Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1884 December 20 | Born in Elmira, New York, to John R. Joslyn and Mary Parmalee Partridge Joslyn |
| 1910 September 22 | Married Pauline Vanderburgh (1884-1986) in Chicago, with whom he had three children (Magdalene Joslyn Fincke, John Vanderburgh Joslyn, and Henry Partings Joslyn) |
| ca 1910-1931 | Worked as an advertising agent for numerous agencies in Chicago, Kansas City, Indianapolis, and New York City |
| 1920-1922 | Composed symphonic suite Native Moments with encouragement from conductor Modest Altschuler |
| 1922 April 7 | Premiere performance of Native Moments by the Chicago Theatre Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nat Finston |
| 1925 April 19 | Premiere of American Skylines: A Symphonic Silhouette at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis; composed for and performed by Paul Whiteman's Orchestra |
| 1925 January | Native Moments performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski |
| 1926 | Created settings for six songs in Carl Sandburg's The American Songbag |
| 1930 | Composed jingle for Barbasol shaving cream |
| 1930 August 15 | Symphonic Ode, 1827: To Beethoven performed at New York's Lewisohn Stadium by the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates |
| 1931 April 23 | Died of a streptococcus infection in New Paltz, New York |
| 1931 November 6 | Posthumous performance of Pagan Symphony by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Erich Kleiber |