William Billings of Boston : : Eighteenth-Century Composer / / Richard Crawford, David Phares McKay.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: McKay, David Phares,; Crawford, Richard,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019]; ©1975
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 5554
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

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.

Table of 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