Leroy Anderson, a Legacy in Sound

Leroy Anderson

Leroy Anderson (arr. Robert W. Smith)

Subtitle: Featuring Syncopated Clock, Blue Tango, and Bugler's Holiday

General Info

Year: 1991 / 2008
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $77.00; (digital) - $77.00   |   Score Only (print) - $12.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Claves
• Crash Cymbals
• Ride Cymbal
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Triangle
• Wood Block
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Three timeless melodies are combined in this fitting tribute to this great composer of popular concert literature. Syncopated Clock, Blue Tango and Bugler's Holiday are combined in a totally entertaining and musical presentation.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Amador County (Sutter Creek, Calif.) Concert Band (Steve Chambers, conductor) - 10 June 2023
• Walla Walla (Wash.) Valley Bands (Heidi Hanes, conductor) – 2015

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
• Leroy Anderson, a Legacy in Sound (arr. Smith) (1991/2008)
• 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)
• Serenata (rev/ed. Rogers) (1947/2023)
• 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.; Smith, R. (2008). Leroy Anderson : A Legacy Iin Sound, (Featuring Syncopated Clock, Blue Tango and Bugler's Holiday) [score]. Alfrred/Belwin: [s.l.].
• Leroy Anderson website Accessed 24 June 2023
• Perusal score