The Music of 1952

1952 was very much a transitional year in music history. The elder vanguard (Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker) were still in the prime of their legendary careers, while soon-to-be superstars like Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk were laying the foundations for a whole new world of jazz.


Jazz

Swing/Pop

Country/Folk

Classical

  • Classical Check-Up
    • Luciano Berio
    • John Cage
    • Henry Cowell
    • Alberto Ginastera
    • Gail Kubik
    • Luigi Nono
    • Sergei Prokofiev
    • Karlheinz Stockhausen

Foreign


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