1964 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1964.

Julian Bream (1964)

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Events
The Beatles arrive in the U.S. to great acclaim

Bands formed
  • See Category:Musical groups established in 1964

Albums released

January
Day Album Artist Notes
1 Before I'm Over YouLoretta Lynn–
The Hits of Jo StaffordJo Stafford–
10 The Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesEP
13 The Times They Are a-Changin'Bob Dylan–
20 Meet the Beatles!The BeatlesUS
30 Folk SingerMuddy Waters–
– A Lettermen Kind of LoveThe Lettermen–
Living a LieAl Martino–
Stay with The HolliesThe HolliesDebut

February
Day Album Artist Notes
7 Born to WanderThe Four Seasons–
18 Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah WashingtonAretha Franklin–
– Anyone Who Had a HeartDionne Warwick–
The Many Moods of TonyTony Bennett–
Pure Dynamite! Live at the RoyalJames BrownLive
The Third AlbumBarbra Streisand–
Tom JonesJohn AddisonSoundtrack to 1963 film

March
Day Album Artist Notes
1 Ain't That Good NewsSam Cooke–
2 Shut Down Volume 2The Beach Boys–
20 Meet The TemptationsThe Temptations–
– The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen CampbellGlen Campbell–
Dawn (Go Away) and 11 Other Great SongsThe Four Seasons–
Getz/GilbertoStan Getz and João Gilberto–
Glad All OverThe Dave Clark Five–
The Italian Voice of Al MartinoAl Martino–
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Jimmy Smith–

April
Day Album Artist Notes
1 When I'm Alone I CryMarvin Gaye–
2 Kissin' CousinsElvis PresleySoundtrack
10 The Beatles' Second AlbumThe BeatlesUS
15 TogetherMarvin Gaye and Mary Wells–
16 The Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones–
17 A Girl Called DustyDusty Springfield–
20 The BelieverJohn Coltrane–
When Lights Are LowTony Bennett–
– Boys, Boys, Boys Lesley Gore
America, I Hear You SingingFrank Sinatra with Bing Crosby and Fred Waring–
Black OrchidThe Three Sounds–
Funny GirlBarbra StreisandOriginal Broadway cast

May
Day Album Artist Notes
11 The Beatles' Long Tall SallyThe BeatlesCanada
18 By RequestBrenda Lee–
– BewitchedJack Jones–
Dance with The ShadowsThe Shadows–
The Dave Clark Five Return!The Dave Clark FiveUS
Hello, Dolly!Louis Armstrong
The Lettermen Look at LoveThe Lettermen–
Mary Wells Sings My GuyMary Wells–
Stay & Other Great HitsThe Four Seasons–
Viva Las VegasElvis PresleySoundtrack EP

June
Day Album Artist Notes
19 Long Tall SallyThe BeatlesEP, UK
22 I Walk the LineJohnny Cash–
23 Stevie at the BeachStevie Wonder–
– Back in TownThe Kingston TrioLive
Don't Let the Sun Catch You CryingGerry & the PacemakersUS
The Fabulous VenturesThe Ventures–
I Love You More and More Every Day/Tears and RosesAl Martino–
Robin and the 7 HoodsFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and Sammy Davis, Jr.Soundtrack
Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with YouDusty Springfield–
A World Without LovePeter and Gordon–

July
Day Album Artist Notes
1 More of Roy Orbison's Greatest HitsRoy OrbisonCompilation
3 Wonderful LifeCliff Richard and The ShadowsSoundtrack
10 A Hard Day's NightThe BeatlesSoundtrack
13 All Summer LongThe Beach Boys–
I Don't Want to Be Hurt AnymoreNat King Cole–
- The Body & the SoulFreddie Hubbard–
Hello, Dolly!Ella Fitzgerald–
The Judy Collins ConcertJudy CollinsLive
Keep on PushingThe Impressions–
Looking For LoveConnie Francis–
Rag DollThe Four Seasons–

August
Day Album Artist Notes
4 Dream With DeanDean Martin–
8 Another Side of Bob DylanBob Dylan–
14 Five by FiveThe Rolling StonesEP
31 Make Way for Dionne WarwickDionne Warwick–
Where Did Our Love GoThe Supremes–
– American TourThe Dave Clark FiveUS
Black PearlsJohn Coltrane–
It Might as Well Be SwingFrank Sinatra with Count Basie–
Two Great GuitarsBo Diddley and Chuck Berry–
Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2The Ventures–
Where Love Has GoneJack Jones–

September
Day Album Artist Notes
11 The Five Faces of Manfred MannManfred Mann–
14 The Doris Day Christmas AlbumDoris DayChristmas
15 In the Name of LovePeggy Lee–
– The AnimalsThe AnimalsUS version
The CatJimmy Smith–
PeopleBarbra Streisand–

October
Day Album Artist Notes
1 Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American IndianJohnny Cash–
Early OrbisonRoy OrbisonCompilation
2 KinksThe Kinks–
16 A Bit of LiverpoolThe SupremesBritish Invasion tribute LP
17 12 X 5The Rolling Stones–
19 Beach Boys ConcertThe Beach BoysLive
Merry Christmas from Brenda LeeBrenda Lee–
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.Simon & Garfunkel–
With a Smile and a SongDoris Day–
20 RoustaboutElvis PresleySoundtrack
30 The AnimalsThe AnimalsUK version
- Girl TalkLesley Gore–
The Door Is Still Open to My HeartDean Martin–
DustyDusty SpringfieldUS
Gerry & the Pacemakers Second AlbumGerry & the PacemakersUS
Joan Baez/5Joan Baez–
Oscar Peterson Trio + OneThe Oscar Peterson trio with Clark Terry–
Handy Man Del Shannon

November
Day Album Artist Notes
6 Blue Jeans a'SwingingThe Swinging Blue Jeans–
Ike & Tina Turner Revue LiveIke & Tina TurnerLive
9 The Beach Boys' Christmas AlbumThe Beach BoysChristmas
12 Hello BroadwayMarvin Gaye–
16 Who Can I Turn ToTony Bennett–
23 The Beatles' StoryThe BeatlesUS
- 12 Songs of ChristmasBing Crosby with Frank SinatraChristmas
Broadway-Blues-BalladsNina SimoneBroadway
In The Hollies StyleThe Hollies–
The Jack Jones Christmas AlbumJack JonesChristmas
A Merry ChristmasAl MartinoChristmas
A New Kind of Connie...Connie Francis–
St. Louis to LiverpoolChuck Berry–
Softly, as I Leave YouFrank Sinatra–

December
Day Album Artist Notes
4 Beatles for SaleThe Beatles–
Five Live YardbirdsThe YardbirdsLive
7 The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John)The Kingston Trio–
15 Beatles '65The BeatlesUS
21 AutobiographyNat Adderley–
– Coast to CoastThe Dave Clark FiveUS
Verlaine et RimbaudLéo FerréFrance

Release date unknown

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1964.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart entries
1The BeatlesI Want to Hold Your Hand1963UKUK 1 – Dec 1963, US BB 1 – Jan 1964, US CashBox 1 of 1964, Canada 1 – Jan 1964, Norway 1 – Jan 1964, Germany 1 – Feb 1964, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1963, Australia 2 of 1963, RYM 2 of 1964, DDD 4 of 1963, South Africa 6 of 1963, US BB 7 of 1964, Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1963, POP 7 of 1964, Rolling Stone 16, RIAA 28, Scrobulate 29 of oldies, Acclaimed 30, Germany 40 of the 1960s, WXPN 350
2Roy OrbisonOh, Pretty Woman1964USUK 1 – Sep 1964, US BB 1 – Sep 1964, Canada 1 – Aug 1964, Norway 1 – Oct 1964, Germany 1 – Jan 1965, Éire 1 – Oct 1964, Netherlands 3 – Jan 1965, US CashBox 4 of 1964, DDD 8 of 1964, RYM 13 of 1964, South Africa 15 of 1964, 16 in 2FM list, US BB 17 of 1964, POP 17 of 1964, Australia 20 of 1964, RIAA 43, OzNet 62, Germany 64 of the 1960s, Acclaimed 77, Europe 83 of the 1960s, Party 147 of 2007, Rolling Stone 222, Belgium 234 of all time, WXPN 655
3The AnimalsHouse of the Rising Sun1964UKUK 1 – Jun 1964, US BB 1 – Aug 1964, Canada 1 – Aug 1964, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Apr 1964, France 4 – Oct 1972, DDD 4 of 1964, RYM 5 of 1964, Netherlands 3 1964, Poland 6 – Oct 1982, Europe 7 of the 1960s, Germany 9 – Jan 1965, US BB 38 of 1964, POP 38 of 1964, US CashBox 53 of 1964, Acclaimed 55, Italy 66 of 1965, Scrobulate 80 of oldies, 89 in 2FM list, Rolling Stone 122, Belgium 124 of all time, TheQ 227, RIAA 240, OzNet 275, Germany 296 of the 1960s
4The BeatlesA Hard Day's Night1964UKUK 1 – Jul 1964, US BB 1 – Jul 1964, Canada 1 – Jul 1964, Norway 1 – Aug 1964, Éire 1 – Aug 1964, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Mar 1964, Germany 2 – Sep 1964, Australia 3 of 1964, RYM 6 of 1964, DDD 11 of 1964, South Africa 14 of 1964, US CashBox 18 of 1964, Scrobulate 39 of oldies, Europe 96 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 153, Germany 254 of the 1960s, Acclaimed 411, OzNet 815
5The BeatlesI Feel Fine1964UKUK 1 – Dec 1964, US BB 1 – Dec 1964, Canada 1 – Nov 1964, Netherlands 1 – Jan 1965, Norway 1 – Dec 1964, Éire 1 – Dec 1964, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Jul 1964, Germany 3 – Jan 1965, Australia 8 of 1964, RYM 8 of 1964, DDD 9 of 1964, US CashBox 19 of 1965, Scrobulate 40 of oldies, Germany 207 of the 1960s

Other significant singles
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1964 (USA)

Other notable songs

Classical music

Premieres
Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Badings, Henk Symphony No. 12 1964-10-20 Scheveningen, Netherlands (Kurhaus) Residentie Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo
Birtwistle, HarrisonEntr'actes and Sappho Fragments1964-07-12Cheltenham, UK (Festival)Thomas / Virtuoso Ensemble, Carewe[5]
Birtwistle, HarrisonThree Movements with Fanfares1964-07-08London (Guildhall)English Chamber Orchestra, Pritchard[6]
Davies, Peter MaxwellVeni sancte spiritus1964-07-10Cheltenham, UK (FestivalPrinceton High School Choir, [orchestra unknown], Hilbish[7]
Hoddinott, AlunHarp Sonata1964-07-12Cheltenham, UK (Festival)Ellis[5]
Maderna, BrunoDimensioni IV for chamber ensemble1964-07-23Darmstadt, Germany (Ferienkurse)Internationales Kammerensemble Darmstadt – Maderna[8]
Rawsthorne, AlanSymphony No. 31964-07-08Cheltenham, UK (Festival)BBC Northern Orchestra, Hurst[9]
Searle, HumphreyThe Sun, cantata for a cappella choir, Op. 421964-07-07Cheltenham, UK (Festival)BBC Chorus, Melville[10]
Sherlaw Johnson RobertPiano Sonata1964-07-11Cheltenham, UK (Festival)Sherlaw Johnson[5]
Stockhausen, KarlheinzMikrophonie I1964-12-09Brussels, BelgiumAloys Kontarsky, Caskel, Fritsch, Bernhard Kontarsky, Davies, Spek, Stockhausen[11]
Stockhausen, KarlheinzPlus-Minus1964-06-14Rome, ItalyCardew, Rzewski[12]
Wilks, JohnBeata l'alma1964-07-06Cheltenham, UK (Festival)Nendick / BBC Northern Orchestra, Hurst[13]

Compositions
  • Gilbert Amy
    • Alpha-beth, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and horn
    • Cahiers d'épigrammes, for piano
  • Eyvin Andersen – Concerto for violin and orchestra
  • Jurriaan Andriessen – After the Fall, incidental music
  • Louis Andriessen
    • A Flower Song II, for oboe
    • A Flower Song III, for cello
    • Ittrospezione III, for two pianos and three instrumental groups,
    • Sweet, for alto recorder
  • Malcolm Arnold
    • Pieces (5), for violin and piano, Op. 84
    • Sinfonietta No. 3, for orchestra, Op. 81
    • A Sunshine Overture, for orchestra, Op. 83
    • Water Music, for winds and percussion, Op. 82
  • Milton Babbitt
    • Ensembles for Synthesizer, for four-track tape
    • Philomel, for soprano and four-track tape
  • Samuel Barber
    • Chorale for Ascension Day, for chorus, brass, timpani, and organ (ad lib.)
    • Night Flight, for orchestra, Op.19a,
  • Luciano Berio
    • Chemins I on Sequenza II, for harp and orchestra
    • Folk Songs, for soprano and seven instruments
    • Rounds, for voice and harpsichord (subsequently withdrawn)
    • Traces, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, two actors, chorus, and orchestra (subsequently withdrawn)
  • Harrison Birtwistle
    • Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments, for soprano, flute, oboe, violin, viola, harp, and percussion
    • Three Movements with Fanfares, for chamber orchestra
  • Rob du Bois
    • Deuxième série de rondeaux, for piano four-hands and optional percussion
    • Just Like a Little Sonata, for piano
    • Pastorale VI, for piano
    • Pastorale VII, for alto recorder
    • Quartet, for oboe, violin, violin, and cello (revised version)
  • Benjamin Britten
    • Cadenza for Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major
    • Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72
    • Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68 (revised version)
  • Earle Brown – Corroboree, for three or two pianos
  • Carlos Chávez
    • Concerto for four horns and orchestra (revision)
    • Fuga HAGC, for violin, viola, cello, and contrabass
    • Resonancias, for orchestra
    • Tambuco, for six percussionists
  • Aaron Copland
    • Down a Country Lane, for school orchestra
    • Emblems, for symphonic band
    • Music for a Great City
  • George Crumb – Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) for violin and piano
  • Luigi Dallapiccola
    • Parole di San Paolo, for mezzo-soprano or boy's voice and 11 instruments
    • Quattro liriche di Antonio Machado, version for soprano and chamber orchestra
  • Mario Davidovsky
    • Electronic Study No. 3
    • Synchronisms No. 2 for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and tape
    • Synchronisms No. 3 for cello and electronic sound
  • Peter Maxwell Davies
    • Little Pieces (5), for piano
    • Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In Nomine, for orchestra
    • Shakespeare Music, for 11 instruments
  • Michel Decoust – Horizon remarquable (lyrics by René Char)
  • David Diamond
    • The Martyr for male choir (revised version)
    • "My Papa's Waltz", for voice and piano
    • "Prayer", for voice and piano
    • String Quartet No. 8
    • Symphony No. 5
    • We Two, song cycle, voice and piano
  • Andrzej Dobrowolski – Music for Strings and Four Groups of Wind Instruments
  • Henri Dutilleux – Métaboles
  • Morton Feldman
    • The King of Denmark, for percussion solo
    • Numbers, for flute, horn, trombone, tuba, percussion, celesta, piano, violin, and contrabass
    • Piano Piece
    • Vertical Thoughts IV, for piano
  • Wolfgang Fortner
    • Epigramme, for piano
    • Minne, cantata for tenor and guitar
    • Zyklus, for cello and piano
  • Gara Garayev
  • Roberto Gerhard
    • The Anger of Achilles, incidental music
    • Macbeth, incidental music
  • Alberto Ginastera
    • Bomarzo cantata, for tenor or baritone, narrator, and chamber orchestra, Op. 32
    • Don Rodrigo Symphony, for soprano and orchestra, Op. 31a
  • Alexander Goehr
    • Five Poems and an Epigram of William Blake, for chorus and trumpet, Op. 17
    • Pieces (3), for piano, Op. 18
  • Karel Goeyvaerts – Stuk voor piano en tape
  • Fernando Lopes Graça
    • Canciones (4), for voice and chamber orchestra (revised version)
    • Prelúdio, capricho e galope, for violin and piano (second revision)
    • Romances, for voice and piano
    • Sonnets (4), for voice and piano
    • String Quartet No. 1
  • Ferde Grofé – World's Fair Suite
  • Alois Hába
    • String Quartet No. no.15, Op. 95, in 1⁄5-tones
    • Suite, for bass clarinet solo, Op. 96
  • Roy Harris
    • Epilogue to Profiles in Courage–JFK, for orchestra
    • Etudes for Pedals, for organ
    • Fantasy, for organ, brass, and timpani
    • Horn of Plenty, for orchestra
    • Jubilate for Worship (Alleluia), for SATB choir, brass, piano, and percussion
    • Salute to Youth, for orchestra
    • Sonata, for cello and piano
  • Hans Werner Henze
    • Chor gefangener Trojer, for chorus and orchestra (revised version)
    • Divertimenti, for two pianos
    • Der Frieden, incidental music
    • Ein Landarzt, opera in one-act (revised from the 1951 radio opera version)
    • Lieder von einer Insel, for chamber chorus, trombone, two cellos, contrabass, chamber organ, percussion, and timpani
    • Sinfonische Etüden (3), for orchestra (revised version)
    • Tancredi, ballet, for orchestra
    • Zwischenspiele (from Der junge Lord), for orchestra
  • Alan Hovhaness
    • Bagatelles (4), for string quartet, Op. 30
    • Floating World "Ukiyo", for orchestra, Op. 209
    • Haiku (3), for piano, op. 113
    • Meditation on Zeami, for orchestra, Op. 207
    • Sonata, for flute solo, Op. 118
    • Sonata, for 2 oboes and organ, Op. 130 (revised version)
    • String Quartet no.3, Op. 208, No. 1
    • String Quartet no. 4, Op. 208, No. 2
    • Variations and Fugue, for orchestra, Op. 18
  • Kan Ishii – Otokonoko ga umarete (男の子が生まれて), for male chorus
  • Maki Ishii – Gallow Songs (絞首台の歌; Galgenlieder) for baritone, male chorus and ensemble
  • Wojciech Kilar – Diphthongos for mixed choir and orchestra
  • Włodzimierz Kotoński
    • Monochromia, for oboe solo
    • Pezzo, for flute and piano
    • Wind Quintet
  • György Ligeti – Fragment, for ten instruments (revised version)
  • David Lumsdaine – Annotations of Auschwitz (cantata with words by Peter Porter)
  • Witold Lutosławski – String Quartet
  • Bruno Maderna
    • Aria da Hyperion, for soprano, flute, and orchestra
    • Dimensioni IV, for flute, picccolo, alto flute, bass flute, and chamber orchestra
  • Yoritsune Matsudaira
    • Chamber Concerto, for harpsichord and harp
    • Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra
  • Toshirō Mayuzumi
    • Campanology Olympica, electronic music
    • Ongaku no tanjō, for orchestra
    • Raihai jokyoku, for orchestra
  • Olivier Messiaen
  • Darius Milhaud
    • Adam, for soprano, 2 tenors, and 2 baritones, Op. 411
    • Adieu (cantata), for voice, flute, viola, and harp, Op. 410
    • L'amour chanté, for voice and piano, Op. 409
    • Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra, Op. 407
    • Septet, for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, and contrabass, Op. 408
  • İlhan Mimaroğlu
    • Agony, for magnetic tape
    • Le Tombeau d'Edgar A. Poe, for magnetic tape
    • Intermezzo, for magnetic tape
    • Bowery Bum, for magnetic tape
  • Makoto Moroi
    • Pieces (5), for shakuhachi
    • Toccata, Sarabande, and Tarantella, for piano and two string orchestras
  • Bo Nilsson – La bran, for chorus and orchestra
  • Luigi Nono
    • Da un diario italiano, for two choruses
    • La fabbrica illuminata, for mezzo-soprano and tape
  • Juan Orrego-Salas
    • Concerto, for winds, Op. 53
    • Sonata, for violin and piano, op. 9 (revised version)
    • Sonata a 4 (Edgewood Sonata), for flute, oboe, harpsichord, and contrabass, Op. 55
  • Luis de Pablo – Escena, for SATB choir, strings, and percussion
  • Arvo Pärt
    • Collage über B-A-C-H, oboe, harpsichord, piano, and strings
    • Diagramme, for piano, Op.11
    • Musica sillabica, for 12 instruments, Op. 12
    • Quintettino, for wind quintet
  • Juan Carlos Paz
    • Concreción 1964, for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba
    • Galaxia 64, for organ
    • Música para piano y orquesta
  • Krzysztof Penderecki
    • Cantata in honorem Almae Matris Universitatis Iagellonicae sescentos abhinc annos fundatae, for 2 choruses, contrabassoon, brass, percussion, piano, and organ
    • Pieśń żałobna ku czci B. Rutkowskiego, for chorus
    • Sonata, for cello and orchestra
  • Vincent Persichetti
    • Cummings Choruses (4), for two voices and piano, Op. 98
    • Introit, for string orchestra, Op. 96
    • Winter Cantata (11 Haiku), for four-part women's choir, flute, and marimba, Op. 97
  • Goffredo Petrassi
    • Concerto for Orchestra No. 7
    • Sesto non-senso, for a cappella choir
    • Tre per sette, for piccolo (+ flute + alto flute), oboe (+ English horn), E♭ clarinet (+ clarinet)
  • Walter Piston
    • Quartet for violin, viola, cello, and piano
    • Sextet for strings
  • Terry Riley – In C
  • Hilding Rosenberg – Sönerna (Cain and Abel), ballet, for orchestra
  • Ahmed Adnan Saygun – Ten Etudes on "Aksak" Rhythms, for piano
  • R. Murray Schafer – Statement in Blue, for youth orchestra
  • Dieter Schnebel
    • Compositio, for orchestra (revised version)
    • Concert sans orchestre (réactions 2), for piano and audience
  • William Schuman – Amaryllis Variations, for string trio
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Igor Stravinsky
  • Tōru Takemitsu
    • Blue Aurora for Toshi Ichiyanagi, theatre piece
    • Ichinotani monogatari, incidental music
    • Natsukashino San Francisco, for tape
  • James Tenney – Music for Player Piano
  • Mikis Theodorakis – Axion Esti
  • Virgil Thomson
    • Autumn, concertino for harp, strings, and percussion
    • Auvergnat Folk Songs (5), for SATB choir and orchestra
    • The Feast of Love, for baritone and orchestra
    • Pilgrims and Pioneers, for band
    • When I Survey the Bright Celestial Sphere, for unison voices and organ or piano
  • Iannis Xenakis
    • Eonta, for two trumpets, three trombones, and piano
    • Hiketides: les suppliates d'Eschyle, for 50 female voices and 10 instruments or orchestra
  • La Monte Young
    • Bowed Mortar Relays, action work, realization of Composition 1960 no. 9
    • Eat (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Haircut (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Kiss (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Prelude to The Tortoise, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • Sleep (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • The Tortoise Droning Selected Pitches from The Holy Numbers for The Two Black Tigers, The Green Tiger and The Hermit, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • The Tortoise Recalling The Drone of The Holy Numbers as They Were Revealed in the Dreams of The Whirlwind and The Obsidian Gong and Illuminated by The Sawmill, The Green Sawtooth Ocelot and The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • The Well-Tuned Piano
  • Joji Yuasa – Projection Esemplastic with White Noise, electronic music
  • Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    • Monologue, for two pianos
    • Un petit rien, for small orchestra

Opera

Jazz
Main article: 1964 in jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

Grammy Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

See also

References
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  2. A Hard Day's Night at IMDb 
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  5. Anon., "A Pianist-Composer's First Sonata", The Times (13 July 1964): 7.
  6. Anon., "New Work Still Needs a Fair Hearing", The Times (9 July 1964): 7.
  7. Anon., "U.S. Choir in New Work", The Times (11 July 1964): 5.
  8. Imke Misch and Marcus Bandur (eds.), Karlheinz Stockhausen bei den Internationalen Ferienkursen für Neue Musik in Darmstadt 1951–1996: Dokumente und Briefe (Kürten: Stockhausen-Stiftung für Musik, 2001): 356. ISBN 3-00-007290-X.
  9. Anon., "New Symphony at Cheltenham Festival", The Times (9 July 1964): 7.
  10. "New Searle Cantata: Poet's Mysticism Captured", The Times (8 July 1964): 7.
  11. Kurtz, Michael (1992). Stockhausen: A Biography. Translated by Richard Toop. London and Boston: Faber and Faber. pp. 135, 137, 252. ISBN 0-571-14323-7.
  12. Kurtz 1992, p. 252.
  13. Anon., "Cheltenham's Thread of New Music", The Times (7 July 1964): 15.
  14. "The Living Composers Project". www.composers21.com. 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
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