Claim: While Edwin Artur Jones was helping his family to run a store, he wrote waltzes for solo piano, such as The Farewell Waltzes which was published in 1874,
Evidence: Edwin Arthur Jones (1853–1911), American composer After graduation, he went to Baltimore to help his family run a store. His first major composition was a delightful set of waltzes for solo piano, The Farewell Waltzes, which he had composed while at Dartmouth College. This composition was published in Baltimore in 1874.