Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.927172 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by George Willson. Christmas,Classical. Score and parts. 44 pages. George Willson #4592559. Published by George Willson (A0.927172). Before Leroy Anderson's iconic Sleigh Ride, there was Mozart's. The last of his Three German Dances was most likely composed for a ball in Vienna's Imperial Court, and like many artists today, Mozart took a just add sleigh bells approach to creating a wintry atmosphere. Sleigh rides were a popular winter pastime in Vienna during Mozart's time, and it is said that the composer wrote this piece to mimic the sensation of going up and down the snow-covered hills on an 18th century sleigh.
