Short Name: | Bliss Wiant |
Full Name: | Wiant, Bliss, 1895-1975 |
Birth Year: | 1895 |
Death Year: | 1975 |
Bliss Wiant (1895-1975) was educated at Wittenberg College and Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A. 1920), Boston University (M.A. 1936), and Peabody College (Ph.D. 1946). He also studied at Harvard University and Union Theological Seminary, New York City After ordination (1923), Wiant became head of the music department at Yenching University, Peking (1923-1951). He was pastor of St. Paul’s Church, Delaware, Ohio (1953-1955), then minister of music at Mahoning Methodist Church, Youngstown, Ohio. After serving with the Methodist Board of Education, he became director of music at Scarritt College.
--The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993
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Letter from Mildred Bliss to Mary Louise VanDyke (8 January 1987) outlining activity in the 1960s and 1970s is available in the DNAH Archives.
Tunes by Bliss Wiant (18)![]() | As | Instances | Incipit |
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[As the lyre to the singer] (Chinese) | Bliss Wiant (Arranger) | 2 | 32135 61653 66533 |
CECILIA (Chinese fold song) | Bliss Wiant (Harmonizer) | 1 | 31231 23533 12353 |
CHINESE CAROL | Bliss Wiant (Fan T'ien-hsiang), 1895- (Composer) | 1 | |
HUAN-SHA-CH'I | Bliss Wiant (Harmonizer) | 3 | 53232 16512 32565 |
HUBBARD (Chinese) | Bliss Wiant (Arranger) | 3 | 15671 23353 212 |
[I sought Thee where the sun] | Bliss Wiant (Arranger) | 3 | 33551 63536 532 |
INDEPENDENCE | Bliss Wiant (Harmonizer) | 2 | 15321 53212 |
[Jesus the Christ walked by Galilee's waters] | Bliss M. Wiant (Composer) | 2 | 56712 36545 35234 |
LE P'ING | Bliss Wiant (Arranger) | 7 | 12316 56512 3535 |
LYNN (Wiant) | Bliss M. Wiant (Composer) | 2 | 34565 12331 76554 |
YENCHING | Bliss Wiant (Arranger) | 6 | 53216 56355 76123 |
NEW CHINA | Bliss Wiant (Composer) | 2 | 51563 56556 72765 |
P'U-T'O | Bliss Wiant (Harmonizer) | 2 | 31123 55632 13112 |
SHENG EN | Bliss Wiant (Arranger) | 1 | 33453 45311 33133 |
[Sing God's glory above the heavens] | Bliss Wiant (Adapter) | 2 | 66555 1612 |
SONG OF THE YANGTZE BOATMAN | Bliss Wiant, 1895-1975 (Arranger) | 1 | 13431 13431 54354 |
SONG OF THE HOE | Bliss Wiant (Arranger) | 2 | 35566 13561 11326 |
YIN CH'IU | Bliss Wiant (Arranger) | 1 | 56532 13561 535 |