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1952 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1952.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Publications

  • Pierre Schaeffer – A la recherche d'une musique concrète (The Search for a Concrete Music), an explanation of his experimental approach to composing.
  • John Serry Sr. – The Syncopated Accordionist.

Musical groups formed

Albums released

US No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1952.

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1952.

Top hits on record

Published popular music

Top R&B and country hits on record

Classical music

Premieres

  • <sup>1</sup> The ensemble Bruno Maderna conducted comprised both faculty and students of the Ferienkurse and members of the Landestheater Orchestra Darmstadt.
  • <sup>2</sup> Only the first half of Spiel was performed at Donaueschingen in 1952. The complete score was only first performed in a radio recording made in July 1973 with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden, conducted by the composer. The first public performance of the complete composition was given by the Berlin Philharmonic on 14 September 1975, also under the composer's baton.

Compositions

Opera

Film

Jazz

Musical theatre

Musical films

Births

Deaths

References

Sources