| Short Name: | John Aitken |
| Full Name: | Aitken, John, 1745-1831 |
| Birth Year (est.): | 1745 |
| Death Year: | 1831 |
John Aitken was a music engraver in Philadelphia as early as 1787. In that year he published A Compilation of Litanies and Vespers, Hymns and Anthems as they are sung in the Catholic Church, adapted to the Voice or Organ. He was a native of Dulkeath, Scotland. He opened his Musical Repository at 96 North Second Street in Philadelphia as early as 1807. He died in 1831 and was buried in Christ Church yard.
From American writers and compilers of sacred music by Frank J. Metcalf (New York; Cincinnati: Abingdon Press, 1925)
Hymnals by John Aitken (1) | As | Publication Year |
|---|---|---|
| A Compilation of the Litanies and Vespers Hymns and Anthems as they are sung in the Catholic Church adapted to the voice or organ | John Aitken (Editor) | 1788 |
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