William Billings of Boston : eighteenth-century composer / by David Phares McKay and Richard Crawford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKay, David P. (David Phares), 1927-2012, author.

Crawford, Richard, 1935-2024, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Composers--United States--Biography.

Composers.

Boston (Mass.)--Intellectual life--18th century.

Boston (Mass.).

Billings, William, 1746-1800.

Billings, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 pages).

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey ; London : Princeton University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The foremost American musician of the eighteenth century, William Billings wrote more than three hundred compositions and six musical collections at a time when Americans were singing almost nothing but British music. In this study, David McKay and Richard Crawford depict the man, his music, and his place in the tradition of American psalmody.The authors examine Billings' methods, innovations, and interaction with the Boston society in which he lived, placing overall emphasis on his influence on American Protestant sacred music.David McKay is Associate Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Richard Crawford is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Michigan. He is the author of Andrew Law, American Psalmodist (Northwestern, 1968). Originally published in 1975.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INDEX OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES

INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFATORY NOTE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PROLOGUE. Eighteenth-Century Sacred Music in New England

CHAPTER I. William Billings's Early Years (1746-1769)

CHAPTER II. The New-England Psalm-Singer (1770-1777)

CHAPTER III. The Singing Master's Assistant (1778)

CHAPTER IV. Composer, Poet, Author, Editor (1779-1784)

CHAPTER V. American Artist in the 1780s

CHAPTER VI. Billings's Final Years (1790-1800)

EPILOGUE. The Reputation of Billings and His Music, 1800-1970

APPENDIX I. Copyright and William Billings

APPENDIX II. Performance of William Billings's Music

APPENDIX III. Illustrations

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691198453

0691198454

OCLC:

1089618128