Leroy Anderson  (1908-1975)
Last updated: 08.08.25
p_andersonl.jpgAccording to the Internet source given below, Leroy Anderson was an American composer of short, light concert pieces. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Swedish parents, Anderson was given his first piano lessons by his mother. He studied piano at the New England Conservatory of Music. In 1925 Anderson entered Harvard University, where he studied theory with Walter Spalding, counterpoint with Edward Ballantine, harmony with George Enescu, composition with Walter Piston and double bass with Gaston Dufresne. He also studied organ with Henry Gideon.
He is probably best known for his Blue Tango which was the first instrumental recording ever to sell one million copies. His most famous pieces are probably Sleigh Ride and The Syncopated Clock. He died in Woodbury, Connecticut.

Websites:
url15.gif Leroy Anderson Brief biography by wikipedia.org.  
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
  Midi File(s) from various sources      
audiomidi15.gif Belle of the Ball (1953) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Sleigh Ride (1948) Unknown
     Title Instruments Remarks
       
sm15.gif Blue Tango D/A/A/T/T/B/B/GB/CB wvicon.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Belle of the Ball (1953) L. Anderson (music)
Mitchell Parish (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Sleigh Ride (1948) L. Anderson (music)
Mitchell Parish (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
Brass Sheet Music
1544534.gifBugler's Holiday (Brass Quintet)smp_logo_88_white.gif
36 pages.
Arr./Editor: Baldwin Level: 3
Publisher: Alfred Publishing (AP.87802)
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 26 works by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Jazz Legato 1944
Jazz Pizzicato 1944  wvicon.gif
Fiddle-Faddle (w&m) 1947 Leroy Anderson (perf.)  Pub.
Promenade (w&m) 1947  Pub.
Sleigh Ride 1948 Mitchell Parish (words)  Pub. pdf15.gif 
Syncopated Clock, The 1948 Leroy Anderson (perf.)  Pub.
Serenata 1950
Blue Tango (w&m) 1951  Pub.
China Doll 1951
Penny-Whistle Song, The 1951
Waltzing Cat, The 1951 Mitchell Parish (words)  Pub.
Plink, Plank, Plunk! 1952
Belle of the Ball 1953 Mitchell Parish (words)  Pub. pdf15.gif 
Girl in Satin, The 1953  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Typewriter, The 1953
Bugler's Holiday 1954
Forgotten Dreams 1954  Pub.
Sandpaper Ballet 1954
Heart of Stone 1958 Walter Kerr (words)
Jean Kerr (words)
Joan Ford (words)
I Never Know When 1958 Walter Kerr (words)
Jean Kerr (words)
Joan Ford (words)
Lady in Waiting 1958 Walter Kerr (words)
Jean Kerr (words)
Joan Ford (words)
Lazy Moon 1958 Walter Kerr (words)
Jean Kerr (words)
Joan Ford (words)
Pussy Foot, The 1958 Walter Kerr (words)
Jean Kerr (words)
Joan Ford (words)
Save a Kiss 1958 Walter Kerr (words)
Jean Kerr (words)
Joan Ford (words)
Shall I Take My Heart and Go? 1958 Walter Kerr (words)
Jean Kerr (words)
Joan Ford (words)
Goldilocks ? Walter and Jean Kerr (words)
Joan Ford (words)
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg L. Anderson The Girl in Satin (1:51) Ragtime Dorian Henry