Overview of the events of 1949 in British music
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This is a summary of 1949 in music in the United Kingdom .
Events February – On hearing of the death of Ernest Walker , Albert Schweitzer writes: "Now the dear, gentle, kind, distinguished Dr. Walker has left this life. Seeing him impressed me deeply each time."[1]
14 July – Kathleen Ferrier performs in the world premiere of Benjamin Britten 's Spring Symphony Eduard van Beinum and the Concertgebouw Orchestra , a work written specifically for her.[2] 5 September – Wagnerian tenor Walter Widdop makes his last appearance at The Proms, singing an aria from Lohengrin , only one day before his sudden death.date unknown – The Tempo Records jazz record label is founded by Colin Pomroy, Jack Clough, and R.E.G. (Ron) Davies.Popular music Classical music: new works Opera Film and Incidental music Musical theatre Musical films Births 4 January – Margaret Anne Marshall , Scottish soprano19 January – Robert Palmer , singer (died 2003 )22 January – Phil Miller , English guitarist6 February – Mike Batt , singer and composer7 February – Alan Lancaster , bass player (Status Quo and The Party Boys )16 February – Lyn Paul , English singer and actress (The New Seekers )26 February – Dame Emma Kirkby , soprano24 March – Nick Lowe , singer-songwriter11 April – Lee Sheriden , singer with Brotherhood of Man 13 May – Jane Glover , conductor18 May – Rick Wakeman , multi-instrumentalist and composer21 May – Rosalind Plowright , operatic mezzo-soprano14 June – Alan White , rock drummer (Yes ) (died 2022 )17 June – Snakefinger , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Residents and Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers ) (died 1987 )24 June – John Illsley , singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Dire Straits )3 July – John Verity , guitarist (Argent )12 July – John Wetton , bass guitarist (King Crimson, Roxy Music)15 July
John Casken , composerTrevor Horn , record producer, songwriter, musician and singer, sometimes called "The Man Who Invented the Eighties".[8] [9] 17 July
28 July – Simon Kirke , English drummer (Bad Company and Free )12 August
28 August – Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers )1 October – Allan Barty, folk musician (died 2008 )29 October – David Paton , guitarist, singer and songwriter2 November – Frankie Miller , rock singer-songwriter23 November – Sandra Stevens , singer with Brotherhood of Man 26 November – Martin Lee , singer with Brotherhood of Man 3 December – Nicky Stevens , singer with Brotherhood of Man 5 December – John Altman , film composer, arranger and conductor8 December – Ray Shulman , violinist, guitarist, and producer17 December – Paul Rodgers , rock vocalist22 December – Robin Gibb (died 2012) and Maurice Gibb (died 2003) (Bee Gees date unknown – Eleanor Alberga , composerDeaths 11 January – Edward Goll , Bohemian-born pianist, 6415 January – Robert Evett , singer, actor, theatre manager and producer, 7421 February – Ernest Walker , composer, pianist, organist, teacher and writer on music, 783 April – Basil Harwood , organist and composer, 893 May – David John Tawe Jones, composer, 64[10] 6 September – Walter Widdop , operatic tenor, 51[11] 30 October – Stanley Kirkby , baritone singer and variety artist, 71date unknown – Frank Clifford Harris , lyricist, 74See also References
^ Margaret Deneke, Ernest Walker, 1951 ^ Blyth, Alan (2007). "Ferrier, Kathleen (Mary)" . Oxford Music Online . Retrieved 2 June 2011 .(subscription required) ^ "Song:Snowy White Snow and Jingle Bells" . Secondhand Songs . Retrieved 27 January 2019 .^ Colin Larkin (2000). The encyclopedia of popular music ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 . ^ Mitchell, Donald (ed) (2004). Letters From A Life: Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, Vol. 3 1946–51 . London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-22282-X. p. 408
^ Melanie Williams (8 June 2017). David Lean ISBN 978-1-5261-1681-9 . ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p489
^ "Interview: Trevor Horn | the Stool Pigeon" . Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-11-16 .^ "Amsterdam Dance Event 2012" . www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl . Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022 .^ "Jones, David John Tawe" . Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales . Retrieved 16 November 2013 .^ Steane, John. "Widdop, Walter." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online, accessed 4 November 2010 (subscription required)
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