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Leroy Anderson
Person · male · United States · Cambridge · born 1908 · died 1975 · recording since 1949
American composer (1908-1975)
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Also known as L.Andersons · リロイ・アンダーソン · ルロイ・アンダーソン · 勒萊·安德森
Timeline
21 events▣ Album 17◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1† Death 1
1900s
1940s
· Debut release
Debut release: Sleigh Ride / Serenata
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1950s
1960s
· Album
Album: Fiddle-Faddle/Blue Tango/Sleigh Ride: 10 Other Leroy Anderson Favorites
Album
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1970s
1990s
· Album
Album: Frederick Fennell Conducts the Music of Leroy Anderson and Eric Coates
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2000s
Biography
English biography1,285 words · 7 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378857554
Biography
Leroy Anderson ( lə-ROY; June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert 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."
Early life
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Swedish parents, Anderson was given his first piano lessons by his mother, who was a church organist. He continued studying piano at the New England Conservatory of Music. In 1925, Anderson entered Harvard College, where he studied musical harmony with Walter Spalding, counterpoint with Edward Ballantine, canon and fugue with William C. Heilman, orchestration with Edward B. Hill and Walter Piston, composition, also with Piston, and double bass with Gaston Dufresne. He also studied organ with Henry Gideon. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude in 1929 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. At Harvard University Graduate School, he studied composition with Walter Piston and George Enescu and received a Master of Arts in Music in 1930. He and his brother played in dance orchestras on Scandinavian cruise ships in the summers of 1930 and 1931.
Career
Anderson continued studying at Harvard, working towards a PhD in German and Scandinavian languages; Anderson spoke English and Swedish during his youth, and eventually became fluent in Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
At the time, he was working as organist and choir director at the East Milton Congregational Church, leading the Harvard University Band, and conducting and arranging for dance bands around Boston. In 1936 his arrangements came to the attention of Arthur Fiedler, who asked to see any original compositions that he could use in his concerts as the 18th conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall. Anderson's first work was the 1938 "Jazz Pizzicato", but at just over ninety seconds, the piece was too short for a three-minute 78 rpm single of the period. Fiedler suggested writing a companion piece, and Anderson wrote '"Jazz Legato" later that same year. The combined recording went on to become one of Anderson's signature compositions.
In 1942, Anderson joined the United States Army, and was assigned in Iceland with the U.S. Counterintelligence Corps as a translator and interpreter, writing as well as monitoring local news media; in 1945 he was reassigned to the Pentagon as Chief of the Scandinavian Desk of Military Intelligence. His duties did not, however, prevent him from composing, and in 1945 he wrote "The Syncopated Clock" and "Promenade". Anderson became a reserve officer and was recalled to active duty for the Korean War. He wrote his first hit, "Blue Tango", in 1951, earning a Golden Disc and the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.
His pieces and his recordings during the 1950s conducting a studio orchestra were immense commercial successes. "Blue Tango" was the first instrumental recording ever to sell one million copies. His most famous pieces are probably "Sleigh Ride" and "The Syncopated Clock". In February 1951, WCBS-TV in New York City selected "The Syncopated Clock" as the theme song for The Late Show, the WCBS late-night movie, using Percy Faith's recording. Mitchell Parish added words to "The Syncopated Clock", and later wrote lyrics for other Anderson tunes, including "Sleigh Ride", which was not written as a Christmas piece, but as a work that describes a winter event. Anderson started the work during a heat wave in August 1946. The Boston Pops' recording of it was the first pure orchestral piece to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Pop Music chart. From 1952 to 1961, Anderson's composition "Plink, Plank, Plunk!" was used as the theme for the CBS panel show I've Got a Secret.
Anderson's musical style employs creative instrumental effects and occasionally makes use of sound-generating items such as typewriters and sandpaper.
Anderson wrote his Piano Concerto in C in 1953 but withdrew it, feeling that it had weak spots. The Anderson family decided to publish the work in 1988. Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra released the first recording of this work; four other recordings, including one for piano and organ, have since been released.
In 1958, Anderson composed the music for the Broadway show Goldilocks with orchestrations by Philip J. Lang. Even though it earned two Tony awards, Goldilocks did not achieve commercial success. Anderson never wrote another musical, preferring instead to continue writing orchestral miniatures. His pieces, including "The Typewriter", "Bugler's Holiday", and "A Trumpeter's Lullaby" are performed by orchestras and bands ranging from school groups to professional organizations.
Anderson appeared with the Boston Pops on May 18, 1972, which was broadcast by PBS. He conducted "The Typewriter" as an encore, and Arthur Fiedler played the carriage return percussive part. The Boston Pops used the audio of that performance along with some video in a tribute film to Fiedler.
Anderson was initiated as an honorary member of the Gamma Omega chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at Indiana State University in 1969.
Personal life
Anderson married Eleanor Jane Firke in 1942. They raised two sons and a daughter, while living in a custom-designed house in Woodbury, Connecticut.
Death
In 1975, Anderson died of cancer in Woodbury, Connecticut and was buried there. He was 66.
In popular culture
For his contribution to the recording industry, Leroy Anderson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1620 Vine Street. He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1988, and his music continues to be a staple of "pops" orchestra repertoire. In 1995 the new headquarters of the Harvard University Band was named the Anderson Band Center in honor of Leroy Anderson. The Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury, Connecticut has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2006, one of his piano works, "Forgotten Dreams", written in 1954, became the background for a British TV advertisement for mobile phone company 3. Previously, Los Angeles station KABC-TV used the song as its sign-off theme at the end of broadcast days in the 1980s, and Mantovani's recording of the song had been the closing theme for WABC-TV's Eyewitness News for much of the 1970s. "Forgotten Dreams" was used as a recurring theme in the French film Populaire (2012).
"The Typewriter" was used as the theme song for Esto no tiene nombre, a Puerto Rican television comedy program produced by Tommy Muñiz between the late 1960s and late 1970s. It is also the signature tune for the BBC Radio 4 series The News Quiz, which has been running since 1977.
American comedian Jerry Lewis, dressed in formal wear as "Pietro Del Canto", performed "The Typewriter" as the typist in a sketch in an early television program. He reprised his performance in the 1963 motion picture Who's Minding the Store?, "typing" on an imaginary typewriter.
British comedian/musician Bill Bailey performed "The Typewriter" at the Last Night of the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in September 2025.
Honors and awards
Phi Beta Kappa, elected June 17, 1929.
Music director, Harvard University Band, 1929, 1931–1935
Gold Record, Blue Tango, 1952
Member, board of directors, ASCAP, New York, New York 1960–1964
Member, Music Department Committee, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1962–1968
Goldman Citation, American Bandmasters Association, March 10, 1966
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Gamma Omega Chapter (honorary member), Indiana State University, 1969
Member of board of directors of symphony orchestras:
New Haven, Connecticut 1969–1975
Hartford, Connecticut 1971–1975
Honorary doctorate (Ph.D), Portia Law School, Boston, Massachusetts June 1971
Honorary doctorate (Ph.D), Western New England College, Springfield, Massachusetts May 1974
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1976
Named to Songwriters Hall of Fame, April 18, 1988
Anderson Band Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University, dedicated October 26, 1995
Leroy Anderson Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, dedicated May 31, 2003
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 25 | 86.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 25 | 88.9th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (25 release groups · 17 studio albums)
Albums · 17
The Music of Leroy Anderson, Vol. 1
1958 · studio album
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A1Sandpaper Ballet3:16A2Forgotten Dreams2:03A3Serenata3:42A4Trumpeter's Lullaby2:39A5The Penny-Whistle Song2:23A6Sleigh Ride2:47A7Bugler's Holiday2:34B1The Irish Washerwoman2:35B2The Minstrel Boy3:32B3The Rakes of Mallow2:46B4The Wearing of the Green3:10B5The Last Rose of Summer3:20B6The Girl I Left Behind2:57Leroy Anderson Conducts Leroy Anderson
1959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 37:05
A1Blue Tango2:45A2Bugler’s Holiday2:17A3The First Day of Spring3:08A4Sandpaper Ballet2:56A5The Phantom Regiment3:07A6Lady in Waiting (Ballet Music)4:55B1Saraband3:06B2Sleigh Ride2:38B3The Girl in Satin2:18B4The Typewriter1:35B5The Waltzing Cat2:38B6Plink, Plank, Plunk!2:28B7Pyramid Dance (Heart of Stone)3:14Fiddle-Faddle/Blue Tango/Sleigh Ride: 10 Other Leroy Anderson Favorites
1962 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:56
1Fiddle-Faddle3:102Blue Tango3:063Sleigh Ride2:484The Waltzing Cat2:485Jazz Pizzicato-Jazz Legato2:556Saraband3:207The Syncopated Clock2:178Classical Juke Box2:489Plink, Plank, Plunk!2:2410Belle of the Ball2:3911Serenata3:4612Chicken Reel2:55Blue Tango and Other Favourites
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Blue TangoA2Belle of the BallA3Fiddle FaddleA4Sandpiper BalletA5Penny-Whistle SongB1Sleigh RideB2Synopated ClockB3Forgotten DreamsB4Plink, Plonk, PlonkB5SerenataBlue Tango: Symphonic Pops by Leroy Anderson
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 56:06
1Blue Tango2:452The Syncopated Clock2:253Bell of the Ball2:454Forgotten Dreams3:115Sandpaper Ballet3:386Sarabande3:267The Phantom Regiment3:138Fiddle Faddle3:319Bugler's Holiday2:2710Jazz Pizzicato2:1211Serenata4:0112The Waltzing Cat2:5113The Typewriter1:4514A Trumpeter's Lullaby3:0915Sleigh Ride2:4416The Penny-Whistle Song2:2317The Girl in Satin2:1718Home Stretch3:0219The Golden Year4:21Fiddle Faddle: 15 Favorites by Leroy Anderson
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 45:36
1Sleigh Ride3:092Blue Tango3:043Trumpeter's Lullaby (feat. trumpet: William Sullivan)3:024The Belle of the Ball3:015Bugler's Holiday (feat. trumpet: William Sullivan, Sheldon Hyde, Keith Smith)2:456Forgotten Dreams (feat. flute: Eugene Foster)2:247Syncopated Clock2:348Plink, Plank, Plunk2:429Fiddle Faddle3:4710Sandpiper Ballet3:4211The Typewriter1:5112Sarabande4:0213Song of the Bells3:4714Jazz Pizzicato1:4415Serenata4:02Frederick Fennell Conducts the Music of Leroy Anderson
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:07:07
1Belle of the Ball2:562Horse and Buggy3:373The Waltzing Cat2:264Blue Tango3:365Summer Skies3:016Song of the Bells3:347The Typewriter1:448The Syncopated Clock2:319The Girl in Satin2:4310China Doll2:5411Saraband3:4812Fiddle-Faddle3:4913Sleigh Ride2:5114Serenata3:4715Promenade2:2816Chicken Reel2:4417Phantom Regiment3:1118Jazz Legato1:4519Jazz Pizzicato1:5620Plink Plank Plunk2:3221The Bluebells of Scotland2:0122The First Day of Spring2:4823Song of Jupiter4:25The Typewriter: Leroy Anderson Favorites
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:12:20
1Belle of the Ball2:562The Phantom Regiment3:103The First Day of Spring3:144Sleigh Ride2:545Plink, Plank, Plunk!2:436Blue Tango3:077Forgotten Dreams2:338Bugler's Holiday2:389The Penny-Whistle Song2:5310Clarinet Candy2:5511Horse and Buggy3:3912A Trumpeter's Lullaby3:2913Fiddle Faddle3:3214Jazz Pizzicato2:0315Jazz Legato1:5416The Syncopated Clock2:2817Sandpaper Ballet3:0618The Typewriter1:5219The Waltzing Cat2:3320Promenade2:4021Saraband3:3322Serenata3:5223Baladette2:4724Arietta3:0125Home Stretch2:48Frederick Fennell Conducts the Music of Leroy Anderson and Eric Coates
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:07:46
1London Suite, Covent Garden: Tarantelle5:002London Suite, Westminster: Meditation5:153London Suite, Knightsbridge: March4:334Four Ways Suite, Northwards4:565Four Ways Suite, Eastwards2:366Goldilocks, Pirate Dance1:597Suite of Carols4:308A Christmas Festival7:089Sandpaper Ballet3:2110Forgotten Dreams2:0611A Trumpeter's Lullaby2:3812The Pennywhistle Song2:2913Bugler's Holiday2:3914Irish Suite, the Irish Washerwoman2:3815Irish Suite, the Minstrel Boy3:3316Irish Suite, the Rakes of Mallow2:5017Irish Suite, the Wearing of the Green3:1218Irish Suite, the Last Rose of Summer3:2219Irish Suite, the Girl I Left Behind3:012001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:02:07
1Serenata4:162The Syncopated Clock2:283The Penny Whistle Song2:464The Typewriter1:525Sarabande3:476Trumpeter's Lullaby2:507Fiddle Faddle3:498Forgotten Dreams2:379Blue Tango3:0410Jazz Legato1:5611Jazz Pizzicato2:0612The Phantom Regiment3:2613Bugler's Holiday2:4814The Waltzing Cat2:5915March of the Two Left Feet2:5416Promenade3:0217Plink, Plank, Plunk!2:5718The Girl in Satin2:3219Sandpaper Ballet3:4220Belle of the Ball3:1021Sleigh Ride3:062004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 50:01
1Sleigh Ride2:552A Christmas Festival (Medley)9:013Suite of Carols (Arranged for Brass Choir): While by My Sheep1:084Suite of Carols (Arranged for Brass Choir): In dulci jubilo1:305Suite of Carols (Arranged for Brass Choir): Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming2:116Suite of Carols (Arranged for Brass Choir): I Saw Three Ships1:307Suite of Carols (Arranged for Brass Choir): From Heaven High I Come to You2:008Suite of Carols (Arranged for Brass Choir): We Three Kings of Orient Are2:289Suite of Carols (Arranged for Brass Choir): March of the Kings1:4110Suite of Carols (For String Orchestra): Pastores A Belén1:2711Suite of Carols (For String Orchestra): It Came Upon a Midnight Clear2:3012Suite of Carols (For String Orchestra): O Little Town of Bethlehem2:2113Suite of Carols (For String Orchestra): Bring a Torch Jeannete & Isabella1:2714Suite of Carols (For String Orchestra): Away in a Manger2:1515Suite of Carols (For String Orchestra): Wassail Song1:5016Suite of Carols (Arranged for Woodwind Ensemble): Angels in Our Fields2:2017Suite of Carols (Arranged for Woodwind Ensemble): O Sanctissima1:4318Suite of Carols (Arranged for Woodwind Ensemble): O Come, O Come Emanuel2:4019Suite of Carols (Arranged for Woodwind Ensemble): O Come Little Children1:1720Suite of Carols (Arranged for Woodwind Ensemble): Coventry Carol1:4321Suite of Carols (Arranged for Woodwind Ensemble): Patapan1:1822Sleigh Ride (reprise)2:462004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:09:02
1The Typewriter1:532The Waltzing Cat2:463Fiddle-Faddle3:514A Trumpeter's Lullaby3:125Horse and Buggy3:566Plink, Plank, Plunk!3:007Belle of the Ball2:568The Irish Washerwoman2:469The Last Rose of Summer4:1710The Phantom Regiment3:2811Pyramid Dance3:3912Blue Tango2:5613Bugler's Holiday2:3214Sleigh Ride2:5515The Syncopated Clock2:3016Chicken Reel3:0817Concerto in C for Piano and Orchestra: I. Allegro moderato8:0618Concerto in C for Piano and Orchestra: II. Andante4:5419Concerto in C for Piano and Orchestra: III. Allegro vivo6:172006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:01:52
1Bugler’s Holiday2:412Blue Tango2:593The First Day of Spring3:074Belle of the Ball2:575Governor Bradford March2:306Clarinet Candy3:007The Captains and the Kings2:458The Golden Years4:139Chicken Reel3:0610Fiddle‐Faddle3:4311The Classical Jukebox3:0812China Doll2:3813Balladette3:0214Arietta2:4015Piano Concerto in C Major. I. Allegro moderato8:1716Piano Concerto in C Major. II. Andante5:1417Piano Concerto in C Major. III. Allegro vivo5:522007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:01:46
1Harvard Sketches (Lowell House Bells / Freshman in Harvard Square / Widener Reading Room / Class Day Confetti Battle)4:522Melody on Two Notes1:553Mother’s Whistler3:274The Penny Whistle Song2:415The Phantom Regiment3:096Plink, Plank, Plunk!2:497Promenade2:478Sandpaper Ballet3:189Saraband3:3610Serenata3:5111Old MacDonald Had a Farm3:1712Seventy-Six Trombones2:5813Sleigh Ride2:4714Suite of Carols for Brass Choir11:4115Wintergreen for President1:2516The Typewriter1:4417A Trumpeter's Lullaby3:0818The Syncopated Clock2:212008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 52:14
1Goldilocks (excerpts): Overture (original version, orchestrated by D. Ross)4:572Goldilocks (excerpts): Lazy Moon1:453Goldilocks (excerpts): Save a Kiss3:244Goldilocks (excerpts): The Pussy Foot3:095Goldilocks (excerpts): Pirate Dance2:206Goldilocks (excerpts): Who's Been Sitting in My Chair2:087Goldilocks (excerpts): Lady in Waiting, Ballet5:148Goldilocks (excerpts): Shall I Take My Heart and Go3:159Goldilocks (excerpts): The Town House Maxixe3:1010Goldilocks (excerpts): I Never Know When3:0511Goldilocks (excerpts): Pyramid Dance3:1712Suite of Carols (version for woodwinds): I. Angels in our Fields2:2813Suite of Carols (version for woodwinds): II. O Sanctissima1:4114Suite of Carols (version for woodwinds): III. O come, O come Emmanuel, O come2:2815Suite of Carols (version for woodwinds): IV. Little Children1:0416Suite of Carols (version for woodwinds): V. Coventry Carol1:3517Suite of Carols (version for woodwinds): VI. Patapan1:2818Goldilocks (excerpts): Lady in Waiting, Waltz3:2519Goldilocks (excerpts): Shall I Take My Heart (instrumental)2:212008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 54:47
1Woodbury Fanfare0:552A Harvard Festival6:143Forgotten Dreams2:234Whistling Kettle1:465Horse and Buggy3:446The Waltzing Cat2:377Home Stretch2:478The Girl in Satin2:189March of the Two Left Feet2:2310Waltz Around the Scale2:4411Lullaby of the Drums3:0412Jazz Legato1:4413Jazz Pizzicato1:5914Song of the Bells3:3115Song of Jupiter (arr. of Handel: Semele, HWV 58, "Where'er You Walk")4:1316Suite of Carols (version for strings)12:252008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:00:24
1Irish Suite - I. The Irish Washerwoman2:592Irish Suite - II. The Minstrel Boy3:273Irish Suite - III. The Rakes of Mallow2:564Irish Suite - IV. The Wearing of the Green3:215Irish Suite - V. The Last Rose of Summer3:456Irish Suite - VI. The Girl I Left Behind Me3:107To a Wild Rose (arr. L. Anderson for orchestra)2:128Summer Skies3:539Scottish Suite - I. Bonnie Dundee2:4710Scottish Suite - II. Turn Ye To Me2:2011Scottish Suite - III. The Bluebells of Scotland2:0612Scottish Suite - IV. The Campbells are Coming3:1413Blue Tango (version with voice)2:3614Forgotten Dreams (arr. R. Wendel for voice and orchestra)2:5015Belle of the Ball (version with voice)3:1316Alma Mater - I. Chapel Bells1:2817Alma Mater - II. Freshman on Main Street1:2618Alma Mater - III. Library Reading Room1:4819Alma Mater - IV. Class Reunion1:4620A Christmas Festival9:07
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1949 | Sleigh Ride / SerenataSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Sleigh Ride 2Serenata | 1949 |
Album · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1988 | The Leroy Anderson CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 47 tracks · 2:15:45Disc 1 1Blue Tango2:49 2Bugler’s Holiday2:21 3The First Day of Spring3:12 4Sandpaper Ballet3:01 5The Phantom Regiment3:12 6Goldilocks: Lady in Waiting (Ballet Music)4:58 7Saraband3:10 8Fiddle‐Faddle3:16 9The Girl in Satin2:20 10The Typewriter1:39 11The Waltzing Cat2:42 12Plink, Plank, Plunk!2:32 13Goldilocks: Pyramid Dance (Heart of Stone)3:18 14Belle of the Ball2:36 15Forgotten Dreams2:32 16China Doll2:44 17The Penny‐Whistle Song2:58 18Jazz Pizzicato1:35 19Jazz Legato1:39 20The Syncopated Clock2:23 21Scottish Suite: The Bluebells of Scotland2:17 22Scottish Suite: Turn Ye to Me3:20 Disc 21Serenata4:01 2Horse & Buggy3:28 3A Trumpeter’s Lullaby2:54 4Song of the Bells3:08 5Summer Skies3:24 6Promenade2:51 7Sleigh Ride2:42 8Clarinet Candy2:49 9The Golden Years3:25 10Goldilocks: Lazy Moon2:23 11Goldilocks: I Never Know When2:46 12Arietta2:49 13Goldilocks: The Pussy Foot2:50 14Home Stretch2:37 15Balladette2:56 16Goldilocks: Shall I Take My Heart2:39 17The Captains and the Kings2:52 18Goldilocks: Town House Maxixe3:02 19Goldilocks: Pirate Dance2:02 20Irish Suite: The Irish Washerwoman2:42 21Irish Suite: The Minstrel Boy3:54 22Irish Suite: The Rakes of Mallow3:13 23Irish Suite: The Wearing of the Green3:10 24Irish Suite: The Last Rose of Summer3:29 25Irish Suite: The Girl I Left Behind Me3:05 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1992 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:03:401Fiddle-Faddle3:15 2Blue Tango3:08 3Sleigh Ride2:51 4A Trumpeter's Lullaby2:46 5The Waltzing Cat2:51 6Jazz Pizzicato - Jazz Legato2:58 7Saraband3:23 8The Typewriter1:35 9The Syncopated Clock2:19 10Classical Juke Box2:52 11Plink, Plank, Plunk!2:25 12Belle of the Ball2:43 13Serenata3:48 14Chicken Reel2:59 15Bugler's Holiday2:29 16The Irish Suite: The Irish Washerwoman2:57 17The Minstrel Boy4:28 18The Rakes of Mallow3:18 19The Wearing of the Green3:25 20The Last Rose of Summer3:58 21The Girl I Left Behind Me3:12 | Compilation | 1992 | |
| 1992 | Goldilocks (1958 original Broadway cast)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 45:331Overture4:41 2Lazy Moon1:51 3Give the Little Lady2:13 4Save a Kiss2:30 5No One'll Ever Love You2:11 6Who's Been Sitting in My Chair?2:40 7There Never Was a Woman2:13 8The Pussy Foot2:37 9Lady in Waiting3:56 10The Beast in You2:22 11Shall I Take My Heart and Go?3:11 12I Can't Be in Love3:23 13Bad Companions2:47 14I Never Know When4:13 15Two Years in the Making2:58 16Heart of Stone1:47 | Soundtrack | 19 May 1992 | |
| 1995 | Blue Tango And Other Symphonic PopsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks1The Typewriter 2Blue Tango 3Sleigh Ride 4Forgotten Dreams 5Sandpaper Ballet 6Fiddle Faddle 7The Syncopated Clock 8Serenata 9The Waltzing Cat 10Bugler's Holiday 11Jazz Pizzicato 12Belle Of The Ball 13A Trumpeter's Lullaby 14Home Stretch 15The Golden Years | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1997 | The Best of Leroy Anderson: Sleigh RideSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 53:421Blue Tango2:55 2The Syncopated Clock2:24 3Jazz Pizzicato1:45 4Jazz Legato1:37 5Plink, Plank, Plunk!2:27 6Fiddle-Faddle3:14 7A Trumpeter's Lullaby2:53 8The Typewriter1:38 9The First Day of Spring3:01 10Song of the Bells3:03 11Summer Skies2:37 12Forgotten Dreams2:13 13The Waltzing Cat2:44 14Bugler's Holiday2:31 15Sandpaper Ballet3:22 16Serenata3:28 17Sleigh Ride2:51 18Arietta2:48 19The Golden Years3:25 20Clarinet Candy2:46 | Compilation | 18 November 1997 | |
| 2010 | The Typewriter and Other Orchestral FavoritesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 39 tracks · 1:49:21Disc 1 1The Typewriter1:39 2Fiddle-Faddle3:15 3Blue Tango2:49 4Belle of the Ball2:34 5Jazz Pizzicato1:37 6The Syncopated Clock2:23 7Bugler's Holiday2:19 8The First Day of Spring3:11 9Sandpaper Ballet2:59 10The Phantom Regiment3:10 11Saraband3:09 12The Girl in Satin2:19 13The Walzing Cat2:41 14Plink, Plank, Plunk2:31 15Pyramid Dance3:16 16Forgotten Dreams2:31 17China Doll2:42 18The Penny-Whistle2:57 19Jazz Legato1:38 20The Blues Belles of Scotland2:16 Disc 21Sleigh Ride2:42 2Serenata3:58 3Horse & Buggy3:27 4A Trumpeter's Lullaby2:52 5Song of the Bells3:06 6Summer Skies3:22 7Promenade2:49 8Lazy Moon2:21 9The Pussy Foot2:46 10Home Stretch2:35 11The Captains & The Kings2:51 12Pirate Dance2:02 13The Irish Washerwoman2:38 14The Minstrel Boy3:51 15The Rakes of Mallow3:05 16The Wearing of the Green3:07 17The Last Rose of Summer3:26 18The Girl I Left Behind Me3:06 19Turn Ye to Me3:21 | Compilation | 24 September 2010 | |
| 2021 | Complete Orchestral WorksSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 26 November 2021 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Leroy Anderson head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 25 | 86.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 25 | 88.9th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 1960 | star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | won |
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366756seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Andersonbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Anderson
Why this artist is in the database
- List of composers by name
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 0, 25 language versions)
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q366756 · MusicBrainz: a50d7e6f-009d-413f-aabe-72d7b544aaa6
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