Supply Belcher

Life

Born: 29 March 1751

Died: 9 June 1836

Biography
Supply Belcher was an early American composer in the New England psalmody tradition: he was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts, and later moved to Farmington, Maine. Most of his music was published in his collection The Harmony of Maine (1794).

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List of choral works

1. Psalm-Tunes

• Pittston
• Topsham
• When God revealed his gracious name

2. Anthems

• Hail Thou King of saints
• The Power of Musick

2. Secular Music

• The Power of Musick

LIST BY FIRST LINE

• Dearest of all the names above
• Hail Thou King of saints
• Hark! some soft swell pants
• Now may my head be lifted high
• When God revealed his gracious name

 
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Publications

• Belcher, Supply. 1794. The Harmony of Maine, Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 104 pp.
• Holden, Oliver, Editor. 1797. The Worcester Collection of Sacred Harmony, Sixth Edition. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 143 pp.

References

• Davenport, Linda. 1996. Supply Belcher (1751-1836): The Collected Works. New York: Routledge. 144 pp.

External links

• The Harmony of Maine at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)