Leroy Anderson
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Belle of the Ball
- Jazz Pizzicato
- Horse and Buggy Band
- For Band
- Deep Thoughts
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1908-06-29
- Active to
- 1975-05-18
christmas musiccomposerpops orchestraromanticismtango
Discography
- The Music of Leroy Anderson, Vol. 11958
- Leroy Anderson Conducts Leroy Anderson1959
- Fiddle-Faddle/Blue Tango/Sleigh Ride: 10 Other Leroy Anderson Favorites1962
- Blue Tango and Other Favourites1963
- Blue Tango: Symphonic Pops by Leroy Anderson1990
- Fiddle Faddle: 15 Favorites by Leroy Anderson1991
- Frederick Fennell Conducts the Music of Leroy Anderson1992
- Die Geschichte von Babar1994
- The Typewriter: Leroy Anderson Favorites1995
- Frederick Fennell Conducts the Music of Leroy Anderson and Eric Coates1996
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 194,488
- Total plays
- 849,411
Tags
Classicalorchestraeasy listeninginstrumentalcomposers
Leroy Anderson (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was best known as an American composer of short, light concert music pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music." <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Leroy+Anderson">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Anderson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cambridge
- Place of death
- Woodbury
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Peter Walter
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Decca
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- www.leroyanderson.com
- Residence
- Cambridge
Show 10 more facts
- name in kana
- リロイ
- date of birth
- 1908-06-29
- date of death
- 1975-05-18
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- place of burial
- Connecticut
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- name in native language
- Leroy Anderson
- P8168
- Montserrat Domínguez
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