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.

[2] Margaret Livingston Chanler served as a nurse with the American Red Cross during the Spanish–American War.

[4] They had two children, a daughter and a son:[1] Aldrich died on June 2, 1937, in Rome, Italy.

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