William Billings
Sign in to saveAmerican choral composer (1746-1800)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1746-10-07
- Died
- 1800-09-26
- Works
- 14
Top works
- conrinental harmond
- Suffolk Harmony
- Psalm-Singer's Amusement
- Euroclydon
- Singing Master's Assistant, or Key to Practical Music. Being an Abridgement from the New-England Psalm-Singer; Together with Several Other Tunes, Never Before Published. Composed by William Billings
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William Billings (1746-1800) is considered one of the first significant composers of the United States. He composed and published over 340 choral pieces during his lifetime. From his many published writings Billings manifested a strong personality: "For my own Part, as I don't think myself confin'd to any Rules for Composition laid down by any that went before me, neither should I think (were I to pretend to lay down Rules) that any who came after me were any ways obligated to adhere to them <a
Key dates
- Born
- 7 October 1746
- Died
- 26 September 1800
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