Meet a Composer: Leroy Anderson
Years Lived: 1908 - 1975
Period of Composing: Modern
Country: United StatesLeroy Anderson was a American composer who composed in the modern era. You have probably heard the piece he is most famous for writing, Sleigh Ride! He started playing piano at a young age and didn't start formally studying composing until he was in college. A few years after graduating college, he enlisted in the Army but was still able to compose music during that time.
Leroy Anderson was known for writing "Light Concert pieces," classical pieces intended to be easy to listen to and appealing to a wide variety of audiences. In an attempt to write music that was more accessible to everyone, he even wrote a piece for Typewriter and Orchestra! The famous movie composer John Williams said Leroy Anderson was “one of the great American masters of light orchestral music.”
Did You Know?
Leroy Anderson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
Look at Leroy Anderson's life in pictures from Classic FM.
Read more about Leroy Anderson's life from Dallas Symphony Kids!
Look at this composer map from Classics for Kids to see what other composers are from the United States!
Listen to Leroy Anderson's Plink, Plank, Plunk to hear what it sounds like when string players "plunk" (pluck) their strings (or play pizzicato) instead of using their bows!
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