William Billings of Boston : : Eighteenth-Century Composer / / Richard Crawford, David Phares McKay.
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...
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McKay, David Phares, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut William Billings of Boston : Eighteenth-Century Composer / Richard Crawford, David Phares McKay. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019] ©1975 1 online resource (320 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Legacy Library ; 5554 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 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) MUSIC / General. bisacsh Crawford, Richard, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691198453?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691198453 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780691198453.jpg |
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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 |
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