1942 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1942.

1942 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in music (table)
The Andrew Sisters performing "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" in 1942.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Albums released

The following songs achieved the highest positions in the 'Billboard Best Sellers in Stores' chart and record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website during 1942:[2] and other sources as specified.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1Bing Crosby"White Christmas"[3]Decca 18429May 29, 1942 (1942-05-29)July 30, 1942 (1942-07-30)US 1941 #1, US #1 for 11 weeks, 17 total weeks, 2,600,000 sales 1944, 50,000,000 2007[4]
2Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"Moonlight Cocktail"[5]Bluebird 11401May 7, 1941 (1941-05-07)July 25, 1941 (1941-07-25)US BB 1941 #2, US #1 for 10 weeks, 21 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[2]
3Kay Kyser and his Orchestra"Jingle Jangle Jingle"[6]Columbia 36604July 4, 1942 (1942-07-04)July 18, 1942 (1942-07-18)US BB 1942 #3, US #1 for 8 weeks, 13 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[2]
4Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo"[7]Victor 27934August 1, 1942 (1942-08-01)September 12, 1942 (1942-09-12)US BB 1942 #4, US #1 for 7 weeks, 18 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[2]
5Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra (Vocal Bob Eberle & Helen O'connell)"Tangerine"[8]Decca 4123January 24, 1942 (1942-01-24)May 9, 1942 (1942-05-09)US 1942 #5, US #1 for 6 weeks, 20 total weeks
6Harry James and his Orchestra"Sleepy Lagoon"[6]Columbia 36549February 24, 1942 (1942-02-24)March 1942 (1942-03)US BB 1942 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks
7Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"A String of Pearls"[9]Bluebird 11382December 27, 1941 (1941-12-27)February 7, 1942 (1942-02-07)US BB 1942 #7, US #1 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[2]
8Woody Herman and His Orchestra"Blues In the Night"[10]Decca 4030November 8, 1941 (1941-11-08)December 1941 (1941-12)US BB 1942 #8, US #1 for 1 weeks, 21 total weeks
9Elton Britt"There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"[11]Bluebird 9000March 19, 1942 (1942-03-19)May 8, 1942 (1942-05-08)US BB 1942 #46, US #7 for 1 weeks, 8 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1942 #1, USHB #1 for 30 weeks, 68 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[2]
10Kay Kyser and his Orchestra"Who Wouldn't Love You"[6]Columbia 36526April 4, 1942 (1942-04-04)June 20, 1942 (1942-06-20)US 1942 #9, US #2 for 8 weeks, 25 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[2]
11Kay Kyser and his Orchestra"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition"[6]Columbia 36640October 17, 1942 (1942-10-17)October 31, 1942 (1942-10-31)US BB 1942 #10, US #2 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[2]
12Benny Goodman and his Orchestra"Jersey Bounce"[12]Okeh 6590March 14, 1942 (1942-03-14)April 25, 1942 (1942-04-25)US BB 1942 #11, US #2 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks
13Harry James and his Orchestra"I Don't Want To Walk Without You"[6]Columbia 36478December 11, 1941 (1941-12-11)January 2, 1942 (1942-01-02)US BB 1942 #12, US #2 for 5 weeks, 17 total weeks
14Kay Kyser and his Orchestra"He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings"[6]Columbia 36604August 8, 1942 (1942-08-08)September 5, 1942 (1942-09-05)US 1942 #13, US #2 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
15Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone else But Me)"[13]Bluebird 11474March 21, 1942 (1942-03-21)June 6, 1942 (1942-06-06)US BB 1942 #14, US #2 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks
16Ernest Tubb"Walking the Floor Over You"[14]Decca 5958April 26, 1941 (1941-04-26)May 28, 1941 (1941-05-28)US BB 1941 #286, US #23, US Hillbilly 1942 #3, USHB #1 for 10 weeks, 72 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[2]
17Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra"My Devotion"[6]Columbia 36620September 5, 1942 (1942-09-05)October 3, 1942 (1942-10-03)US BB 1942 #15, US #2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
18Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"Serenade In Blue"[15]Victor 27935September 12, 1942 (1942-09-12)October 10, 1942 (1942-10-10)US BB 1942 #16, US #2 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks
19Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra"When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)"[16]Victor 27945July 8, 1942 (1942-07-08)July 24, 1942 (1942-07-24)US BB 1942 #17, US #2 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks
20Alvino Rey and his Orchestra"I Said No!"[17]Bluebird 11391December 27, 1941 (1941-12-27)February 21, 1942 (1942-02-21)US BB 1942 #18, US #2 for 1 weeks, 15 total weeks
21Harry James and his Orchestra"Mister Five By Five"[6]Columbia 36650July 31, 1942 (1942-07-31)October 1942 (1942-10)US BB 1942 #19, US #2 for 1 weeks, 15 total weeks
22Bing Crosby"Deep in the Heart of Texas"[18]Decca 4162January 18, 1942 (1942-01-18)February 28, 1942 (1942-02-28)US 1942 #20, US #3 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks

Classical music

Premieres
Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Barber, SamuelSecond Essay for Orchestra1942-04-16 New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Walter[19]
Britten, BenjaminA Ceremony of Carols1942-12-05 NorwichMason / The Fleet Street Choir – Lawrence [20]
Britten, BenjaminDiversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra1942-01-16 PhiladelphiaWittgenstein / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy[21]
Carpenter, John AldenSymphony No. 21942-10-22 New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Walter[22]
Chávez, CarlosPiano Concerto1942-01-01 New York CityEugene List (piano) New York Philharmonic – Mitropoulos[23]
Copland, AaronStatements1942-01-07 New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Bernstein[24]
Casella, AlfredoPaganiniana1942-04-14 ViennaVienna Philharmonic – Böhm[25]
Finzi, GeraldLet Us Garlands Bring1942-10-12 LondonIrvin, Ferguson[26]
Guarnieri, CamargoAbertura concertante1942-06-02 São PauloArtistic Culture Society Orchestra – De Souza Lima[27]
Jolivet, AndréCosmogonie1942-03-04 NiceFrench National Symphony – D'Auriol[28]
Krenek, ErnstI Wonder as I Wander1942-12-11 MinneapolisMinneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos[29]
Maderna, BrunoPiano Concerto1942-06-22 VeniceGorini / Marcello Conservatory Orchestra – Gracis[30]
Martin, FrankSonata da chiesa for flute and organ1942-06-11 LausanneM. Martin, Faller[31]
Martinů, BohuslavSymphony No. 11942-11-13 BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky[32]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiSymphonic Ballade (Symphony No. 22)1942-01-12 Tbilisi[unknown orchestra] – Stasevich[33]
Myaskovsky, Nikolai Symphony No. 23 1942-06-05 Moscow
Prokofiev, SergeiString Quartet No. 21942-04-07 MoscowBeethoven Quartet[34]
Shostakovich, DmitriLeningrad Symphony (Symphony No. 7)1942-03-05 KuibyshevBolshoi Theatre Orchestra – Samosud[35]
Stravinsky, IgorDanses concertantes1942-02-08 Los AngelesJanssen Symphony – Stravinsky [36]
Tippett, MichaelFantasia on a Theme of Handel1942-03-07 LondonSellick / Goehr Orchestra – Goehr[37]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorRudepoêma1942-07-15 Rio de JaneiroMunicipal Theatre Symphony – Villa-Lobos [38]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorFive Preludes for guitar1942-12-11 MontevideoAbel Carlevaro – Villa-Lobos [39]

Compositions

Opera

Film

Jazz
Main article: 1942 in jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

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