Have enjoyed LeRoy Anderson's music for years. First heard it at a private school I attended east of Escondido, California which I attended in my Sophmore and Junior years from 1956-1958. There was an outdoor skating rink that you had to climb up to which was on the southeast corner of the campus. I still remember the beautiful music over the speakers as the students would skate. In the late 1990's my wife and I were in a book store in Kennewick, Washington and I ran across a CD with his music on it. I bought it. I have put his music on my computer from the CD. He was a master of beautiful music. What a treasure.
Leroy Anderson has written the finest compositions/melodies for simphony orchestra's,never surpassed by others. I enjoyed them in the 50s and they have set a stamp on my musical assessments for ever. Leroy Anderson taught us what music was and still IS,he was a true genius!
Just came across your collection of Leroy Anderson's compositions. An amazingly well done tribute with excellent slideshows that perfectly accompany the music. Thanks for posting!
Gracias por este trabajo tan bello.Doy clases de expresión corporal a niñas de tres a seis años y a todas nos encanta y divierte Leroy Andersen!!!!!!!! Saludos desde Argentina.( el reloJ sincopado es uno de nuestros favoritos ;)
I didn't know his name, but Anderson's music was the first thing I heard when my father built a stereo from a kit in the mid-sixties ("My Fair Lady" soundtrack was second.). This series is magic with its intriguing pictures together with the music. It seems to me that the musical arrangements are so distinctive--were they Anderson's own?
Someone else has also mentioned your excellent use of pictures, but let me also commend you for that. I look at old pictures and often wonder about the time after it was taken. How the subject went on his or her business in a World that no longer exists and which we "think" we know how it was. From L. P. Hartley, "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there".
.... and I thank you, Joseph, for your visit and taking the time to post a most interesting comment. I think photography is "my blood". My grandfather was a professional photographer and my father a keen amateur videographer. I have had a number of my own photographs exhibited and published both sides of the "pond"! I look at old photo portraits and often wonder what became of the sitter. How they lead their lives and were shaped and affected by world events.... whether it be war, revolution.......
Замечательная музыка!!! прекрасный видео-ряд!!! в гармонии не только глаза и уши,но и душа становится на место!!!туда,где ей и должно быть!!!ведь она так устала от кошмара и мракобесия действительности......
Used to perform a little "soft shoe" dance routine accompanied by this composition; would culminate the performance by deliberately feigning a slip and fall sequence! Had to cease the act when my rear-end became too sore get about comfortably.
If I didn't already say so, I vaguely recall this being at the beginning of an education-related TV program in early 1960s. If that was a local (as opposed to network) TV program, it would have been by way of Philadelphia because I was living near Wilmington, Del.
Nigel Fowler Sutton Thank you. Yes. Vaudevillians, but who are they? Some of the faces are familiar and some are very intriguing. Is there a list you can post here?
The ones I can name are Jenny Lind, Rudolph Valentino, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilyard, Annette Hanshaw and Edgar Bergen.
I wonder how the idea for a 'sandpaper' ballet came about. (I'm aware the percussion sounds like sandpaper but ..sandpaper!) I've listened to this lots of times in my childhood but I don't remember the thought occuring to me.
Leroy Anderson intended it to be an orchestral work designed as a tribute to the soft-shoe style of dancing associated with vaudeville. "Dancers from that beloved entertainment genre of yesteryear often rubbed sheets of sandpaper together to create what they believed was the right rhythmic accompaniment to their soft-shoe routines".
If I didn't already say so: This is in my Music Selections pages on facebook account carl.moore.7792 , just like I have done with your Belle of the Ball link here on RUclips.
I think that Anderson's music is some of the happiest that I've ever heard and can never get too much of it.
-especially the orchestration, imo. With great effects, too!
So very, very true!
I love Anderson's sense of humor and modern sensibilities (so ahead of his time!) in his music titles.
+Mac Ko
Yup! a great master.
Have enjoyed LeRoy Anderson's music for years. First heard it at a private school I attended east of Escondido, California which I attended in my Sophmore and Junior years from 1956-1958. There was an outdoor skating rink that you had to climb up to which was on the southeast corner of the campus. I still remember the beautiful music over the speakers as the students would skate. In the late 1990's my wife and I were in a book store in Kennewick, Washington and I ran across a CD with his music on it. I bought it. I have put his music on my computer from the CD. He was a master of beautiful music. What a treasure.
You're most welcome Gary. Thanks for your visit and great comment. Good day to you! Nigel
Leroy Anderson has written the finest compositions/melodies for simphony orchestra's,never surpassed by others.
I enjoyed them in the 50s and they have set a stamp on my musical assessments for ever.
Leroy Anderson taught us what music was and still IS,he was a true genius!
Masterpiece musically and visually. Thank you
Love all the vaudeville photos!
Thank you, kindly. NIgel
Just came across your collection of Leroy Anderson's compositions. An amazingly well done tribute with excellent slideshows that perfectly accompany the music. Thanks for posting!
Thank you very much. I really appreciate your comment. Nigel
Thank you Jerry
All your serie about Leroy Anderson is just a BIG masterpiece, music and artwork wise.
Super, thank you for sharing
Regards
Jos
+Jos Kuipers
Jos, I am pleased you enjoy my series of videos showcasing the work of Leroy Anderson.
Nigel
Найджел, я в таком восторге от Вашего шедевра! Смотрится на одном дыхании и поднимает настроение.) Спасибо огромное! Беру в Избранное.
I want to dance!Thank you very much,Nigel.Warm greetings!
Such a lovely piece -. I enjoyed making it very much. Thank you Lara. Warm greetings! Nigel
Gracias por este trabajo tan bello.Doy clases de expresión corporal a niñas de tres a seis años y a todas nos encanta y divierte Leroy Andersen!!!!!!!! Saludos desde Argentina.( el reloJ sincopado es uno de nuestros favoritos ;)
+verónica Farabollini
Saludos desde Laos. Os doy las gracias por su comentario y estoy feliz que disfruta de la música de Leroy Anderson. Nigel
Fantastic pictures! Lovely melody. Good job. Congrats
Thank you very much, dear Rosa. You are most welcome! Nigel
Heartwarming.
+MrKnockaloe
Thank you
Yes,Ⅰthink this nusic too.
Amazing collection from also amazing shows)))
Thank YOU, NIGEL!!!!
A great pleasure, Marina. I thank you for your visit and great comment. Happy weekend. Nigel
I didn't know his name, but Anderson's music was the first thing I heard when my father built a stereo from a kit in the mid-sixties ("My Fair Lady" soundtrack was second.). This series is magic with its intriguing pictures together with the music. It seems to me that the musical arrangements are so distinctive--were they Anderson's own?
He wrote both original compositions and made arrangements of popular melodies.
You're the greatest photo-finder in history.
+DwightMS1
Thank you very much. You are most welcome! Nigel
I second the motion -- these are brilliant. and they match the music so perfectly that in places it's almost like choreography.
I'll have to remember to play this as i refinish my oak dining table.
Originally released on his 1958 album, "Leroy Anderson Conducts Leroy Anderson". This is a shorter version of the one he originally recorded in 1954.
+Barry I. Grauman Thank you for this note.
My pleasure.
Огромное спасибо Наташе за оформление одного из ваших любимых. Я так рада, что ты дал мне такую поддержку и поощрение.
Someone else has also mentioned your excellent use of pictures, but let me also commend you for that. I look at old pictures and often wonder about the time after it was taken. How the subject went on his or her business in a World that no longer exists and which we "think" we know how it was. From L. P. Hartley, "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there".
.... and I thank you, Joseph, for your visit and taking the time to post a most interesting comment. I think photography is "my blood". My grandfather was a professional photographer and my father a keen amateur videographer. I have had a number of my own photographs exhibited and published both sides of the "pond"! I look at old photo portraits and often wonder what became of the sitter. How they lead their lives and were shaped and affected by world events.... whether it be war, revolution.......
Замечательная музыка!!! прекрасный видео-ряд!!! в гармонии не только глаза и уши,но и душа становится на место!!!туда,где ей и должно быть!!!ведь она так устала от кошмара и мракобесия действительности......
Спасибо большое Галина
Я люблю музыку Leroy Anderson. Так эмоционально на очень многих уровнях.
Найджел
Used to perform a little "soft shoe" dance routine accompanied by this composition; would culminate the performance by deliberately feigning a slip and fall sequence! Had to cease the act when my rear-end became too sore get about comfortably.
If I didn't already say so, I vaguely recall this being at the beginning of an education-related TV program in early 1960s. If that was a local (as opposed to network) TV program, it would have been by way of Philadelphia because I was living near Wilmington, Del.
Спасибо, Александр. Я рад, что вы, как это видео. Я посылаю Вам наилучшие пожелания, Найджел
QUE RÍTMICA MELODÍA ADEMÁS DE LA GENIALIDAD DE USAR PAPEL DE LIJA COMO UN INSTRUMENTO. BELLO BELLO
Muchas gracias. Nigel
LOVELY VÍDEO AND VERY NÍCE MUSÍC THANK YOU SO MUCH
Greetings, best wishes and thanks. Nigel
All your videos are superlative, but this one especially had my attention! But - who ARE these people?
Thank you. All the acts are from Vaudeville in both England and the United States. This was good fun to make.....Nigel
Nigel Fowler Sutton Thank you. Yes. Vaudevillians, but who are they? Some of the faces are familiar and some are very intriguing. Is there a list you can post here?
songanddanceman100 Yes, some are very familiar, and others are quite obscure. I do not have a list of all the artistes. Thanks, Nigel
Nigel Fowler Sutton All right then. Thx for letting me know!
The ones I can name are Jenny Lind, Rudolph Valentino, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilyard, Annette Hanshaw and Edgar Bergen.
There's an ice dance practice song that is very similar to this
I wonder how the idea for a 'sandpaper' ballet came about. (I'm aware the percussion sounds like sandpaper but ..sandpaper!) I've listened to this lots of times in my childhood but I don't remember the thought occuring to me.
Leroy Anderson intended it to be an orchestral work designed as a tribute to the soft-shoe style of dancing associated with vaudeville. "Dancers from that beloved entertainment genre of yesteryear often rubbed sheets of sandpaper together to create what they believed was the right rhythmic accompaniment to their soft-shoe routines".
I will have to look this up!
Abbott & Costello towards the end of video.😅
If I didn't already say so: This is in my Music Selections pages on facebook account carl.moore.7792 , just like I have done with your Belle of the Ball link here on RUclips.
Thanks a lot!
this actually refers to sand dancing, not soft shoe.
A la Howard “Sandman” Sims
Спасибо, Александр за вашу поддержку и поощрение. Найджел
すんばらすいい。
trk4782gh
どうもありがとうございました。
Wilson ,Keppel,and ,Betty !!!!!!! Remember ??!!
....and their sand dance.....quite brilliant!
Let us hope and pray the cancel culture never reaches Leroy Anderson.
Выдумщик!
Ок! спасибо
0:43 - I didn't know that Justin Trudeau was such a prolific bicyclist
Ok very good! haha!
SWELL MUSIC NIGEL!!!!
Thank you very much, you are most welcome. Have an enjoyable week! Nigel