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This Week in
Music History
December 2
- 1883 Johannes Brahms' "3rd Symphony in F" premieres with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1957 Sam Cooke's single "You Send Me" reaches #1
- 1990 Aaron Copland, American composer (Billy the Kid, Fanfare for Common Man), dies at 90
December 2
December 3
December 3
- 1907 George Cohan's musical "Talk of the Town" premieres in NYC
- 1930 Richard Rodgers/L Hart's musical "Evergreen" premieres in London
- 1939 Dmitri Shostakovich's 6th Symphony premieres
- 1953 "In the Jailhouse Now" single recorded by Webb Pierce (Billboard Song of the Year 1955)
- 1961 The Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein
- 1965 The Beatles begin final UK concert tour in Glasgow
December 4
- 1927 Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Symphony premieres in Moscow
- 1927 Duke Ellington opens at the Cotton Club in Harlem
December 4
December 5
December 5
- 1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer, dies in Vienna Austria at 35
- 1890 Berlioz' opera "Les Troyens" premieres in Karlsruhe
- 1966 "I Do! I Do!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 561 performances
- 1968 Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP
- 2012 Dave Brubeck, American jazz pianist, dies from heart failure at 91
December 6
- 1841 Robert Schumann's 4th Symphony in D premieres
- 1939 Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry was a Lady" premieres in NYC
- 1963 The Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans
December 6
December 7
- 1732 The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London
- 1967 The Beatles' clothing store "Apple Boutique" opens at 94 Baker Street, London
December 7
December 8
- 1813 Ludwig van Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A, premieres in Vienna with Beethoven conducting
- 1849 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Luisa Miller" premieres in Naples
- 1914 Irving Berlin's musical "Watch your Step" premieres in NYC
- 1949 "On the Town", the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller and Vera-Ellen, is released
- 1980 John Lennon, British musician, pop star and member of The Beatles (Imagine), shot and killed in NY by Mark David Chapman at 40