P. P. Bliss
Philip Paul Bliss (9 July 1838 – 29 December 1876) was an American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone Gospel singer. He wrote many well-known hymns, including "Almost Persuaded" (1871); "Hallelujah, What a Saviour!" (1875); "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"; "Wonderful Words of Life" (1875); and the tune for Horatio Spafford's "It Is Well with My Soul" (1876). Bliss's house in Rome, Pennsylvania is now operated as the Philip P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1838 (Clearfield County), Died 1876 (Ashtabula)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 68 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 1767 | 7-in. | 8/13/1897 | Almost persuaded | Steve Porter | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Berliner | 4278 | 7-in. | June 1897-Oct. 1898 | Almost persuaded | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
| Berliner | 0646 | 7-in. | 10/20/1899 | Almost persuaded | J. J. Fisher | Male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Berliner | 01230 | 7-in. | 4/19/1900 | Almost persuaded | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]110 | 7-in. | 7/11/1900 | Almost persuaded | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-2704 | 10-in. | 8/7/1905 | Let the lower lights be burning | Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with organ | composer | |
| Victor | B-3812 | 10-in. | 9/18/1906 | It is well with my soul | Handel Mixed Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied | composer | |
| Victor | B-3923 | 10-in. | 10/25/1906 | Almost persuaded | Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | E-3923 | 8-in. | 10/25/1906 | Almost persuaded | Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-8064 | 10-in. | 6/16/1909 | Eternity | Whitney Brothers Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-8213 | 10-in. | 9/7/1909 | The light of the world is Jesus | Whitney Brothers Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-8889 | 10-in. | 4/25/1910 | Glasses up and shout | Mendelssohn Glee Club | Male vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | C-9949 | 12-in. | 2/14/1911 | Windows open toward Jerusalem | Mrs. J. Darr | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-13246 | 10-in. | 5/7/1913 | Almost persuaded | Percy Hemus ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-14712 | 10-in. | 4/15/1914 | Come out, Mr. Sunshine | Christine Miller | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-20962 | 10-in. | 11/12/1917 | Hållen fästet tills jag kommer | Brooklyn Svenska Mans Kvartetten | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
| Victor | B-22074 | 10-in. | 7/26/1918 | Nästan en kristen | Brooklyn Svenska Mans Kvartetten | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
| Victor | B-23580 | 10-in. | 1/15/1920 | Let the lower lights be burning | Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-25822 | 10-in. | 11/26/1921 | Beinah gewonnen | Methodist Ministers Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
| Victor | B-31288 | 10-in. | 10/30/1924 | Eternity | Shannon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-31351 | 10-in. | 11/24/1924 | Sök ej Kristus bland de döda | Joseph Lycell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-33936 | 10-in. | 11/24/1925 | It is well with my soul | Louise Homer | Contralto vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and pipe organ | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36264 | 10-in. | 9/18/1926 | I will sing of my Redeemer | Perry Kim ; Einar Nyland | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-36687 | 10-in. | 11/15/1926 | The bee and the butterfly | Erva Giles | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-39507 | 10-in. | 7/8/1927 | Sometime we'll understand | Mark Andrews | Pipe organ solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bliss, P. P.," accessed May 16, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347.
Bliss, P. P.. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 16, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347.
"Bliss, P. P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 16 May 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Discogs: Bliss, P. P.
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bliss, P. P. (Philip Paul), 1838-1876 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92011122
Wikidata: Philip Bliss - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q898625
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/49089788/
MusicBrainz: Bliss, P. P. (Philip Paul), 1838-1876 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ec3987b6-4283-4240-b9a9-3ba630dc6421
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