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| Born | (1892-04-26)April 26, 1892 Jefferson, Ohio |
| Died | June 28, 1980(1980-06-28) (aged 88) La Jolla, California |
| Occupation(s) | Organist, teacher, lecturer, scholar |
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Harold Gleason (1892–1980) was an American organist, teacher, lecturer, and scholar. He is best known as the author ofMethod of Organ Playing, published in numerous editions made by him and later by his wife, concert organistCatharine Crozier.[1]
Gleason was born inJefferson, Ohio, on April 26, 1892, and studied organ in California with the English organistEdwin H. Lemare,Lynnwood Farnam in Boston, and in Paris withJoseph Bonnet. In 1919, he was appointed organist and choirmaster ofFifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City, and then in 1921 became the head of the organ department of the newly foundedEastman School of Music,University of Rochester.[2][3]
He marriedCatharine Crozier inColorado Springs on April 9, 1942.[4]
He wasGeorge Eastman's personal organist and director of music at Eastman's home, as well as the founder and director of the David Hochstein Memorial Music School. He was also organist and director of music at several Rochester churches, as well as a touring recitalist. As head of the graduate division at Eastman from 1932 until his retirement in 1955, Gleason was instrumental in the development of the School's DMA degree program.
In addition toMethod of Organ Playing, Gleason contributed many papers to music journals and authored two anthologies,Outlines of Music Literature andExamples of Music before 1400. He also co-authored theAnthology of Music in America, 1620–1865. He helped design pipe organs; the organs in Kilbourn Hall and in Strong Auditorium on theUniversity of Rochester River Campus were built to his specifications.
In 1952, he was awarded the doctor of music degree,honors causa, byMacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois. He died atScripps Memorial Hospital inLa Jolla, California on June 28, 1980, and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery,Altadena.[5]
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