Aldine Silliman Kieffer (August 1, 1840 – November 30, 1904) was a leading 19th century proponent of shape note musical notation, music teacher and publisher. August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shape notes are a system of music notation designed to facilitate congregational singing. ...

Kieffer was born near Miami, Saline County, Missouri. He died in Dayton, Virginia, and is buried there. Miami is a city located in Saline County, Missouri. ... Saline County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Dayton is a town located in Rockingham County, Virginia. ...

Kieffer was the grandson of Virginia 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 Singer's Glen to Day­ton 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. Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Joseph Funk (1778-1862) was a pioneer American music teacher and publisher. ... Ephraim Ruebush (September 26, 1833 – September 26, 1924) was a music teacher and publisher. ... John W. Howe (1801 - December 1, 1873) was a Free Soil and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

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. 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Benjamin Carl Unseld (1843 - 1923), better known as B. C. Unseld, was a gospel music teacher, composer, and publisher. ...

Some of Kieffer's books

• The Starry Crown; for the Sabbath school, edited by Aldine S. Kieffer; Singer's Glen, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer, & Co., 1874.
• The Temple Star: For Singing-Schools, Conventions, Choirs, Day-Schools and Musical Societies, edited by Aldine S. Kieffer; Singer's Glen, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer & Co., 1877.
• The Shining Light; a varied collection of sacred songs for Sabbath-schools, social meetings, and the home circle, by J. H. Tenney and A. S. Kieffer; Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush Kieffer & Co., 1879.
• Sharon's Dewy Rose; a collection of new music and hymns for the use of Sabbath-schools, prayer meetings, and special occasions, by A. S. Kieffer and J. H. Tenney; Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer & Co., 1880.
• Sweet Fields of Eden; for the Sabbath school, by J. H. Tenney, A. S. Kieffer, and Wm. B. Blake; Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer,& Co., 1882.
• The Zion Songster No. 1; for Sabbath Schools, edited by Aldine S. Kieffer; Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer & Co., 1885.
• The Royal Proclamation, edited by Aldine S. Kieffer and William Blake; Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer & Co., 1886.
• The Zion Songster No. 2; for Sabbath Schools, edited by Aldine S. Kieffer; Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer & Co., 1887.
• The Star of Bethlehem, by J. H. Hall, J. H. Ruebush, and A. S. Kieffer; Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer, & Co., 1889.
• Crowning Day, No. 2; a Collection of Gospel Songs for Sunday schools, revivals, young people's meetings, etc., by J. H. Hall, J. H. Ruebush, A. S. Kieffer, et al.; Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer, & Co., 1896.

External links

• Twilight is Stealing (The life of Aldine S. Kieffer)

References

• Aldine S. Kieffer and Ephraim Ruebush: Ideals Reflected in Post-Civil War Ruebush-Kieffer Company Music Publications, by Charles Edwin Morrison, 1992; Ph.D. dissertation, Arizona State University.
• The "Musical Million": A Study and Analysis of the Periodical Promoting Music Reading Through Shape-Notes in North America from 1870 To 1914, by Paul M. Hall, 1970; Doctoral dissertation, Catholic University of America.