Leroy Anderson

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Leroy Anderson was the son of Swedish immigrants. He studied music and foreign languages at the famous Harvard University before starting a brilliant musical career. He was a great church organ player...

Born in 1908, Leroy Anderson was a great American conductor, who also composed a great number of light symphonic pieces of music. This famous 'Sandpaper Ballet' remains as popular as his 'Typewriter'.

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While studying at Harvard University he conducted the university symphonic band. In 1936 he was engaged as arranger with the famous 'Bo...

A real typewriter, with the sound amplified, is played by one percussionplayer. The typewriterbell is disconnected and the bell sound is produces on a desk bell by a second player. As an alternative t...

During the Second World War, Leroy Anderson was a captain with the American Intelligence Service. After the war he continued to work for the Defence Department in Washington for some years. At that ti...

Dieses bekannte irländische Volkslied wurde weltüber populär als Leroy Anderson es 1947 in seiner 'Irish Suite' aufnahm. Diese Mischung von Humor und Rhythmus hat seitdem sowohl die Musiker als das Pu...