Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 56 · American Gospel Song · Page 80 in print
The Gospel Song Publisher
Fanny Crosby recalled musicians gathering at the publishing house after a new book appeared to sing it from cover to cover.
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The words
Arranging
Adapting musical material for use.
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Bookkeeper
Hubert Main’s earlier work for the piano house of Hazelton Bros.
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Chicago
The city at the center of that firm’s business.
Copyright
The ownership information used in his editorial work.
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Editing
Preparing the material for publication.
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Hazelton
The piano firm that employed him.
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Hubert Main
The music editor at Bradbury’s successor firm.
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Newberry
The Chicago library that acquired his book collection.
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Proofreading
Checking the printed proofs of music books.
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Quartets
One of the musical forms Main composed.
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Root and Cady
The music firm that employed Bliss.
Sherwin
William F. Sherwin, one of the musicians in Crosby’s account.
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Sylvester Main
His father, a partner in the publishing business.
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Treasurer
Main’s company office.
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Woodbury
The composer whose copyrights he knew.
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Sources
- Biography of Gospel song and hymn writers : Hall, J.H. (Jacob Henry), 1855-1941J. H. Hall, Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers (1914), original public-domain volume
- Philip P. BlissJ. H. Hall, Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers (1914), public domain, transcribed by Hymnology Archive
- Memories of eighty years : Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915Fanny Crosby, Memories of Eighty Years (1906), public-domain memoir