Author : Leroy Anderson

Description

Author : Leroy Anderson

Tags : DuetSheet Music

Description

Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" remains a beloved holiday classic, and this advanced piano duet arrangement offers a refreshing interpretation. It opens with Anderson's iconic jingling melody, featuring playful exchanges between the primo and secondo players. The piece then evolves through a captivating series of variations, showcasing a range of styles, from delicate, impressionistic arpeggios to a powerful coda filled with dazzling, virtuosic passages. Audiences can anticipate several delightful musical surprises throughout the performance.

Author : Leroy Anderson

Description

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. 184 pages.

Author : Leroy Anderson

Description