1947 жылғы музыкалық оқиғалар шолуы

Overview of the events of 1947 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1947.

June 11 – 15 – First Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is held in Wales. August 7 – Carlo Bergonzi makes his professional debut as Schaunard in La bohème at the Arena Argentina in Catania. October – Enrico De Angelis leaves Quartetto Cetra to join the army. Lucia Mannucci replaces him. Jack Brymer becomes principal clarinettist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Patti Page signs with Mercury. Frankie Laine earns the first of his 21 gold records. Kay Starr signs with Capitol. George Jones begins performing. Ernesto Bonino embarks on his Latin American tour. The Amadeus Quartet is founded, as the Brainin Quartet. Bernard Greenhouse and John Serry Sr. appear in Studio One on the CBS network.

For each Year in Music (beginning 1940) and Year in Country Music (beginning 1939), a comprehensive Year End Top Records section can be found at mid page (popular), and on the Country page. The charts are compiled from data published by Billboard magazine, using their formulas, with slight modifications. Most important, there are no songs missing or truncated by Billboard's holiday deadline. Each year, records included enter the charts between the prior November and early December. Each week, fifteen points are awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. This is our adjustment to Mr. Whitburn's formula, which places no. 1 records on top, then no 2 and so on, ordered by weeks at that position. This allows a record with 4 weeks at no. 1 that only lasted 6 weeks to be rated very high. Here, the total points of a song's complete chart run determines its position. Our chart has more songs, more weeks and may look nothing like Billboard's, but it comes from the exact same surveys. Before the Hot100 was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance with three charts, 'Best Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most Played On the Air' or 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most Played Juke Box Records'. As Billboard did starting in the 1940s, the three totals for each song are combined, with that number determining the final year end rank. For example, 1944's "A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" by Bing and the Andrews Sisters finished at no. 19, despite six weeks at no. 1 on the 'Most Played Juke Box Records'(JB) chart. It scored 126 points, to go with its Best Selling chart (BS) total of 0. Martha Tilton's version of "I'll Walk Alone" peaked at no. 4 on the Juke Box chart, which only totalled 65 points, but her BS total was also 65, for a final total of 130, ranking no. 18. Examples like this can be found in "The Billboard" magazine up to 1958. By the way, the 'Records Most Played On the Air' chart didn't begin until January 1945, which is why we only had two sub totals. Our rankings are based on Billboard data, but we also present info on recording and release dates, global sales totals, RIAA and BPI certifications and other awards. Rankings from other genres like 'Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs' or 'Most Played Juke Box Race Records', Country charts including 'Most Played Juke Box Folk (Hillbilly) Records', 'Cashbox magazine', and other sources are presented if they exist. We supplement our info with reliable data from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890 1954 and other sources as specified. Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions 1 Francis Craig and His Orchestra "Near You" Bullet 1001 US Billboard 1947 no. 1, US no. 1 for 17 weeks, 25 total weeks, 657 points, sold 2.5 million 2 Ted Weems and His Orchestra "Heartaches" Decca 25017 1938 8 23 US Billboard 1947 no. 2, US no. 1 for 13 weeks, 20 total weeks, 643 points 3 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Ballerina" RCA Victor 20 2433 1947 8 12 US Billboard 1947 no. 3, US no. 1 for 10 weeks, 22 total weeks, 589 points 4 The Harmonicats "Peg o' My Heart" Vitacoustic 1 US Billboard 1947 no. 4, US no. 1 for 8 weeks, 26 total weeks, 452 points 5 Buddy Clark (Ray Noble Orchestra) "Linda" Columbia 37215 1946 11 15 US Billboard 1947 no. 5, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 23 total weeks, 381 points, CashBox no. 4 6 Tex Williams and The Western Caravan "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" Capitol 40001 1947 3 27 1947 5 10 US Billboard 1947 no. 6, US no. 1 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 no. 3, USHB no. 1 for 16 weeks, 23 total weeks, 358 points 7 The Three Suns "Peg O' My Heart" RCA Victor 20 2272 1947 4 25 1947 5 15 US Billboard 1947 no. 7, US no. 1 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 326 points 8 Arthur Godfrey "Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her You Can Have Her She's Too Fat For Me)" Columbia 37921 1947 9 29 US Billboard 1947 no. 8, US no. 2 for 8 weeks, 18 total weeks, 320 points 9 Perry Como (Ted Weems Orchestra) "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" Decca 25078 1939 10 5 US Billboard 1947 no. 9, US no. 1 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 283 points 10 Freddy Martin and His Orchestra "Managua, Nicaragua" Majestic 1124 US Billboard 1947 no. 11, US no. 2 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 237 points, CashBox no. 4 12 Hoagy Carmichael "Huggin' and Chalkin'" Decca 23675 1946 8 19 US Billboard 1947 no. 12, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 218 points, CashBox no. 3, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales MGM 10011 1947 2 20 US Billboard 1947 no. 13, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 216 points 14 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" Tower 1258 US Billboard 1947 no. 15, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 20 total weeks, 201 points 16 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra "My Adobe Hacienda" Capitol 412 1947 3 14 US Billboard 1947 no. 18, US no. 1 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 no. 7, USHB no. 2 for 11 weeks, 18 total weeks, 190 points 19 Perry Como "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" Decca 23741 1946 6 26 US Billboard 1947 no. 88, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 1, Race Records chart no. 1 for 17 weeks, 27 total weeks, 199 points 2 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Boogie Woogie Blue Plate" Decca 24104 1947 4 23 US Billboard 1947 no. 205, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 2, Race Records chart no. 1 for 14 weeks, 25 total weeks, 168 points 3 Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends "(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It" Manor 1046 US Billboard 1947 no. 236, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 4, Race Records chart no. 1 for 8 weeks, 25 total weeks, 127 points 5 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Jack, You're Dead" Decca 23901 1946 10 10 US Billboard 1947 no. 200, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 5, US no. 1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 108 points 6 Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra "Old Maid Boogie" Mercury 8028 1946 11 15 US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 6, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 23 total weeks, 79 points 7 Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm "He's a Real Gone Guy" Decca 23741 1946 6 26 US Billboard 1947 no. 88, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 8, US no. 2 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 52 points 9 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Texas and Pacific" Decca 23810 1946 10 10 US Billboard 1947 no. 197, US pop charts no. 20 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 9, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 49 points 10 Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm "Hurry on Down" Exclusive 240 US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 11, US no. 2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 32 points 12 Lionel Hampton and His Hamptonians "I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)" Decca 23879 1947 4 2 US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 12, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, 25 points 13 Mills Brothers "Across the Alley from the Alamo" Decca 23863 1947 3 3 US Billboard 1947 no. 30, US pop charts no. 2 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 13, Race Records chart no. 2 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 24 points 14 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Open the Door, Richard!" Decca 23841 1947 1 23 1947 3 25 US Billboard 1947 no. 66, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 4 total weeks, US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 14, Race Records chart no. 2 for 4 weeks, 6 total weeks, 21 points 15 Frankie Laine and Mannie Klein's All Stars "That's My Desire" Black & White 792 1946 9 15 US Billboard 1947 no. 64, US pop charts no. 3 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 16, Race Records chart no. 2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, 19 points 17 Dusty Fletcher "Open The Door, Richard (Part 1)" National 4012 1947 1 4 US Billboard 1947 no. 50, US pop charts no. 3 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 17, Race Records chart no. 2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, 19 points 18 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Early In The Mornin''" Decca 24155 1947 4 23 US Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 18, Race Records chart no. 3 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, 19 points 19 Erskine Hawkins "Hawk's Boogie" Barber, Samuel Suite from Medea 1947 12 05 Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy Boulez, Pierre Flute Sonatina 1947 02 28 Brussels Van Boterdael, Mercenier Britten, Benjamin Canticle I: My Beloved is Mine and I am His 1947 11 01 London Pears, Britten Carter, Elliott Piano Sonata 1=Concert premiere. The Sonata was recorded by Webster Aiken for a radio broadcast one month earlier, on February 7. Cerha, Friedrich Märchenland, pieces for piano 1947 02 25 Vienna Schnürl Chagrin, Francis Prelude and Fugue for Orchestra 1947 09 02 London (Proms) London Philharmonic – Cameron Copland, Aaron In the Beginning 1947 05 02 Cambridge, Massachusetts Tangeman / Harvard University Choir – Shaw Dallapiccola, Luigi Liriche Greche I: Cinque Frammenti di Saffo (1942) 1947 07 07 Turin László / [unknown ensemble] – Caracciolo Dallapiccola, Luigi Two Etudes for Violin and Piano 1947 04 28 Basel Materassi, Dallapiccola Dallapiccola, Luigi Two Pieces for Orchestra 1947 11 03 London Turin Radio Symphony – Rossi Duruflé, Maurice Requiem 1947 11 02 Paris Bouvier, Mauranne / French National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Désormière Enescu, George Piano Quartet No. 2 1947 10 31 Washington, DC (Library of Congress) Albeneri Trio with Katims Engelmann, Hans Ulrich Violin Sonata 1947 07 27 Darmstädter Ferienkurse Seitz, Baer Englund, Einar War Symphony (Symphony No. 1) 1947 01 17 Helsinki Helsinki Philharmonic – Funtek Fortner, Wolfgang Shakespeare Songs 1947 07 25 Darmstädter Ferienkurse Baum, Roloff Ginastera, Alberto Duo for Flute and Oboe 1947 02 23 New York City Smith, Wann Ginastera, Alberto Hieremiae Prophetae Lamentationes 1947 07 21 Buenos Aires Lagun Onak Choir – Castro Ginastera, Alberto Pampeana No. 1, for violin and piano 1947 02 23 New York City De Conte, Tosar Ginastera, Alberto Suite de danzas criollas 1947 07 26 Buenos Aires Firkusny Hartmann, Karl Amadeus China Kampft, overture 1947 07 27 Darmstädter Ferienkurse Landestheater Orchestra – Scherchen Henze, Hans Werner Concertino for Piano, Winds and Percussion 1947 10 15 Baden Baden, Germany SWF Symphony – Egk Henze, Hans Werner String Quartet No. 1 1947 04 ? ? Heidelberg Freund Quartet Honegger, Arthur Deliciae basiliensis (Symphony No. 4) 1947 01 21 Basel Basel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher Jacob, Gordon Bassoon Concerto 1947 08 20 London (Proms) Camden / BBC Symphony – Boult Jolivet, André Psyché, symphonic mouvement 1947 03 05 Brussels [unknown orchestra] – André Khachaturian, Aram Symphony Poem (Symphony No. 3) 1947 12 13 Leningrad Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky Korngold, Erich Wolfgang Violin Concerto 1947 02 15 St. Louis Heifetz / St. Louis Symphony – Golschmann Krenek, Ernst Symphony No. 4 1947 11 27 New York City New York Philharmonic – Mitropoulos Lewis, Anthony Elegy and Capriccio for Trumpet and Orchestra 1947 08 01 London (Proms) Eskdale / London Symphony – Sargent Malipiero, Gian Francesco Sinfonia concertante in eco (Symphony No. 5) 1947 11 03 London [unknown performers] Martinů, Bohuslav Symphony No. 5 1947 05 28 Prague Spring International Music Festival Czech Philharmonic – Kubelik Martinů, Bohuslav Toccata e due canzoni 1947 01 21 Basel Basel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher Myaskovsky, Nikolai Pathetic Overture 1947 10 19 Moscow USSR State Symphony – Gauk Myaskovsky, Nikolai String Quartet No. 12 1947 11 30 Moscow Beethoven Quartet Myaskovsky, Nikolai The Kremlin at Night, cantata nocturne 1947 11 15 Moscow Moscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Anosov Schoenberg, Arnold String Trio 1947 05 01 Cambridge, Massachusetts Members of the Walden Quartet Sessions, Roger Symphony No. 2 1947 01 09 San Francisco San Francisco Symphony – Monteux Sessions, Roger Violin Concerto (1935) 1947 11 14 Minneapolis Krasner / Minneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos Stravinsky, Igor Concerto in D for strings 1947 01 27 Basel Basel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher Tubin, Eduard Symphony No. 5 1947 11 16 Stockholm Stockholm Philharmonic – Carl Garaguly Villa Lobos, Heitor Bachianas brasileiras No. 3 (1938) 1947 02 19 New York José Vieira Brandão (piano), CBS Orchestra) – Villa Lobos Villa Lobos, Heitor Bachianas brasileiras No. 8 (1944) 1947 08 06 Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra – Villa Lobos Webern, Anton Five Canons on Latin Texts for soprano and two clarinets 1947 06 18 Vienna Setingruber, Wildgans, Bartosek Zimbalist, Efrem Violin Concerto 1947 11 28 Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Sinfonia prosodica 1947 09 09 Mönchengladbach, Germany Vestisches Sinfonie – Decker