1945 in British music
Events
- 7 June – First performance of Peter Grimes in Sadler's Wells, London.
- 29 June – William Walton opposes a proposal that the British Council should support a complete recording of Peter Grimes, suggesting that this should be discussed "at a calmer moment when the wildly hysterical & uncritical eulogies & general 'ballyhoo' have somewhat abated, & the true merits of the work can be properly assessed."[1]
- July – Benjamin Britten and Yehudi Menuhin tour Germany to perform concerts in liberated concentration camps, including Belsen.
- 26 July – Composer Ernest John Moeran marries cellist Peers Coetmore.
- Unknown date – Walter Legge founds the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Popular music
- Noël Coward – "Matelot", "Nina (from Argentina)", from Coward's musical Sigh No More[2]
- Dorothy Squires – "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid)
Classical music: new works
- Benjamin Britten – The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
- Pamela Harrison – String Trio
- Michael Tippett – Symphony No. 1
- William Walton – Memorial Fanfare for Henry Wood
Opera
Film and Incidental music
Musical theatre
- 21 April – Perchance To Dream (Music, Lyrics and Book: Ivor Novello) – London production opens at the London Hippodrome and runs for 1022 performances.
- 28 August – Noël Coward's revue Sigh No More opens at the Piccadilly Theatre.
Musical films
- Flight from Folly, directed by Herbert Mason, starring Patricia Kirkwood and Hugh Sinclair.[3] The Daily Mirror described the film as a "neatly made and tuneful comedy" with praise for Kirkwood's "vivacious personality and talent".
- Home Sweet Home, directed by John E. Blakeley, starring Frank Randle, with music by Percival Mackey.[4]
- I'll Be Your Sweetheart – directed by Val Guest, starring Margaret Lockwood, Vic Oliver and Michael Rennie.
- Waltz Time, directed by Paul L. Stein, starring Carol Raye, Peter Graves and Patricia Medina, with music by Hans May.[5]
Births
- 10 January – Rod Stewart, singer and songwriter
- 19 January – Trevor Williams, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Audience and The Nashville Teens)
- 25 January – Dave Walker, English singer and guitarist (Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac)
- 26 January – Jacqueline du Pré, cellist (died 1987)
- 30 March – Eric Clapton, guitarist, singer and songwriter
- 25 February – Elkie Brooks, singer
- 14 April – Ritchie Blackmore, guitarist
- 19 May – Pete Townshend (The Who)
- 29 May – Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
- 24 June – Colin Blunstone, singer
- 25 June – Labi Siffre, singer-songwriter
- 28 June – David Knights, bass player and producer (Procol Harum)
- 19 August – Ian Gillan, singer
- 5 September – Al Stewart, singer-songwriter
- 7 September – Max Boyce, singer-songwriter
- 8 September – Kelly Groucutt, British bassist (died 2009)
- 24 September – John Rutter, composer
- 26 September – Bryan Ferry, singer and songwriter
- 5 October – Brian Connolly, vocalist (Sweet) (died 1997)
- 28 October
- Elton Dean, saxophonist and keyboard player (died 2006)
- Wayne Fontana, singer (died 2020)[6]
- 30 November – Stan Sulzmann, saxophonist and educator
- 3 December – Paul Nicholas, actor and singer
- 24 December – Lemmy, singer and bassist (Motörhead, Hawkwind) (died 2015)
- 30 December – Davy Jones, singer and actor (died 2012)
Deaths
- 8 February – James Campbell McInnes, baritone singer and teacher, 71
- 12 April – Maurice Besly, organist, composer and conductor, 57
- 24 April – Hubert Bath, film composer, 61
- 15 May – Kenneth J. Alford, composer of military marches, 64
- 21 May – Hugh Enes Blackmore, singer and actor, 81
- 15 August – Frederic Lord, organist, conductor and composer, 58[7]
- 19 November – Helen Hopekirk, pianist and composer, 89
- 15 December – Tobias Matthay, pianist and composer, 87
References
- Lloyd, Stephen (2001). William Walton: Muse of Fire. Woodbridge, Boydell & Brewer: p. 201
- Morley, Sheridan. Coward, pp. 91–93, London: Haus, 2004. ISBN 1-904341-94-2
- "Flight From Folly / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- "BFI | Film & TV Database | HOME SWEET HOME (1945)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- "BFI | Film & TV Database | WALTZ TIME (1945)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- Jef Tamarkin (6 August 2020). "Wayne Fontana, 'Game of Love' British Invasion Singer, Dead at 74". Best Classic Bands. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- Margaret Frazer. "Frederic Lord". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16.
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