Baumgartner, H. Leroy (Hope Leroy), 1891-1969

Hope Leroy Baumgartner was born on August 6, 1891 in Rochester, Indiana. He spent most of his life at Yale School of Music; he received the B.M. degree in 1916, and he was a member of the faculty from 1919 until his retirement in 1960. Baumgartner was an active organist and composer during those years, in addition to fulfilling his duties as a professor of composition and music theory. He composed in a variety of genres, but specialed in sacred music. Baumgartner died in Hamden, Connecticut on September 18, 1969.

From the guide to the The H. Leroy Baumgartner Papers, 1908-1980 (inclusive), (Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, Yale University)

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