William Billings of Boston: Eighteenth-Century Composer

by David Phares McKay and Richard Crawford

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691657181
• ISBN13: 9780691657189
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"