1945 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1945.

1945 in music
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List of years in music (table)

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Albums released


Top records of 1945

The following songs achieved the highest positions in the Billboard's National Best-Selling Retail Records,[1], Radio Airplay, the Harlem Hit Parade R&B chart, Most Played Juke Box Folk (Hillbilly) Records, and other sources as noted. As always, numerical rankings are approximate.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1Andrews Sisters"Rum and Coca-Cola"[2]Decca 18636October 23, 1944 (1944-10-23)December 1944 (1944-12)US 1945 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 20 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[1]
2Perry Como"Till The End Of Time"[3]Victor 20-1709July 3, 1945 (1945-07-03)July 30, 1945 (1945-07-30)US BB 1945 #2, US #1 for 10 weeks, 19 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales[1]
3Les Brown and his Orchestra (Vocal Chorus by Doris Day)"Sentimental Journey"[4]Columbia 36769November 20, 1944 (1944-11-20)January 22, 1945 (1945-01-22)US 1942 #3, US #1 for 9 weeks, 28 total weeks, CashBox #2, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales[1]
4Johnny Mercer And The Pied Pipers"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"[5]Capitol 195December 13, 1944 (1944-12-13)July 1945 (1945-07)US BB 1945 #4, US #1 for 8 weeks, 19 total weeks
5Les Brown and his Orchestra (Vocal Chorus by Doris Day)"My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time"[4]Columbia 36779February 3, 1945 (1945-02-03)February 15, 1945 (1945-02-15)US 1945 #5, US #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks, CashBox #1, 1,000,000 sales[1]
6Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra"There! I've Said It Again"[3]Victor 20-1637December 17, 1944 (1944-12-17)February 1945 (1945-02)US BB 1945 #6, US #1 for 6 weeks, 29 total weeks
7Bing Crosby"I Can't Begin to Tell You"[6]Decca 23457August 7, 1945 (1945-08-07)October 1945 (1945-10)US BB 1945 #7, US #1 for 6 weeks, 20 total weeks
8Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye"Chickery Chick"[3]Victor 20-1726August 8, 1945 (1945-08-08)September 1945 (1945-09)US 1945 #8, US #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[1]
9Harry James and his Orchestra (Vocal Chorus by Kitty Kallen)"It's Been a Long, Long Time"[4]Columbia 36838July 24, 1945 (1945-07-24)September 17, 1945 (1945-09-17)US BB 1945 #6, US #1 for 6 weeks, 29 total weeks
10Harry James and his Orchestra (Vocal Chorus by Kitty Kallen)"I'm Beginning To See The Light"[4]Columbia 36758November 24, 1944 (1944-11-24)December 18, 1944 (1944-12-18)US BB 1945 #10, US #1 for 6 weeks, 29 total weeks
11Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"[5]Capitol 180October 4, 1944 (1944-10-04)December 1944 (1944-12)US BB 1945 #11, US #1 for 8 weeks, 19 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998
12Bing Crosby and Les Paul"It's Been a Long, Long Time"[7]Decca 18708July 12, 1945 (1945-07-12)September 1945 (1945-09)US BB 1945 #12, US #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks
13Bing Crosby"White Christmas"[8]Decca 18429May 29, 1942 (1942-05-29)October 1945 (1945-10)US BB 1945 #13, US #1 for 2 weeks, 4 total weeks
14Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford, and The Pied Pipers"Candy"[5]Capitol 183December 6, 1944 (1944-12-06)January 1945 (1945-01)US BB 1945 #14, US #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks
15The Pied Pipers"Dream"[5]Capitol 185December 10, 1944 (1944-12-10)February 1945 (1945-02)US BB 1945 #15, US #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks
16Tony Pastor and his Orchestra"Bell Bottom Trousers"[3]Victor 20-1661April 4, 1945 (1945-04-04)May 1945 (1945-05)US BB 1945 #16, US #2 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks
17Woody Herman and his Orchestra"Caldonia"[4]Columbia 36789February 26, 1945 (1945-02-26)April 1945 (1945-04)US BB 1945 #17, US #2 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks
18Benny Goodman and his Orchestra"Gotta Be This Or That"[4]Columbia 36813April 27, 1945 (1945-04-27)June 1945 (1945-06)US BB 1945 #18, US #2 for 1 week, 17 total weeks
19Harry James and his Orchestra (Vocal Chorus by Kitty Kallen)"I'll Buy That Dream"[4]Columbia 36833May 30, 1945 (1945-05-30)July 1945 (1945-07)US BB 1945 #19, US #2 for 1 week, 14 total weeks
20Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians"Bell Bottom Trousers"[3]Victor 20-1661April 20, 1945 (1945-04-20)June 1945 (1945-06)US BB 1945 #20, US #2 for 1 week, 13 total weeks
21Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes"I'll Buy That Dream"[9]Decca 23434May 1, 1945 (1945-05-01)August 1945 (1945-08)US BB 1945 #21, US #2 for 1 week, 13 total weeks
22Frank Sinatra"Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)"[4]Columbia 36762November 14, 1944 (1944-11-14)January 1945 (1945-01)US BB 1945 #22, US #2 for 1 weeks, 12 total weeks

Classical music

Premieres
Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Boulez, PierreThree Psalmodies for Piano1945-02-12 ParisGrimaud[10]
Britten, BenjaminFour Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes1945-06-13 Cheltenham (Festival)London Philharmonic – Britten [11]
Britten, BenjaminPassacaglia from Peter Grimes1945-08-29 LondonBBC Symphony – Boult[12]
Britten, BenjaminString Quartet No. 21945-11-21 LondonZorian Quartet[13]
Carpenter, John AldenThe Seven Ages1945-12-02 New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Rodzinski[14]
Copland, AaronJubilee Variation on a Theme of Goossens1945-03-23 CincinnatiCincinnati Symphony – Goossens[15]
Finzi, GeraldEarth and Air and Rain (1935)1945-07-02 LondonFalkner, Ferguson[16]
Ginastera, AlbertoLas horas de una estancia1945-06-11 MontevideoBaridon, Satalia de Perna[17]
Ginastera, AlbertoPsalm 1501945-04-07 Buenos AiresTeatro Colón Regular Orchestra and Chorus – Wolff[18]
Jolivet, AndréLe chant de Linos (quintet version)1945-06-01 ParisJamet Quintet[19]
Jolivet, AndréTrois chansons de ménestrels1945-02-10 ParisDyonis, Soulage[20]
Khachaturian, AramFantasy on Russian Themes1945-11-06 MoscowUSSR State Radio Symphony – Gorchakov[21]
Kodály, ZoltánMissa brevis1945-02-11 Budapest[unknown performers] [22]
Lutoslawski, WitoldWind Trio1945-09-?? KrákowSnieckowski, Rudnicki, Orlow[23]
Malipiero, Gian FrancescoSinfonia delle campane (Symphony No. 3)1945-11-04 Florence[unknown orchestra] – Markevitch[24]
Martinu, BohuslavSymphony No. 31945-10-12 BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky[25]
Messiaen, OlivierTrois petites liturgies de la présence divine1945-04-21 ParisLoriod, Martenot / Paris Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra – Désormière[26]
Messiaen, OlivierVingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus1945-03-23 ParisLoriod[27]
Novák, VitezslavMay Symphony1945-12-05 Prague[unknown performers] [28]
Piston, WalterSonatina for Violin and Harpsichord1945-11-30 New York CitySchneider, Kirkpatrick[29]
Prokofiev, SergeiSymphony No. 51945-01-13 MoscowUSSR State Symphony – Prokofiev [30]
Shostakovich, DmitriSymphony No. 91945-11-03 LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[31]
Stravinsky, IgorElegy for Viola1945-01-26 Washington DCPrévost[32]
Tippett, MichaelSymphony No. 11945-11-10 LiverpoolRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic – Sargent[33]
Tubin, EduardCapriccio for Violin and Piano No. 21945-09-25 StockholmAumere, Roots[34]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorString Quartet No. 71945-05-30 Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)Quarteto Borgerth[35]
Castelnuovo-Tedesco / Milhaud / Schoenberg / Shilkret / Stravinsky / Tansman / TochGenesis Suite1945-11-18 Los AngelesJanssen Symphony – Janssen[36]

Compositions

Opera

Film

Jazz
Main article: 1945 in jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

References
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  2. "Decca matrix 72460. Rum and Coca Cola / The Andrews Sisters - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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  4. "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 36500 - 37000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  5. "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  6. "Decca matrix L 3904. I can't begin to tell you / Bing Crosby - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  7. "Decca matrix L 3889. It's been a long, long time / Bing Crosby - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  8. "Decca matrix DLA 3009. White Christmas / Bing Crosby - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  9. "Decca matrix L 3835. I'll buy that dream / Helen Forrest ; Dick Haymes - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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  28. Klassika
  29. Association for Recorded Sound Collections
  30. New York Philharmonic
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  33. Schott Music
  34. ERP Music
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  36. Milken Archive of Jewish Music
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