1956 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1956.
Events

January 26

The North American premiere of Carlos Chávez's Third Symphony is given by the New York Philharmonic conducted by the composer.
Buddy Holly's first recording sessions for Decca Records take place in Nashville, Tennessee


Roy Orbison signs with Sun Records
January 27 – Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" is released. It goes on to be Elvis's first #1 hit.
January 28 – Elvis Presley makes his national television debut on The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show.
February 3 – The Symphony of the Air, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, gives the world première of Robert Moevs's Fourteen Variations for Orchestra (composed in 1952) in New York.
February 11 – Henry Barraud's Concertino for Piano and Winds receives its world-première performance by Eugene List and members
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