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[8] Posthumous premiere

[12] Recording. The Sonata was performed publicly for the first time in concert in April 1967 by Elisabeth Klein in Copenhagen.^[10]

[17] Revision of a cantata composed in 1938 and premiered in 1948. Until then Miserae had been Hartmann's Symphony No. 1.

[26] Concert premiere. The Symphony had been previously recorded by the BBC Symphony conducted by Adrian Boult in March 1950 for a radio broadcast.

[33] In two versions. Unofficial premiere, given at the time without permission, but now acknowledged by the publisher.^[28] Originally, the official premiere was given as 28 July 1957, the last day of the Darmstädter Ferienkurse, in the Darmstadt orangerie, in two versions played by Paul Jacobs. This is now regarded as the European premiere.

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"Let Robeson Sing". University of Warwick: Modern Records Centre. January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2019.

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"Toru Takemitsu – Chronology". Schott Music. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

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Spitz, Bob (2005). The Beatles: The Biography. Little Brown & Company. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-316-80352-6.

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"Paul McCartney goes to Scout camp". The Beatles Bible. July 29, 1957. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

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"Pal Joey (Original Film Soundtrack) by Various Artists on Apple Music".

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"Songs from the Year 1957". Tsort.info. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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Stephen Pettitt (November 15, 2012). Dennis Brain: A Biography. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571287475. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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Dr Rhoderick McNeill (January 17, 2014). The Australian Symphony from Federation to 1960. Ashgate Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 9781409441243. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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Symphony no. 3 in C minor (Musical LP, 1958). March 25, 1957. OCLC 221541885.

[11] [10]
"Slee Sinfonietta" (PDF). Music21c.buffalo.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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"Sonate pour piano, Jean Barraqué" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.

[14] [12]
"Mutazioni | Centro Studi Luciano Berio – Luciano Berio's Official Website". Lucianoberio.org (in Italian). Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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"Traditional Formal Structures and 20th Century Sonorities: A Successful Pairing in the Solo Cello Sonatas of Ligeti, Crumb, and Stevens by Martin Gueorguiev" (PDF). Getd.libs.uga.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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"Work Detail – Sir Peter Maxwell Davies". Maxopus.com. July 20, 1957. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[18] [15]
"Shop – Karl Amadeus Hartmann – 1. Symphonie". Schott Music. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[19] [16]
"Maratona, Hans Werner Henze" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.

[20] [17]
"Harald Banter- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". Naxos.com. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[21] [18]
"String Quartet No. 1: From the Salvation Army, Charles Ives" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.

[22] [19]
"Concertino för fagott och stråkorkester – Gehrmans Musikförlag". Gehrmans.se. December 10, 1957. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[23] [20]
Michael Brim Beckerman; Michael Henderson (2007). Martinů's Mysterious Accident: Essays in Honor of Michael Henderson. Pendragon Press. p. 118. ISBN 9781576470039. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[24] [21]
"Figures Sonores Orchesra Full Score Music Musica Musik – Mv – Musica e Vita – Vendita spartiti online". Mvmusica.eu. January 6, 1957. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[25] [22]
"Varianti | Fondazione Archivio Luigi Nono Onlus". Luiginono.it. May 7, 2002. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[27] [23]
"Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 in C Major, Op. 112 | HDtracks – The World's Greatest-Sounding Music Downloads". HDtracks. December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[28] [24]
"John Feeney Charitable Trust – Feeney Commissions". Feeneytrust.org.uk. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[29] [25]
"1950–1999 The British Symphony | atuneadayblogdotcom". Atuneadayblogdotcom.wordpress.com. April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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"Opus by Shostakovich". Home.online.nl. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[31] [27]
Donald Macauley (June 7, 2013). The Power of Robert Simpson. Xlibris Corporation. p. 75. ISBN 9781479794379. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[32] [28]
"Karlheinz Stockhausen – Klavierstück 11". Universal Edition. April 22, 1957. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[34] [29]
Michael Kurtz, Stockhausen: A Biography, translated by Richard Toop (London: Faber and Faber, 1992): 87–88. ISBN 0-571-14323-7 (cloth); ISBN 978-0-571-17146-0 (pbk).

[35] [30]
Imke Misch and Markus Bandur (eds.), Karlheinz Stockhausen bei den Internationalen Ferienkursen für Neue Musik in Darmstadt 1951–1996: Dokumente und Briefe (Kürten: Stockhausen-Verlag, 2001): 147, 166, 169–172. ISBN 3-00-007290-X.

[36] [31]
"Requiem for strings, Tōru Takemitsu" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.

[37] [32]
"History (7) – Vito D.Liuzzi – The Classical Double Bass "Il Contrabbasso classico"". Vitoliuzzi.com. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[38] [33]
Villa-Lobos, sua obra Archived October 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Version 1.0. (MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos, 2009; based on the third edition, 1989): 57–58.

[39] [34]
"Biography". Iannis Xenakis. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[40] [35]
"Kassern Is Dead – Composer Was 53 – Polish Musician Defected from Government Post – Found Asylum Here Work for Strings Hailed Came Here in 1945". The New York Times. May 3, 1957. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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#	Artist	Title	Year	Country	Chart Entries
1	Elvis Presley	Jailhouse Rock	1957	US	UK 1 – Jan 1958, US BB 1 – Oct 1957, US BB 1 of 1957, Canada 1 – Oct 1957, DDD 1 of 1957, POP 1 of 1957, Europe 2 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 2 of rockabilly, RYM 3 of 1957, Netherlands 5 – Jan 1974, France 10 – Dec 1971, US CashBox 11 of 1957, South Africa 11 of 1958, AFI 21, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1957, Party 54 of 1999, Italy 60 of 1958, Rolling Stone 67, Acclaimed 192, Belgium 214 of all time
2	Paul Anka	Diana	1957	Canada	UK 1 – Aug 1957, US BB 1 – Jul 1957, Canada 1 – Jul 1957, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Jun 1957, Italy 2 of 1958, Poland 9 – Apr 1989, US CashBox 13 of 1957, US BB 14 of 1956, POP 14 of 1956, Europe 17 of the 1950s, RYM 17 of 1957, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1957, DDD 36 of 1957
3	Elvis Presley	All Shook Up	1957	US	UK 1 – Jun 1957, US BB 1 – Apr 1957, Canada 1 – May 1957, RYM 5 of 1957, US CashBox 8 of 1957, DDD 11 of 1957, Scrobulate 12 of rock & roll, US BB 13 of 1957, POP 13 of 1957, Netherlands 33 – Jan 2005, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1957, Europe 78 of the 1950s, Party 179 of 2007, Rolling Stone 352, Acclaimed 835
4	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls of Fire	1957	US	UK 1 – Dec 1957, RYM 1 of 1957, US BB 2 – Dec 1957, Canada 2 – Dec 1957, DDD 5 of 1957, US BB 14 of 1958, POP 14 of 1958, South Africa 15 of 1958, Netherlands 27 – Sep 1989, Scrobulate 63 of oldies, RIAA 64, Europe 76 of the 1950s, Acclaimed 86, Rolling Stone 96, Party 242 of 1999
5	Danny & the Juniors	At the Hop	1957	US	US BB 1 – Dec 1957, Canada 1 – Dec 1957, UK 3 – Jan 1958, US BB 3 of 1958, POP 3 of 1958, South Africa 6 of 1958, US CashBox 10 of 1958, RYM 11 of 1957, DDD 21 of 1957, Europe 73 of the 1950s, RIAA 250, Acclaimed 728

First week	Number of weeks	Title	Artist
February 9, 1957	3	"Too Much"	Elvis Presley
March 2, 1957	4	"Young Love"	Tab Hunter
March 30, 1957	1	"Party Doll"	Buddy Knox
April 6, 1957	1	"Round and Round"	Perry Como
April 13, 1957	8	"All Shook Up"	Elvis Presley
June 3, 1957	5	"Love Letters in the Sand"	Pat Boone
June 10, 1957	1	"Bernardine"	Pat Boone
July 8, 1957	7	"Teddy Bear"	Elvis Presley
August 26, 1957	2	"Tammy"	Debbie Reynolds
September 9, 1957	1	"Diana"	Paul Anka
September 16, 1957	1	"Tammy"	Debbie Reynolds
September 23, 1957	1	"That'll Be the Day"	The Crickets
September 30, 1957	2	"Honeycomb"	Jimmie Rodgers
October 14, 1957	1	"Wake Up Little Susie"	The Everly Brothers
October 21, 1957	7	"Jailhouse Rock"	Elvis Presley
December 9, 1957	2	"You Send Me"	Sam Cooke
December 23, 1957	2	"April Love"	Pat Boone

Composer	Composition	Date	Location	Performers
Arnold, Malcolm	Horn Concerto No. 2	1957-07-17	Cheltenham Music Festival, UK	Brain / Hallé Orchestra – Arnold^[7]
Bainton, Edgar	Symphony No. 3	1957-03-25^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Symphony – Heinze^[8]^[9]
Barraqué, Jean	Piano Sonata	1957-10-28	Paris^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Loriod^[11]
Berio, Luciano	Mutazioni	1957-04-24	Milan, Italy	Electronic music on tape^[12]
Crumb, George	Sonata for Solo Cello	1957-03-15	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Doppmann^[13]
Davies, Peter Maxwell	Clarinet Sonata	1957-07-20	Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany	Dobrée, Davies^[14]
Hartmann, Karl Amadeus	Versuch eines Requiem (Symphony No. 1)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	1957-06-22	Vienna, Austria	Rössl-Majdan / Vienna Symphony – Sanzogno^[15]
Henze, Hans Werner	Maratona, ballet suite	1957-02-08	Cologne, Germany	SWF Symphony – Rosbaud^[16]^[17]
Ives, Charles	From the Salvation Army (String Quartet No. 1) (1900)	1957-04-24	New York City	Kohon Quartet^[18]
Larsson, Lars-Erik	Concertini: No. 4, for Bassoon	1957-12-10	Gothenburg, Sweden	Rönnerbäck / Gothenburg Radio Orchestra – Staern^[19]
Martinů, Bohuslav	Piano Sonata	1957–?-?	Düsseldorf, Germany	Serkin^[20]
Matsudaira, Yoritsune	Figures sonores	1957-06-01	Zürich, Switzerland (ISCM Festival)	[unknown orchestra] – Schmid^[21]
Nono, Luigi	Varianti	1957-10-20	Donaueschingen, Germany (Musiktage)	SWF Symphony – Rosbaud^[22]
Prokofiev, Sergei	Symphony No. 4 (2nd version) (1948)	1957-01-05^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Moscow	USSR State Symphony – Gennady Rozhdestvensky^[23]
Rubbra, Edmund	Symphony No. 7	1957-10-01	Birmingham, UK	City of Birmingham Symphony – Panufnik^[24]^[25]
Shostakovich, Dmitri	Piano Concerto No. 2	1957-05-10	Moscow	M. Shostakovich / USSR State Symphony – Anosov^[26]
Shostakovich, Dmitri	Symphony No. 11 ("The Year 1905")	1957-10-30	Moscow	USSR State Symphony – Rakhlin^[26]
Simpson, Robert	Symphony No. 2	1957-07-16	Cheltenham Music Festival, UK	Hallé Orchestra – Barbirolli^[27]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz	Klavierstück XI	1957-04-22^{[lower-alpha 5]}	New York (Carl Fischer Hall)^[29]	Tudor^[30]
Stravinsky, Igor	Agon	1957-12-01	Los Angeles	Robert Craft
Takemitsu, Tōru	Requiem for Strings	1957-06-20	Tokyo	Tokyo Philharmonic – Ueda^[31]
Tubin, Eduard	Double Bass Concerto	1957-03-08	Bogotá, Colombia	Verdaguer / Colombia National Symphony – Roots^[32]
Villa-Lobos, Heitor	Piano Concerto No. 3	1957-08-24	Theatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro	Arnaldo Estrella [pt; ru] / Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira – Carvalho^[33]
Xenakis, Iannis	Pithoprakta	1957-03-08	Musica Viva (Munich) [de]	Bavarian Radio Symphony – Scherchen^[34]

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