1920 in music
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See also: 1919 in music, other events of 1920, 1921 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- Mamie Smith's first blues recordings become a hit, alerting record companies to the African American market.
- Hamilton Harty is appointed resident conductor of the Hallé Orchestra.
Published popular music
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- "After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "All She'd Say Was "Umh Hum"" w.m. King Zany, Mac Emery, Gus Van & Joe Schenck
- "All The Boys Love Mary" Gus Van & Joe Schenck
- "Aunt Hagar's Blues" w.m. W. C. Handy
- "Avalon" w.m. B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson & Vincent Rose
- "Bright Eyes" w. Harry B. Smith m. Otto Motzan & M. K. Jerome
- "Broadway Rose" w. Eugene West m. Martin Fried & Otis Spencer
- "Chanson" m. Rudolf Friml
- "Chili Bean" w. Lew Brown m. Albert Von Tilzer
- "Crazy Blues" w.m. Percy Bradford
- "The Cuckoo Waltz" w. Arthur Kingsley m. J. E. Jonasson
- "Daddy, You've Been A Mother To Me" w.m. Fred Fisher
- "Do You Ever Think Of Me?" w. John Cooper & Harry D. Kerr m. Earl Burtnett
- "Down By The O-HI-O (I've Got The Sweetest Little O, My ! O ! )" w. Jack Yellen m. Abe Olman
- "Feather Your Nest" w.m. James Kendis, James Brockman & Howard Johnson
- "The Gipsy Warned Me" w.m. R. P. Weston & Bert Lee
- "He Went In Like A Lion (And Came Out Like A Lamb)" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry von Tilzer
- "Home Again Blues" w.m. Harry Akst & Irving Berlin
- "I Belong To Glasgow" w.m. Will Fyffe
- "I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You" w.m. Tom Pitts, Raymond B. Egan & Roy Marsh
- "I Used To Love You, But It's All Over Now" w. Lew Brown m. Albert Von Tilzer
- "I'd Love To Fall Asleep And Wake Up In My Mammy's Arms" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Fred E. Ahlert
- "I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time" w. Neville Fleason m. Albert Von Tilzer
- "I'll See You In C-U-B-A" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "In A Persian Market" m. Albert William Ketèlbey
- "The Japanese Sandman" w. Raymond B. Egan m. Richard A. Whiting
- "Jellybean" by Jimmie Dupre, Sam Rosen, and Joe Verges
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- "Kalua" w. Anne Caldwell m. Jerome Kern
- "Left All Alone Again Blues" w. Anne Caldwell m. Jerome Kern
- "Little Town In The Ould County Down" w. Richard Pascoe m. Monte Carlo & Alma Saunders
- "Look For The Silver Lining" w. B. G. DeSylva m. Jerome Kern
- "The Love Boat" by Gene Buck
- "Love Nest" w. Otto Harbach m. Louis A. Hirsch
- "Margie" w. Benny Davis m. Con Conrad & J. Russel Robinson
- "Mary" w. Otto Harbach m. Louis A. Hirsch
- "My Little Bimbo Down On A Bamboo Isle" w. Grant Clarke w. Walter Donaldson
- "My Mammy" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Walter Donaldson
- "My Man" w. (Eng) Channing Pollock (Fr) Albert Willemetz & Jacques Charles m. Maurice Yvain
- "O'er The Hills To Ardentinny" w.m. Harry Lauder
- "Old Pal Why Don't You Answer Me" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. M. K. Jerome
- "Pale Moon" w. Jesse Glick m. Frederick Knight Logan
- "Palesteena" w.m. Con Conrad & J. Russell Robinson
- "Polly" w. Leo Wood m. Jack Richmond
- "Pretty Kitty Kelly" w. Harry Pease m. Ed G. Nelson
- "Ritual Fire Dance" m. Manuel de Falla
- "Rose Of Washington Square" w. Ballard MacDonald m. James F. Hanley
- "San" w.m. Lindsay McPhail & Walter Michels
- "So Long, Oo Long" w. Bert Kalmar m. Harry Ruby
- "Tell Me Little Gypsy" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "That Old Irish Mother Of Mine" w. William Jerome m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "La Veeda" w. Nat Vincent m. John Alden
- "Wang Wang Blues" w. Leo Wood m. Gus Mueller, Buster Johnson & Henry Busse
- "When My Baby Smiles At Me" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Billy Munro
- "Where Do They Go When They Row, Row, Row?" w. Bert Kalmar & George Jessel, m. Harry Ruby
- "Whispering" w.m. Richard Coburn, Vincent Rose & John Schonberger
- "Whose Baby Are You?" w. Anne Caldwell m. Jerome Kern
- "Wild Rose" w. Clifford Grey m. Jerome Kern
- "A Young Man's Fancy" w. John Murray Anderson & Jack Yellen m. Milton Ager
Top hits on record
- "Crazy Blues" by Mamie Smith
- "Dardanella" by Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra
- "I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now" by Al Jolson
- "Love Nest" by John Steel
- "Whispering" by Paul Whiteman's Orchestra
Classical music
- Béla Bartók - Eight Improvisations on Peasant Songs
- Arthur Bliss - The Tempest, overture and interludes; Concerto for Piano, tenor voice, strings and percussion; Rout (for soprano and chamber orchestra)
- Ernest Bloch - Violin Sonata No. 1
- Ferruccio Busoni - Piano Sonatina No. 6 (Fantasia da camera super Carmen), Divertimento for flute and orchestra
- Carlos Chávez - Symphony, Piano Sonata No. 1
- Frederick Delius - Hassan
- Gabriel Fauré - Masques et Bergamasques
- Johan Halvorsen - Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2
- Gustav Holst - The Planets
- Arthur Honegger - Pastoral d'été, Viola Sonata, Cello Sonata
- Leos Janacek - symphonic poem Ballad of Blanik
- Darius Milhaud - Le Boeuf sur le toit (ballet), Ballade (for piano and orchestra)
- Francis Poulenc - Five Impromptus for Piano, Suite in C Major for Piano
- Sergei Prokofiev - Five Songs without Words (for voice and piano)
- Maurice Ravel - La Valse, Sonata for violin and cello
- Erik Satie - La Belle excentrique
- Dmitri Shostakovich - Five Preludes for Piano
- Igor Stravinsky - Pulcinella, Concertino for string quartet, Symphonies of Wind Instruments
- Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending, Mass in G minor, London Symphony
Opera
- Vincent D'Indy - The Legend of St. Christoper
- Henry Hadley - Cleopatra's Night
- Erich Korngold - Die tote Stadt
Musical theater
- Afgar Broadway production opened at the Central Theatre on November 8 and ran for 168 performances
- Die Blaue Mazur (The Blue Mazurka) (Music by Franz Lehar), Vienna
- George White's Scandals Of 1920 Broadway revue opened at the Globe Theatre on June 7 and ran for 134 performances
- Irene London production opened at the Empire Theatre on April 7 and ran for 399 performances
- Kissing Time Broadway production opened at the Lyric Theatre on October 11 and ran for 65 performances
- Der Letzte Walzer (The Last Waltz) (Music by Oscar Straus), Berlin
- The Night Boat Broadway production opened at the Liberty Theatre on February 2 and ran for 318 performances. Jeanette MacDonald made her first Broadway appearance as a member of the chorus.
- Sally Broadway production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on December 21 and ran for 570 performances
- The Shop Girl London revival opened at the Gaiety Theatre on March 25 and ran for 327 performances
- Tip Top Broadway production opened at the Globe Theatre on October 5 and ran for 241 performances
- What's In A Name Broadway production opened at Maxine Elliott's Theatre on March 19 and ran for 87 performances
Births
- January 1 - Virgilio Savona, Italian singer and songwriter (Quartetto Cetra)
- January 3 - Renato Carosone, Italian musician and singer
- February 13 - Eileen Farrell, soprano
- February 13 - Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter
- April 29 - Harold Shapero, composer
- May 18 - Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)
- May 26 - Peggy Lee
- May 26 - Don Rodney
- August 8 - Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist
- August 17 - Georgia Gibbs
- August 29 - Charlie Parker
- October 27 - Nanette Fabray
- December 6 - Dave Brubeck
- December 24 - Dave Bartholomew
Deaths
- January 16 - Reginald De Koven, US composer
- April 8 - Charles Tomlinson Griffes, composer
- October 20 - Max Bruch, composer
- date unknown - J. H. Maunder, composer