1964 in British music

This is a summary of 1964 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

List of years in British music
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Events

Charts

Classical music

New works

  • William Alwyn – Concerto Grosso No. 3
  • 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
  • Harrison Birtwistle
    • Entr’actes and Sappho Fragments, for soprano, flute, oboe, violin, viola, harp, and percussion
    • Three Movements with Fanfares, for chamber orchestra
  • Peter Maxwell Davies
    • Little Pieces (5), for piano
    • Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In Nomine, for orchestra
    • Shakespeare Music, for 11 instruments

Opera

Film and Incidental music

Musical theatre

Musical films

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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