1953 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1953.

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Jazz trumpeter and bandleader Louis Armstrong in 1953.

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Specific genres

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Albums released

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Biggest hit singles

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The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1953.

#ArtistTitleYearCountryChart entries
1Dean MartinThat's Amore1953 US BB 1 of 1953, POP 1 of 1953, UK 2 – Jan 1954, US 1940s 2 – Nov 1953, RYM 2 of 1953, Scrobulate 47 of Italian, DDD 73 of 1953, Party 101 of 2007
2Les Paul & Mary FordVaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)1953 US 1940s 1 – Jun 1953, US 1 for 11 weeks Aug 1953, Italy 2 of 1954, US BB 3 of 1953, POP 3 of 1953, UK 7 – Nov 1953, RYM 24 of 1953, Europe 97 of the 1950s
3Perry ComoDon't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes1953 UK 1 – Jan 1953, US 1940s 1 – Dec 1952, US 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1953, US BB 20 of 1953, POP 20 of 1953, RYM 31 of 1953
4Eddie FisherI'm Walking Behind You1953 UK 1 – May 1953, US 1940s 1 – May 1953, US 1 for 2 weeks Jul 1953, US BB 16 of 1953, POP 23 of 1953, RYM 119 of 1953
5Hank WilliamsYour Cheatin' Heart1953 RYM 1 of 1953, DDD 2 of 1953, US BB 4 of 1953, POP 4 of 1953, RIAA 34, Scrobulate 87 of country, Rolling Stone 213, Acclaimed 286

US No. 1 hit singles

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These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1953.

First weekNumber of weeksTitleArtist
January 10, 19535"Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes"Perry Como
February 14, 19535"Till I Waltz Again With You"Teresa Brewer
March 21, 19538"The Doggie in the Window"Patti Page
May 16, 195310"The Song from Moulin Rouge"Percy Faith & his Orchestra
July 25, 19532"I'm Walking Behind You"Eddie Fisher
August 8, 19539"Vaya con Dios"Les Paul & Mary Ford
October 10, 19534"St. George and the Dragonet"Stan Freberg
November 7, 19532"Vaya con Dios"Les Paul & Mary Ford
November 21, 19536"Rags to Riches"Tony Bennett

Top hits on record

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Top R&B and country hits on record

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Premieres

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Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Bloch, ErnestSuite hébraïque for Viola and Orchestra1953-01-01 ChicagoPreves / Chicago SymphonyKubelik[9]
Boulez, PierreStructures book 1, for two pianos1953-05-04 CologneGrimaud, Loriod[10]
Carter, ElliottString Quartet No. 11953-02-26 New YorkWalden Quartet[11]
Chávez, CarlosSinfonía romántica (Symphony No. 4)1953-02-11 Louisville, KYLouisville OrchestraChávez[12]
Chávez, CarlosSymphony for Strings (Symphony No. 5)1953-12-01 Los AngelesLos Angeles Chamber OrchestraChávez[13]
Goldschmidt, BertholdString Quartet No. 21953-07-14 LondonLondon String Quartet[14]
Hartmann, Karl AmadeusConcerto for piano, winds and percussion1953-10-10 Donaueschingen (Musiktage)Bergmann / SWF SymphonyRosbaud[15]
Holmboe, VagnSinfonia boreale (Symphony No. 8)1953-03-05 CopenhagueDanish Radio SymphonyKletzki[16]
Honegger, ArthurA Christmas Cantata1953-12-18 BaselBasel Chamber ChoirSacher[17]
Imbrie, AndrewString Quartet No. 21953-12-05 New York CityKroll Quartet[18]
Kabalevsky, DmitriPiano Concerto No. 31953-??-?? MoscowAshkenazy / Moscow Philharmonic – ?[19]
Martinů, BohuslavRhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra1953-02-19 ClevelandVeissi / Cleveland OrchestraSzell[20]
Milhaud, DariusSymphony No. 51953-10-16 TurinRAI National SymphonyMilhaud[21]
Montsalvatge, XavierConcierto breve for piano and orchestra1953-12-20 Barcelonade Larrocha / Barcelona Philharmonicde Froment[22]
Montsalvatge, XavierPoema Concertante for violin and orchestra1953-05-25 BarcelonaSzeryng / Barcelona Municipal OrchestraToldrà[23]
Racine Fricker, PeterViola Concerto1953-09-03 Edinburgh (Festival)Primrose / London PhilharmoniaBoult[24]
Rubbra, EdmundViola Concerto1953-04-15 LondonBBC SymphonySargent[25]
Shostakovich, DmitriString Quartet No. 51953-11-13 MoscowBeethoven Quartet[26]
Shostakovich, DmitriSymphony No. 101953-12-17 LeningradLeningrad PhilharmonicMravinsky[27]
Karlheinz StockhausenKontra-Punkte1953-05-26 Cologne (ISCM World Music Days)members of the WDR SymphonyScherchen[28]
Stockhausen, KarlheinzSchlagquartett1953-03-23 Munich (Musica Viva)Porth, Gschwendner, Peinkofer, Kaul[29]
Vaughan Williams, RalphSinfonia antartica (Symphony No. 7)1953-01-14 ManchesterRitchie / Hallé OrchestraJohn Barbirolli[30]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorAlvorada na Floresta Tropical for orchestra1953-??-?? Louisville, KYLouisville OrchestraWhitney[31]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorPiano Concerto No. 41953-01-09 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PASegall / Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraVilla-Lobos[32]

Compositions

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  • The Decembrists (Yuri Shaporin) first staged 23 June 1953 at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.
  • The Dumb Wife (Joseph Horovitz), premiered 21 November 1953 at the Guildhall School, London, by the Intimate Opera Company.
  • Gloriana (Benjamin Britten) composed 1953, first performed on 8 July 1953 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the presence of Elizabeth II.
  • Irmelin (Frederick Delius) composed 1890–92; first produced Oxford, 4 May 1953.
  • Lenora 40/50 (Rolf Liebermann) first produced in Berlin on 12 February 1953 at the State Opera House in the British sector.
  • Man of Enterprise (Denis Bloodworth) first produced on 8 December 1953 at Tiffin School, Kingston, Surrey, by the school operatic society.
  • Menna (Arwel Hughes) premiered by the Welsh National Opera at the Pavilion in Cardiff on 9 November, with the composer conducting.
  • Nelson (Lennox Berkeley), premiered in a concert performance 14 February 1953 by the English Opera Group at Wigmore Hall, London.
  • Sevil (Fikrat Amirov)
  • Three's Company (Antony Hopkins), premiered 21 November 1953 at the Guildhall School, London, by the Intimate Opera Company.
  • The Tinners of Cornwall (Inglis Gundry), premiered 30 September 1953 at Rudolf Steiner Hall, conducted by Geoffrey Corbett.

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