Composed for orchestra, The Syncopated Clock was completed in April of 1945. It is 2 minutes and 20 seconds long. It was written in Arlington, Virginia while the composer was stationed in Washington, ...

In 1945, a 36-year-old composer who was serving in the Army was invited to conduct the Boston Pops. He decided to write some music for the occasion, and a clock popped into his head. John Dickerson ...