1934 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1934.

Events
March 12 - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler given the world premiere of Paul Hindemith's symphony Mathis der Maler in Berlin. May 28 - The Glyndebourne festival of opera is inaugurated in England. June - Baritone Sir Henry Lytton retires from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. November 7 - Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (written July 3–August 18 at the Villa Senar in Switzerland) is premiered with the composer at the piano at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, Maryland, with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. On December 24, the same ensemble make the first recording, at RCA Victor's Trinity Church Studio in Camden, New Jersey. African American jazz musician Sun Ra's professional musical career begins. Quintette du Hot Club de France is established to play continental jazz, launching the careers of violinist Stéphane Grappelli and guitarist Django Reinhardt. Bengali poet Buddhadeb Bosu marries singer and writer Protiva Bose (née Ranu Shome). The Fujiwara Opera, Japan's oldest professional western opera company, is founded in Tokyo by Yoshie Fujiwara.

Published popular music
Cole Porter in 1934"All I Do Is Dream Of You" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown. Introduced by Gene Raymond in the film Sadie McKee "All Through The Night" w.m. Cole Porter "Annie's Cousin Fannie" w.m. Glenn Miller "Anything Goes" w.m. Cole Porter "As Long as I Live" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen. Introduced by Lena Horne and Avon Long in the revue Cotton Club Parade "Autumn In New York" w.m. Vernon Duke "Baby, Take A Bow" w. Lew Brown m. Jay Gorney "Be Like The Bluebird" w.m. Cole Porter "Be Still, My Heart" w.m. Allan Flynn & Jack Egan "Beer Barrel Polka" w. (Czech) Vasek Zeman (Eng) Lew Brown m. Jaromir Vejvoda "Believe It, Beloved" w. George Whiting & Nat Schwartz m. J. C. Johnson "Big John's Special" m. Horace Henderson "Blame It On My Youth" w. Edward Heyman m. Oscar Levant "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" w.m. Cole Porter "Blue Moon" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers "The Bluebird Of Happiness" w. Edward Heyman & Harry Parr-Davies m. Sandor Hamati "Cocktails for Two" w.m. Arthur Johnston & Sam Coslow "College Rhythm" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel "The Continental" w. Herb Magidson m. Con Conrad. Introduced by Ginger Rogers in the film The Gay Divorcee "Dames" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren "Don't Let It Bother You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel from the film The Gay Divorcee "Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong" w. George Whiting & Nat Schwartz m. J. C. Johnson "Down South Camp Meeting" w. Irving Mills m. Fletcher Henderson "Easy Come, Easy Go" w. Edward Heyman m. John Green "Everything Stops For Tea" w.m. Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart & Al Hoffman "Faint Harmony" w. Desmond Carter m. Vivian Ellis from the musical Jill Darling "Fair And Warmer" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren "Fare Thee Well, Annabelle" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel "Flirtation Walk" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel "For All We Know" w. Sam M. Lewis m. J. Fred Coots "Fun To Be Fooled" w. Ira Gershwin & E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen "Give Me A Heart To Sing To" w. Ned Washington m. Victor Young "Goodnight, My Love" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel "The Gypsy In My Soul" w. Moe Jaffe m. Clay Boland "Hands Across The Table" w.(Eng) Mitchell Parish m. Jean Delettre "Here Come The British" w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernard Hanighen "Hold My Hand" w. Jack Yellen & Irving Caesar m. Ray Henderson "An Hour Ago This Minute" James Dyrenforth, John W. Green "The House Is Haunted" w. Billy Rose m. Basil G. Adlam. Introduced by Jane Froman in the revue Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 "I Get a Kick out of You" w.m. Cole Porter "I Hate Myself" w. Benny Davis & Joe Young m. Milton Ager "I Never Had A Chance" w.m. Irving Berlin "I Only Have Eyes For You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren "I Saw Stars" w.m. Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart & Al Hoffman "I See Two Lovers" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel "I Think I Can" Douglas Furber, Ray Noble "I Wish I Were Twins" w. Frank Loesser & Eddie DeLange m. Joseph Meyer "If" w. Robert Hargreaves & Stanley Damerell m. Tolchard Evans "If I Had A Million Dollars" w. Johnny Mercer m. Matty Malneck. Introduced by The Boswell Sisters in the film Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round. "If It Isn't Love" Burton, Jason "If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz. Introduced by Georges Metaxa in the musical Revenge with Music "I'll Follow My Secret Heart" w.m. Noël Coward, Introduced by Noël Coward and Yvonne Printemps in the musical Conversation Piece "I'll String Along With You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren "Ill Wind" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen. Introduced by Aida Ward in the revue Cotton Club Parade "I'm On A Seesaw" w. Desmond Carter m. Vivian Ellis from the musical Jill Darling "In My Little Bottom Drawer" w.m. Will Haines, Jimmy Harper & Maurice Beresford "Isle of Capri" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Will Grosz "It's All Forgotten Now" w.m. Ray Noble "It's Foolish But It's Fun" w.m. Robert Stolz, Gus Kahn "It's Funny To Everyone But Me" w.m. Dave Franklin & Isham Jones "Judy" w.m. Hoagy Carmichael & Sammy Lerner "June In January" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger Movie: "Here Is My Heart" "Junk Man" w. Frank Loesser m. Joseph Meyer "Lady Fair" w.m. Cole Porter "Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" w. Ira Gershwin & E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen. Introduced by Dixie Dunbar and Earl Oxford in the revue Life Begins at 8:40. "Little Dutch Mill" w. Ralph Freed m. Harry Barris "Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day" w. Maurice Sigler & Al Hoffman m. Mabel Wayne "Little Rock Getaway" m. Joe Sullivan "Lost In A Fog" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh "Love In Bloom" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger "Love Is Just Around The Corner" w. Leo Robin m. Lewis E. Gensler "Love Thy Neighbour" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel "May I?" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel "Midnight, The Stars And You" Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry Woods "Miss Otis Regrets" w.m. Cole Porter "Moon Country" w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael "The Moon Was Yellow" w. Edgar Leslie m. Fred E. Ahlert "Moonglow" w. Eddie DeLange m. Will Hudson & Irving Mills "Moonlight Is Silver" Clemence Dane, Richard Addinsell "My Old Flame" w. Sam Coslow m. Arthur Johnston "A New Moon Is Over My Shoulder" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown "Nobody Loves A Fairy When She's Forty" w.m. Arthur Le Clerq "The Object Of My Affection" w.m. Pinky Tomlin, Coy Poe & Jimmie Grier "Okay Toots" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson "On The Good Ship Lollipop" w.m. Sidney Clare & Richard A. Whiting "One Night Of Love" w. Gus Kahn m. Victor Schertzinger "Over My Shoulder" w.m. Harry Woods "Over Somebody Else's Shoulder" w.m. Al Sherman & Al Lewis "P.S. I Love You" w. Johnny Mercer m. Gordon Jenkins "Pardon My Southern Accent" w. Johnny Mercer m. Matty Malneck "Rhythm Is Our Business" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmie Lunceford "Ridin' Around in the Rain" w.m. Gene Austin & Carmen Lombardo "Riptide" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson "Rock And Roll" w. Sidney Clare m. Richard A. Whiting "Rug Cutter's Swing" m. Horace Henderson "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" w.m. Haven Gillespie & J. Fred Coots "She Reminds Me Of You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel. Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film We're Not Dressing "Sing As We Go" w.m. Harry Parr-Davies, Gracie Fields "(In My) Solitude" w. Eddie DeLange & Irving Mills m. Duke Ellington "Stars Fell on Alabama" w. Mitchell Parish m. Frank Perkins "Stay As Sweet As You Are" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel. Introduced by Lanny Ross in the film College Rhythm "Stompin' at the Savoy" w. Andy Razaf m. Benny Goodman, Chick Webb & Edgar Sampson "Straight from the Shoulder (Right from the Heart)" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel. Introduced by Bing Crosby and Kitty Carlisle in the film She Loves Me Not "The Sweetest Music This Side Of Heaven" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & Cliff Friend "Take a Number from One to Ten" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel. Introduced by Lyda Roberti in the film College Rhythm. "Thank You So Much, Mrs Lowsborough-Goodby" w.m. Cole Porter "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Arthur Schwartz "There Goes My Heart" w. Benny Davis m. Abner Silver "Trust in Me" w. Ned Wever m. Milton Ager and Jean Schwartz. Recorded by Mildred Bailey in 1937. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" w.m. Bob Nolan "Two Cigarettes In The Dark" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Lew Pollack "The Very Thought Of You" w.m. Ray Noble "Wagon Wheels" w. Billy Hill m. Peter De Rose "What A Diff'rence A Day Made" w. (Eng) Stanley Adams (Sp) Maria Grever m. Maria Grever "What A Little Moonlight Can Do" w.m. Harry Woods "What Now?" Green, Dyrenforth "What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)" w.m. Coy Poe, Jimmie Grier, Truman "Pinky" Tomlin & Earl Hatch "When A Woman Loves A Man" w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernie Hanighen & Gordon Jenkins "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg "When My Ship Comes In" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson "When You've Got A Little Springtime In Your Heart" w.m. Harry Woods. Introduced by Jessie Matthews in the film Evergreen "Winter Wonderland" w. Richard B. Smith m. Felix Bernard "With Every Breath I Take" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm" w.m. R. P. Weston & Bert Lee "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel. Introduced by Jack Oakie and Dorothy Dell in the film Shoot the Works. Performed by Dean Martin in the 1952 film The Stooge "Wonder Bar" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren "The World Owes Me a Living" w. Larry Morey m. Leigh Harline. Introduced by Pinto Colvig on the soundtrack of the animated short The Grasshopper and the Ants "Wrappin' It Up" m. Fletcher Henderson "You And The Night And The Music" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz "You Oughta Be in Pictures" w. Edward Heyman m. Dana Suesse "You're A Builder-Upper" w. Ira Gershwin & E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen "You're Not The Only Oyster In The Stew" w. Johnny Burke m. Harold Spina "You're the Top" w.m. Cole Porter "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" w.m. James F. Hanley. Introduced by Hal Le Roy and Eunice Healey in the Broadway revue Thumbs Up!

Biggest hit songs
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1934.

Singles

 * 1) Gimme a Pigfoot Bessie Smith
 * 2) Honeysuckle Rose Fats Waller and His Rhythm
 * 3) Stomping at the Savoy Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
 * 4) Milk Cow Blues Kokomo Arnold
 * 5) Solitude Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
 * 6) Mississippi River Blues Big Bill
 * 7) Blue Moon Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra