According 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. | Websites: | |||
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Leroy Anderson | Brief biography by wikipedia.org. |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Belle of the Ball (1953) | L. Anderson (music) Mitchell Parish (words) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Sleigh Ride (1948) | L. Anderson (music) Mitchell Parish (words) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
| Brass Sheet Music |
Bugler's Holiday (Brass Quintet)![]() 36 pages. Arr./Editor: Baldwin Level: 3 Publisher: Alfred Publishing (AP.87802) |
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| Jazz Legato | 1944 | ||
| Jazz Pizzicato | 1944 | |
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| Fiddle-Faddle (w&m) | 1947 | Leroy Anderson (perf.) | Pub. |
| Promenade (w&m) | 1947 | Pub. | |
| Sleigh Ride | 1948 | Mitchell Parish (words) | Pub. |
| 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. |
| Girl in Satin, The | 1953 | Pub. ![]() |
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| 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) |
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| I Never Know When | 1958 | Walter Kerr (words) Jean Kerr (words) Joan Ford (words) |
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| Lady in Waiting | 1958 | Walter Kerr (words) Jean Kerr (words) Joan Ford (words) |
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| Lazy Moon | 1958 | Walter Kerr (words) Jean Kerr (words) Joan Ford (words) |
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| Pussy Foot, The | 1958 | Walter Kerr (words) Jean Kerr (words) Joan Ford (words) |
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| ⇑ Save a Kiss | 1958 | Walter Kerr (words) Jean Kerr (words) Joan Ford (words) |
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| Shall I Take My Heart and Go? | 1958 | Walter Kerr (words) Jean Kerr (words) Joan Ford (words) |
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| Goldilocks | ? | Walter and Jean Kerr (words) Joan Ford (words) |