Talk:Leroy Anderson
From Academic Kids
I certainly have the feeling that biographical details about Leroy Anderson are sketchy. I have never known whether his music was his main career or an intense (and lucrative) hobby. Could the composition of fifty or so short pieces of music, even these exquisite minatures, have really taken up all of his time? I am certainly grateful for the Leroy Anderson music we have, but, as with Gershwin, one wishes there were more, and, unlike Gershwin, one feels there could have been more. The Piano Concerto is absolutely wonderful, despite some soft spots—there are places where it seems more like a medley than a concerto; it would have been a tragedy if this work had remained under wraps. Dpbsmith 22:09, 1 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I'm not sure that some of this information is accurate - specifically, I know you'd have to have a pretty abnormally talented high school band in order to properly play Bugler's Holiday.
