Sleigh Ride
E539584
"Sleigh Ride" is a popular light orchestral Christmas piece, often performed with lyrics, that has become a holiday music standard.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas song
ⓘ
light music ⓘ orchestral composition ⓘ |
| composer | Leroy Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
ⓘ
holiday standard ⓘ light orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
orchestral version
ⓘ
vocal version ⓘ |
| hasPopularity |
holiday standard in the United States
ⓘ
widely performed by school bands and orchestras ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalAssociation |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
winter holidays ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
festive holiday atmosphere
ⓘ
winter sleigh ride imagery ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| includedIn | Christmas music compilations ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
Christmas concert repertoire
ⓘ
pops orchestra repertoire ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAdaptedAs | song with lyrics ⓘ |
| lyricist | Mitchell Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsAdded | 1950 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
trumpet imitating a horse whinny
ⓘ
use of slapstick to imitate whip cracks ⓘ use of temple blocks to imitate horse hooves ⓘ |
| originallyComposedAs | instrumental ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| publisher | Famous Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Air Supply
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amy Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Andy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Arthur Fiedler NERFINISHED ⓘ Boston Pops Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Glen Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Connick Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Mathis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentatonix NERFINISHED ⓘ The Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ronettes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Allegro ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
concert band
ⓘ
symphony orchestra ⓘ |
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