1935 in British music explained

This is a summary of 1935 in music in the United Kingdom.

Events

• February – At the suggestion of Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten is invited to a job interview by the BBC's director of music Adrian Boult and his assistant Edward Clark.^[1]
• 12 March – Jack Hylton makes his first recording since leaving the Decca label, for HMV.^[2]
• 19 November – The first performance in England of Shostakovich's Symphony No 1 takes place at the Proms, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Henry Wood.
• 19 November – Kathleen Ferrier marries Albert Wilson; the marriage is never consummated.^[3]
• date unknown – Michael Tippett joins the British Communist Party.

Popular music

• "Fanlight Fanny", words & music by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe
• "Men About Town", words & music by Noël Coward
• "Mrs Worthington", words & music by Noël Coward
• "The Canoe Song", by Mischa Spoliansky (sung by Paul Robeson in the film Sanders of the River)^[4]
• "Where the Arches Used To Be", by D. O'Connor and K. Russell, performed by Flanagan and Allen^[5]
• "Who's Been Polishing The Sun", words & music by Noel Gay

Classical music: new works

• Arnold Bax – Symphony No. 6
• Arthur Bliss – Music for Strings^[6]
• Sir George Dyson – Belshazzar's Feast
• Joseph Holbrooke – Aucassin and Nicolette (ballet)
• Michael Tippett – String Quartet No. 1
• William Walton – Symphony No. 1^[7]
• Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 4
• Charles Williams – Majestic Fanfare

Film and Incidental music

• Jack Beaver – Airport^[8]
• Benjamin Britten – God's Chillun^[9]
• Louis Levy – Hyde Park Corner^[10]
• Eric Spear – Play Up the Band
• William Trytel – The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes^[11]

Musical theatre

• 25 February – Jack O'Diamonds (w. Clifford Gray & H. F. Maltby, m. Noel Gay) opens at the Gaiety Theatre; it later transfers to the Cambridge Theatre and runs for 126 performances in all.^[12]
• 2 May – Glamorous Night (w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello) opens at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and runs for 243 performances.

Musical films

• Be Careful, Mr Smith, starring Bobbie Comber
  • Brewster's Millions, directed by Thornton Freeland, starring Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita Come Out of the Pantry, directed by Jack Raymond, starring Jack Buchanan, Fay Wray and James Carew^[13]
• The Divine Spark, directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Marta Eggerth and Philip Holmes^[14]
• Heart's Desire, directed by Paul L. Stein, starring Richard Tauber and Leonora Corbett
• In Town Tonight, directed by Herbert Smith, starring Jack Barty and Stanley Holloway^[15]
• Music Hath Charms, directed by Thomas Bentley, starring Henry Hall and Carol Goodner^[16]
• Radio Pirates, directed by Ivar Campbell, starring Leslie French and Mary Lawson
• Variety, directed by Adrian Brunel, starring George Carney and Barry Livesey

Births

• 5 February – Alex Harvey, rock singer (died 1982)
• 27 February – Alberto Remedios, operatic tenor (died 2016)^[17]
• 4 March – Nancy Whiskey, folk singer (died 2003)
• 29 March – Delme Bryn-Jones, operatic baritone (died 2001)
• 19 April – Dudley Moore, composer, jazz pianist, actor (died 2002)
• 15 August – Jim Dale, actor, singer, and songwriter
• 1 October – Julie Andrews, singer and actress
• 4 November – Elgar Howarth, conductor and composer
• 5 November – Nicholas Maw, composer (died 2009)^[18]
• 23 December – Johnny Kidd, singer (died 1966)

Deaths

• 3 March – Caradog Roberts, composer, 56
• 17 March – Mary Grant Carmichael, pianist and composer, 83^[19]
• 17 April – Templar Saxe, actor and singer, 69^[20]
• 28 April – Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer, 87^[21]
• 3 May – Charles Manners, operatic bass and opera manager, 77
• 19 July – Philip Napier Miles, philanthropist, music patron and composer, 70
• 2 September – Isidore de Lara, singer and composer, 77
• 27 September – Alan Gray, organist and composer, 79^[22]
• 6 October – Frederic Hymen Cowen, pianist, conductor and composer, 83

See also

• 1935 in British television
• 1935 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1935

Notes and References

1. Carpenter, Humphrey (1992). Benjamin Britten: A Biography. London: Faber and Faber. ., pp. 62–63
2. http://www.jackhylton.com/biography-3/ Jack Hylton Biography 1931–1935
3. News: Christiansen . Rupert . The glory of 'Klever Kaff' . . 8 September 2003 .
4. http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/438878/ BFI Screenonline: Sanders of the River
5. Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929–1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
6. Cole, Hugo and Andrew Burn. "Bliss, Sir Arthur." Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, accessed 21 March 2011
7. Ottaway, Hugh. "Walton's First Symphony: The Composition of the Finale" The Musical Times, Vol. 113, No. 1549 (March 1972), pp. 254–257.
8. Book: Miguel Mera. Ronald Sadoff. Ben Winters. The Routledge Companion to Screen Music and Sound. 25 May 2017. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-317-39898-1. 216.
9. Book: Charles H. Parsons. A Benjamin Britten discography. 1 June 1990. E. Mellen Press. 978-0-88946-486-5. 34.
10. Book: Brian McFarlane. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Manchester University Press. 978-1-5261-1197-5. 467.
11. Book: John T. Soister. Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. 1 January 2002. McFarland. 978-0-7864-1289-1.
12. http://www.overthefootlights.co.uk/London%20Musicals%201935-1939.pub.pdf overthefootlights.co.uk
13. Book: Ian Conrich. Film's Musical Moments. 14 July 2006. Edinburgh University Press. 978-0-7486-2727-1. 77.
14. Book: Melissa U. D. Goldsmith. Paige A. Willson. Anthony J. Fonseca. The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on Film. 7 October 2016. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 978-1-4422-6987-3. 358.
15. Book: Corey K Creekmur. International Film Musical. 11 January 2013. Edinburgh University Press. 978-0-7486-5430-7. 33.
16. Book: Ian Conrich. Film's Musical Moments. 14 July 2006. Edinburgh University Press. 978-0-7486-2727-1. 33.
17. News: Alberto Remedios, tenor – obituary. 14 June 2016. The Telegraph. 22 April 2018. en-GB. 0307-1235.
18. News: Nicholas Maw, British Composer, Is Dead at 73 . The New York Times. Allan Kozinn. Allan Kozinn. 19 May 2009. 19 May 2009.
19. Fuller, Sophie (1994). The Pandora guide to women composers: Britain and the United States.
20. Evelyn Mack Truitt, Who Was Who on Screen, 3rd Edition c.1983
21. The Times obituary, 29 April 1935, p. 16
22. Web site: Alan Gray . Cyber Hymnal . 2009-01-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120531062413/https://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/g/r/a/gray_a.htm . 2012-05-31 .