dream With DeanDean Martin-
In EuropeMiles Davis-
It Might as Well Be SwingFrank Sinatra with Count Basie-
Two Great GuitarsBo Diddley and Chuck Berry-
Where Love Has GoneJack Jones-

[edit]September

DayAlbumArtistNotes
11The Five Faces of Manfred MannManfred Mann-
14The Doris Day Christmas AlbumDoris DayChristmas
-The AnimalsThe AnimalsUS version
Ballads, Blues and BoastersHarry Belafonte-
The CatJimmy Smith-
In the Name of LovePeggy Lee-
PeopleBarbra Streisand-
This Is LoveJohnny Mathis-
Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2The Ventures-

[edit]October

DayAlbumArtistNotes
2The KinksThe Kinks-
16A Bit of LiverpoolThe SupremesBritish Invasion tribute LP
1712 X 5The Rolling Stones-
19Beach Boys ConcertThe Beach BoysLive
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.Simon & Garfunkel-
With a Smile and a SongDoris Day-
20RoustaboutElvis PresleySoundtrack
-The AnimalsThe AnimalsUK version
Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American IndianJohnny Cash-
The Door Is Still Open to My HeartDean Martin-
DustyDusty SpringfieldUS
Early OrbisonRoy OrbisonCompilation
Gerry & the Pacemakers Second AlbumGerry & the PacemakersUS
Joan Baez/5Joan Baez-
Oscar Peterson Trio + OneThe Oscar Peterson trio with Clark Terry-

[edit]November

DayAlbumArtistNotes
9The Beach Boys' Christmas AlbumThe Beach BoysChristmas
12Hello BroadwayMarvin Gaye-
16Who Can I Turn To?Tony Bennett-
-In The Hollies StyleThe Hollies-
The Jack Jones Christmas AlbumJack JonesChristmas
A Merry ChristmasAl MartinoChristmas
A New Kind of Connie...Connie Francis-
St. Louis to LiverpoolChuck Berry-
Softly, as I Leave YouFrank Sinatra-
12 Songs of ChristmasBing Crosby with Frank SinatraChristmas

[edit]December

DayAlbumArtistNotes
3Beatles for SaleThe Beatles-
4Five Live YardbirdsThe YardbirdsLive
7The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John)The Kingston Trio-
15Beatles '65The BeatlesUS
-Coast to CoastThe Dave Clark FiveUS

[edit]Release Date Unknown

[edit]Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1964.
#ArtistTitleYearCountryChart Entries
1The BeatlesI Want to Hold Your Hand1964United KingdomUK 1 – Dec 1963, US BB 1 – Jan 1964, US CashBox 1 of 1964, Canada 1 – Jan 1964, Norway 1 – Jan 1964, Germany 1 – Feb 1964, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1963, Australia 2 of 1963, RYM 2 of 1964, DDD 4 of 1963, South Africa 6 of 1963, US BB 7 of 1964, Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1963, POP 7 of 1964, Rolling Stone 16, RIAA 28, Scrobulate 29 of oldies, Acclaimed 30, Germany 40 of the 1960s, WXPN 350
2Roy OrbisonOh, Pretty Woman1964United StatesUK 1 – Sep 1964, US BB 1 – Sep 1964, Canada 1 – Aug 1964, Norway 1 – Oct 1964, Germany 1 – Jan 1965, Éire 1 – Oct 1964, Holland 3 – Jan 1965, US CashBox 4 of 1964, DDD 8 of 1964, RYM 13 of 1964, South Africa 15 of 1964, 16 in 2FM list, US BB 17 of 1964, POP 17 of 1964, Australia 20 of 1964, RIAA 43, OzNet 62, Germany 64 of the 1960s, Acclaimed 77, Europe 83 of the 1960s, Party 147 of 2007, Rolling Stone 222, Belgium 234 of all time, WXPN 655
3The AnimalsHouse of the Rising Sun1964United KingdomUK 1 – Jun 1964, US BB 1 – Aug 1964, Canada 1 – Aug 1964, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1964, France 4 – Oct 1972, DDD 4 of 1964, RYM 5 of 1964, Netherlands 3 1964, Poland 6 – Oct 1982, Europe 7 of the 1960s, Germany 9 – Jan 1965, US BB 38 of 1964, POP 38 of 1964, US CashBox 53 of 1964, Acclaimed 55, Italy 66 of 1965, Scrobulate 80 of oldies, 89 in 2FM list, Rolling Stone 122, Belgium 124 of all time, TheQ 227, RIAA 240, OzNet 275, Germany 296 of the 1960s
4The BeatlesA Hard Day's Night1964United KingdomUK 1 – Jul 1964, US BB 1 – Jul 1964, Canada 1 – Jul 1964, Norway 1 – Aug 1964, Éire 1 – Aug 1964, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Mar 1964, Germany 2 – Sep 1964, Australia 3 of 1964, RYM 6 of 1964, DDD 11 of 1964, South Africa 14 of 1964, US CashBox 18 of 1964, Scrobulate 39 of oldies, Europe 96 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 153, Germany 254 of the 1960s, Acclaimed 411, OzNet 815
5The BeatlesI Feel Fine1964United KingdomUK 1 – Dec 1964, US BB 1 – Dec 1964, Canada 1 – Nov 1964, Holland 1 – Jan 1965, Norway 1 – Dec 1964, Éire 1 – Dec 1964, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Jul 1964, Germany 3 – Jan 1965, Australia 8 of 1964, RYM 8 of 1964, DDD 9 of 1964, US CashBox 19 of 1965, Scrobulate 40 of oldies, Germany 207 of the 1960s

[edit]Singles released

See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1964 (USA)

[edit]Published popular music

[edit]Other notable songs

[edit]Classical music

  • Gilbert Amy
    • Alpha-beth, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and horn
    • Cahiers d'épigrammes, for piano
  • Eyvin Andersen – Concerto for violin and orchestra
  • Jurriaan Andriessen – After the Fall, incidental music
  • Louis Andriessen
    • A Flower Song II, for oboe
    • A Flower Song III, for cello
    • Ittrospezione III, for 2 pianos and 3 instrumental groups,
    • Sweet, for alto recorder
  • Malcolm Arnold
    • Pieces (5), for violin and piano, op. 84
    • Sinfonietta No. 3, for orchestra, op. 81
    • A Sunshine Overture, for orchestra, op. 83
    • Water Music, for winds and percussion, op. 82
  • Milton Babbitt
    • Ensembles for Synthesizer, for 4-track tape
    • Philomel, for soprano and 4-track tape
  • Samuel Barber
    • Chorale for Ascension Day, for chorus, brass, timpani, and orgsn (ad lib.)
    • Night Flight, for orchestra, op.19a,
  • Luciano Berio
    • Chemins I on Sequenza II, for harp and orchestra
    • Folk Songs, for soprano and 7 instruments
    • Rounds, for voice and harpsichord (subsequently withdrawn)
    • Traces, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, 2 actors, chorus, and orchestra (subsequently withdrawn)
  • Harrison Birtwistle
    • Entr’actes and Sappho Fragments, for soprano, flute, oboe, violin, viola, harp, and percussion
    • Three Movements with Fanfares, for chamber orchestra
  • Rob du Bois
    • Deuxième série de rondeaux, for piano four-hands and optional percussion
    • Just Like a Little Sonata, for piano
    • Pastorale VI, for piano
    • Pastorale VII, for alto recorder
    • Quartet, for oboe, violin, violin, and cello (revised version)
  • Benjamin Britten
    • Cadenza for Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major
    • Suite No. 1 for cello solo, op. 72
    • Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68 (revised version)
  • Earle Brown – Corroboree, for 3 or 2 pianos
  • Carlos Chávez
    • Concerto for 4 horns and orchestra (revision)
    • Fuga HAGC, for violin, viola, cello, and contrabass
    • Resonancias, for orchestra
    • Tambuco, for 6 percussionists
  • Aaron Copland
    • Down a Country Lane, for school orchestra
    • Emblems, for symphonic band
    • Music for a Great City
  • George Crumb – Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) for violin and piano
  • Luigi Dallapiccola
    • Parole di San Paolo, for mezzo-soprano or boy's voice and 11 instruments
    • Quattro liriche di Antonio Machado, version for soprano and chamber orchestra
  • Mario Davidovsky
    • Electronic Study No. 3
    • Synchronisms No. 2 for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and tape
    • Synchronisms No. 3 for cello and electronic sound
  • Peter Maxwell Davies
    • Little Pieces (5), for piano
    • Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In Nomine, for orchestra
    • Shakespeare Music, for 11 instruments
  • Michel Decoust – Horizon remarquable (lyrics by René Char)
  • David Diamond
    • The Martyr for male choir (revised version)
    • "My Papa's Waltz", for voice and piano
    • "Prayer", for voice and piano
    • String Quartet No. 8
    • Symphony No. 5
    • We Two, song cycle, voice and piano
  • Andrzej Dobrowolski – Music for Strings and 4 Groups of Wind Instruments
  • Henri Dutilleux – Métaboles
  • Morton Feldman
    • The King of Denmark, for percussion solo
    • Numbers, for flute, horn, trombone, tuba, percussion, celesta, piano, violin, and contrabass
    • Piano Piece
    • Vertical Thoughts IV, for piano
  • Wolfgang Fortner
    • Epigramme, for piano
    • Minne, cantata for tenor and guitar
    • Zyklus, for cello and piano
  • Roberto Gerhard
    • The Anger of Achilles, incidental music
    • Macbeth, incidental music
  • Alberto Ginastera
    • Bomarzo cantata, for tenor or baritone, narrator, and chamber orchestra, op. 32
    • Don Rodrigo Symphony, for soprano and orchestra, op. 31a
  • Alexander Goehr
    • Five Poems and an Epigram of William Blake, for chorus and trumpet, op. 17
    • Pieces (3), for piano, op. 18
  • Karel Goeyvaerts – Stuk voor piano en tape
  • Fernando Lopes Graça
    • Canciones (4), for voice and chamber orchestra (revised version)
    • Prelúdio, capricho e galope, for violin and piano (second revision)
    • Romances, for voice and piano
    • Sonnets (4), for voice and piano
    • String Quartet No. 1
  • Ferde Grofé – World's Fair Suite
  • Alois Hába
    • String Quartet No. no.15, op. 95, in ⅕-tones
    • Suite, for bass clarinet solo, op. 96
  • Roy Harris
    • Epilogue to Profiles in Courage–JFK, for orchestra
    • Etudes for Pedals, for organ
    • Fantasy, for organ, brass, and timpani
    • Horn of Plenty, for orchestra
    • Jubilate for Worship (Alleluia), for SATB choir, brass, piano, and percussion
    • Salute to Youth, for orchestra
    • Sonata, for cello and piano
  • Hans Werner Henze
    • Chor gefangener Trojer, for chorus and orchestra (revised version)
    • Divertimenti, for 2 pianos
    • Der Frieden, incidental music
    • Ein Landarzt, monodrama, for baritone and orchestra
    • Lieder von einer Insel, for chamber chorus, trombone, 2 cellos, contrabass, chamber organ, percussion, and timpani
    • Sinfonische Etüden (3), for orchestra (revised version)
    • Tancredi, ballet, for orchestra
    • Zwischenspiele (from Der junge Lord), for orchestra
  • Alan Hovhaness
    • Bagatelles (4), for string quartet, op. 30
    • Floating World "Ukiyo", for orchestra, op. 209
    • Haiku (3), for piano, op. 113
    • Meditation on Zeami, for orchestra, op. 207
    • Sonata, for flute solo, op. 118
    • Sonata, for 2 oboes and organ, op.130 (revised version)
    • String Quartet no.3, op. 208, no. 1
    • String Quartet no. 4, op. 208, no. 2
    • Variations and Fugue, for orchestra, op. 18
  • Kan Ishii – Otokonoko ga umareta, for chorus
  • Maki Ishii – Galgenlieder
  • Włodzimierz Kotoński
    • Monochromia, for oboe solo
    • Pezzo, for flute and piano
    • Wind Quintet
  • György Ligeti – Fragment, for 10 instruments (revised version)
  • David Lumsdaine – Annotations of Auschwitz (cantata with words by Peter Porter)
  • Witold Lutosławski – String Quartet
  • Bruno Maderna
    • Aria da ‘'Hyperion’, for soprano, flute, and orchestra
    • Dimensioni IV, for flute, picccolo, alto flute, bass flute, and chamber orchestra
  • Yoritsune Matsudaira
    • Chamber Concerto, for harpsichord and harp
    • Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra
  • Toshirō Mayuzumi
    • Campanology Olympica, electronic music
    • Ongaku no tanjō, for orchestra
    • Raihai jokyoku, for orchestra
  • Olivier Messiaen
    • Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, for 34 wind instruments and 3 percussionists
    • Prélude, for piano
  • Darius Milhaud
    • Adam, for soprano, 2 tenors, and 2 baritones, op. 411
    • Adieu (cantata), for voice, flute, viola, and harp, op. 410
    • L’amour chanté, for voice and piano, op. 409
    • Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra, op. 407
    • Septet, for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, and contrabass, op. 408
  • Makoto Moroi
    • Pieces (5), for shakuhachi
    • Toccata, Sarabande, and Tarantella, for piano and 2 string orchestras
  • Bo Nilsson – La bran, for chorus and orchestra
  • Luigi Nono
    • Da un diario italiano, for 2 choruses
    • La fabbrica illuminata, for mezzo-soprano and tape
  • Juan Orrego-Salas
    • Concerto, for winds, op. 53
    • Sonata, for violin and piano, op. 9 (revised version)
    • Sonata a 4 (Edgewood Sonata), for flute, oboe, harpsichord, and contrabass, op. 55
  • Luis de Pablo – Escena, for SATB choir, strings, and percussion
  • Arvo Pärt
    • Collage über B-A-C-H, oboe, harpsichord, piano, and strings
    • Diagramme, for piano, op.11
    • Musica sillabica, for 12 instruments, op. 12
    • Quintettino, for wind quintet
  • Juan Carlos Paz
    • Concreción 1964, for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba
    • Galaxia 64, for organ
    • Música para piano y orquesta
  • Krzysztof Penderecki
    • Cantata in honorem Almae Matris Universitatis Iagellonicae sescentos abhinc annos fundatae, for 2 choruses, contrabassoon, brass, percussion, piano, and organ
    • Pieśń żałobna ku czci B. Rutkowskiego, for chorus
    • Sonata, for cello and orchestra
  • Vincent Persichetti
    • Cummings Choruses (4), for 2 voices and piano, op. 98
    • Introit, for string orchestra, op. 96
    • Winter Cantata (11 Haiku), for four-part women's choir, flute, and marimba, op.97
  • Goffredo Petrassi
    • Concerto for Orchestra No. 7
    • Sesto non-senso, for a cappella choir
    • Tre per sette, for piccolo (+ flute + alto flute), oboe (+ English horn), E♭ clarinet (+ clarinet)
  • Walter Piston
    • Quartet for violin, viola, cello, and piano
    • Sextet for strings
  • Terry Riley – In C
  • Hilding Rosenberg – Sönerna (Cain and Abel), ballet, for orchestra
  • R. Murray Schafer – Statement in Blue, for youth orchestra
  • Dieter Schnebel
    • Compositio, for orchestra (revised version)
    • Concert sans orchestre (réactions 2), for piano and audience
  • William Schuman – Amaryllis Variations, for string trio
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Igor Stravinsky
    • Elegy for J.F.K., for baritone or mezzo-soprano and 3 clarinets
    • Fanfare for a New Theatre, for 2 trumpets
  • Tōru Takemitsu
    • Blue Aurora for Toshi Ichiyanagi, theatre piece
    • Ichinotani monogatari, incidental music
    • Natsukashino San Francisco, for tape
  • James Tenney – Music for Player Piano
  • Mikis Theodorakis – Axion Esti
  • Virgil Thomson
    • Autumn, concertino for harp, strings, and percussion
    • Auvergnat Folk Songs (5), for SATB choir and orchestra
    • The Feast of Love, for baritone and orchestra
    • Pilgrims and Pioneers, for band
    • When I Survey the Bright Celestial Sphere, for unison voices and organ or piano
  • Iannis Xenakis
    • Eonta, for 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, and piano
    • Hiketides: les suppliates d'Eschyle, for 50 female voices and 10 instruments or orchestra
  • La Monte Young
    • Bowed Mortar Relays, action work, realization of Composition 1960 no. 9
    • Eat (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Haircut (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Kiss (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Prelude to The Tortoise, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • Sleep (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • The Tortoise Droning Selected Pitches from The Holy Numbers for The Two Black Tigers, The Green Tiger and The Hermit, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • The Tortoise Recalling The Drone of The Holy Numbers as They Were Revealed in the Dreams of The Whirlwind and The Obsidian Gong and Illuminated by The Sawmill, The Green Sawtooth Ocelot and The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • The Well-Tuned Piano
  • Joji Yuasa – Projection Esemplastic with White Noise, electronic music
  • Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    • Monologue, for 2 pianos
    • Un petit rien, for small orchestra

[edit]Opera

[edit]Musical theater

[edit]Musical films

[edit]Births

[edit]Deaths

Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)