1935 in British music
Events
- February – At the suggestion of Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten is invited to a job interview by the BBC's director of music Adrian Boult and his assistant Edward Clark.[1]
- 12 March – Jack Hylton makes his first recording since leaving the Decca label, for HMV.[2]
- 19 November – Kathleen Ferrier marries Albert Wilson; the marriage is never consummated.[3]
- date unknown – Michael Tippett joins the British Communist Party.
Popular music
- "Fanlight Fanny", words & music by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe
- "Men About Town", words & music by Noël Coward
- "Mrs Worthington", words & music by Noël Coward
- "The Canoe Song", by Mischa Spoliansky (sung by Paul Robeson in the film Sanders of the River)[4]
- "Where the Arches Used To Be", by D. O'Connor and K. Russell, performed by Flanagan and Allen[5]
- "Who's Been Polishing The Sun", words & music by Noel Gay
Classical music: new works
- Arnold Bax – Symphony No. 6
- Arthur Bliss – Music for Strings[6]
- Sir George Dyson – Belshazzar's Feast
- Joseph Holbrooke – Aucassin and Nicolette (ballet)
- Michael Tippett – String Quartet No. 1
- William Walton – Symphony No. 1[7]
- Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 4
- Charles Williams – Majestic Fanfare
Film and Incidental music
- Jack Beaver – Airport[8]
- Benjamin Britten – God's Chillun[9]
- Louis Levy – Hyde Park Corner[10]
- Eric Spear – Play Up the Band
- William Trytel – The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes[11]
Musical theatre
- 25 February – Jack O'Diamonds (w. Clifford Gray & H. F. Maltby, m. Noel Gay) opens at the Gaiety Theatre; it later transfers to the Cambridge Theatre and runs for 126 performances in all.[12]
- 2 May – Glamorous Night (w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello) opens at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and runs for 243 performances.
Musical films
- Be Careful, Mr Smith, starring Bobbie Comber
- Brewster's Millions, directed by Thornton Freeland, starring Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita
- Come Out of the Pantry, directed by Jack Raymond, starring Jack Buchanan, Fay Wray and James Carew[13]
- The Divine Spark, directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Marta Eggerth and Philip Holmes[14]
- Heart's Desire, directed by Paul L. Stein, starring Richard Tauber and Leonora Corbett
- In Town Tonight, directed by Herbert Smith, starring Jack Barty and Stanley Holloway[15]
- Music Hath Charms, directed by Thomas Bentley, starring Henry Hall and Carol Goodner[16]
- Radio Pirates, directed by Ivar Campbell, starring Leslie French and Mary Lawson
- Variety, directed by Adrian Brunel, starring George Carney and Barry Livesey
Births
- 5 February – Alex Harvey, rock singer (died 1982)
- 27 February – Alberto Remedios, operatic tenor (died 2016)[17]
- 4 March – Nancy Whiskey, folk singer (died 2003)
- 29 March – Delme Bryn-Jones, operatic baritone (died 2001)
- 19 April – Dudley Moore, composer, jazz pianist, actor (died 2002)
- 15 August – Jim Dale, actor, singer, and songwriter
- 1 October – Julie Andrews, singer and actress
- 4 November – Elgar Howarth, conductor and composer
- 5 November – Nicholas Maw, composer (died 2009)[18]
- 23 December – Johnny Kidd, singer (died 1966)
Deaths
- 3 March – Caradog Roberts, composer, 56
- 17 March – Mary Grant Carmichael, pianist and composer, 83[19]
- 17 April – Templar Saxe, actor and singer, 69[20]
- 28 April – Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer, 87[21]
- 3 May – Charles Manners, operatic bass and opera manager, 77
- 19 July – Philip Napier Miles, philanthropist, music patron and composer, 70
- 2 September – Isidore de Lara, singer and composer, 77
- 27 September – Alan Gray, organist and composer, 79[22]
- 6 October – Frederic Hymen Cowen, pianist, conductor and composer, 83
References
- Carpenter, Humphrey (1992). Benjamin Britten: A Biography. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0571143245., pp. 62–63
- Jack Hylton Biography 1931–1935 Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 10 September 2014
- Christiansen, Rupert (8 September 2003). "The glory of 'Klever Kaff'". The Daily Telegraph.
- BFI Screenonline: Sanders of the River. Accessed 10 September 2014
- Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929–1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
- Cole, Hugo and Andrew Burn. "Bliss, Sir Arthur." Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, accessed 21 March 2011 (subscription required)
- Ottaway, Hugh. "Walton's First Symphony: The Composition of the Finale" The Musical Times, Vol. 113, No. 1549 (March 1972), pp. 254–257.
- Miguel Mera; Ronald Sadoff; Ben Winters (25 May 2017). The Routledge Companion to Screen Music and Sound. Taylor & Francis. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-317-39898-1.
- Charles H. Parsons (1 June 1990). A Benjamin Britten discography. E. Mellen Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-88946-486-5.
- Brian McFarlane (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Manchester University Press. p. 467. ISBN 978-1-5261-1197-5.
- John T. Soister (1 January 2002). Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1289-1.
- overthefootlights.co.uk. Accessed 10 September 2014
- Ian Conrich (14 July 2006). Film's Musical Moments. Edinburgh University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7486-2727-1.
- Melissa U. D. Goldsmith; Paige A. Willson; Anthony J. Fonseca (7 October 2016). The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on Film. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 358. ISBN 978-1-4422-6987-3.
- Corey K Creekmur (11 January 2013). International Film Musical. Edinburgh University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7486-5430-7.
- Ian Conrich (14 July 2006). Film's Musical Moments. Edinburgh University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7486-2727-1.
- "Alberto Remedios, tenor – obituary". The Telegraph. 14 June 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Allan Kozinn (19 May 2009). "Nicholas Maw, British Composer, Is Dead at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- Fuller, Sophie (1994). The Pandora guide to women composers: Britain and the United States.
- Evelyn Mack Truitt, Who Was Who on Screen, 3rd Edition c.1983
- The Times obituary, 29 April 1935, p. 16
- "Alan Gray". Cyber Hymnal. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
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