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Sleigh Ride (arr Ployhar)
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
Horn in F 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 from publisher
Media
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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
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.; Ployhar, J. (1980). Sleigh Ride. [score]. Belwin Mill: Melville, N.Y.
- Leroy Anderson website Accessed 14 May 2021
- Perusal score