John Francis Gilder  (-1909)
Last updated: 05.09.23
It is surprisiing that so little is known about about this composer considering the large number of compositions located. All that can presently (September 2019) be gleaned about John Francis Gilder from sheet music covers and by internet searching is that he has 44 works published between 1892 and 1909.
Of ragtime interest is Jumbo Jim (1900) published by F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc., New York, USA.
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John Francis Gilder  (-1909) has at least 43 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
b00rm0do8q_m.jpgAmaranthus Reverie Caprice
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Leo Feist
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Printed: 1897. Sheet Music.
Blossom Time Reverie
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Leo Feist
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Printed: 1908. Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.
Brook's Lullaby, The Op. 62
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1899. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Carnival Dance Op. 69
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: 1902. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Chiming Christmas Bells Fantasie. Op. 62
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc.
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Clematis Intermezzo Op. 76
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1906. Sheet Music 7 pages. Currently unavailable.
Confidenta Polka facile Op. 32
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1892. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
For Pianoforte
Congaree Dance Op. 36
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: 1893. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Cradle Song Op. 30
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1892. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
For the pianoforte
Dancing Brook Mazurka. Op. 38
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1893. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Day in the Park, A March & two-step Op. 84
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
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Printed: 1907. Sheet Music 6 pages. Currently unavailable.
For the Pianoforte.
Diana Intermezzo Op. 77
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: 1905. Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.
Dorothea Gavotte antique Op. 37
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1893. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Elysium Waltz Op. 67
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1901. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Howard March Op. 39
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1893. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Jesus, Lover of My Soul Sacred Song
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Words by: C. Wesley
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: 1904. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
For medium voice.
b0000cw9kn_m.jpgJumbo Jim Two Step and Cake Walk Op. 64
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc.
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Printed: 1900. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Kentucky Memories Plantation Dance Op. 61
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc.
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
for Piano.
La Belle Caprice Valse de Ballet Op. 48
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1895. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
La Cataracte Rondo-Etude Op. 49
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: 1895. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Le Carrousel Caprice brillant Op. 56
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc.
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Printed: 1897. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Le Tambour Schottische-Caprice Op. 42
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1894. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Life in Gotham Waltz Op. 35
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1893. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Love, Come Back to Me Song Op. 45
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Words by: E. Pintard
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: ?. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Mazurka Irlandais Op. 46
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Chas. Sheard & Co.
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Printed: 1894. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
For pianoforte.
Norwegian Slumber Song Op. 65
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1900. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Ocean Wave Two-Step Op. 54
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc.
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Printed: 1896. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Palmetto Dance Op. 97
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc.
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  Printed: 1907. Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.
Polka Facile Op. 75
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1904. Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.
Priscilla Waltz Op. 43
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1894. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Savanero Caprice Op. 63
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc.
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Printed: 1899. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Savoy March Two-Step Op. 51
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: 1895. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Sing, My Soul His Wondrous Love Sacred Song Op. 72
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Howley, Haviland & Dresser
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Printed: 1902. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
For Soprano or Tenor.
Souvenir de Foster Op. 40
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1893. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Pour Piano
Take Me, O My Father, Take Me Hymn Op. 50
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1895. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Solo and Quartet.
Tarantelle Fantastique
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: 1897. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
For Mandolin or Violin with Piano accompaniment.
Tell Me, Lassie Song Op. 78
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Words by: G. Cooper
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1909. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Valse Extatique Op. 60
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
Vera Valse de Balle Op. 53
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1896. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night Transcription for pianoforte Op. 41
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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  Printed: 1894. Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.
While Baby Sleeps Lullaby Op. 83
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Words by: S. Shatford
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1909. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Woodland Breezes Caprice Op. 78
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc.
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Printed: 1906. Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.
Zanzibar Caprice Op. 31
Music by: John Francis Gilder.
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
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Printed: 1892. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
For pianoforte.
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Amaranthus (1897) J.F. Gilder (music) Piano, Orchestra IMSLP wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 44 works by John Francis Gilder (-1909). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Confidenta 1892  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Cradle Song 1892  amazon15.gif Pub.
Zanzibar Caprice 1892  amazon15.gif Pub.
Congaree Dance 1893  amazon15.gif Pub.
Dancing Brook 1893  amazon15.gif Pub.
Dorothea 1893  amazon15.gif Pub.
Howard March 1893  amazon15.gif Pub.
Life in Gotham 1893  amazon15.gif Pub.
Souvenir de Foster 1893  amazon15.gif Pub.
Le Tambour 1894  amazon15.gif Pub.
Mazurka Irlandais 1894  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Priscilla 1894  amazon15.gif Pub.
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night 1894  Pub.
La Belle Caprice 1895  amazon15.gif Pub.
La Cataracte 1895  amazon15.gif Pub.
Savoy March 1895  amazon15.gif Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Take Me, O My Father, Take Me 1895  wvicon.gif
Ocean Wave 1896  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Vera 1896  amazon15.gif Pub.
Amaranthus 1897  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Le Carrousel 1897  amazon15.gif Pub.
Tarantelle Fantastique 1897  amazon15.gif Pub.
Chiming Christmas Bells 1898  amazon15.gif Pub.
Kentucky Memories 1898  amazon15.gif Pub.
Valse Extatique 1898  amazon15.gif Pub.
Brook's Lullaby, The 1899  amazon15.gif Pub.
Savanero 1899  amazon15.gif Pub.
Jumbo Jim 1900  amazon15.gif Pub.
Norwegian Slumber Song 1900  amazon15.gif Pub.
Sunset Frolics 1900  wvicon.gif
Elysium Waltz 1901  amazon15.gif Pub.
Carnival Dance 1902  amazon15.gif Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Sing, My Soul His Wondrous Love 1902  wvicon.gif
Jesus, Lover of My Soul 1904 C. Wesley (words)  wvicon.gif
Polka Facile 1904  amazon15.gif Pub.
Diana 1905  amazon15.gif Pub.
Clematis 1906  amazon15.gif Pub.
Woodland Breezes 1906  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Day in the Park, A 1907  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Palmetto Dance 1907  amazon15.gif Pub.
Blossom Time 1908  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Tell Me, Lassie 1909 G. Cooper (words)  Pub.
While Baby Sleeps 1909 S. Shatford (words)  amazon15.gif Pub.
Love, Come Back to Me ? E. Pintard (words)  Pub.