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The positions of all songs are based on week-end sale totals, from Sunday to Saturday, [4] but pre-1987 the charts were released on a Tuesday because of the need for manual calculation. [5] Since inception there have been more than 1,400 number ones; of these, instrumental tracks have topped the chart on 30 occasions for a total of 96 weeks.
"Classical Gas" is an instrumental musical piece composed and originally performed by American guitarist Mason Williams with instrumental backing by members of the Wrecking Crew. [2] Originally released in 1968 on the album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record , it has been rerecorded and rereleased numerous times since by Williams.
Marvin Gaye had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1969. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 27, 1969, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January 4 through December 13, 1969.
1969 was the last year in which the United States government gave greater financial support, through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) "Music Program" to opera than it did to other classical music, and the first year in which it gave any support at all to jazz and folk music. [11]
From 1986 to 1989 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) Since 1990 it has again been awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance The award was discontinued from 2011 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories.
The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a compilation of classical works recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry. [2] Recorded at Abbey Road Studios , Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the compilation was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011. [ 3 ]
The Popcorn" is a 1969 instrumental written and recorded by James Brown. It was the first of several records Brown made inspired by the popular dance of the same name. Released as a single on King Records, it charted #11 R&B and #30 Pop. [1] It also appeared as the title track of an album released the same year.
Violin Concerto (1969) Stuart MacRae. Violin Concerto (2001) Joan Magrané Figuera. L'or de l'azur, Violin Concerto (2021) Gian Francesco Malipiero. Violin Concerto No.1 (1932) Violin Concerto No.2 (1963) Ljubica Marić. Asymptote for violin and string orchestra (1986) Tomás Marco. Violin Concerto (1971) Concierto del alma for violin and ...