1930 in British music
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This is a summary of 1930 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
- 5 April - 25-year-old Michael Tippett gives a concert at Oxted consisting entirely of his own works—a Concerto in D for flutes, oboe, horns and strings; settings for tenor of poems by Fry; Psalm in C for chorus and orchestra, again with a text by Fry; piano variations on the song "Jockey to the Fair"; and a string quartet.[1]
- date unknown - The BBC Symphony Orchestra is formed in London.
Popular music
- "By the Sleepy Lagoon", by Eric Coates
- "Someday I'll Find You", by Noël Coward
- "The White Dove" w. Clifford Grey m. Franz Lehár
Classical music: new works
- William Alwyn - Piano Concerto No. 1
- Arnold Bax - Winter Legends
- Arthur Bliss - Morning Heroes (oratorio)
- Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C
- Gustav Holst - A Choral Fantasia[2]
- John Ireland
- Legend for piano and orchestra
- Piano Concerto in E flat
- Peter Warlock - Carillon Carilla
Film and Incidental music
Musical theatre
- 25 June - The Love Race opens at the Gaiety Theatre where it runs for 237 performances.
- 30 October - Nippy (music by Billy Mayerl; book and lyrics by Arthur Wimperis and Frank Eyton[4]), starring Binnie Hale,[5] opens at the Prince Edward Theatre and runs for 137 performances.
Musical films
- Elstree Calling, starring Teddy Brown
- Harmony Heaven, starring Polly Ward
- Just for a Song, starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Roy Royston and Constance Carpenter.[6]
- The Nipper, starring Betty Balfour
Births
- 17 February - Frank Wappat, singer and radio host (died 2014)
- 5 March - Isla Cameron, actress and folk singer (died 1980)
- 10 March - Jimmie Macgregor, folk singer
- 17 April - Chris Barber, jazz trombonist
- 30 May - Gordon Langford, composer and arranger
- 1 June - Edward Woodward, actor and singer (died 2009)
- 20 July - Sally Ann Howes, actress and singer
- 1 August - Lionel Bart, composer and lyricist (died 1999)
- 13 August - Bernard Manning, comedian and singer (died 2007)
- 12 October - Cyril Tawney, singer-songwriter (died 2005)
- 1 November - John Scott, conductor and composer
- 2 November - Peter Hope, composer and arranger, also known as William Gardner[7]
- 1 December - Matt Monro, singer (died 1985)
Deaths
- 17 February - Louise Kirkby Lunn, operatic contralto, 56
- 22 June - Mary Davies, singer, 75
- 17 December - Peter Warlock, composer, 36
References
- ↑
- Bowen, Meirion (1983). Michael Tippett. London: Robson Books. ISBN 1-86105-099-2., pp. 19–20
- ↑ Short, Michael (1990). Gustav Holst: The Man and his Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-314154-X.
- ↑ "Birds of Prey". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ↑ ReadingProgrammes 1927-1933
- ↑ Stock Photography image of Nippy , Music sheet cover for the 1930 music stock photo
- ↑ BFI Database entry
- ↑ "Brian Kay's Light Programme". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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