1936 in music

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1 Events
2 Published popular music
3 Biggest hit songs
4 Top hit recordings
5 Classical music
6 Opera
7 Musical theater
8 Musical films
9 Births
10 Deaths

Events

January 4 - Billboard magazine publishes its first music hit parade
March 28 - Inaugurational concert of the São Paulo City Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ernst Mehlich
April 19 - in Barcelona, Alban Berg's Violin Concerto is premiered by Louis Krasner
Tony Bennett's musical career begins
Eddie Taylor's musical career begins
The Monroe Brothers' musical careers begin
Nat King Cole's musical career begins
Benjamin Britten meets Peter Pears
Count Basie first records with his own band, which includes Lester Young

Published popular music

"At The Codfish Ball" w. Sidney D. Mitchell m. Lew Pollack. Introduced by Shirley Temple and Buddy Ebsen in the film Captain January
"Au Revoir (But Not Goodbye)" w.m. Joe Gilbert
"Awake in a Dream" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander. Introduced by Marlene Dietrich in the film Desire.
"Bojangles Of Harlem" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Swing Time.
"By Strauss" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin. Introduced by Gracie Barrie and Robert Shafter in the revue The Show is On
"Christopher Columbus" w. Andy Razaf m. Leon Berry
"Cloudy" Williams
"Cool Water" w.m. Bob Nolan
"Does Your Heart Beat For Me?" w. Mitchell Parish m. Russ Morgan
"Down in the Depths (on the Ninetieth Floor)" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Ethel Merman in the musical Red, Hot and Blue.
"You'd Be So Easy to Love" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by James Stewart and reprised by Frances Langford in the film Born To Dance
"Empty Saddles" w. J. Keirn Brennan m. Billy Hill
"Farewell To Dreams" w. Gus Kahn m. Sigmund Romberg
"A Fine Romance" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Swing Time.
"Glad To Be Unhappy" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Doris Carson and David Morris in the musical On Your Toes
"Gloomy Sunday" w. (Eng) Sam M. Lewis m. Rezső Seress
"The Glory Of Love" w.m. Billy Hill
"Goodnight, Irene" w.m. Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
"Goodnight My Love" w. Harry Revel m. Mack Gordon
"Goody Goody" w.m. Johnny Mercer & Matty Malneck
"Has Anybody Seen Our Ship?" w.m. Noël Coward
"He Ain't Got Rhythm" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I Can't Escape From You" w.m. Leo Robin & Richard A. Whiting. Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Rhythm on the Range.
"I'm An Old Cow Hand" w.m. Johnny Mercer. Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Rhythm on the Range.
"I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Follow the Fleet.
"In The Chapel In The Moonlight" w.m. Billy Hill
"Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" w. Irving Caesar & Sammy Lerner
"It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" w.m. Billy Mayhew
"It's DeLovely" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope in the musical Red, Hot and Blue
"It's Got To Be Love" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Ray Bolger and Doris Carson in the musical On Your Toes.
"I've Got A Feeling You're Fooling" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
"I've Got You Under My Skin" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Virginia Bruce in the film Born To Dance.
"Keep A Twinkle In Your Eye" Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom
"Let Yourself Go" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Ginger Rogers in the film Follow the Fleet
"Let's Call A Heart A Heart" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston from the film Pennies From Heaven
"Let's Face the Music and Dance" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Follow the Fleet.
"Life Begins At Forty" Yellen, Shapiro
"Little Old Lady" w. Stanley Adams m. Hoagy Carmichael
"The Love Bug Will Bite You" w.m. Pinky Tomlin
"Me and the Moon" w. Walter Hirsch m. Lou Handman
"Moonlight And Shadows" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander. Introduced by Dorothy Lamour in the film The Jungle Princess
"Music in May" w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello. Introduced by Dorothy Dickson in the musical Careless Rapture
"Never Gonna Dance" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Swing Time
"The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful" w. Billy Rose & Irving Kahal m. Dana Suesse
"On The Beach At Bali-Bali" w.m. Al Sherman, Jack Meskill & Abner Silver
"The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)" w.m. Del Lyon & Lani McIntyre
"One, Two, Button Your Shoe" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
"Oooh! Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty?" w. Clarence Todd m. Carmen Lombardo
"Organ Grinder's Swing" w. Mitchell Parish & Irving Mills m. Will Hudson
"Pennies From Heaven" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
"Pick Yourself Up" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Swing Time
"Play, Orchestra, Play" w.m. Noël Coward
"Poinciana" w. (Sp) Manuel Lliso (Eng) Buddy Bernier m. Nat Simon
"Poor Little Angeline" w.m. Will Grosz & Jimmy Kennedy
"Rainbow On The River" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Louis Alter
"Ridin' High" w.m. Cole Porter
"San Francisco" w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann
"Sing Me A Swing Song" w. Stanley Adams m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Sing, Sing, Sing" w.m. Louis Prima
"Slaughter On Tenth Avenue" m. Richard Rodgers
"There's A Bridle Hangin' On The Wall" w.m. Carson Robison
"There's A Small Hotel" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"To You, Sweetheart, Aloha" w.m. Harry Owens
"Too Good For The Average Man" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"The Touch Of Your Lips" w.m. Ray Noble
"Waltz In Swingtime" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern
"The Way You Look Tonight" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Swing Time
"We Saw The Sea" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Follow the Fleet
"When A Lady Meets A Gentleman Down South" w.m. Michael Cleary, Jacques Krakeur & David Oppenheim
"When Did You Leave Heaven?" w. Walter Bullock m. Richard A. Whiting
"When My Dreamboat Comes Home" w.m. Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin
"The Window Cleaner" George Formby, Gifford, Cliffe
"With My Shillelagh Under My Arm" w.m. Billy O'Brien & Raymond Wallace
"With Plenty Of Money And You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"Would You?" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
"You (Gee But You're Wonderful)" w. Harold Adamson m. Walter Donaldson
"You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes" w.m. Milton Ager, Charles Newman & Murray Mencher
"You Gotta S-M-I-L-E To Be H-A-P-P-Y" w.m. Mack Gordon & Harry Revel
"You Were There" w.m. Noël Coward
"You'll Have To Swing It" w.m. Sam Coslow

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1936.

#	Artist	Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Bing Crosby	Pennies From Heaven	1936	US BB 1 of 1936, POP 1 of 1936, Europe 32 of the 1930s, RYM 41 of 1936, RIAA 129, Acclaimed 1222
2	Fred Astaire	The Way You Look Tonight	1936	Oscar in 1936, US BB 2 of 1936, POP 2 of 1936, RYM 40 of 1936, AFI 43, Europe 94 of the 1930s
3	Billie Holiday	Summertime	1936	Europe 1 of the 1930s, RYM 2 of 1936, Scrobulate 84 of jazz
4	Robert Johnson	Cross Road Blues	1936	RYM 3 of 1937, Scrobulate 34 of blues, Acclaimed 224, RIAA 342
5	Robert Johnson	Sweet Home Chicago	1936	RYM 2 of 1937, Scrobulate 26 of blues, Acclaimed 1582

Top hit recordings

"Alone" by Tommy Dorsey
"Did I Remember" by Shep Fields
"A Fine Romance" by Fred Astaire
"The Glory of Love" by Benny Goodman
"Goody Goody" by Benny Goodman
"I'll Sing You A Thousand Love Songs" by Eddy Duchin
"I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" by Fred Astaire
"In the Chapel In the Moonlight" by Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm
"Indian Love Call" - Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
"Is It True What They Say about Dixie?" by Jimmy Dorsey
"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" by Fats Waller
"Moon Over Miami" by Eddy Duchin
"The Music Goes Round and Round" by Tommy Dorsey
"Pennies from Heaven" by Bing Crosby
"Star Dust" by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
"The Way You Look Tonight" by Fred Astaire
In Italy, "Crapa Pelada" by Alberto Rabagliati

Classical music

Grażyna Bacewicz - Trio for Oboe, Violin and Piano
Samuel Barber -
- Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
- String Quartet, Op. 11
Béla Bartók - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Ernest Bloch - Voice in the Wilderness
Henry Cowell - String Quartet #4, "United"
David Diamond - Violin Concerto No. 1
John Fernström - Clarinet Concerto
Berthold Goldschmidt - String Quartet No. 2
Paul Hindemith - Trauermusik (Funeral Music)
Alan Hovhaness - Cello Concerto
Aram Khachaturian - Piano Concerto
Bohuslav Martinů - Concerto for Flute, Violin and Chamber Orchestra
Sergei Prokofiev -
- Peter and the Wolf, for narrator and orchestra
- Romeo and Juliet (ballet)
- Russian Overture for orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Symphony No. 3
Albert Roussel - Concertino for Cello and Orchestra
Edmund Rubbra -
- Sinfonia Concertante
- Symphony No. 1, Op. 44
Arnold Schoenberg -
- Violin Concerto, Op. 36 (1935-36)
- String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37
Roger Sessions - String Quartet No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43 (1935-1936)
Edgard Varèse - Density 21.5
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem
Anton Webern - Variations for Piano (1935-1936)
Percy Whitlock - Sonata for Organ in C minor

Opera

Franco Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac
George Enescu - Oedipe
Emmerich Kalman - Kaiserin Josephine
Bohuslav Martinů - Divadlo za branou (The Suburban Theater)
Gian Carlo Menotti - Amelia al Ballo

Musical theater

Balalaika London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on December 22 and ran for 570 performances.
Careless Rapture (Ivor Novello) - London production opened at the Theatre Royal on September 11 and ran for 295 performances.
New Faces Of 1936 Broadway revue opened at the Vanderbilt Theatre on May 19 and ran for 193 performances.
On Your Toes Broadway production opened on April 11 at the Imperial Theatre and ran for 315 performances.
Over She Goes (Music: Billy Mayerl Lyrics: Desmond Carter & Frank Eyton Book: Stanley Lupino) London production opened at the Saville Theatre on September 23 and ran for 248 performances
Red, Hot And Blue Broadway production opened on October 29 at the Alvin Theatre and ran for 183 performances.
The Show Is On Broadway revue opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on December 25 and ran for 237 performances.
Swing Along London production opened at the Gaiety Theatre on September 2 and ran for 311 performances
This'll Make You Whistle London production opened at the Palace Theatre on September 15 and transferred to Daly's Theatre on January 21, 1937 for a total run of 190 performances. Starred Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph
Tonight at 8:30 London production opened at the Phoenix Theatre on January 9 and ran for 157 performances.
White Horse Inn Broadway production opened on October 1 at the Center Theatre and ran for 223 performances.