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This Week in
Music History
November 4
- 1783 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Symphony No. 36" premieres in Linz, Austria
- 1876 Johannes Brahms' 1st Symphony in C premieres
- 1908 Brooklyn Academy of Music opens in NYC
- 1963 John Lennon utters his infamous line at a Royal Variety Performance "Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And for the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry…" in London
- 1968 "Wichita Lineman" 12th album by Glen Campbell is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1969)
November 4
November 5
- 1846 Robert Schumann's 2nd Symphony in C premieres
- 1942 George M Cohan, father of musical comedy, dies of cancer at 64
- 1955 The rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio after it was destroyed in World War II
- 1956 The Nat King Cole Show debuts on NBC, the first variety program to be hosted by an African-American
- 1974 Dmitri Shostakovich completes Michelangelo songs
November 6
November 6
- 1854 John Philip Sousa, march king (Stars & Stripes Forever), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture, Swan Lake), dies of suspected cholera at 53
- 1941 Guy Clark, American country singer (Heartbroke), born in Monahans, Texas (d. 2016)
- 1952 Dmitri Shostakovich's cantata "About our Fatherland" premieres
November 7
November 7
- 1786 The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
- 1904 Broadway musical "Little Johnny Jones" written by George M. Cohan, featuring the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" opens in New York
- 1912 The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
- 1943 Joni Mitchell, [Roberta J Anderson], Canadian singer (Clouds), born in Fort Macleod, Alberta
- 1951 Entertainer Frank Sinatra (34) marries 2nd wife film star Ava Gardner (26)
November 8
- 1926 George Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay" premieres in NYC
- 1927 Patti Page [Clara Ann Fowler], American singer (Tennessee Waltz), born in Claremore, Oklahoma (d. 2013)
- 1928 George & Ira Gershwin's musical "Treasure Girl" premieres in NYC
- 1974 "Greatest Hits" 11th studio album by Elton John is released
November 8
November 9
- 1854 Franz Liszt's "Fest-Long" premieres
- 1936 Mary Travers, American folk singer (Peter Paul & Mary), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2009)
November 9
November 10
- 1907 Jane Froman, American singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1980)
- 1956 Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer's musical "Li'l Abner" premieres in NYC
November 10
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