Composer
Leroy Anderson
American composer (1908-1975)
1908–1975
388 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1975
- Birthplace
- Cambridge
- Place of death
- Woodbury
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Leroy Anderson ( lə-ROY; June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music."
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- classical composer; conductor; composer; writer; lyricist; musician; organist; bandleader
- Education
- Harvard University; New England Conservatory; Harvard College; Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
- Teachers
- Peter Walter
- Career institutions / employers
- Harvard University
- Recorded memberships
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- Instruments played
- piano
- Notable works
- Piano Concerto in C
- Official website
- http://www.leroyanderson.com/
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 76499224
- ISNI
- 0000000083956593
- GND ID
- 124808263
- Library of Congress ID
- n83065666
- MusicBrainz ID
- a50d7e6f-009d-413f-aabe-72d7b544aaa6
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Orchestra, Piano, Guitar, Organ, Voice
- Genres represented
- Classical, pop, Rock, Pop, American
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 1 of 9
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work & excerpts Sleigh Ride | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts Fiddle-Faddle | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| A Christmas Festival Overture | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts The Syncopated Clock | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts Plink, Plank, Plunk! | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Jazz Pizzicato | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts Blue Tango | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts Bugler's Holiday | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Belle Of The Ball | See work details |
5 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Forgotten Dreams | See work details |
6 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts The Waltzing Cat | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts Sandpaper Ballet | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts The Typewriter | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| The Penny-Whistle Song | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Serenata | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Phantom Regiment | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Trumpeter's Lullaby | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Girl in Satin | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Jazz Legato | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Lady in Waiting | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Guess Who | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Bugler's Holiday - 2nd B-flat Trumpet - B-flat Trumpet 2 | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Bugler's Holiday - 1st B-flat Trumpet - B-flat Trumpet 1 | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Horse And Buggy | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Song of the Bells | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Blue Tango/Instrumental Only | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Beast in You | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| I Never Know When (To Say When) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| No One Will Ever Love You | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Shall I Take My Heart and Go? | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Deck the Halls | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Bugler's Holiday - B-flat Trumpet - B-flat Trumpet | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Christmas Festival | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Bluebells Of Scotland | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Captains and the Kings | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The First Day of Spring | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Summer Skies | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Waltzing Cat | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Penny-Whistle Song | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Heart of Stone (Pyramid Dance) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Two Years in the Making | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Tagalong Kid | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Silent Night | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Bugler's Holiday - 3rd B-flat Trumpet - B-flat Trumpet 3 | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Clarinet Candy | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Home Stretch | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 76499224.