Composed for string orchestra and later orchestrated for full orchestra, Fiddle-Faddle was completed January 1, 1947. It is 3 minutes and 10 seconds long. It was first performed for string orchestra ...

Leroy Anderson's contribution to American music was unique and circumscribed. Writing mostly for Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, he invented and perfected the three-minute orchestral "light ...

Announcer: Once again the Symphony Hall doors are open for an Evening at Pops with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops orchestra. Tonight an all-American program, with special guest Leroy Anderson.

One measure of the uniqueness of Leroy Anderson’s music is that nobody really knows what to call it. His works — almost all for orchestra but almost none longer than a standard pop tune — have been ...