Music year 1923
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Instrumental music
- Béla Bartók : Dance Suite
- Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew : Sonata No. 5 in C major , op.38, revised as op.135
- Ludolf Nielsen : Hjortholm , sound image op.53
- Ralph Vaughan Williams : Romance and Pastorale for violin and piano
- Gabriel Fauré : Trio for piano, violin and violoncello in D minor, op.120
- Frederick Delius : Violin Sonata No. 2 ; 3 Preludes for piano and The splendor falls on castle walls for choir.
- Carl Nielsen : Prelude and theme with variations for violin solo op. 48; Ballads om Bjørnen (Almquist / Berntsen) op. 47
- Ottorino Respighi : Concerto all'antica for violin and orchestra
- Gustav Holst : Fugal Concerto for flute, oboe and string orchestra op. 40/2
Musical theater
- February 9 : World premiere of the operetta The Yellow Jacket by Franz Lehár at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna
- March 30th : World premiere of the operetta Libellentanz by Franz Lehár in the Stadt Theater Wien. (The work is a reworking of the operetta Der Sterngucker from 1916).
- April 1st : World premiere of the operetta Mädi by Robert Stolz in Berlin
- April 21 : World premiere of the operetta Lagunenzauber by Nico Dostal in the Graz Opera House
- May 14 : World premiere of the opera The Perfect Fool by Gustav Holst in London
- June 13 : First performance of the ballet Les Noces by Igor Stravinsky in Paris.
- September 14 : World premiere of the operetta A Fairy Tale from Florence by Ralph Benatzky at the Johann Strauss Theater in Vienna
- October 31 : Eugen d'Albert performs the legendary play Mareike von Nymwegen for the first time in Hamburg .
- November 15 : World premiere of the opera Srdce (The Heart) by Josef Bohuslav Foerster at the National Theater in Prague
- November 17th : World premiere of the operetta Die Perlen der Cleopatra by Oscar Straus at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna
- November 20th : World premiere of the opera Die Höhle von Salamanca by Bernhard Paumgartner at the State Opera in Dresden
- December 22nd : World premiere of the operetta Marietta by Walter Kollo in Berlin.
Further stage work premieres in 1923:
- Leo Fall : The Sweet Cavalier (Operetta)
- Leo Ascher : A year without love (operetta)
- Leon Jessel : The King's Neighbor (Singspiel)
- Eduard Künneke : Casinogirls and Lovers Lane (two operettas)
- Ottorino Respighi : Belfagor (opera) premiered in Milan.
- Julius Bittner : Das Rosengärtlein (Opera) premiered in Mannheim.
- Gustav Holst : The Perfect Fool (Opera)
- Jean Gilbert : Katja, the dancer (operetta); The juggler king (operetta)
Born
- January 3 : Nell Rankin , American opera singer († 2005 )
- January 11 : Osie Johnson , American jazz drummer († 1966 )
- January 17 : Hans Moeckel , Swiss composer and conductor († 1983 )
- January 20 : Slim Whitman , American country singer († 2013 )
- January 22nd : Justinas Bašinskas , Lithuanian composer († 2003 )
- January 23 : Alfonsín Quintana , Cuban singer († 2018 )
- January 27 : Waldir Azevedo , Brazilian composer and cavaquinho player († 1980 )
- January 27 : Roger Bourdin , French flautist († 1976 )
- January 28 : Ivo Robić , Croatian pop singer († 2000 )
- January 29th : Eddie Taylor , American blues guitarist († 1985 )
- February 3 : Alys Robi , Canadian singer († 2011 )
- February 5 : Claude King , American country singer († 2013 )
- February 17th : Buddy DeFranco , American jazz clarinetist († 2014 )
- February 22nd : Billy Mo , German jazz trumpeter and pop singer († 2004 )
- February 24 : David Soyer , American cellist and music teacher († 2010 )
- February 25 : André Asselin , Canadian pianist and composer († 2012 )
- February 27 : Bienvenido Bustamante López , Dominican composer and clarinetist († 2001 )
- February 27 : Dexter Gordon , American tenor saxophonist († 1990 )
- March 1 : Charles Cyroulnik , French violinist († 2003 )
- March 3 : Doc Watson , American guitarist and singer († 2012 )
- March 4 : Willie Johnson , American blues musician († 1995 )
- March 6 : Erhard Karkoschka , German composer († 2009 )
- March 6 : Wes Montgomery , American jazz guitarist († 1968 )
- March 10 : Don Abney , American jazz pianist († 2000 )
- March 10 : Vladimír Šrámek , Slovak composer († 2004 )
- March 12 : Norbert Brainin , Austrian-British violinist († 2005 )
- March 16 : Heinz Wallberg , German conductor († 2004 )
- March 21 : Tsuna Iwami , Japanese composer and shakuhachi player
- March 26 : Clifton Williams , American composer, horn player and music teacher († 1976 )
- March 28th : Thad Jones , American jazz trumpeter († 1986 )
- March 28 : Bill Richards , Canadian violinist and composer († 1995 )
- March 31 : Shoshana Damari , Israeli singer († 2006 )
- April 1 : Don Butterfield , American jazz musician (tuba, composition) and music publisher († 2006 )
- April 6 : Skeeter Bonn , American country musician († 1994 )
- April 12 : Ann Miller , American actress and dancer († 2004 )
- April 16 : Warren Barker , American composer († 2006 )
- April 16 : Harry Cox , Belgian pianist and composer († 2009 )
- April 17th : Gianni Raimondi , Italian tenor († 2008 )
- April 20 : Tito Puente , American jazz, salsa and mambo musician († 2000 )
- April 25 : Albert King , American blues musician († 1992 )
- April 30 : Percy Heath , American jazz musician (double bass player) († 2005 )
- May 4th : Guy Warren , Ghanaian jazz musician († 2008 )
- May 8 : Cheikha Rimitti , Algerian Raï singer († 2006 )
- May 10 : Víctor Piñero , Venezuelan singer († 1975 )
- May 17 : Peter Mennin , American composer († 1983 )
- May 22nd : Eduard Aslanovich Abramyan , Armenian pianist and music teacher († 1986 )
- May 23 : Alicia de Larrocha , Spanish pianist († 2009 )
- May 25 : Eduardo Estéban Tejeda , Argentine composer
- May 28 : György Ligeti , Hungarian composer († 2006 )
- May 29 : Eugene Wright , American jazz double bass player
- June 3 : Zenon Brzewski , Polish music teacher and violinist († 1993 )
- June 4th : Carlos Teppa , Venezuelan composer and cellist
- June 16 : Henryk Czyż , Polish composer, conductor and music teacher († 2003 )
- June 19 : Donald Bell , Canadian singer and vocal teacher
- June 23 : George Russell , American jazz musician († 2009 )
- June 27 : Jacques Berthier , French organist and composer († 1994 )
- July 3 : Johnny Hartman , American jazz singer († 1983 )
- July 3 : Milan Munclinger , Czech flautist, conductor, composer and musicologist († 1986 )
- July 7th : Roberto Caamaño , Argentine composer, pianist and music teacher († 1993 )
- July 9 : Molly O'Day , American country singer († 1987 )
- July 10 : Amalia Mendoza , Mexican singer and actress († 2001 )
- July 10 : Fred Strittmatter , German-Swiss film music composer († 1985 )
- July 12 : Erwin Halletz , Austrian composer, arranger and conductor († 2008 )
- July 12 : Georgi Iwanowitsch Salnikow , Russian composer and professor († 2015 )
- July 18 : Héctor Tosar , Uruguayan composer († 2002 )
- July 22nd : Franco Calabrese , Italian singer (bass-baritone) († 1992 )
- July 27 : Peter Cabus , Belgian composer († 2000 )
- July 28 : Wen-chung Chou , American composer of Chinese origin († 2019 )
- August 7 : Douglas Bodle , Canadian organist, pianist, harpsichordist and music educator
- August 10 : Rhonda Fleming , American actress and singer
- August 10th : Dietmar Walther , German conductor, composer and accordionist († 2017 )
- August 14 : John Pozdro , American composer and music teacher († 2009 )
- August 20 : Jim Reeves , American country singer († 1964 )
- August 21 : Cliff Adams , British orchestra leader, singer and radio host († 2001 )
- August 26 : Hans Kolditz , German composer and conductor († 1996 )
- August 26 : Wolfgang Sawallisch , German conductor and pianist († 2013 )
- August 27 : Rolando Laserie , Cuban singer († 1998 )
- August 31 : Emilinha Borba , Brazilian singer and actress († 2005 )
- September 9 : Marcel Zanini , French jazz musician
- September 11 : Vasilije Mokranjac , Serbian composer († 1984 )
- September 14 : Radhamés Reyes Alfau , Dominican musician, composer and arranger († 2006 )
- September 15 : Anton Heiller , Austrian composer, organist and music teacher († 1979 )
- September 15 : Hamlet Lima Quintana , Argentine writer and musician († 2002 )
- September 17 : Hank Williams , American country musician († 1953 )
- September 19 : Rodrigo Riera , Venezuelan guitarist and composer († 1999 )
- September 24 : Fats Navarro , American jazz trumpeter († 1950 )
- September 25 : Sam Rivers , American jazz musician († 2011 )
- September 27 : Jocelyne Binet , Canadian composer († 1968 )
- September : Barney Burcham , American country and rockabilly musician († 1992 )
- October 3 : Stanisław Skrowaczewski , Polish conductor († 2017 )
- October 16 : Bert Kaempfert , German composer and orchestra leader († 1980 )
- October 17th : Barney Kessel , American jazz guitarist († 2004 )
- October 23 : Ned Rorem , American composer
- October 29 : Dietrich Manicke , German composer and music theorist († 2013 )
- November 4 : Carlos Botto Vallarino , Chilean composer and music teacher († 2004 )
- November 6th : Rolando Valdés , Cuban band leader († 2015 )
- November 12 : Alirio Díaz , Venezuelan classical guitarist († 2016 )
- November 12 : Charlie Mariano , American saxophonist († 2009 )
- November 22nd : Dika Newlin , American composer, musicologist and composer († 2006 )
- November 24 : Serge Chaloff , American jazz saxophonist († 1957 )
- December 2 : Maria Callas , American soprano († 1977 )
- December 4 : Arnold Kempkens , German composer and conductor († 2001 )
- December 6 : Nicola Arigliano , Italian pop and jazz singer († 2010 )
- December 9th : Guntram Hecht , German music teacher, organist and composer († 2018 )
- December 12 : Bob Dorough , American jazz singer, composer and pianist († 2018 )
- December 12 : Lupita Palomera , Mexican singer and actress († 2009 )
- December 16 : Menahem Pressler , Israeli pianist
- December 25 : José de Jesús Lora , Dominican violinist († 2013 )
- December 27th : Andrej Afanassowitsch Babajew , Azerbaijani composer († 1964 )
- December 28 : Josef Hassid , Polish violinist († 1950 )
- Marysia Ajzensztat , Polish singer († 1942 ) Exact date unknown
Died
- February 23 : Félix Fourdrain , French composer, organist and music teacher (* 1880 )
- March 5 : Dora Pejačević , Croatian composer (* 1885 )
- April 15 : Friedrich Adolf Borsdorf , German horn player (* 1854 )
- May 30th : Camille Chevillard , French composer and conductor (* 1859 )
- June 30th : Claude Terrasse , French operetta composer (* 1867 )
- July 13 : Asger Hamerik , Danish composer and conductor (* 1843 )
- August 1st : Theophil Forchhammer , Swiss composer, church musician and organist (* 1847 )
- August 2 : Aurelio Silva , Chilean violinist and music teacher (* 1866 )
- September 29 : Juan Bautista Espínola Reyes , Dominican musician and composer (* 1894 )
- October 14 : George Elbridge Whiting , American composer and organist (* 1840 )
- December 14th : Giuseppe Gallignani , Italian composer and music teacher (* 1851 )
- Julie von Asten , Austrian-German pianist and piano teacher (* 1841 ) Exact date unknown
See also
Web links
Commons : Music 1923 - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
Commons : Opernlibretti 1923 - Collection of images, videos and audio files