Music History
Jul 4 Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane's musical "Best Foot Forward", starring June Allyson, with choreography by Gene Kelly, closes at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 326 performances
- Jul 18 1st performances of "Chôros No. 6" and "Chôros No. 11" by Heitor Villa-Lobos, with the composer conducting Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Music Premiere
Jul 19 US première of Dmitri Shostakovich' 7th Symphony in NYC by the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini in a concert broadcast nationwide on NBC radio
- Jul 20 Time magazine puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich on its cover
This Is The Army
Jul 24 Irving Berlin's musical "This Is The Army" premieres in NYC
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