BLISS, PHILIP P.

(9 July 1838, Clearfield County, Pa. – 29 December 1876, near Ashtabula, Oh.)

   Part of an evangelical preachingsinging team with D. W. Whittle, he composed over 300 gospel songs, some of which are printed in Gospel Hymns and Sacred {}Songs (1875), compiled by Ira D. Sankey. BLOCH, ERNST (24 July 1880, Geneva-15 July 1959, Portland, Ore.). Composer who often expressed his Jewish heritage in his works, including Israel Symphony (1916), Trois Poèmes Juifs (1913), {}Suite Hébraïque (1953), and the especially popular Schelomo (1916) for cello and orchestra.

   See also Kol Nidre; Milhaud, Darius.