his music carries the distinctive style of music that was typical of other mid-century composers like leroy anderson. much of it is also marked by virtuosity in the violin parts. these instances of virtuoso passages are very apparent in his compositions "bristol cream", "happy time", and "galop on strings". a typical piece by him follows the aba format, with two fast sections at the outer parts of the piece that are almost identical to each other and a slow, lyrical theme in the middle. the slow themes contrast very much with its passionate lyricism to the light and frivolous faster sections. the water skiing movement from his "summer suite" displays this very clearly.