Lucius Chapin

Life

Born: 25 April 1760, Springfield, Massachusetts

Died: 24 December 1842, Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio

Biography Lucius Chapin was a music teacher and composer in Virginia and Kentucky. He served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He was Amzi Chapin's older brother. (No Wikipedia link as yet). See Chapin brothers for list of works attributed to Lucius Chapin or his brother Amzi Chapin.

Works available at CPDL

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1a. Compositions

Liberty Hall New Monmouth

Ninety-Fifth Rockbridge

Unitia

1b. Arrangements

• Ninety-Third

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Alas! And did my Savior bleed Come thou fount of every blessing

Grace! tis a charming sound O tell me no more

Sweet is the work, my God, my King When I can read my title clear

 
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References

• Hamm, Charles. 1960. The Chapins and Sacred Music in the South and West. Journal of Research in Music Education 8(2):91-98.
• Scholten, James W. 1976. Lucius Chapin: A New England Singing Master on the Frontier. Contributions to Music Education (Ohio Music Education Association) No. 4, pp. 64-76.
• Steel, David Warren, and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The Makers of the Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 322 pp.

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