1938 in music
Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Barber , Samuel Adagio for Strings 1938-11-05 New York City NBC Symphony - Toscanini
Britten , Benjamin Piano Concerto 1938-08-18 London ( BBC Proms ) Britten / BBC Symphony - Wood
Bush , Alan Piano Concerto , with baritone and chorus 1938-03-04 London Bush , Noble / BBC Symphony - Boult
Copland , Aaron An Outdoor Overture 1938-12-16 New York City New York High School of Music and Art Orchestra - Richter
Copland , Aaron Signature 1938-02-23 New York City High-Low Chamber Orchestra - Karman
Dallapiccola , Luigi Sei cori di Michelangelo Buonarroti il giovane 1938-04-26 Prague [ unknown ensemble ] - Kabelác
Enescu , George Piano Sonata No . 3 1938-12-06 Salle Gaveau , Paris Marcel Ciampi
Ginastera , Alberto Cantos del Tucumán 1938-07-26 Buenos Aires Frías de López Buchardo , [ unknown ensemble ]
Jolivet , André Ouverture Rondeau for four ondes Martenot , two pianos and percussion 1938-06-02 Paris Lesur , Steytler , Berthier , Breitner , Stein , Chapiro , Carasso - Evrard
Jolivet , André Poèmes pour le enfant 1938-05-12 Paris Croiza / [ unknown ensemble ] - Désormière
Jolivet , André Suite for String Trio 1938-11-24 Paris Trio Pasquier
Krenek , Ernst Piano Concerto No . 2 1938-03-17 Amsterdam Krenek / Concertgebouw Orchestra - Walter
Piston , Walter Symphony No . 1 1938-04-08 Boston Boston Symphony - Piston
Revultas , Silvestre Sensemayá 1938-12-15 Mexico City [ unknown orchestra ] - Revueltas
Rubbra , Edmund Symphony No . 2 1938-12-16 London BBC Symphony - Rubbra
Schoenberg , Arnold Orchestration of Johannes Brahms ' Piano Quartet 1938-05-07 Los Angeles Los Angeles Philharmonic - Klemperer
Shostakovich , Dmitri String Quartet No . 1 1938-10-10 Leningrad Glazunov Quartet
Shostakovich , Dmitri Suite for Jazz Orchestra No . 2 1938-11-28 Moscow USSR State Jazz Band
Stravinsky , Igor Dumbarton Oaks Concerto 1938-05-08 Washington DC [ unknown ensemble ] - Boulanger
Tippett , Michael Piano Sonata No . 1 1938-11-11 London Sellick
Classical music -- Premieres
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1938.