September 24 - September 30 Listening/Composer Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Leroy Anderson

Composer (listen to the music excerpt on the page):

http://www.dsokids.com/listen/ComposerDetail.aspx?composerID=75 

And YouTube links:

The Typewriter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2LJ1i7222c

Bugler's Holiday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjZJbvp8uc8&feature=related

How would you describe Leroy Anderson's music? Do you know famous Christmas piece he wrote that is played at almost every December holiday concert and on the radio during Christmastime?