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I. Moderato by John Alden Carpenter
John Alden Carpenter
Artist Biography For John Alden Carpenter
Born In Park Ridge Illinois On February 28 1876 Carpenter Was Raised In A Musical Household. He Was Educated At Harvard Where He Studied Under John Knowles Paine And Was President Of The Glee Club And Wrote Music For The Hasty-Pudding Club. Showing Great Promise As A Composer He Journeyed To London To Study Under Sir Edward Elgar Later Returning To The United States To Study Under Bernhard Ziehn In Chicago. It Was There He Earned A Comfortable Living As Vice-President Of The Family Business A Mill Supply Company. He Was A Member Of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity. Carpenter Composed Many Works Meant To Encompass The Spirit Of America Including The Patriotic The Home Road And Several Jazz-Inspired Works. He Composed Several Ballets Including One Based On The Krazy Kat Comics And One In 1926 Possibly His Best-Known Titled Skyscrapers And Inspired By His City Of Residence. One Of His Most Famous Works Was 1914's Impressionistic Orchestral Suite Adventures In A Perambulator. In 1932 He Completed The Song Of Faith For The George Washington Bicentennial. He Died In Chicago In 1951.
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Biography - John Alden Carpenter
Born In Park Ridge Illinois On February 28 1876 Carpenter Was Raised In A Musical Household. He Was Educated At Harvard Where He Studied Under John Knowles Paine And Was President Of The Glee Club And Wrote Music For The Hasty-Pudding Club. Showing Great Promise As A Composer He Journeyed To London To Study Under Sir Edward Elgar Later Returning To The United States To Study Under Bernhard Ziehn In Chicago. It Was There He Earned A Comfortable Living As Vice-President Of The Family Business A Mill Supply Company. He Was A Member Of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity. Carpenter Composed Many Works Meant To Encompass The Spirit Of America Including The Patriotic The Home Road And Several Jazz-Inspired Works. He Composed Several Ballets Including One Based On The Krazy Kat Comics And One In 1926 Possibly His Best-Known Titled Skyscrapers And Inspired By His City Of Residence. One Of His Most Famous Works Was 1914's Impressionistic Orchestral Suite Adventures In A Perambulator. In 1932 He Completed The Song Of Faith For The George Washington Bicentennial. He Died In Chicago In 1951.
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