Balladette for String Orchestra

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) composed BALLADETTE in 1962 in Woodbury, Connecticut, and conducted the Greater Miami Philharmonic Orchestra in the premiere on July 3, 1965. Leroy Anderson is known for his polished orchestrations of descriptive compositions, characterized as romantic or nostalgic in theme. BALLADETTE stands in contrast as an elegant, cool and somewhat abstract piece. Both a full orchestra and string orchestra version are available from the publisher. The string parts of the full orchestra and string orchestra editions are identical, since the music is complete with strings alone. Wind parts of the orchestra editions double the strings for added color and may be used as available. A string count of 8-8-5-5-5 is included in the string orchestra set.