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Aldine Silliman Kieffer

Aldine Silliman Kieffer was a leading 19th century proponent of shape note musical notation, music teacher and publisher.

Kieffer was born on August 1, 1840, near Miami, Saline County, Missouri. He died November 30, 1904, in Dayton, Virginia.

Kieffer was the grandson of Virginia musician Joseph Funk. With Ephraim Ruebush, he found­ed the Kief­fer-Rue­bush mu­sic company in Day­ton, and was ed­it­or the Mu­sic­al Mil­lion and Fireside Friend periodical.

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