Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969
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Born Vladimir Alexandrovitch Dukelsky, Parafianove, Minsk
1916
1919
Studied composition with Reinhold Glière and Marian Dombrovsky at the Kiev Conservatory
1920
Fled the Revolution with his family, settling first in Constantinople
1921 Autumn
Sailed for New York
1924
Sailed to Paris at the behest of Artur Rubinstein
1925 Feb. 21
Katja the Dancer opens in London, two songs by Duke added to score
1925
Zephyr and Flora performed (Diaghilev Ballets Russes, Kochno-Braque-Chanel-Massine)
1926 May 22
Yvonne opens in London, half of the score by Duke
1927 April
Two Little Girls in Blue closes during pre-London tryout, one song by Duke
1927 Oct. 12
Bow-Wows opens in London, one song by Duke
1928 Feb. 8
Yellow Mask opens in London
1928 June 14
First Symphony premiered by Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony
1929 August
Open Your Eyes closes during pre-London tryout
1930
Duke contributes songs or instrumentals to the films: Follow the Leader, Follow Thru, Heads Up, Hold Your Man, Laughter and The Sap from Syracuse
1930 June 4
Garrick Gaieties (Third Edition) opens in New York, partial score by Duke
1930 Oct. 15
Three's A Crowd opens in New York, one song by Duke
1931 July 21
Shoot the Works opens in New York, one song by Duke
1931
Epitaph premieres in Boston; July 31st, Shoot the Works opens, which included one song by Duke
1932 Oct. 5
Americana (1932) opens in New York, one song by Duke
1932 Dec. 7
Walk a Little Faster opens in New York, Duke's first complete Broadway score, which included his most famous song "April in Paris"
1933 May 31
"Composers' manifesto" published in the New York Times
1934 Jan. 4
Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 opens in New York, music mostly by Duke
1934 Dec. 27
Thumbs Up opens in New York, one song by Duke--"Autumn in New York"
1934
35
Duke studies orchestration with Joseph Schillinger
1935 March 8
Public Gardens ballet premieres in Chicago
1936 Jan. 30
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 opens in New York, score includes "I Can't Get Started"
1936 April
Revised ballet Jardin presented at the N.Y. Metropolitan Opera House, then Covent Garden (London) in June
1936 Dec. 25
The Show Is On opens in New York, partial score by Duke
1937
Second Symphony in Paris, conducted by Albert Wolff
1937 July 11
George Gershwin dies; Duke is a pallbearer at the funeral
1937
38
Duke completes Gershwin's score for the film The Goldwyn Follies
1938 Jan. 12
The End of St. Petersburg is premiered at Carnegie Hall
1938
Duke organizes High-Low Concerts in New York
1939 March 7
Vladimir Dukelsky becomes an American citizen and takes Vernon Duke as his legal name
1939 Dec. 26
The White Plume retitled A Vagabond Hero opens and closes in Washington, D.C., during pre-Broadway tryout, partial score by Duke
1940 May 23
Keep Off the Grass opens in New York with Duke's contribution, the ballet "Raffles," choreographed by George Balanchine for Ray Bolger
1940 Oct. 25
Cabin in the Sky opens in New York, score includes "Takin' a Chance on Love"
1940
Duke writes songs for the Seymour Felix-staged Midnight Frolics, and composes "New York Nocturne," to become Charlie Barnet's theme song
1940
41
Duke contributes songs to the shows: Crazy With the Heat, Ice-Capades of 1941 and It Happens on Ice
1941 Dec. 25
Banjo Eyes opens in New York
1942 Jan. 9
The Lady Comes Across opens in New York
1942 April
Duke's mother dies.
1942
Duke contributes a song to the film White Catgo; he is drafted and enters the Coast Guard for two and one half years; composes Cello Concerto for Gregor Piatigorsky
1943 March
Cabin in the Sky (film) opens
1943 March 18
Violin Concerto premiered by Koussevitzky in Boston
1943 March 22
Dancing in the Streets opens and closes in Boston during pre-Broadway tryout
1944 Jan. 13
Jackpot opens in New York
1944 May 5
Tars and Spars opens in New York and tours the country
1944 Nov. 16
Sadie Thompson opens in New York
1946 Jan. 4
Cello Concerto premieres in Boston with Piatigorsky, conducted by Koussevitzky
1946 Oct. 10
Sweet Bye and Bye opens and closes in New Haven during its pre-Broadway tryout
1946, Nov. 18
"Ode to the Milky Way" premieres at City Center in New York, conducted by Leonard Bernstein
1946 Dec. 19
Le Bal des Blanchisseuses (Ballets des Champs Elysées, Kochmo-Stanislao Lepri-Roland Petit)
1948 Feb.
Paris Aller et Retour broadcast on French radio
1948
Harpsichord Sonata composed for Fernando Valenti; Duke founds the Society for Forgotten Music
1952 Dec. 15
Two's Company opens in New York
1955
Duke's autobiography--Passport to Paris--is published
1956 May 22
The Littlest Revue opens in New York (Off-Broadway,) score mostly by Duke
1957
Vernon Duke marries Kay McCracken
1957 Nov. 12
Time Remembered opens in New York, a play with two songs by Duke
1959 Oct. 14
The Pink Jungle opens and closes in San Francisco during its pre-Broadway tryout
1963
Listen Here!: a Critical Essay on Music Depreciation published. Zenda performed on the west coast
1963 Aug. 5
Zenda opens and closes in San Francisco during its pre-Broadway tryout
1964 Jan. 21
Cabin in the Sky revival opens in New York
1969 Jan. 16
Vernon Duke dies in Santa Monica, California
From the guide to the Vernon Duke Collection, 1918-1968, (Music Division Library of Congress)
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