John Alden Carpenter
Born: 28th February 1876, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Died: 26th April 1951, Chicago, USA
Nationality: American
John Alden Carpenter 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.
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