Twenty-five great melodies as originally composed for piano solo. Titles: * Belle of the Ball * The Bluebells of Scotland * Blue Tango * Bugler's Holiday * China Doll * Fiddle-Faddle * The First Day of Spring * Forgotten Dreams * The Girl in Satin * Jazz Legato * Jazz Pizzicato * The Penny-Whistle Song * The Phantom Regiment * Plink, Plank, Plunk! * Promenade * Sandpaper Ballet * Saraband * Serenata * Sleigh Ride * Song of the Bells * Summer Skies * The Syncopated Clock * Trumpeter's Lullaby * The Typewriter * The Waltzing Cat
2008 is the 100th anniversary of Leroy Anderson�۪s birth, and this special centennial edition contains a biography of the composer and notes about each of the pieces included. Titles: *Arietta *Balladette *Belle of the Ball *Blue Tango *The Bluebells of Scotland *Bugler�۪s Holiday *The Captains and the Kings *China Doll *Clarinet Candy *Fiddle-Faddle *The First Day of Spring *Forgotten Dreams *The Girl in Satin *The Golden Years *Governor Bradford March *Home Stretch *Horse and Buggy *Jazz Legato *Jazz Pizzicato *Lady in Waiting *An Old-Fashioned Song *The Penny-Whistle Song *Phantom Regiment *Plink, Plank, Plunk! *Promenade *Pyramid Dance *Sandpaper Ballet *Saraband *Serenata *Sleigh Ride *Song of the Bells *Summer Skies *The Syncopated Clock *Town House Maxixe *A Trumpeter�۪s Lullaby *Turn Ye to Me *The Typewriter *The Waltzing Cat
Here is the chronicle of the Anderson family, Post Bellum (Civil War) Scandinavian settlers to America. They were the author’s grandparents and triggered this interesting story of the three following generations over a span of 150 years. The story is compelling, forthright and, indeed quite readable and witty. Grandpa Olander leads the parade of memorable family. His seven offspring included Navy Chaplain, Captain Paul, an exuberant fellow who charted new paths around the world aboard the SS Boise during WW II and emulated St Paul in his post-war missionary work in Greece and Turkey. Author Anderson narrates an unusual family history based on a varied community banking career laced with many collateral and cultural interests in music, travel, church, sailing, camping and gardening. Their multi -9 home- residency to accommodate the author’s career provided lots of color for the many vignettes of their personal lives. Then there are those wonderful three children and five ‘above average’ grandchildren who play an integral role in the family and world. The author’s wife, Claire, is a pleasant and comely – but quiet – supporter of all that activity from her first unusual introduction that led, ultimately, to the altar and many years of marital bliss. That saintly partner introduced the author, nee husband, to quite interesting characters who garnish this story in spades. Those ‘walk-ons’ provide a compelling, and often, humorous backdrop to the ‘larger picture’. Joie de vivre abounds with incredible and diverse photos that follow each chapter. Their composition and captions are well thought out and interesting. Thus, the whole work is a delightful journey of two people in love – hubby Roy and dearest partner, Claire – for over 60 years and still counting.
Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" is a holiday favorite, and this setting for advanced piano duet gives it a fresh twist. It begins with Anderson's jingling melody and some musical banter between the primo and secondo players, and then it launches into a series of variations that take the listener on a journey through a variety of styles, from gently swirling, impressionistic arpeggios to a triumphant coda with brilliant, virtuosic passagework. Audiences will enjoy a number of other musical surprises along the way.
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