SLEIGH RIDE - Concert Band - Harmonie (grade 4) / score and parts
Publisher | Mitropa Music |
Genre: |
all time favorites
christmas & holiday |
Arrangement: | score + parts |
Cast: | band & orchestra |
Format: | set (score + parts) |
Parameters
Product code: | 123205010M |
Composer: | Anderson, Leroy |
Arranger: | Schwalgin, Stefan |
No. of songs: | 1 |
Language: |
German
French Dutch |
Size: | 21 x 30 cm |
ISMN: | 9790035028735 |
Weight: | 1035 g |
Audio examples
Songlist (1)
- SLEIGH RIDE
Product description
This light-hearted, cheerful Christmas classic was written by the American composer Leroy Anderson. According to reports, he wrote this piece during a heat wave in July 1948. Mitchell Parish wrote the lyrics to the music in 1950. Since then many famous artists have recorded and performed this song, including the Carpenters, Ella Fitzgerald and Diana Ross. This Sleigh Ride arrangement by Stefan Schwalgin is close to the original and will be a great addition to any Christmas Concert.
Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975) was an American composer, arranger and conductor. He wrote many short concert pieces in a popular style. He is often described as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music. Among his best-known compositions are Sleigh Ride, Blue Tango and The Syncopated Clock.