Nationality American Died June 2, 1937, Rome, Italy Role Music critic | Name Richard Aldrich Occupation Music critic | |
Born July 31, 1863 Providence, Rhode Island Education Providence High School
Harvard College Children Richard Chanler Aldrich
Margaret Aldrich DeMott Parent(s) Elisha S. Aldrich
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Richard Aldrich (July 31, 1863 – June 2, 1937) was an American music critic. From 1902–23, he was music critic for The New York Times.
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- Artists on artists lecture series richard aldrich on walter de maria
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Death
- Publications
- References
Early life
Richard Aldrich was born on July 31, 1863 in Providence, Rhode Island. His father was Elisha S. Aldrich and his mother, Anna E. Gladding. He attended Providence High School and graduated with an A.B. in 1885 from Harvard College, where he had studied music.
Career
He began his journalistic career on the Providence Journal. From 1889 to 1891, he was private secretary to Senator Nathan F. Dixon III in Washington, D.C., writing criticisms for the Washington Evening Star. In 1891–92 he was with the New York Tribune in various editorial capacities, assisting Henry Edward Krehbiel with musical criticisms. He was associated with Krehbiel as an American contributor to the revised edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Personal life
In 1906, he was married to Margaret Livingston Chanler, daughter of John Winthrop Chanler (1826–1877) of the Dudley–Winthrop family and Margaret Astor Ward (1838–1875) of the Astor family. Margaret Livingston Chanler served as a nurse with the American Red Cross during the Spanish–American War. They had two children: a daughter, Margaret Aldrich DeMott (1911-2011); and a son, Richard Chanler Aldrich (1909-1961).
Death
He died in Rome, Italy.