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Leroy Anderson

Leroy Anderson on the CD cover of The Best of Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Born June 29, 1908
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died May 18, 1975
Woodbury, Connecticut
Nationality United States
Occupation Composer
Known for Light orchestral music composer

Leroy Anderson (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. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Woodbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO founded four years earlier Arthur Fiedler should not be confused with Arthur Fielder, a Kent Fast bowler of the 1900s John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. "

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Biography

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Swedish parents, Leroy Anderson was given his first piano lessons by his mother, who was an organist. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. He continued studying piano with Henry Gideon at the New England Conservatory of Music, and he also took double bass lessons from Gaston Dufresne in Boston. Gaston Dufresne was a Contrabassist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1927 to 1957 and a teacher of Solfege. In 1926 Anderson entered Harvard University, where he studied theory with Walter Spalding, counterpoint with Edward Ballantine, harmony with George Enescu and composition with Walter Piston. George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: /'ʤěorʤe e'nesku/ known in France as Georges Enesco) ( August 19 1881, Liveni &ndash Walter Hamor Piston Jr ( January 20, 1894 &ndash November 12, 1976) was an American composer and music theorist He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1929 and Master of Arts in 1930.

He continued studying at Harvard, concentrating in German and Scandinavian languages, while also working as organist for the university, leading the choir and the Harvard University Band, and conducting and arranging for dance bands around Boston. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The North Germanic languages or Scandinavian languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages The Harvard University Band (HUB is the official student Marching band of Harvard University. His arranging work came to the attention of Arthur Fiedler in 1936 and Anderson was asked to show Fiedler any original compositions. [1] Anderson's first work was Jazz Pizzicato in 1938[2]. Fiedler suggested that a companion piece be written and thus Anderson wrote Jazz Legato in 1939. [3]

In 1942 Leroy Anderson joined the U.S. Army, and was assigned to Iceland as a translator and interpreter. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Later in 1945 he was assigned to the Pentagon as Chief of the Scandinavian Desk of Military Intelligence. Regular pentagons The term pentagon is commonly used to mean a regular convex pentagon, where all sides are equal and all interior angles are equal (to But his duties did not prevent him from composing, and in 1945 he wrote "The Syncopated Clock"[4] and "Promenade". " The Syncopated Clock " an extremely familiar piece of American "light" classical music, has become a staple of the so-called "pops" repertoire Anderson was a reserve officer and was recalled to active duty for the Korean War. In 1951 Anderson wrote his first hit, "Blue Tango", earning a Golden Disc and the No. " Blue Tango " is a popular Song with music by Leroy Anderson and lyrics by Mitchell Parish. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.

His pieces and his recordings during the fifties conducting a studio orchestra were immense commercial successes. "Blue Tango" was the first instrumental recording ever to sell one million copies. His most famous pieces are probably "Sleigh Ride" and "The Syncopated Clock", both of which are instantly recognizable to millions of people. " Sleigh Ride " is a popular light Orchestral piece composed by Leroy Anderson " The Syncopated Clock " an extremely familiar piece of American "light" classical music, has become a staple of the so-called "pops" repertoire In 1950, WCBS-TV in New York City selected "Syncopated Clock" as the theme song for The Late Show, the WCBS late-night movie. WCBS-TV, channel 2 is the flagship station of the CBS television network located in New York City. The City of New York Mitchell Parish added words to "Syncopated Clock", and later wrote lyrics for other Anderson tunes, including "Sleigh Ride", which was not written as a Christmas piece, but as a work that describes a winter event. Mitchell Parish ( July 10, 1900 – March 31, 1993) was an American lyricist Anderson started the work during a heat wave in August 1946. [5] From 1952 to 1961, Anderson's composition "Plink, Plank, Plunk!" was used as the theme for the CBS panel show I've Got A Secret. For IGAS qua graphology organization see International Graphoanalysis Society I've Got a Secret is a weekly panel Game show produced

Anderson's musical style, heavily influenced by George Gershwin and folk music of various lands, employs creative instrumental effects and occasionally makes use of sound-generating items such as typewriters and sandpaper. George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. (Krzysztof Penderecki also uses a typewriter in his orchestral music, in "Fluorescences", but with a decidedly less humorous effect. Krzysztof Penderecki (ˈkʂɨʂtɔf pɛndɛrˈɛ͡tski born November 23 1933 in Dębica) is a Polish Composer and conductor of classical Released in November 1996 Fluorescences is an EP by the group Stereolab. )

Anderson wrote his Piano Concerto in C in 1953 but withdrew it, feeling that it had weak spots. In 1988 the Anderson family decided to publish the work. Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra released the first recording of this work; three other recordings have since been released. Erich Kunzel Jr (b March 21 1935, New York City) is an American conductor The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra is a Pops orchestra based in Cincinnati Ohio, United States, founded in 1977

In 1958, Anderson orchestrated Meredith Willson's "76 Trombones", from the musical The Music Man[6]. Robert Meredith Willson ( 18 May 1902 – 15 June 1984) was an American composer songwriter conductor and playwright " Seventy Six Trombones " is the signature song from the 1957 musical play The Music Man, written by Meredith Willson. The Music Man is a musical with book music and lyrics by Meredith Willson. That year he wrote his own musical, Goldilocks, which earned two Tony awards but did not achieve commercial success. Goldilocks is a musical with a book by Jean and Walter Kerr, music by Leroy Anderson, and lyrics by the Kerrs and Joan Ford Anderson never wrote another musical, preferring instead to continue writing orchestral miniatures. His pieces, including "The Typewriter", "Bugler's Holiday", and "A Trumpeter's Lullaby" are performed by orchestras and bands ranging from school groups to professional organizations. A Trumpeter's Lullaby is a short composition for solo Trumpet and Orchestra, written by American Composer Leroy Anderson

Anderson would occasionally appear on the Boston Pops regular concerts on PBS to conduct his own music while Fiedler would sit on the sidelines. For "The Typewriter" Fiedler would don a green eyeshade, roll up his sleeves, and mime working on an old typewriter while the orchestra played.

In 1975, Anderson died due to cancer in Woodbury, Connecticut[7][8] and is buried there. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Woodbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. [9]

For his contribution to the recording industry, Leroy Anderson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1620 Vine Street. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1988 and his music continues to be a staple of "pops" orchestra repertoire. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music.

In 2006, one of his piano works, "Forgotten Dreams", became the background for a British TV advertisement for mobile phone company '3'. Previously, Mantovani's recording of the song had been the closing theme for WABC-TV's "Eyewitness News" for much of the 1970s. Annunzio Paolo Mantovani ( November 15, 1905 &ndash March 29, 1980) known by the Mononym Mantovani was a popular conductor WABC-TV, channel 7 is the flagship station of the Walt Disney Company -owned American Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. Eyewitness News is a name used by local television newscasts widely used in different markets across the United States.

His first name was pronounced the classical way, with the stress on the second syllable; "Luh-ROY" rather than the now prevalent pronunciation of that name, "LEE-roy".

Works


Goldilocks



The Irish Suite (1947 & 1949)



Scottish Suite (1954)


References

  1. ^ PBS - Biography
  2. ^ PBS - Compositions - Jazz Pizzicato
  3. ^ PBS - Compositions - Jazz Legato
  4. ^ PBS - Compositions - Syncopated Clock
  5. ^ PBS - Compositions - Sleigh Ride
  6. ^ MSS 61, The Leroy Anderson Papers in the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library of Yale University
  7. ^ Official Leroy Anderson website, biography section
  8. ^ NNDB profile
  9. ^ FindaGrave.com

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