Sleigh Ride (arr Ployhar)

Leroy Anderson

Leroy Anderson (arr. James Ployhar)

General Info

Year: 1947
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00; (digital) - $65.00   |   Score Only (print) - $9.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
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
F Horn I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:

• Bells
• Sleigh Bells
• Snare Drum
• Temple Blocks
• Whip
• Wood Block

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Sleigh Ride exists in numerous versions and is a staple of the holiday season. The idea first came to the composer during a heatwave in July 1946. The first recording occurred in 1949 with lyrics being added by Mitchell Parrish the following year. A selection of the artists who have recorded it include Herb Alpert, The Andrews Sisters, The Carpenters, Bing Crosby, The Boston Pops Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, the amazing Debbie Gibson, The Muppets, and Andy Williams.

- Program Note by publisher

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Central Junior High (Euless, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Christine Bell Cumberledge, conductor; Michael Lee, guitar and vocal) - 18 December 2019 (2019 Midwest Clinic)
• Medlin Middle School (Trophy Club, Tx.) Mustang Band (Ashley Coleman, conductor) – 13 December 2017

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Belle of the Ball (1951)
• Blue Tango (1951)
• Blue Tango (arr. Ployhar) (1951/1980)
• The Bluebells of Scotland (1951)
• Bugler's Holiday (arr. Edwards) (1954)
• The Captains and Kings (1962)
• China Doll (1951)
• A Christmas Festival (1950)
• A Christmas Festival (arr. Smith) (Grade II) (1950/2007)
• A Christmas Festival (trans. Smith) (Grade III) (1950/2007)
• Clarinet Candy (1962)
• Fiddle-Faddle (arr. Lang) (1947)
• Forgotten Dreams (1954)
• 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 Minstrel Boy (as arranger) (1947/1952/2009)
• Irish Suite: The Rakes of Mallow (1947)
• Jazz Pizzicato (arr. Lang) (1938)
• A Leroy Anderson Portrait (arr. Barnes) (1982/2006)
• Lullaby of the Drums (1970)
• The Penny Whistle Song(1951)
• The Phantom Regiment (1951)
• Pirate Dance (1962)
• Promenade (arr. Lang) (1945)
• Promenade (arr. Wagner) (1945/2017)
• Pyramid Dance (1960)
• Sandpaper Ballet (1954)
• Selections from Leroy Anderson's "Irish Suite" (arr. Wagner) (1947/2011)
• Serenata (1947)
• Sleigh Ride (1948)
• Sleigh Ride (arr. Ployhar) (1948/1980)
• Sleigh Ride (arr. Warner) (1948/2006)
• 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)
• Syncopated Clock, The (arr. Lang) (1946/1948)
• Syncopated Clock, The (arr. Schubert) (1946/1997)
• Ticonderoga March (ed. Boyd) (1939)
• A Trumpeter's Lullaby (arr. Lang) (1950/1978)
• The Typewriter (arr. Werle) (1950)
• The Waltzing Cat (arr. Lang) (1950)

Resources

• Anderson, L.; Ployhar, J. (1980). Sleigh Ride. [score]. Belwin Mill: Melville, N.Y.
• Perusal score