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Leroy Anderson

1908 - 1975

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Leroy Anderson ( lə-ROY; June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leroy Anderson is the 514th most popular composer (down from 450th in 2019), the 2,731st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,103rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Composer.

Leroy Anderson is most famous for composing the music to "The Syncopated Clock" and "Sleigh Ride."

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Leroy Anderson ranks 514 out of 1,451. Before him are Emilio de' Cavalieri, Fredrik Pacius, Kaija Saariaho, Johann Ludwig Bach, Luis Bacalov, and Bill Conti. After him are Jean Françaix, Reinhard Keiser, Jean Absil, Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, Franck Pourcel, and Maddalena Casulana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Leroy Anderson ranks 97. Before him are Michael Redgrave, Carlos Arias Navarro, Libertad Lamarque, Cus D'Amato, Atahualpa Yupanqui, and Giovannino Guareschi. After him are Lev Pontryagin, Virginia Cherrill, Arturo Frondizi, Alejandro Scopelli, Fritz Witt, and Teizo Takeuchi. Among people deceased in 1975, Leroy Anderson ranks 70. Before him are Kazimierz Fajans, Robert Stolz, Michel Simon, Lyubov Orlova, Luigi Carlo Borromeo, and Hiroshi Ōshima. After him are Madeleine Vionnet, Avery Brundage, Hans Swarowsky, Hans Bellmer, Mina Witkojc, and Kang Sheng.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leroy Anderson ranks 2,731 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew Wyeth (1917), Henry Wilson (1812), Ric Flair (1949), Jessica Alba (1981), Bill Conti (1942), and Eugene Meyer (1875). After him are Wallace Shawn (1943), Barbara Eden (1931), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Mitch McConnell (1942), Bo Diddley (1928), and John Sullivan (1740).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Leroy Anderson ranks 27. Before him are Elmer Bernstein (1922), Paul Bowles (1910), Danny Elfman (1953), James Newton Howard (1951), George Antheil (1900), and Bill Conti (1942). After him are Terry Riley (1935), Michael Kamen (1948), John Adams (1947), Amy Beach (1867), Morton Feldman (1926), and Ernest Guiraud (1837).

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