Aldine Silliman Kieffer, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American music publisher
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About Aldine Silliman Kieffer
- Aldine Silliman Kieffer (August 1, 1840 – November 30, 1904) was a leading 19th century proponent of shape note musical notation, music teacher and publisher. Kieffer was born near Miami, Saline County, Missouri.
- He died in Dayton, Virginia, and is buried there. Kieffer was the grandson of Mennonite musician Joseph Funk.
- After Funk's death, he and Ephraim Ruebush took over Funk's publishing company.
- With Ruebush and John W.
- Howe, Kieffer founded the Kieffer, Ruebush, & Company music company circa 1873, which was moved from Singers Glen to Dayton, Virginia in 1878.
- Kieffer was editor of the Musical Million and Fireside Friend periodical.
- The Musical Million, published from 1870 until 1914, was one of the leading tools promoting shape note music for almost a half century.
- It helped link teachers and students across the country, and published many songs in its pages. Kieffer taught singing schools and used his songbooks in the schools.
- One of Kieffer's most popular song books was The Temple Star, published at Singer's Glen in 1877.
- One of his most popular songs was his poem Twilight is Stealing, set to music by B.
- C.
- Unseld in 1877 and published in the Temple Star.
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