CHRISTMAS BELLS (Hofer)

CHRISTMAS BELLS (Hofer)

Composer: Mari Ruef Hofer (1901)
Published in 2 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Mari Ruef Hofer

Born: July 18, 1858/9, Littleport, Iowa. Died: December 31, 1929, Bakersfield, California (she died while traveling by train from Los Angeles, California, to Portland, Oregon). Hofer was educated at the Mt. Carroll, Illinois, Seminary and the University of Chicago. She taught music in the public schools of La Crosse, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; and Rochester, Minnesota. She also taught at the Pestalozzi-Froebel Teacher’s College, Chicago; the University of California, the University of Georgia, and the University of Tennessee, and managed musical programs for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. Her works include: Christmas in Peasant France (Chicago, Illinois: Clayton F. Summy, 1900) Children’s Singing Games Old and Ne… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: CHRISTMAS BELLS (Hofer)
Composer: Mari Ruef Hofer (1901)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
Incipit: 35243 21352 43215
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #9430
Text: Why Do Bells At Christmas Ring?
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #9430

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