Penny Whistle Song, The

Leroy Anderson

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General Info

Year: 1951 / 1955
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts - $45; Score Only - $10

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Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II-III
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion (2 players), including:

• Orchestra Bells
• Suspended Cymbal

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

None discovered thus far.

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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• Heart of Texas (San Antonio) Concert Band (R. Mark Rogers, conductor) - 23 April 2023
• McDaniel College (Westminster, Md.) Concert Band (Linda Kirkpatrick, conductor) - 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Sleigh Ride (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fernie) (1948/)
• Sleigh Ride (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Torskangerpoll) (1948/2020)

All Wind Works

• Belle of the Ball (1951)
• Blue Tango (1951)
• Blue Tango (arr. Ployhar) (1951/1980)
• The Bluebells of Scotland (1954/1962)
• Bugler's Holiday (arr. Edwards) (1954)
• The Captains and Kings (1962)
• China Doll (1951/1953)
• A Christmas Festival (1950)
• A Christmas Festival (arr. Smith) (1950/2007)
• Clarinet Candy (1962)
• Concerto in C for Piano and Symphonic Wind Orchestra (arr. Murschinski) (1953/2008)
• Fiddle-Faddle (arr. Lang) (1947)
• Forgotten Dreams (1954)
• The Girl I Left Behind Me. See: Irish Suite: The Girl I Left Behind Me
• The Girl in Satin (1953)
• The Golden Years (1962)
• Home Stretch (1962)
• Horse and Buggy (1951)
• Irish Suite: The Girl I Left Behind Me (1949)
• Irish Suite: The Irish Washerwoman (1947)
• Irish Suite: The Last Rose of Summer (arr. Wagner) (1950/2010)
• Irish Suite: The Minstrel Boy (as arranger) (1947/1952/2009)
• Irish Suite: The Rakes of Mallow (1947)
• Irish Suite: The Wearing of the Green (arr. Wagner) (1947/2009)
• Jazz Pizzicato (arr. Lang) (1938)
• The Last Rose of Summer. See: Irish Suite: The Last Rose of Summer
• A Leroy Anderson Portrait (arr. Barnes) (1982/2006)
• Lullaby of the Drums (1970)
• March of the Two Left Feet (orch. Boyd) (1969/2008)
• The Penny Whistle Song (1951)
• The Phantom Regiment (1951)
• Pirate Dance (1962)
• Promenade (arr. Lang) (1945/1948)
• Promenade (arr. Wagner) (1945/2017)
• Pyramid Dance (1960)
• The Rakes of Mallow. See: Irish Suite: The Rakes of Mallow
• Sandpaper Ballet (1954)
• Selections from Leroy Anderson's "Irish Suite" (arr. Wagner) (1947/2011)
• Serenata (1947)
• Sleigh Ride (1948)
• Sleigh Ride (Brass Ensemble) (arr. Fernie) (1948/2010)
• Sleigh Ride (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fernie) (1948/)
• Sleigh Ride (arr. Mellema) (1948/)
• Sleigh Ride (arr. Ployhar) (1948/1980)
• Sleigh Ride (arr. Schwalgin) (1948/)
• Sleigh Ride (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Torskangerpoll) (1948/2020)
• Sleigh Ride (arr. Warner) (1948/2006)
• Sleigh Ride (ed. Woodfield) (1948/)
• Song of Jupiter (as arranger) (1952)
• Song of the Bells (1953)
• Suite of Carols for Brass (1955)
• Suite of Carols for Woodwinds (1955)
• Summer Skies (1953)
• The Syncopated Clock (1945)
• The Syncopated Clock (arr. Lang) (1946/1948)
• The Syncopated Clock (arr. Schubert) (1946/1997)
• Ticonderoga March (ed. Boyd) (1939)
• A Trumpeter's Lullaby (arr. Lang) (1950/1978)
• The Typewriter (arr. Heide) (1950/)
• The Typewriter (arr. Werle) (1950)
• The Waltzing Cat (arr. Lang) (1950)
• The Wearing of the Green. See: Irish Suite: The Wearing of the Green

Resources

• Anderson, L. [1955]. The Penny-Whistle Song for Band [score]. Mills Music: New York.
• Leroy Anderson website Accessed 14 May 2021