Editing 1937 in music (section)

==Events==
*[[January 24]] – [[Ernest John Moeran]] completes the revised version of his [[Symphony in G minor (Moeran)|Symphony in G minor]], dedicated to conductor [[Hamilton Harty]].<ref>[http://frombeyondthestave.blogspot.com/2009/07/most-glorious-of-english-symphonies.html From Beyond the Stave: The most glorious of English symphonies] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029075136/http://frombeyondthestave.blogspot.com/2009/07/most-glorious-of-english-symphonies.html |date=October 29, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[March 6]] – [[Benjamin Britten]] and [[Peter Pears]] first meet, in London.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=apK4QsYIE58C&dq=Britten+pears+first+meeting+1936&pg=RA1-PT334 Letters from a Life Vol '''1''': 1923–39: Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403021320/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=apK4QsYIE58C&pg=RA1-PT334&lpg=RA1-PT334&dq=Britten%20pears%20first%20meeting%201936&source=bl&ots=p96LDyOlve&sig=u7-xfJXE4MDODe-YviI9WtOqL-A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=m66OVPffJtfkarPsgIgK&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBw |date=April 3, 2016 }}''</ref>
*[[May 12]]&nbsp;– At the [[coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth]] in [[Westminster Abbey]], [[William Walton]]'s ceremonial march, "[[Crown Imperial (march)|Crown Imperial]]", originally written for his predecessor, King Edward VIII, is performed for the first time.<ref>{{cite book|author=Neil Tierney|title=William Walton: His Life and Music|publisher=R. Hale|year=1984|page=273}}</ref>
*[[June 2]] – The incomplete version of [[Alban Berg]]'s opera ''[[Lulu (opera)|Lulu]]'' is premièred in [[Zürich]] (it is later completed in a version premiered in 1979)
*[[June 8]] –
**After a New York recital with pianist [[José Iturbi]], violinist [[Manuel Quiroga (violinist)|Manuel Quiroga]] is hit by a truck while crossing [[Times Square]], leaving him with a paralysed arm.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Manuel Quiroga |website= www.spainisculture.com
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**Première of [[Carl Orff]]'s ''Carmina Burana'' in Frankfurt, Germany.
*[[November 30]] – [[Ruth Etting]] divorces [[Martin Snyder]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Houseman | first = Victoria | title = Made in heaven : the marriages and children of Hollywood stars | publisher = Bonus Books | location = Chicago, Illinois| year = 1991 | isbn = 9780929387246 | page=98}}</ref>
*[[December 9]] - At the age of 22, the accordionist [[John Serry Sr.]] makes the first of several recordings with the [[Shep Fields]] Jazz Orchestra.<ref>[https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/343174/Serry_John?Matrix_page=100000 "Discography of American Historical Recordings" - John Serry on adp.library.ucsb.edu]</ref>
*[[December 25]] – At the age of 70, Italian-born conductor [[Arturo Toscanini]] conducts the [[NBC Symphony Orchestra]] on U.S. radio for the first time, beginning his 17-year tenure with the orchestra. This first concert consists of music by [[Antonio Vivaldi|Vivaldi]] (at a time when he is seldom played), [[Mozart]], and [[Brahms]]. Millions tune in to listen, including U.S. President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]].
* [[Perry Como]] begins singing with the [[Ted Weems]] orchestra. [[Frankie Laine]] fills Como's vacated position with the [[Freddie Carlone]] band.<ref>{{cite book | last = Larkin | first = Colin | title = The Guinness who's who of fifties music | publisher = Guinness Publishing | location = Enfield | year = 1993 | isbn = 9780851127323 | page=195}}</ref>
* [[Renato Carosone]] obtains his [[pianoforte]] diploma.