Background
Carpenter was born in Park Ridge, Illinois on February 28, 1876, and raised in a musical household.
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Education
He was educated at Harvard University, where he studied under John Knowles Paine, and was president of the Glee Club, also writing music for the Hasty-Pudding Club.
Career
Showing great promise as a composer, he journeyed to London to study under Edward Elgar, and finally succeeded in studying with him in Rome in 1906, later returning to the United States to study under Bernhard Ziehn in Chicago from 1909 to 1936. lieutenant was there he earned a comfortable living as vice-president of the family business, a shipping supply company, from 1909 to his retirement in 1936. After his retirement, he spent much of his time composing.
Carpenter served as Chairman of the Board of Children"s Home Society of Illinois and a life trustee of the Children"s Home Society of Illinois Foundation.
He died in Chicago on April 26, 1951.
Achievements
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Carpenter was the recipient of many honors during his lifetime: He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity He was made a Knight of the French Legion of Honor in 1921 He received an honorary Master of Arts from Harvard in 1922 He received an honorary Music. Doctor from the University of Wisconsin in 1933 He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1933. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1947.
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He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity.
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April 26, 1951 (aged 75)