Elisha West

Life

Born: April 1756, North Yarmouth, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died: 1 September 1832?

Biography

Elisha West was born in North Yarmouth, Maine, and baptised there on 25 April 1756. He married Abigail Delano in North Yarmouth on 7 December 1775, and by 1790 they had moved to Woodstock, Vermont. The first edition of West's collection The Musical Concert was published in January 1802, and consists of 54 items. An revised second edition, consisting of 65 items, was published in 1807: 18 of the tunes in this edition are attributed to J. West, probably a relative of the compiler. Both editions were printed at Northampton, Massachusetts by Andrew Wright. In later years, West appears to have stopped composing and returned to Maine.

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List of choral works

A. LISTED BY TITLE

Bethesda Burton Creation Death's Alarm Dissolution Edom Evening Hymn

Freedom Harmony (1807) Harmony Haverhill Invitation Judgment Lark

Meditation Milton Morning Hymn Morpheus Mournful Song Ohio Precept

Prodigal Roslin Castle Salvation Sharon Solemn Song Solitude Venus

Vienna Willington Windsor

B. LISTED BY FIRST LINE

Far be thine honor spread He sends his word, and melts the snow

My refuge is the God of love Our moments fly apace

 
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Publications

• West, Elisha. 1802. The Musical Concert. Northampton, Massachusetts: Andrew Wright. 204 pp.
• West, Elisha. 1807. The Musical Concert, Second Edition. Northampton, Massachusetts: Andrew Wright. 104 pp.

External links

Works by Elisha West in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)