Anderson became known for his short, original concert pieces, which he composed for the Boston Pops Orchestra at the suggestion of Arthur Fiedler. The recordings of his works were great commercial success. Blue Tango was the first instrumental recording that sold a million times and for which he got his first gold record. Unusual instruments or "instruments" appear again and again in various pieces of music. For example, sandpaper Ballet - Sandpaper, in the Typewriter - a typewriter, in Sleigh Ride - sled bells, in The Phantom Regiment - Horsewieher, in The Waltzing Cat imitates the diaries of cats and in the syncopated clock. The Syncopated Clock was selected by the WCBS television station as a title topic for the program The Late Show in 1950. Various from Anderson's works were also used.
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