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Anderson recorded “The Syncopated Clock” with his own orchestra in 1950.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022

The result was “The Syncopated Clock,” a charming piece punctuated by a wood block.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022

And “The Syncopated Clock,” written in 1945, is a two-and-a-half-minute masterpiece.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2020

So the other day, I listened to my favorite piece about the ticktock of time: Leroy Anderson’s “The Syncopated Clock.”

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2020

Syncopated forms are indeed common, but to no greater extent than in colloquial English.

From The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 by Brinton, Daniel Garrison