1948 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1948.

List of years in music (table)

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Albums released

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1948.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Pee Wee HuntTwelfth Street Rag1948US 1940s 1 – Jul 1948, US 1 for 8 weeks Aug 1948, Peel list 1 of 1947, US BB 4 of 1948, POP 7 of 1948, RYM 20 of 1948
2Art MooneyI'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover1948US 1940s 1 – Jan 1948, US BB 1 of 1948, US 1 for 3 weeks Feb 1948, POP 1 of 1948
3Nat King ColeNature Boy1948US 1940s 1 – Apr 1948, US 1 for 7 weeks May 1948, US BB 9 of 1948, RYM 9 of 1948, POP 17 of 1948, Europe 90 of the 1940s, Acclaimed 1793
4Dinah ShoreButtons & Bows1948US 1940s 1 – Oct 1948, US 1 for 10 weeks Nov 1948, US BB 3 of 1948, POP 3 of 1948, Europe 91 of the 1940s, RYM 102 of 1948
5Kay KyserThe Woody Woodpecker Song1948US 1940s 1 – Jun 1948, US 1 for 6 weeks Jul 1948, US BB 13 of 1948, POP 21 of 1948, Europe 76 of the 1940s, RYM 95 of 1948

Top hits on record

Songwriter Irving Berlin in 1948

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Antheil, GeorgeSymphony No. 51948-12-31 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia OrchestraOrmandy [2]
Barber, SamuelExcursions1948-12-22 New York CityBehrend [3]
Barber, SamuelKnoxville: Summer of 19151948-04-09 BostonSteber / Boston SymphonyKoussevitzky [4]
Berg, AlbanAltenberg Lieder (1912)1948-09-14 Venice (Biennale)Martin-Metten / La FeniceScherchen [5]
Berkeley, LennoxPiano Concerto1948-08-31 London (Proms)Horsley / London SymphonyCameron [6]
Britten, BenjaminA Charm of Lullabies1948-01-03 The HagueEvans, De Nobel [7]
Britten, BenjaminSaint Nicholas, cantata1948-06-05 Albeburgh (Festival)Pears / Aldeburgh Festival ChorusWoodgate [8]
Cage, JohnIn a Landscape1948-08-20 Black Mountain, NCCage [9][10]
Cage, JohnSuite for Toy Piano1948-08-22 Black Mountain, NCCage [11]
Castelnuovo Tedesco, MarioCoriolano, overture1948-09-08 Venice (Biennale)RAI Symphony Orchestra in RomePrevitali [5]
Cerha, FriedrichSix Lieder1948-11-30 ViennaCeska, Wünsch [12]
Copland, AaronThe Red Pony suite1948-10-30 HoustonHouston Symphony Orchestra, Kurtz[13]
Dallapiccola, LuigiQuattro liriche di Antonio Machado1948-12-03 BrusselsMartin-Metten, Dallapiccola [14]
Diamond, DavidSymphony No. 41948-01-23 BostonBoston SymphonyKoussevitzky [15]
Dohnányi, Ernst vonSymphony No. 2 (1944)1948-11-23 LondonChelsea SymphonyDel Mar [16]
Dutilleux, HenriPiano Sonata1948-04-30 ParisJoy [17]
Fine, IrvingToccata Concertante1948-10-22 BostonBoston SymphonyKoussevitzky [18]
Foss, LukasRecordare1948-12-31 BostonBoston SymphonyKoussevitzky [19]
Hanson, HowardPiano Concerto1948-12-31 BostonFirkusny / Boston Symphony – Hanson [2]
Henze, Hans WernerSymphony No. 11948-08-26 Bad Pyrmont[unknown orchestra] – Fortner [20]
Henze, Hans WernerViolin Concerto No. 11948-12-12 Baden-BadenStanske / SWF SymphonyBour [21]
Hindemith, PaulDas Marienleben (2nd version)1948-11-03 HannoverKupper, Seemann [22]
Ives, CharlesPiano Trio (1915)1948-05-28 Berea, OHPoinar, Pierce, Wolaver [23]
Ives, CharlesThree Harvest Home Chorales (1915)1948-03-03 New York CityThe Collegiate ChoraleShaw [24]
Jolivet, AndréConcerto for Ondes Martenot1948-04-23 ViennaMartenot / [unknown orchestra] – Jolivet [25]
Jolivet, AndréSuite delphique1948-04-22 ViennaVienna Philharmonic – Jolivet [26]
Kabalevsky, DmitriViolin Concerto1948-10-29 MoscowBezrodny / Moscow Conservatory SymphonyTerian [27]
Lutoslawski, WitoldSymphony No. 11948-04-06 KatowicePolish National Radio SymphonyFitelberg [28]
Maderna, BrunoConcerto for Two Pianos1948-09-17 Venice (Biennale)Gorini, Lorenzi / [unknown ensemble] – Gracis [5]
Malipiero, Gian FrancescoSinfonia in memoriam (Symphony No. 4)1948-02-27 BostonBoston SymphonyKoussevitzky [19]
Martinů, Bohuslav Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (1938) 1948-05-08 London Liza Fuchsová / London SymphonyStandford Robinson
McDonald, HarlSaga of the Mississippi1948-04-09 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia OrchestraOrmandy [29]
Moeran, Ernest JohnSerenade in G1948-09-02 London (Proms)London SymphonyCameron [6]
Mortari, VirgilioDue salmi funebri in memoria di Alfredo Casella1948-09-17 Venice (Biennale)Bozzi Luca / [unknown ensemble] – Gracis [5]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiSymphony on Russian Themes (Symphony No. 26)1948-12-28 Moscow[unknown orchestra] – Gauk [30]
Nabokov, NicolasThe Return of Pushkin1948-01-02 BostonKoshetz / Boston SymphonyKoussevitzky [31]
Ohana, MauriceTrois poèmes de Saadi1948-03-06 ParisFrench Radio National OrchestraGiardino [32]
Piston, WalterSymphony No. 31948-01-09 BostonBoston SymphonyKoussevitzky [19]
Rawsthorne, AlanSymphonic Studies1948-09-14 Venice (Biennale)La Fenice OrchestraScherchen [5]
Rawsthorne, AlanViolin Concerto No. 11948-07-01 Cheltenham (Festival)Olof / Hallé OrchestraBarbirolli [33]
Rosenthal, ManuelChristmas Symphonies1948-12-23 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia OrchestraOrmandy [29]
Rota, NinoString Quartet1948-09-15 Venice (Biennale)Poltronieri Quartet [5]
Schaeffer, PierreCinq études de bruits1948-10-05 Paris[electronic music] [34]
Schoenberg, ArnoldA Survivor from Warsaw1948-11-04 Albuquerque, NMSmith / Albuquerque Civic Symphony OrchestraFrederick [35]
Scott, CyrilOboe Concerto1948-09-13 London (Proms)Goossens / London SymphonyRobinson [6]
Searle, HumphreyFuga giocosa1948-08-06 London (Proms)London SymphonyCameron [6]
Shapero, HaroldSymphony for Classical Orchestra1948-01-30 BostonBoston SymphonyBernstein [19]
Stevens, BernardFugal Overture1948-08-13 London (Proms)BBC SymphonySargent [6]
Stravinsky, IgorMass for Chorus and Winds1948-10-27 MilanMembers of the La Scala Orchestra and ChorusAnsermet [36]
Thomson, VirgilSuite from Louisiana Story1948-11-26 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia OrchestraOrmandy [29]
Tippett, MichaelSuite in D1948-11-15 LondonBBC SymphonyBoult [37]
Toch, ErnstHyperion, dramatic overture1948-04-01 ClevelandCleveland OrchestraSzell [38]
Turchi, GuidoMusic for Orchestra1948-09-08 Venice (Biennale)RAI Symphony Orchestra in RomePrevitali [5]
Vlad, RomanSymphony in Three Movements1948-09-08 Venice (Biennale)RAI Symphony Orchestra in RomePrevitali [5]

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