1933 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1933.

List of years in music (table)
Swing band leader Cab Calloway in 1933

Specific locations

1933 USA pop songs

Specific genres

Events

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1933.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Ethel WatersStormy Weather1933US Billboard 1 – 1933 (11 weeks), US BB 3 of 1933, POP 4 of 1933, RYM 8 of 1933, nuTsie 15 of 1930s, Brazil 37 of 1933, Acclaimed 1896 (1933)
2Duke EllingtonSophisticated Lady1933RYM 1 of 1933, US BB 2 of 1933, US Billboard 3 – 1933 (16 weeks), POP 3 of 1933, Brazil 78 of 1934, Song of 1940
3Bing CrosbyShadow Waltz1933US Billboard 1 – 1933 (8 weeks), POP 9 of 1933, Europe 39 of the 1930s (1933), Brazil 64 of 1933, RYM 80 of 1933
4Dick PowellGold Digger's Song (We're in The Money)1933US BB 1 of 1933, POP 1 of 1933, US Billboard 18 – 1933 (1 week)
5Bing CrosbyYou're Getting to Be a Habit1933US Billboard 1 – 1933 (14 weeks), US BB 10 of 1933, POP 16 of 1933, Europe 42 of the 1930s (1933)

Top hit records

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Chávez, CarlosSinfonía de AntígonaDec 15, 1933 Mexico CityMexico Symphony – Chávez [2]
Dallapiccola, LuigiPartitaJan 22, 1933 FlorencePasini / Teatro Comunale OrchestraGui [3]
Kodály, ZoltánDances of GalántaOct 23, 1933 BudapestBudapest Philharmonic Society OrchestraDohnányi [4]
Messiaen, OlivierFantaisie burlesqueFeb 8, 1933 ParisCasadesus [5]
Revueltas, SilvestreJanitzioDec 8, 1933 Mexico CityMexico Symphony – Revueltas [6]
Shostakovich, DmitriPiano Concerto No. 1Oct 15, 1933 LeningradShostakovich / Leningrad PhilharmonicStiedry [7]
Shostakovich, DmitriPreludes for pianoMay 24, 1933 LeningradShostakovich [8]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

[10]

Deaths

References

  1. http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/5983945
  2. "Music and History". Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  3. Music of the Twentieth-century Avant-garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook
  4. Universal Edition
  5. IRCAM
  6. Música en México
  7. Boosey & Hawkes
  8. IRCAM
  9. Kohl, Katrin & Robertson, Ritchie. A History of Austrian Literature 1918–2000. Camden House, 2006.
  10. Jiménez, Enriqueta (La Prieta Linda) (September 9, 2016). ""Hasta siempre, ojos buenos": La Prieta Linda". Excelsior. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  11. "Vale Colin Brumby (18/06/1933 – 3/01/2018)". abc.net.au/classic/features/vale-colin-brumby/9301580. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
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