Music History on January 14

  • 1690 The musical instrument, the clarinet is invented in Nürnberg, Germany

Mozart's "Dissonance Quartet"

1785 Mozart completes his String Quartet No. 19 in C ("Dissonance quartet"), the last of six quartet set dedicated to Joseph Haydn (Op. 10/6, K. 465)

Tosca

1900 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" premieres in Rome

  • 1905 Raymond Hubbell, Sam Shubert & Robert Smith's musical "Fontana" opens at the Lyric Theatre, NYC; runs 298 for performances
  • 1925 Alban Berg's atonale opera "Wozzeck" premieres in Berlin

"Of Thee I Sing"

1933 George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind's musical political satire "Of Thee I Sing" closes at the Music Box Theatre, NYC, after for 441 performances; first musical to win Pulitzer Prize for Drama

  • 1950 "As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 420 performances
  • 1954 Sandy Wilson's musical "The Boy Friend" opens at Wyndham's Theatre, in London's West End
  • 1955 Heitor Villa-Lobos' 8th Symphony premieres by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by the composer, in Carnegie Hall, New York City

"Can't Help Thinking About Me"

1966 David Bowie releases his 1st single "Can't Help Thinking About Me"

"Beat Goes On"

1967 Sonny & Cher release single "Beat Goes On"

"Aloha from Hawaii"

1973 "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite", an Elvis Presley concert broadcast live to Asia and Oceana, and on delay to Europe and US, becomes the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer

  • 1973 Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drug possession charges at his Marin County, California home
  • 1977 RCA releases David Bowie's 11th studio album, "Low"; the album is the first collaboration with Brian Eno, in what becomes known as his 'Berlin trilogy'

Sex Pistol's Final Concert

1978 British punk rock band Sex Pistols hold what becomes their final concert at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California

"Holiday"

1984 Madonna 1st sings "Holiday" on American Bandstand

  • 1989 "Romance/Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 297 performances

"Anna Christie"

1993 Revived play "Anna Christie" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 54 performances, starring Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson,

  • 1996 "Holiday" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 49 performances
  • 1996 "Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 97 performances

"Love Don't Cost A Thing"

2001 Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing'

"The River & The Thread"

2014 Blue Note Records releases singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash's critically acclaimed thirteenth album "The River & The Thread"; produced by her husband John Leventhal, it wins 3 Grammy Awards

"High Hopes"

2014 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 18th studio album "High Hopes", produced with members of the E Street Band, including the deceased Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons

Uganda's Museveni Re-elected

2021 Uganda elections re-elect President Museveni (in power since 1986), with main opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine disputing the result