Music year 1921
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Overview of the music years
Further events
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Events
- September 5th : The Teatro Cervantes , now the National Theater of Argentina, is inaugurated in Buenos Aires .
- September 25 : Founding of the Duisburg Opera
Instrumental music
- George Enescu : Symphony No. 3 in C major op.21 for piano, choir and orchestra (revised version, original from 1918).
- Gabriel Fauré : L'Horizon Chimérique (vocal music); Sonata for violoncello and piano No. 2 in G minor op.117.
- Richard Strauss : Three hymns after Friedrich Hölderlin
- Frederick Delius : Cello Concerto
- Igor Stravinsky , Trois mouvements de Petrouchka
- Béla Bartók : 1st sonata for violin and piano
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold : Songs of Farewell op.14
- Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew : 3rd piano concerto
Musical theater
- January 5th : The opera Walküre is performed at the Paris Opera as the first Wagner production since 1914 .
- February 3 : The Postmaster , the operetta by Leon Jessel with the text by August Neidhart is premiered in the Central-Theater, Berlin.
- February 18th : World premiere of the operetta Die Tanzgräfin by Robert Stolz at the Wallner Theater in Berlin
- 2nd May World premiere of the opera Il piccolo Marat by Pietro Mascagni in Rome.
- April 15th : World premiere of the operetta Der Vetter aus Dingsda by Eduard Künneke at the Theater am Nollendorfplatz in Berlin
- April 29th : World premiere of the opera The Player (Orig .: Le Joueur) by Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels
- April 30 : World premiere of the opera Lodoletta by Pietro Mascagni at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome
- May 16 : World premiere of the opera Scirocco by Eugen d'Albert in Darmstadt.
- June 4th : World premiere of the opera Murderer, Hope of Women by Paul Hindemith at the State Opera in Stuttgart.
- September 2nd : Premiere of the operetta The Queen of the Night by Walter Kollo in Berlin.
- September 9 : World premiere of the operetta The Tango Queen by Franz Lehár at the Apollo Theater in Vienna. (Second new version of the operetta Der Göttergatte from 1904.)
- December 23 : premiere of the operetta Die Bajadere by Emmerich Kálmán in the Carltheater in Vienna.
- December 30th : World premiere of the opera Die Liebe zu den Drei Orangen (Orig .: L'Amour des trois oranges) by Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew in Chicago
Further operetta premieres in 1921:
- Leo Fall : St. Ambrose
- Eduard Künneke : Marriage in a circle
- Robert Stolz: Kikeriki
- Edmund Eysler : The pious Helene
- Ludwig Rochlitzer : gold girl , (lost)
- Julius Bittner : Die Kohlhaymerin (opera)
- Ralph Benatzky : Pipsi (farce with music)
Born
- January 2 : Bob Bruce Ashton , American composer and music teacher († 2006 )
- January 11 : Berry Lipman , German band leader, composer, arranger and music producer († 2016 )
- January 15 : Edward Statkiewicz , Polish violinist and music teacher († 1970 )
- January 22nd : Arno Babadschanjan , Armenian composer († 1983 )
- January 25 : Juan Vicente Mas Quiles , Spanish composer and conductor
- January 25 : Alfred Reed , American composer and professor († 2005 )
- January 26th : Eddie Barclay , French music producer († 2005 )
- January 31 : John Anderson , American trumpeter († 1974 )
- January 31 : Carol Channing , American singer and actress († 2019 )
- January 31 : Mario Lanza , American singer (tenor) († 1959 )
- February 9 : Constance Keene , American pianist and music teacher († 2005 )
- February 10 : Adrian Cruft , British composer and professor († 1987 )
- February 13 : Jeanne Demessieux , French composer, pianist, organist and teacher († 1968 )
- February 19 : Claude Pascal , French composer († 2017 )
- February 20 : Les "Carrot Top" Anderson , American country musician († 2001 )
- February 24 : Ingvar Lidholm , Swedish composer († 2017 )
- March 2 : Robert Simpson , English composer († 1997 )
- March 4 : Halim El-Dabh , American singer, musicologist and educator of Egyptian origin († 2017 )
- March 4 : Ademilde Fonseca , Brazilian singer († 2012 )
- March 11th : Astor Piazzolla , Argentine tango musician, bandoneon player and composer († 1992 )
- March 12 : Gordon MacRae , American singer and actor († 1986 )
- March 12 : Ralph Shapey , American conductor and composer († 2002 )
- March 13 : Armando Cabrera , Dominican composer
- March 14 : Ulrich Koch , German violist († 1996 )
- March 21 : Arthur Grumiaux , Belgian violinist († 1986 )
- March 27 : Phil Chess , American record producer († 2016 )
- March 30 : Ishii Kan , Japanese composer († 2009 )
- March 31 : Lowell Fulson , American blues guitarist and singer († 1999 )
- April 1 : Dante Agostini , French drummer († 1980 )
- April 8 : Franco Corelli , Italian singer (tenor) († 2003 )
- April 8 : Jan Novák , Czech composer († 1984 )
- April 9 : Carlos Pizarro , Puerto Rican singer († 2000 )
- April 12 : Slim Dortch , American country and rockabilly musician († 2000 )
- April 16 : Víctor Balaguer , Spanish singer († 1984 )
- April 19 : Reece Shipley , American country musician († 1998 )
- April 21 : Sieglinde Wagner , Austrian singer († 2003 )
- April 22nd : Charles Philip "Gabby" , Hawaiian steel guitarist († 1980 )
- April 26 : Jimmy Giuffre , American jazz musician († 2008 )
- April 26 : Horst Schulze , German actor and opera singer († 2018 )
- May 8 : Henri Arends , Dutch conductor († 1994 )
- May 8 : Marie-Madeleine Duruflé , French organist († 1999 )
- May 13 : Terry Fell , American country musician († 2007 )
- May 17th : Dennis Brain , British horn player († 1957 )
- May 19 : Martha Carson , American country gospel musician († 2004 )
- May 23 : Humphrey Lyttelton , British jazz musician and author († 2008 )
- May 25 : Hal David , American pop music lyricist († 2012 )
- June 1 : Nelson Riddle , American composer and big band leader († 1985 )
- June 1 : Albert Tepper , American composer and music teacher († 2010 )
- June 3 : Charlie Aldrich , American country musician, guitarist and composer († 2015 )
- June 7 : Tal Farlow , American jazz guitarist († 1998 )
- June 10 : Kåre Fuglesang , Norwegian violinist and music teacher († 2000 )
- June 15 : Erroll Garner , American composer and pianist († 1977 )
- June 17th : Tony Scott , American jazz musician (clarinet, saxophone, electronics, composition) († 2007 )
- June 18 : Chaya Arbel , Israeli composer († 2006 )
- June 25 : Celia Franca , Canadian ballet dancer and choreographer († 2007 )
- June 30th : Pierre Labric , French organist, composer and music teacher
- July 4th : Tibor Varga , Hungarian violinist, conductor and teacher († 2003 )
- July 7 : Stanisław Wisłocki , Polish composer, conductor and music teacher († 1998 )
- July 8 : Arturo Gatica , Chilean singer († 1996 )
- July 13 : Ernest Gold , American composer of Austrian origin († 1999 )
- July 15 : Jack Beeson , American composer († 2010 )
- July 17th : Lito Peña , Puerto Rican saxophonist, band leader, composer and arranger († 2002 )
- July 20 : Désiré Dondeyne , French composer and conductor († 2015 )
- July 24th : Giuseppe Di Stefano , Italian opera singer (tenor) († 2008 )
- July 25 : Adolph Herseth , American trumpeter († 2013 )
- July 31 : Margarita Luna García , Dominican pianist and composer († 2016 )
- August 3 : Richard Adler , American composer and songwriter († 2012 )
- August 4th : Herb Ellis , American jazz musician († 2010 )
- August 6 : Buddy Collette , American jazz musician († 2010 )
- August 7th : René Alain , Canadian accordionist († 1968 )
- August 7 : Karel Husa , American composer and professor († 2016 )
- August 8 : Roger Nixon , American composer and music teacher († 2009 )
- August 8 : Webb Pierce , American country singer († 1991 )
- August 9 : Lola Bobesco , Belgian violinist of Romanian origin († 2003 )
- August 16 : Avrahm Galper , Canadian clarinetist and music teacher († 2004 )
- August 20 : Leonid Viktorovich Afanassjew , Soviet composer († 1995 )
- August 25 : Fred Weyrich , German music producer, songwriter and singer († 1999 )
- August 27 : Gerhard Kander , Canadian violinist († 2008 )
- August 27 : Manuel Rueda , Dominican writer and pianist († 1999 )
- September 3 : Thurston Dart , English harpsichordist, conductor and music teacher († 1971 )
- September 4 : Ariel Ramírez , Argentine composer († 2010 )
- September 8 : Hans Ulrich Engelmann , German composer († 2011 )
- September 9 : Andrzej Dobrowolski , Polish composer and music teacher († 1990 )
- September 15 : Snooky Pryor , American blues singer and harmonica player († 2006 )
- September 16 : Jon Hendricks , American jazz singer († 2017 )
- September 21 : Chico Hamilton , American jazz musician and composer († 2013 )
- October 6 : Boris Mersson , Swiss composer and pianist († 2013 )
- October 9 : Adrienne Clostre , French composer († 2006 )
- October 9 : María Luisa Landín , Mexican singer († 2014 )
- October 10 : Julius Watkins , American horn player († 1977 )
- October 13 : Yves Montand , French chansonnier and actor († 1991 )
- October 16 : Esteban Servellón , Salvadoran composer, musician, conductor and music teacher († 2003 )
- October 21 : Malcolm Arnold , English composer († 2006 )
- October 22 : Georges Brassens , French poet, author and interpreter of chansons († 1981 )
- October 24 : Rafa Galindo , Venezuelan singer († 2010 )
- October 24 : Sena Jurinac , Croatian singer († 2011 )
- October 24 : Flor Roffé de Estévez , Venezuelan music teacher and composer († 2004 )
- October 30 : Rudolf Asmus , Czech opera singer († 2000 )
- November 4th : Kurt Abraham , German jazz musician († 1988 )
- November 4 : Miriam Solovieff , American violinist and music teacher († 2004 )
- November 5th : Jacqueline Brumaire , French soprano († 2000 )
- November 5th : György Cziffra , Hungarian pianist († 1994 )
- November 9 : Pierrette Alarie , Canadian singer and vocal teacher († 2011 )
- November 12 : Robert Fleming , Canadian composer, pianist, organist, choir director and music teacher († 1976 )
- November 13 : Ghislaine Demonceau , French violinist († 2014 )
- November 13 : Yoshiro Irino , Japanese composer († 1980 )
- November 13 : Joonas Kokkonen , Finnish composer († 1996 )
- November 19 : Géza Anda , Swiss pianist († 1976 )
- December 3 : Phyllis Curtin , American opera singer (soprano) and music teacher († 2016 )
- December 5 : Louis de Froment , French conductor († 1994 )
- December 8 : Peter René Körner , German actor, singer and presenter († 1989 )
- December 15 : Evelyn Künneke , German singer, dancer and actress († 2001 )
- December 19 : Ludvík Podéšt , Czech composer († 1968 )
- December 22nd : Dimitris Fampas , Greek guitarist and composer († 1996 )
- December 22nd : Laine Mets , Estonian pianist and music teacher († 2007 )
- December 23 : Heinrich Riethmüller , German composer († 2006 )
- December 26 : Steve Allen , American comedian and musician († 2000 )
- December 28 : Johnny Otis , American band leader, producer and talent scout († 2012 )
- Marie-Thérèse Chailley , French violist and music teacher († 2001 ) Exact date unknown
- Salvador García , Mexican singer and actor († unknown) Exact date unknown
- Robert Last , German drummer († 1986 ) Exact date unknown
Died
- January 3 : Arseni Nikolajewitsch Koreschtschenko , Russian composer (* 1870 )
- January 8 : Béatrice La Palme , Canadian singer, violinist and music teacher (* 1878 )
- January 12th : Gervase Elwes , English singer (* 1866 )
- January 23 : Władysław Żeleński , Polish composer (* 1837 )
- February 8 : Francisco d'Andrade , Portuguese opera singer (* 1859 )
- February 8 : Josip Ipavec , Slovenian composer (* 1873 )
- April 1 : Joseph-Daniel Dussault , Canadian organist and music teacher (* 1864 )
- April 29 : Samuel T. Strang , American organist and composer (* 1856 )
- May 27 : Haydn Keeton , English organist, music teacher and composer (* 1847 )
- August 2 : Enrico Caruso , Italian opera singer (* 1873 )
- September 27 : Engelbert Humperdinck , German composer of classical music (* 1854 )
- December 16 : Camille Saint-Saëns , French pianist, organist and composer (* 1835 )
- Wilhelm Schwach , Romanian-German composer, music teacher and choir director (* 1850 )
See also
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