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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1931.

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Events[edit]

  • January 6 - John Serry Sr. makes the first of several professional appearances as a soloist on the Italian radio station WOV in New York City.[1][2][3]
  • January 24
  • May 14 – After conducting a concert in memory of Giuseppe Martucci in Bologna, Arturo Toscanini is attacked by a crowd for having refused to perform the fascist Italian national anthem on the program.[5]
  • May 21 – RCA Victor's first commercially issued 33+1⁄3 rpm record, "Salon Suite, No. 1" by The Victor Salon Orchestra, directed by Nathaniel Shilkret, is recorded.[6]
  • May 23 – Edward Elgar's Nursery Suite receives its premiere in a recording studio (Kingsway Hall, London).[7]
  • July 22–28 – The ninth annual ISCM Festival of Contemporary Music takes place in London and Oxford, with concerts of orchestral, choral and chamber music.[8]
  • October 20 – The Indian Music Circle, dedicated to the revival of Indian classical music, is inaugurated with a ceremony held in the Jinnah Memorial Hall, Bombay.[9]
  • December 31 – Record sales dropped 75% from 1929

Published popular music[edit]

Top Popular Recordings 1931[edit]

There were many talented writers, producers and performers in the music industry during 1931, but record sales were very low. After $75 million in sales during 1929, the stock market crash in October nearly destroyed the industry, after forty years of consistent operation. Sales fell to $18 million in 1930 and then $5.5 million in 1931, where they remained for the next four years. The top selling records of 1929 ranged from $500,000 and up, fell under $100,000 in 1930, $60k in 1931 and $20k in 1932, where they stayed for several years. Keep this in mind when reviewing sales figures. You may also notice less artists and records. Record companies were afraid of taking more losses, such as gambling on new artists and new styles. Guy Lombardo's recording schedule was unaffected because his releases always sold well, but there were few new acts. Most of the records released in 1931 came from Radio Corporation of America (Victor), Columbia/Okeh, Brunswick (now owned by Warner Brothers Studios) and American Record Corporation (ARC), which featured discounted "dime store" labels.

The top popular records of 1931 listed below were compiled from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954,[11] record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, there were no Billboard charts in 1931, the numbers are only used for a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1 Wayne King and His Orchestra (vocal Ernie Birchill) "Good-night Sweetheart"[12] Victor 22825 September 29, 1931 (1931-09-29) October 1931 (1931-10) US Billboard 1931 #1, US #1 for 7 weeks, 15 total weeks
2 Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra "Mood Indigo"[13] Victor 22587 December 10, 1930 (1930-12-10) January 23, 1931 (1931-01-23) US Billboard 1931 #2, US #3 for 10 total weeks, 48,191 sales,[14] Grammy Hall of Fame in 1975
3 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra (vocal Donald Novis) "Sweet And Lovely"[15] Victor 22770 July 19, 1931 (1931-07-19) August 1931 (1931-08) US Billboard 1931 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 14 total weeks, 20,527 sales[16]
4 Mills Brothers "Tiger Rag"[17] Brunswick 6197 October 9, 1931 (1931-10-09) November 1931 (1931-11) US Billboard 1931 #4, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
5 Wayne King and His Orchestra "Dream a Little Dream of Me"[18] Victor 22643 February 18, 1931 (1931-02-18) March 1931 (1931-03) US Billboard 1931 #5, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks, 30,755 sales,[19] ASCAP song of 1930
6 Bing Crosby "Just One More Chance"[20] Brunswick 6120 May 4, 1931 (1931-05-04) May 1931 (1931-05) US Billboard 1931 #6, US #1 for 2 weeks, 19 total weeks
7 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "By the River St. Marie"[21] Columbia 2401-D February 10, 1931 (1931-02-10) March 1931 (1931-03) US Billboard 1931 #7, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks
8 Bing Crosby "At Your Command"[22] Brunswick 6145 June 24, 1931 (1931-06-24) July 1931 (1931-07) US Billboard 1931 #8, US #1 for 3 weeks, 9 total weeks
9 Kate Smith with Ben Selvin and His Orchestra "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain"[23] Columbia 2516-D August 17, 1931 (1931-08-17) September 1931 (1931-09) US Billboard 1931 #9, US #1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks
10 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra (vocal Bing Crosby) "I Surrender Dear"[24] Victor 22618 January 19, 1931 (1931-01-19) March 1931 (1931-03) US Billboard 1931 #10, US #3 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
11 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (vocal Ben W. Gordon) "Just a Gigolo"[25] Victor 22606 January 5, 1931 (1931-01-05) March 1931 (1931-03) US Billboard 1931 #11, US #15 for 1 weeks, 2 total weeks, 39,618 sales[26]
12 Bud Billings (Frank Luther) and Carson Robison "When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver"[27] Victor 22588 November 26, 1930 (1930-11-26) January 23, 1931 (1931-01-23) US Billboard 1931 #12, US #4 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1931 #3, 38,805 sales[28]
13 Wayne King and His Orchestra "The Waltz You Saved for Me"[29] Victor 22575 November 7, 1930 (1930-11-07) April 1931 (1931-04) US Billboard 1931 #13, US #4 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 38,450 sales[30]
14 Bing Crosby "Out of Nowhere"[31] Brunswick 6090 March 30, 1931 (1931-03-30) April 1931 (1931-04) US Billboard 1931 #14, US #1 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks
15 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "(There Ought to Be a) Moonlight Saving Time"[32] Columbia 2457-D April 29, 1931 (1931-04-29) May 1931 (1931-05) US Billboard 1931 #15, US #1 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks
16 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra "Minnie the Moocher"[33] Brunswick 6074 March 3, 1931 (1931-03-03) March 1931 (1931-03) US Billboard 1931 #16, US #1 for 1 week, 17 total weeks
17 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "Love For Sale"[34] Victor 22598 December 24, 1930 (1930-12-24) March 1931 (1931-03) US Billboard 1931 #17, US #14 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, 34,465 sales[35]
18 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)"[36] Victor 22707 May 4, 1931 (1931-05-04) June 1931 (1931-06) US Billboard 1931 #18, US #1 for 3 weeks, 6 total weeks, 20,769 sales[37]
19 Bing Crosby "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)"[38] Brunswick 6140 May 4, 1931 (1931-05-04) June 1931 (1931-06) US Billboard 1931 #19, US #1 for 3 weeks, 6 total weeks
20 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra (vocals Rhythm Boys) "The Little Things In Life"[39] Victor 22580 November 25, 1930 (1930-11-25) December 1930 (1930-12) US Billboard 1931 #20, US #4 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, 29,066 sales[40]
21 Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees "Would You Like to Take a Walk?"[41] Victor 22611 January 13, 1931 (1931-01-13) April 1931 (1931-04) US Billboard 1931 #21, US #4 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, 32,716 sales[42]
22 Wayne King and His Orchestra "Goofus"[43] Victor 22600 November 6, 1930 (1930-11-06) January 1931 (1931-01) US Billboard 1931 #22, US #4 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 38,450 sales[44]
23 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "Good Night, Sweetheart"[45] Columbia 2547-D October 8, 1931 (1931-10-08) November 1931 (1931-11) US Billboard 1931 #23, US #1 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks
24 Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees "When Yuba Plays the Rhumba on the Tuba"[46] Victor 22742 June 15, 1931 (1931-06-15) August 1931 (1931-08) US Billboard 1931 #24, US #2 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, 27,402 sales[47]
25 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "Dancing in the Dark"[48] Victor 22708 May 18, 1931 (1931-05-18) July 1931 (1931-07) US Billboard 1931 #25, US #3 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 26,928 sales[49]
26 Ted Lewis and His Band "Just a Gigolo"[50] Columbia 2378-D January 13, 1931 (1931-01-13) February 1931 (1931-02) US Billboard 1931 #26, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks

Top Blues Recordings[edit]

Classical music[edit]

Dans le rêve laissé par la ballade des pendus de Villon, for piano
En dévissant mes chaussettes, for piano
Heureusement, la bonne fé sa marraine y mit bon ordre, for piano
Histoire dur des tapis, entre des murs blancs, for piano
Lumière qui tombe d'un vasistas, for piano
Mélodie-sandwich, for piano
Nocturne, for piano
Petite rhapsodie, for piano
Verset-choral, for piano
26 septembre, 1931, for piano
Due intermezzi, for strings
Vesuvius (Hic est illa Napolis), ballet, for orchestra
Hymnus "Te Joseph celebrent", for soprano, baritone, and organ
Missa pro defunctis, for three voices and organ
"O quam suavis est", for two voices and organ
Sonata No. 2, for violin and piano
À nous la liberté (music for the film by René Clair),
La concurrence (ballet)
Le quatorze juillet (incidental music for the play by Romain Rolland)
Radiogramma, for piano
Uchben X'coholte, for soprano and chamber orchestra
Sextet, for alto voice, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, and piano
Sonata, for violin and piano [unnumbered, precedes Sonata No. 1]
String Quartet No. 1
Dover Beach, for mezzo-soprano or baritone and string quartet, op. 3
Pieces for Carillon: Round, Allegro, Legend
The School for Scandal (overture), for orchestra, op. 5
Duos (Forty-four), for two violins
Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2
Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra
Northern Ballad No. 1, for orchestra
Red Autumn, for piano duo
Symphony No. 4
The Tale the Pine-Trees Knew, for orchestra
Valse, for harp
"Christ in the universe", for alto, tenor, four-part choir, and orchestra, or organ, op. 132
"Juni", for four-part choir and piano (also version for three-part female choir), op. 51, no. 3
Prelude, for violin, cello, and piano
Sea Fever and The Last Prayer, for four-part male choir and piano, op. 126, nos. 1 and 2
"When the last sea is sailed", for four-part male choir and piano, op. 127
Concerto Grosso, for orchestra
Entrückung, for baritone and piano
Pan, for soprano and orchestra
La poulette grise, for two children's choirs, trumpet, and two pianos
Sonata No.1, for violin and piano
Concerto, for two trumpets and string orchestra
Concert Overture, for orchestra
Fünf Sinnsprüche Omars des Zeltmachers, for mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano, op. 3
Toccatas (two), for piano
Trio, for violin, viola, and cello
Zwei estnische Nationaltänze, for piano (later destroyed)
In the Platinum Forest, for medium voice and piano
Sonata, for oboe and clarinet
Tamanar, for piano
The Battle Song, symphonic poem, for brass band
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Christ's Nativity, Christmas Suite, for SATB choir
Fugue in A major, for piano
Plymouth Town, ballet, for orchestra
Rhapsodies, for violin, viola, and piano
String Quartet in D
Tit for Tat , for voice and piano
Twelve Variations, for piano
Fantasie, for organ, op. 32
Kleine Stücke, for piano, op. 31
Te Deum, for two-voice chorus, trumpet, trombone, timpani, and organ, op. 33
Vierundzwanzig Melodien aus den Hassler'schen Choralgesängen, for four-voice choir, op. 30
Estudio (A media noche en oriental), for 1⁄4-tone guitar
Estudios, for 1⁄3-tone arpa-citara
Preludios, for mictotonal arpa-citara
Sonata "Amanecer en Berlin 13", for 1⁄4-tone arpa-citara
Symphony No. 3 "Colombia"
La donna serpente, Suite No. 1, op. 50 bis
La donna serpente, Suite No. 2, op. 50 ter
Ballade des biens immeubles, for voice and piano, op. 68
Concerto "I profeti", for violin and orchestra, op. 66
The Lark, for violin and piano, op. 64
Mi–la, for piano
Film Studies (Two), for piano, op. 67
A Highly Academic Diversion on Seven Notes, for orchestra
Symphony No. 9 in E♭ major (The Pioneers)
  • Arnold Cooke – Passacaglia, Scherzo, and Finale, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and string quartet
  • Aaron Copland – Miracle at Verdun, incidental music for the play by Hans Chlumberg, chamber orchestra
  • Henry Cowell –
479 [Gig], for piano
Competitive Sport, for piano
Heroic Dance, for ten instruments
"How Old Is Song?", for voice and piano
Rhythmicana, for rhythmicon and orchestra
Steel and Stone, original version, for piano?
Fantastic Dance, for orchestra
Irmelin Prelude, for orchestra*Marcel Dupré –
Chorales (79), for organ, op. 28
Pieces (Seven), for organ, op. 27
Ballade, for piano and chamber orchestra
Printemps, for piano
Piano Concerto No. 1 (revised version)
Grave funèbre, for violin and chamber orchestra
Blasmusik No. 1, for wind orchestra
Blasmusik No. 2, for wind orchestra
Furchtlosigkeit und Wohlwollen, oratorio for tenor, mixed chorus, and orchestra
Musica per banda, for wind orchestra
Lied der roten Flieger, for voice and small orchestra or piano
Das Lied vom vierten Mann, for voice and small orchestra or piano
Die Mutter, for choir and orchestra, op. 25
Songs (Four) from the film Niemandsland
Songs (Three) from the film Kuhle Wampe, oder Wem gehört die Welt?, op. 27
Songs (Three) from the film Das Lied vom Leben, op. 36
Streiklied, for voice and small orchestra or piano
Suite No. 2, for orchestra, (from the film Niemandsland), op. 24
Suite No. 3, for orchestra (from the film Kuhle Wampe), op. 26
Nursery Suite
Soliloquy, for oboe and orchestra
Elegy, for harp and string orchestra
String Quartet No. 2
Alla danza ungherese, for orchestra
Canephorae, five pieces for piano or organ
Passacaglia, for organ
Pastorali, for voice and piano or chamber orchestra
Quaderno Romano, six pieces for piano
Sonatina No. 2, for violin and piano
Grenzen der Menschheit, for baritone, five-part choir, and orchestra
Lied der Welt, for male choir
El caballo blanco, for four-part mixed choir
Rumba, for chamber orchestra
Suite cubana No. 1, for chamber orchestra (also chamber version for flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano, and timpani)
Yamba-O, for orchestra
Acalanto, for soprano and piano
Aquela china, for voice and piano
Balada para os carreteiros, for baritone and piano
Mãe d'agua canta, for violin and piano, or for string quartet
Madrigal, for four solo voice and string quartet
Quintet, for two violins, viola, cello, and piano
Suite, for orchestra
Trio, for violin, cello, and piano
The Flooded Stream, for voice and piano
The Orchard Sings to the Child, for voice and piano
Padraic the Fidiler, for voice and piano, with violin ad libitum
Pieces (two), for clarinet and piano
Para meu Rancho, for voice and piano
Poemas (Tres), for voice and piano
Rapsódia brasileira, for piano
Leopold Godowsky –
Capriccio, for piano left-hand
Etude (paraphrase of Adolf Henselt), in F♯ major, for piano, op. 2 no. 6
Die Herde sucht (incidental music)
Zwei Betrachtungen (later retitled Letzte Kapitel), for speaker, chamber choir, piano, and percussion, op. 15
Autumn Crocus (incidental music)
Songs (Two), op. 49
Songs (Four), op. 53
Lisbon (Dublin Bay) (second setting)
Tribute to Foster
Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra
Knute Rockne, symphonic poem, for orchestra
Concerto No. 1, for piano and orchestra
Poemas de Macunaíma, for voice and orchestra
Sonata No. 1, for cello and piano
Trio, for violin, viola, and cello
Fantazie No. 1, for nonet, op. 40
Toccata quasi una fantasia, for piano, op. 38
Aurora Borealis, overture for orchestra
San Francisco, suite for orchestra, in C major, op. 121
Youth Triumphant, overture for band
  • Johan Halvorsen – Danses norvégiennes Nos. 3–6, for violin and orchestra [originally with piano accompaniment, 1930]
  • Roy Harris –
American Portrait (revised version)
Andantino, for orchestra
Concert Piece, for orchestra
Toccata, for orchestra
Sonatina, for piano
Tanzsuite, for wind quintet
Duette, for two violins
Einige Klavierstücke, for piano
Fünf-und-Vierzig Stücke, for 1 and 2 violins
Konzertstück, for trautonium and strings
Musik zu einem abstrakten Fischinger-Film, for string trio
Musik zu einen Trickfilm, for piano
Reklamefilm Clermont de Fouet, for string trio
Spiel- und Hörschule
"Der Tod", for TTBB choir
Das Unaufhörliche (oratorio), for soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, mixed choir, children's choir, orchestra, and organ
Allegro affettuoso, for piano
Allegro sostenuto, for violin and piano
Chamber Music No. 1, for chamber orchestra
Choral Pieces, for children's chorus
Concerto for chamber orchestra
Concerto, for solo piano
Duets, for two recorders
Provinsen [The Provinces], for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, choir, flute, oboe, violin, and cello
Requiem, for children's voices, children's chorus, and chamber orchestra
Dirge, for orchestra
Der Einsame, for voice and piano
Liebeslied, for voice and piano
Mailied, for voice and piano
Schlaflied, for voice and piano
Suite mélancolique, for violin, cello, and piano
Whimsy, for piano
"Delicates so dainty", unison voices and piano
"A Maid Peerless", for SSAA choir and orchestra
Severn, for SATB choir
"Sweet Content", for unison voices and piano
Three Folksongs, for voice and piano
Les cinq gentlemen maudits, music for the film by J. Duvivier
S.O.S. Foch, music for the film by J. Arroy
Symphonie marine, for orchestra
Chanson en forme de canon à l'octave, for soprano and baritone, op. 102
Chant de nourrice, for three equal voices, op. 103
Cinq chansons folkloriques et deux rigaudons à une voix, for voice and piano
Le forgeron, for three-part choir and string quartet, op. 104
String Quartet No. 4 (unfinished)
La vengeance du mari, soprano, two tenors, four-part choit, small wind band or piano, op. 105
Passacaglia on a Well-Known Theme, for orchestra
Songs (Three), for soprano and clarinet
Études (Six), for piano
Mélodies sur des poésies anciennes (Quatre), for voice and piano or chamber orchestra
Prière des 13 hommes dans la mine, for baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano
Rondels de François Villon (Trois), for voice and piano
Suite, for viola and piano
Pièces en trio, for violin, cello, and piano, op. 95,
String Quartet No. 5, op. 95
Music for Organ, op. 145
Passacaglia and Fugue on BACH, op. 150
Sempre semplice, for organ, op. 142, no. 2
Hommage à Haendel, for orchestra
Kohtauksia nukketeatterista [Scenes from a Puppet Theatre], for orchestra
Rag-Time and Blues, for two violins, clarinet, trumpet, and piano
Tsheremissiläinen fantasia [Cheremis Fantasia], for cello and orchestra
Mátrai képek, for mixed choir
Nagyszalontai köszöntő, for mixed choir or treble choir
Prelude, for organ
Chorals (22), op. 117
Chorals dans les modes du moyen-âge (Cinq), for orchestra, op. 117bis
Bagatelles (Four), for piano four-hands, op. 70
Durch die Nacht, song cycle, for soprano and orchestra, op. 67a
Die Nachtigall, concert aria, for coloratura soprano and orchestra, op. 68a
Gesänge des späten Jahres, for voice and piano, op. 71
Theme and Thirteen Variations, for orchestra, op. 69
Concerto for Piano & 9 Instruments
Salome (incidental music for the play by Oscar Wilde), for clarinet, trumpet, cello, and percussion
Íslendingaljóð [Poems of Icelanders], for male choir, op. 15a
Íslenskir söngdansar [Icelandic Dance-Songs], for voices with ad lib instrumental accompaniment, op. 17a
Ný rímnadanslög [New Icelandic Dances], for piano, op. 14b
Preludes (Three), for organ, op. 16
Sjávarvísur [Ocean Verses], for male choir, op. 15b
A Hymn to Christ, A Hymn to God the Father, for double choir
The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo, for choir and orchestra
The Willow Plate (dramatic work in three parts, unfinished)
Concerti, for orchestra
Epitaffio, for piano
String Quartet No. 3 "Cantari alla madrigalesca"
  • Igor Markevitch – Serenade for Three Instruments
  • Frank Martin – La nique à Satan (spectacle populaire), for baritone, children's choir, female choir, male choir, wind instruments, 2 pianos, percussion, and contrabass
  • Bohuslav Martinů –
Borova, for oboe, clarinet, trumpet, piano, and strings
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra
Doux esquisses, for piano
Jeux, for piano
Partita (Suite No. 1), for string orchestra
Sept études rhythmiques, for violin and piano
Seven Arabesques, for violin and piano
Slavnostní ouvertura k sokolskému sletu, for orchestra
Sonata No. 2, for violin and piano
"Staročeská říkadla", for women's choir
Untitled Pieces (four), for piano
Leichte Klavierstücke (Zwei), in B♯ major and A minor, for piano
Sonata minacciosa in F minor, for piano, op. 53, no. 2
Festliches Präludium, for organ
Höstkvällen, for voice and piano, op. 170, no. 2
Hvarje årstid, for voice and piano, op. 171
Långt från land, for voice and piano
Lohdutus [Consolation], for chamber orchestra, op. 168
Muistathan [Do you remember?], for voice and piano (composed under the pseudonym Eero Mela)
Runebergsånger, for voice and piano, op. 172
Sånger till ord av Jarl Hemmer, for voice and piano, op. 162
Sonata, for flute and harp, op. 135b
Sonatina No. 2, for piano, op. 135a
Törnet, for voice and piano, op. 170, no. 3
L'ensorceleuse, cantata for soprano, tenor, bass, and piano or orchestra
Fugue sur un sujet de Georges Hüe, for four unspecified instruments
Le tombeau resplendissant, for orchestra
Suffolk Folksongs (Six), for voice and piano
Trio, for violin, viola, and cello
Whythorne's Shadow, for orchestra
Allegretto, in F ,major, for two recorders
Commotio, for organ, op. 50
"Det som lysner over vangen", for voice and piano
Klaverstykke, for piano
"Kvadet om Nordens harpe", for TTBB choir
Ligbraendings–Kantate, for choir and orchestra
Paaske-aften (incidental music)
Cantata (Werkbuch II), for choir, piano, and percussion
Catulli Carmina II, for choir
"By the Waters of Babylon", for voice and adapted viola
Potion Scene from Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare), for voice and adapted viola
Suite for Emperor and Galilean by Henrik Ibsen, for orchestra
Pieces (Three), for orchestra
Sonata, for vioin and piano
Danslek ur Ran [Dance Game from Ran], for choir a capella or choir and piano
Jämtlandssången [Song of Jämtland], for unison choir and piano
Lieder (Sechs), for voice and piano, op. 40
Sonette (Drei), op. 41
Canzoni popolari italiane (Quattro), for small orchestra
String Quartet in A major
Songs for Helen on Nursery Rhymes (Twelve), for voice and piano
String Quartet No. 4
Cinq poèmes de Max Jacob, for voice and piano
Concertino, for piano four hands
Quatre poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice and piano
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne, for voice and piano
Sonata no. 2, for piano, in B♭ minor, op. 36 (revised version)
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, for piano, op. 42
Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, Suite No. 3, for string quartet
Belkis, regina di Saba (ballet), for orchestra
Maria egiziaca (trittico da concerto), for voices and orchestra
Duo para pato y canario, for voice and small orchestra
Esquinas, for orchestra with soprano voice
"Ranas", for voice and piano
"El tecolote", for voice and piano
String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 3
Ventanas, for orchestra
Canons for Woodwinds (Three), for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, op. 9
Fantasy and Fugue, for orchestra and organ, op. 10
Preludes (Three), for piano
Serenata, for violin and eleven instruments or chamber orchestra
Symphony No. 2
Tres toques, for orchestra
Curujey, son for choir, two pianos, and two percussionists
Female Choruses (Two)
Medea, incidental music for the play by Euripides
Song of Mourning and Pastoral (from the incidental music for Medea), female choir and piano
A Flower Given to my Daughter, for voice and piano
Idylles (Deux), for voice and piano, op. 44
Sonata No. 1, for violin and piano, in D minor, op. 11 (revised version)
Suite, for piano, op. 6
Variazioni piccole (50), for orchestra, op. 8
Aire de siembra, for orchestra
Canciones románticas peruanas, for voice and piano, no. 1: "Arrullo de muñeca", op. 17, no. 1
Canciones simbólicas (Tres), for voice and piano, op. 14
Kcachampa, for orchestra
Prelude, for string quartet, op. 15
Suite peruana, for piano, op. 16
Divertissement de chambre, for flute, clarinet, bassoon, viola, and piano
Polymètres, for voice and piano
Choeurs (six), for four-part women's choir, a capella or with orchestra, op. 81
Symphonie concertante, for piano and orchestra, op. 82
Four-part Mirror Canon
Klavierstück, op. 33b
Mirror Canon, for string quartet
Two-part Mirror Canon for Herrmann Abraham "Spiegle Dich im Werk"
Concerto, for cello and orchestra
Trio No. 1, for violin, viola, and cello
Trio No. 2, for violin, viola, and cello
Movement for Voice and Piano
Piano Symphony No. 0
"O ti thel ē mana sou?" [Oh What Does Your Mother Want?], for voice and piano
Octet, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, two violins, viola, and cello
Piano Concerto No. 1
Concertino, for piano and orchestra, 1931;
Danses polonaises (quatre), for orchestra
Symphony no. 3 (Symphonie concertante), for violin, viola, cello, piano, and orchestra
La belle en dormant, for voice and piano
Chamber Music, for voice and piano
Serenade, for flute and violin
Stabat mater, for soprano and string quartet
String Quartet No. 1
Symphony No. 2
Capriccio, for violin and orchestra
Chansons des sables, for voice and orchestra [from Tam-tam]
Chants de Cyrnos, for voice and orchestra or piano
Fantoches, for piano
Tam-tam, symphonic poem, for orchestra
El castillo de Almodóvar, for piano (also orchestrated), op. 65
El circo, for piano, op. 68
Jardín de niños, for piano, op. 63
Pieza romántica, for piano, op. 64
Quartet, for violin, viola, cello, and piano, op. 67
Radio Madrid, for piano, op. 62,
Rapsodia sinfónica, for piano and strings op. 66
Sonata for Guitar, op. 61
Abinger (I Vow to Thee My Country)
Mantegna (Into the Woods My Master Went)
Marathon (Servants of the Great Adventure)
Piano Concerto in C major
White Gates (Fierce Raged the Tempest)
La ballade du désespéré, for soprano and orchestra, op. 61
Triptyque, for organ, op. 58,
Caixinha de música quebrada, for piano
String Quartet No. 5 (Quarteto brasileiro no. 1)
Belshazzar's Feast (oratorio)
"Make we joy in this fest" (traditional carol), set for SATB choir
Ouverture zu einem ritterlichen Spiel, for orchestra
Passacaglia, for orchestra with organ
Mitte des Lebens, for soprano, choir, and orchestra, op. 45
Piano Concerto, op. 49
Ballade, for violin, oboe, and string orchestra
Feminine Conversations and Promenade of Respectable People, for piano
Prelude and Fugue, for string quartet
Scherzo burlesque, for piano and orchestra
Sextet, for woodwinds and piano
String Quartet No. 1
Lieder (Acht), for voice and piano
Die Mausefalle, incidental music for the play by Gustav von Wangenheim, for instrumental ensemble
Deux études de concert, for two pianos tuned in quarter tones, op. 19
Etude en forme de scherzo, for two pianos tuned in quarter tones, op. 20

Opera[edit]

The Emperor Jones, op. 36 (not staged until 1933)
Jack and the Beanstalk, op. 35, staged 20 November, Juilliard School, New York
Torneo notturno, staged 15 May at the Nationaltheater in Munich
I trionfi d'amore, triptych (unperformed except for the second opera, Mascherati, not staged until 1954)

Film[edit]

Jazz[edit]

Main article: 1931 in jazz

Musical theater[edit]

Musical films[edit]

Births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The New York Times: "Today On The Radio: 265 M-WOV-1,130 KE: 4:30 John Serrapica, Accordion" January 6, 1931 p. 33 John Serrapica on Proquest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times
  2. ^ The New York Times: "Today On The Radio: 265 M-WOV-1,130 KE: 5:15 John Serrapica, Accordion" January 15, 1931 p. 30, John Serrapica on Proquest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times
  3. ^ The New York Times: "Today On The Radio: 265 M-WOV-1,130 KE 5:15 John Serrapica, Accordion" January 22, 1931 p. 31 John Serrapica on Proquest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times
  4. ^ The Opera Quarterly. University of North Carolina Press. 1995. p. 7.
  5. ^ David Darrah, "Slap Toscanini: Refuses to Play Fascist Anthem", Chicago Tribune 90, no. 117 (16 May 1931): 3.
  6. ^ Journal – Association for Recorded Sound Collections. Association for Recorded Sound Collections. 1981. p. 21.
  7. ^ Kennedy, Michael (1989). Notes to The Nursery Suite and other short pieces. London: EMI. OCLC 36262885.
  8. ^ Anon., "Contemporary Music: Festival in England This Year", The Times, issue 45735 (Saturday, 31 January 1931): 10C.
  9. ^ Anon., "Indian Music: Inauguration of Circle in Bombay", The Times of India (Thursday, 22 October 1931): 7.
  10. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1959. p. 1758.
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Record Research.
  12. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-67572. Good-night, sweetheart / Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  13. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-64811. Mood indigo / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  14. ^ "Victor 22587 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  15. ^ "Victor matrix PBVE-61099. Sweet and lovely / Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Donald Novis". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  16. ^ "Victor 22770 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  17. ^ "Brunswick matrix E37289. Tiger rag / Mills Brothers". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  18. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-67508. Dream a little dream of me / Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  19. ^ "Victor 22643 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  20. ^ "Brunswick matrix LA1037. Just one more chance / Bing Crosby". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  21. ^ "Columbia matrix W151304. By the River Sainte Marie / Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  22. ^ "Brunswick matrix LA1051. At your command / Bing Crosby". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  23. ^ "Columbia matrix W151736. When the moon comes over the mountain / Kate Smith". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  24. ^ "Victor matrix PBVE-61068. I surrender, dear / Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Bing Crosby". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  25. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-67757. Just a gigolo / Leo Reisman Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  26. ^ "Victor 22606 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  27. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-64814. When your hair has turned to silver (I will love you just the same) / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  28. ^ "Victor 22588 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  29. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-62948. The waltz you saved for me / Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  30. ^ "Victor 22575 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  31. ^ "Brunswick matrix LA983. Out of nowhere / Bing Crosby". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  32. ^ "Columbia matrix W151527. (There ought to be a) Moonlight saving time / Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  33. ^ "Brunswick matrix E36212. Minnie the moocher / Cab Calloway Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  34. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-67733. Love for sale / Pennsylvanians ; Three Waring Girls ; Fred Waring". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  35. ^ "Victor 22598 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  36. ^ "Victor matrix BRC-53080. I found a million dollar baby (In a five and ten cent store) / Clare Hanlon ; Pennsylvanians ; Three Waring Girls ; Fred Waring". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  37. ^ "Victor 22707 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  38. ^ "Brunswick matrix LA1043. I found a million dollar baby (In a five and ten cent store) / Bing Crosby". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  39. ^ "Victor matrix PBVE-61058. The little things in life / Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Bing Crosby". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  40. ^ "Victor 22580 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  41. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-67788. Would you like to take a walk (Sump'n good'll come from that) / Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  42. ^ "Victor 22611 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  43. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-62946. Goofus / Wayne King Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  44. ^ "Victor 22600 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  45. ^ "Columbia matrix W151835. Good night, sweetheart / Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  46. ^ "Victor matrix BRC-69934. When Yuba plays the rumba on the tuba / Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  47. ^ "Victor 22742 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  48. ^ "Victor matrix BRC-69624. Dancing in the dark / Pennsylvanians ; Three Waring Girls ; Fred Waring". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  49. ^ "Victor 22708 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  50. ^ "Columbia matrix W151206. Just a gigolo / Ted Lewis and his Band". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  51. ^ Alison, Arnold (1992). "Aspects of Production and Consumption in the Popular Hindi Film Song Industry". Asian Music. 24 (1): 122–136. doi:10.2307/834454. JSTOR 834454.
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  59. ^ Laura Williams Macy The Grove Book of Opera Singers - 2008 p485 "Tappy,. Eric. (b Lausanne, 19 May 1931). Swiss tenor. He studied at the Geneva Conservatoire with Fernando Carpi"
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