John Carver Aalden  (1877-1951)
Last updated: 13.11.23
John Carver Aalden is at present time (2012) an obscure ragtime era composer known only for a baker's dozen of piano works published between 1893 and 1912 and which are listed by various online retailers. He appears to have had Boston connections his chief publishers being Oliver Ditson Company, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and B. F. Wood Music Co. also of Boston. Of ragtime interest is his characteristic dance Chit-Chat (1912).
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John Carver Aalden  (1877-1951) has at least 13 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
April Day (Un Jour D'avril), An Impromptu, etc. P.F.
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1910. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Bagatelle in G Major
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1911. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Chant du Savoyard for the pianoforte
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1893. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Chit-Chat Characteristic dance. For piano solo
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: B. F. Wood Music Co.
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  Printed: 1904. Sheet Music 7 pages. Limited availability.
Gavotte For the left hand alone [P.F.]
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: B. F. Wood Music Co.
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Printed: 1902. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
God Is Our Refuge
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1894. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Anthem for sop. solo, Trio, Qtte. and Chorus
Mazurka-Caprice for the Pianoforte, etc
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: C. W. Thompson & Co.
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Printed: 1910. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Menuet des Enfants for the pianoforte
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: n.d.. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Old House, The Song
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Words by: F. Alden
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1894. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Polka Caprice for pianoforte
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1893. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Souvenir de Vienne Viennese Waltz for Piano Solo
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: B. F. Wood Music Co.
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Printed: 1903. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Three Piano Compositions
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: 1903. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
[No. 1.] At Twilight. Romance.
[No. 2.] Le Rayon. Morceau de Concert.
[No. 3.] The Sandman.
Woodland Stream, A
Music by: John Carver Aalden.
Publisher: Vincent Music Co
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Printed: 1912. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 13 works by John Carver Aalden (1877-1951). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Chant du Savoyard 1893  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Polka Caprice 1893  amazon15.gif Pub.
God Is Our Refuge 1894  amazon15.gif Pub.
Old House, The 1894 F. Alden (words)  amazon15.gif Pub.
Gavotte 1902  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Souvenir de Vienne 1903  amazon15.gif Pub.
Three Piano Compositions 1903  amazon15.gif Pub.
Chit-Chat 1904  amazon15.gif Pub.
April Day (Un Jour D'avril), An 1910  amazon15.gif Pub.
Mazurka-Caprice 1910  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Bagatelle in G Major 1911  amazon15.gif Pub.
Woodland Stream, A 1912  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Menuet des Enfants n.d.  amazon15.gif Pub.