John Alden Carpenter
John Alden Carpenter | |
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Detail from an unfinished portrait of Carpenter, c. 1921 | |
| Born | February 28, 1876 Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 1951 (aged 75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Children | 1 |
John Alden Carpenter (February 28, 1876 – April 26, 1951) was an American composer. Carpenter's compositional style was considered to be mainly "mildly modernistic and impressionistic"; many of his works strive to encompass the spirit of America, including the patriotic The Home Road and several other jazz-inspired works. He was among the first classical composers to incorporate elements of jazz and ragtime in their pieces.