Talk:Leroy Anderson

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I certainly have the feeling that biographical details about Leroy Anderson are sketchy. I have never known whether his music was his main career or an intense (and lucrative) hobby. Could the composition of fifty or so short pieces of music, even these exquisite minatures, have really taken up all of his time? I am certainly grateful for the Leroy Anderson music we have, but, as with Gershwin, one wishes there were more, and, unlike Gershwin, one feels there could have been more. The Piano Concerto is absolutely wonderful, despite some soft spots—there are places where it seems more like a medley than a concerto; it would have been a tragedy if this work had remained under wraps. Dpbsmith 22:09, 1 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I'm not sure that some of this information is accurate - specifically, I know you'd have to have a pretty abnormally talented high school band in order to properly play Bugler's Holiday.

I don't know about that; I've played Bugler's Holiday (on bassoon) and it didn't seem that difficult (overall, not just my part). I know that my school's (non-advanced) band has played pieces of comparable if not greater difficulty.

Final jeopardy: I don't see it. Or hear it.

Here's a link to a MIDI file of the Final Jeopardy music.

On the whole, I don't think this is worth mentioning in the article. There is a tick-tock effect, but I don't see any strong resemblance.

Personally, I think it is closer to the music for "I'm a Little Teapot" midi here or here. Dpbsmith (talk) 23:53, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Can be. Besides the "think music", there may be other songs that may remind us of any part of "I'm a Little Teapot", like "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from the musical Les Misérables That song, particularlly the first bar, is closer to the music for "I'm a Little Teapot" as well. Here's the link: [1] Don-Don If I did a parody of "Do You Hear the People Sing?" with some "Little Teapot" references, the lyrics, set to music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, would be like this:

Do you hear the teapots sing, singing a song that’s short and stout?
It is the music of the people with their handles and their spouts.
When those teapots get all steamed, people will hear the teapots shout,
“It is a time we’d be tipped over and be poured out.”

(talk) 02:07, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Links seem to be broken now. Why is this in the Leroy Anderson talk page anyway? Carlm0404 (talk) 03:16, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Jazz Staccato

A question for clarification... Is Jazz Staccato an alternate title for Jazz Pizzicato or are they two different works? Jazz Legato and Jazz Pizzicato were both recorded on June 18, 1950 (Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops), though Jazz Pizzicato is not mentioned in the Wikipedia article. I am not previously aware of Jazz Staccato. I may just be an ignorant fool. If so, would someone please enlighten me? Thanks in advance, Gazza1685 23:24, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

I have found Anderson's name associated with "Jazz Staccato", for example in the Dutch-language Wikipedia article. However I don't think this name is correct. The two pieces are correctly Jazz Legato and Jazz Pizzicato; and while they were written & published separately, they are often performed (and recorded) together, and to the listener they seem closely linked. Nuance 4 21:39, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Piano Concerto

I attended the 1992 Cincinnati Pops concert in which the Canadian youngster Stuart Goodyear performed the concerto, immediately before Telarc recorded it. The opening bars sound like a long-lost Russian (Rachmaninov?) piece. But a minute or two in, a bar or two of "Fiddle Faddle" spills the beans and lets you know this is a uniquely American work. --Nuance 4 21:49, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

And what does this have to do with the article? ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 22:54, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Irish Washerwoman

The Irish Washerwoman is traditional, not composed by Anderson. Maybe arranged by him? In which case, does it belong on the list? Rees11 (talk) 20:09, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

It's hard to tell in that list, perhaps, but it's part of The Irish Suite, which are all arrangements by him. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ (talk) 21:05, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

The Typewriter

Shall we place this Link?

• The Typewriter

or this one?

• The Typewriter

--Gustav Broennimann (talk) 02:08, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

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"A Christmas Festival"

Is there someplace on wikipedia which explains it? What I played in in a high school orchestra was apparently an abridged version, which seems to have given way to original longer version. Carlm0404 (talk) 03:14, 14 July 2020 (UTC)