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This is a summary of 1953 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ==Events== *14 January - Ralph Vaughan Williams's ''Sinfonia Antarctica'' is given its first performance in Manchester.〔Kendall, Alan. ''The Chronicle of Classical Music''. Thames & Hudson, 2000: p. 240〕 *3 February - Kathleen Ferrier, already suffering from terminal cancer, gives a critically acclaimed performance on the first night of a new production of Gluck's ''Orfeo ed Euridice'' at the Royal Opera House.〔Barbirolli, John (1954). "Kathleen ... The Last Years". In Cardus, Neville (ed.). Kathleen Ferrier: A Memoir. London: Hamish Hamilton. p 107〕 *6 February - During the second performance of ''Orfeo'' at Covent Garden, Kathleen Ferrier's left femur gives way; she completes the performance before going to hospital for treatment. *26 May - In the 1953 Coronation Honours, Herbert Howells receives a CBE and Benjamin Britten is appointed a Companion of Honour. *2 June * *The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, William McKie, who had been in charge of music at the royal wedding in 1947, is organist. In addition to traditional music, such as Handel's "Zadok the Priest", Hubert Parry's "I was glad" and Samuel Sebastian Wesley's "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace", specially commissioned works performed at the ceremony include Ralph Vaughan Williams's "O Taste and See", William Walton's "Orb and Sceptre", Arthur Bliss's "Processional", Arnold Bax's "Coronation March", and the Canadian composer Healy Willan's anthem "O Lord our Governor". * *On the evening of the coronation, Sadlers' Wells Ballet stages the first performance of Malcolm Arnold's official coronation ballet ''Homage to the Queen'', with choreography by Frederick Ashton and Robert Irving conducting.〔 Malcolm Arnold website〕 *9 June - Kathleen Ferrier writes to the secretary of the Royal Philharmonic Society, thanking them for the award of the Gold Medal; it is thought to be the last letter she ever signed in person.〔Ferrier, Winifred (1955). The Life of Kathleen Ferrier. London: Hamish Hamilton. OCLC 612023977. p. 179〕 *29 August - Michael Tippett's ''Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli'' is first performed in Edinburgh.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1953 in British music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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