William Billings
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 223 years ago |
Date of birth | October 7,1746 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Boston |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Date of died | September 26,1800 |
Died | Boston |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Job | Composer |
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Books | The Continental Harmony |
The Complete Works of William Billings | |
The Suffolk Harmony: Consisting of Psalm Tunes, Fuges and Anthems | |
The Complete Works of William Billings: The New England Psalm-Singer 1770 | |
Euroclydon - An Anthem for Mariners | |
The Singing Master's Assistant, Or Key to Practical Musick. Being an Abridgement from the New-England Psalm-Singer; Together with Several Other Tunes, Never Before Published. Composed by William Billings, Ed 4 | |
The Suffolk Harmony: Consisting of Psalm Tunes, Fuges and Anthems. Composed by William Billings: Author of The Singing Masters Assistaft [sic]. | |
The Complete Works of William Billings: The Psalm-Singer's Amusement (1781), the Suffolk Harm (1786) and Independent Publications | |
Nationality | American |
Place of burial | Central Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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ID | 485003 |
William Billings Life story
William Billings is regarded as the first American choral composer, and leading member of the First New England School.