1. The Music Of William Billings William Billings (17461800), is considered by many to be the foremost representative of early American music. Billings was born in Boston on October 7, http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/billings.htm

And Other Early American Composers William Billings (1746-1800), is considered by many to be the foremost representative of early American music. Billings was born in Boston on October 7, 1746. Largely self-trained in music, he was a tanner by trade and a friend of such figures of the American Revolution as Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. Billings's New England Psalm-Singer (1770), engraved by Revere, was the first collection of music entirely by an American. ( The image above is the frontispiece engraving for New England Psalm-Singer by Paul Revere Especially known among his compositions are his canon (round) "When Jesus Wept," the anthem "David's Lamentation," and the hymn "Chester," written to his own patriotic text and unofficially the national hymn of the American Revolution. Billings died in Boston on September 26, 1800. (Excerpts from an article on William Billings by John H. Lienhard, University of Houston

2. William Billings - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia William Billings (October 7, 1746 – September 26, 1800) was an American choral composer, and is widely regarded as the father of American choral music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Billings

William Billings From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search William Billings William Billings October 7 September 26 ) was an American choral composer , and is widely regarded as the father of American choral music. Billings was originally a tanner by trade, and lacking formal training in music, Billings created what is now recognized as a uniquely American style. His most popular composition was "Chester." "He had one eye, a deformed arm and a harsh voice; he was lame in one leg; and he was addicted to snuff." He was married with six children. Billings died in poverty on September 26, 1800. His funeral was announced in the Columbian Centinel "Died- Mr. William Billings, the celebrated music composer. His funeral will be tomorrow at 4 o'clock, PM from the house of Mrs. Amos Penniman, in Chamber-stree, West-Boston." Contents The music Billings as writer Reception Books ... edit The music Virtually all of Billings' music was written for four-part chorus , singing a cappella . His many hymns and anthems were published mostly in book-length collections, as follows: The New-England Psalm-Singer The Singing Master's Assistant Music in Miniature The Psalm-Singer's Amusement The Suffolk Harmony The Continental Harmony Sometimes Billings would revise and improve a song, including the new version in his next volume.

3. William Billings -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on William Billings foremost composer of the early American primitive style, whose works have become an integral http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9079211/William-Billings

document.writeln(''); document.writeln('Initializing application...'); Username Password Remember me Forgot your password? Browse Shop Log In Search Site: William Billings American composer Main born Oct. 7, 1746, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Sept. 26, 1800, Boston foremost composer of the early American primitive style, whose works have become an integral part of the American folk tradition. A tanner by trade, he was self-taught in music. Among his friends were many prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. Anthem for Easter were among the most popular of early American hymns. Although reportedly missing both an eye and a leg, Billings was active as an itinerant singing master and was influential in furthering the singing-school tradition of American folk culture. By the mid-1780s his fame was considerable, but his final decade was one of steep decline, leaving him poor and nearly forgotten by the time of his death. His six publications include The New-England Psalm-Singer (1770; the first collection entirely by an American composer)

4. No. 1188: William Billings William Billings, Colonial composer and American original. http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1188.htm

No. 1188: WILLIAM BILLINGS by John H. Lienhard Click here for audio of Episode 1188. Today, we meet America's first significant composer. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. A nyone who's done much choral singing has sung William Billings's music. Ask what music came out of Colonial America: we get Billings and little more. Few sophisticated musicians think much of him I love his stuff. Historians have made little effort to know Billings. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians runs to almost 20,000 pages and it gives Billings only a page and a half. Billings was born in Boston in 1747. He was poor and uneducated he supported himself much of the time as a tanner. But he also took up music when he was young and was teaching choral singing by the age of 22. Biographers call him a gargoyle. He was blind in one eye with a short leg and a withered arm. But that's only the beginning. He practiced what a contemporary called "an uncommon negligence of person," and he was hopelessly addicted to tobacco constantly inhaling handfuls of snuff. That may explain why he only lived to the age of 54. He had a stentorian, tobacco-damaged bass voice and he seemed uninterested in any easy beauty of sound.

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Highlight the text above with the cursor. Use (ctrl + c) to copy and (ctrl + v) to paste. Mac users use (cmd + c) to copy and (cmd + v) to paste. Login Bookmark this page Link to this page Home ... Encyclopedia Index BILLINGS, WILLIAM The New England Psalm Singer The Singing Master's Assistant (1778), and The Continental Harmony See biography by D. McKay and R. Crawford (1974); M. Barbour, The Church Music of William Billings (1960, repr. 1972); K. Kroger, William Billing's Anthem for Easter Top Search the Library Books Journals Magazines Newspapers Encyclopedia Advanced Search About Questia Questia is the world's largest online academic library offering full-text books, journals, and articles on thousands of topics. Join Now... Questia Books and Articles on: Billings William We found: results By media type: Books: Journal articles: Magazine articles: Newspaper articles: Encyclopedia articles: books on: Billings William - 2875 results More book Results: Capitalism on the Frontier: Billings and the Yellowstone Valley in the Nineteenth Century Book by Carroll Van West ; University of Nebraska Press, 1993

6. William Billings - Britannica Concise William Billings American hymn composer, sometimes called the first American composer. http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9357267/William-Billings

document.writeln(AAMB1); Billings, William Britannica Concise Print Article Email Article Cite Article William Billings born Oct. 7, 1746, Boston, Mass. died Sept. 26, 1800, Boston, Mass., U.S. American hymn composer, sometimes called the first American composer. A tanner by trade, he was largely self-taught in music. His robust and primitive style, lacking instrumental parts, has seemed to embody the distinctive virtues of early America. His New England Psalm-Singer (1770) was the first published collection of American music; his other works include The Singing Master's Assistant (1778) and The Continental Harmony document.writeln(AAMB2); More on "William Billings" from Britannica Concise Hand, (Billings) Learned - U.S. jurist. More on "William Billings" from the 32 Volume Billings, William - foremost composer of the early American primitive style, whose works have become an integral part of the American folk tradition. A tanner by trade, he was self-taught in music. Among his friends were many prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. Bernbach, William

7. William Billings - ChoralWiki William Billings. From ChoralWiki. Jump to navigation, search. Contents View Wikipedia article for William Billings. edit. List of choral works http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/William_Billings

var skin = 'monobook';var stylepath = '/wiki/skins'; William Billings From ChoralWiki Jump to: navigation search Contents Life List of choral works Publications External links ... edit Life Born: 7 October 1746 Died: 26 September 1800 Biography View Wikipedia article for William Billings edit List of choral works BROKEN LINK PDF FILE MIDI FILE POSTSCRIPT FILE Music Program NOTATION FILE EXTERNAL SITE EXTERNAL PDF FILE EXTERNAL MIDI FILE SCORE ERROR HELP A Virgin unspotted (see Judea Africa Finale-1998 An anthem, for Thanksgiving (O praise the Lord) ... Chester 2 editions available Chesterfield Finale-1998 Connection Finale-1998 ... edit Publications The New-England Psalm-Singer The Singing Master's Assistant Music in Miniature The Psalm-Singer's Amusement ... edit External links add web links here Retrieved from " http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/William_Billings Categories 1746 births 1800 deaths ... American composers Views Article Discussion Edit History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main Page Music scores Composer pages New pages ... Help Search Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages ... Permanent link This page was last modified 07:17, 26 December 2007. This page has been accessed 8,927 times.

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9. Boston - Boston Common: Central Burying Ground - William Billings On Flickr - Ph William Billings (16461800), one of America s earliest native born (Boston) composers who greatly enhanced a musical awareness within the colonies. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/488973106/

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12. ZERO CROSSOVER CIRCUIT - Patent Review GB19740035437 19740812 Inventor billings william W (US); TIPTON LYNN L (US), Applicant WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP (BR). EC H03K3/027; H03K5/1536, IPC H02M1/08; H03K3/027; http://www.wikipatents.com/gb/1460068.html

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14. William Billings — FactMonster.com billings, william, 1746–1800, American hymn composer, b. Boston. A tanner by trade, he was one of the earliest Americanborn composers. http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0807574.html

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15. Some Descendants Of William Billings - Aqw01.htm THE GENEALOGY OF SOME OF THE DECENDANTS OF WILLIAMS billings WHO CAME TO AMERICA IN 1650 AND PERMANENTLY SETTLED AT STONINGTON CT IN 1658, by Frank billings http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nanc/billings/aqwg01.htm

Some Descendants of William BILLING First Generation William BILLING was born about 1601 in Taunton, Somersetshire, England. THE GENEALOGY OF SOME OF THE DECENDANTS OF WILLIAMS BILLINGS WHO CAME TO AMERICA IN 1650 AND PERMANENTLY SETTLED AT STONINGTON CT IN 1658, by Frank Billings, page 48. William, the youngest son of Richard Billing, had by his father's will a house and land in Taunton called Deanes, which passed to his son William, who emigrated to New England, sold it to his brother Ebenezer of Glastonbury in Somersetshire, which Ebenezer, who had a wife, Jane, but no children, by his will dated 1659, bequeathed to his nephew, Ebenezer Billing, son of his brother Joseph Billing Deceased, describing it as formerly belonging to his brother William Billing, then in New England. He had the following children: M i Ebenezer BILLING GENEALOGY OF WILLIAM BILLING by Frank Billings, page 48. William, the youngest son of Richard Billing, had by his father's will a house and land in Taunton called Deanes, which passed to his son William, who emigrated to New England, sold it to his brother Ebenezer of Glastonbury in Somersetshire, which Ebenezer, who had a wife, Jane, but no children, by his will dated 1659, bequeathed to his nephew, Ebenezer Billing, son of his brother Joseph Billing Deceased, describing it as formerly belonging to his brother William Billing, then in New England. M ii William BILLINGS was born 1629 and died 16 Mar 1713.

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17. William Billings Brief article includes physical description and notes the politically inflammatory lyrics of his Singing Master s Assistant. http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/masterworks/medialib/composers/billing

William Billings Born 7 October 1746, Boston. Died 26 September 1800, Boston. Bizarre of appearance (one-eyed, one-legged, and unkempt) and colorful of career (by turns as tanner, teacher, and civil servant), Billings was America's first major composer. The New-England Psalm-Singer, a collection of 120 vocal works (with frontispiece engraved by Paul Revere), was the first published edition of American music; The Singing Master's Assistant enjoyed immense circulation, in part, owing to its politically inflammatory lyrics. "Chester," Billings's famous and stirring Revolutionary hymn, might well be compared in function and effect to Martin Luther's Ein' feste Burg. Works Song Books (6) containing 340 works, incl. psalms, hymns, fuging-tunes, anthems, concert pieces for 4-voice chorus: The New-England Psalm-Singer The Singing Master's Assistant David's Lamentation (the same, perf. Alabama Sacred Harp Convention) The Continental Harmony

18. Billings, William. The American Heritage® Dictionary Of The English Language: F billings, william. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language Fourth Edition. 2000. http://www.bartleby.com/61/6/B0250600.html

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19. Chrono-Biographical Sketch: W. Dwight Billings billings, william Dwight (United States 19101997) ecology, botany. billings scientific studies on desert, arctic and alpine environmentswhat he termed http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/chronob/BILL1910.htm

Some Biogeographers, Evolutionists and Ecologists: Chrono-Biographical Sketches Billings, William Dwight (United States 1910-1997) ecology, botany Billings' scientific studies on desert, arctic and alpine environmentswhat he termed "severe surroundings"made him a pioneer and leader in the field of plant physiological ecology. Among the subjects he investigated were ecological phytogeography, the effect of substrate on plant growth and success, ecological races, plant metabolic rates, and the effects of temperature and moisture stress on plants. He was especially known for his work in the American West and in Alaska, but from time to time did research in other geographical locations as well. Billings was a highly popular and influential teacher; the fifty-two doctoral students he advised over his career have gone on to have a strong effect on the field of ecology. Life Chronology born in Washington, D.C., on 29 December 1910.

20. Music: William Billings Q. Read william billings’ prefaces to his Continental Harmony – both “To the several Teachers of MUSIC ” and “A commentary on the preceding rules ”. http://heronwatermusic.blogspot.com/2006/01/william-billings.html

skip to main skip to sidebar Music I spend so much time listening to it that I might as well share some thoughts on it. Sunday, January 29, 2006 William Billings The following essay was another part of my recent course on American Music. and was written in response to the following question: Billings may be better known today than he was even just a few years ago, but he still needs advocating. His music is simply wonderful The Boston composer William Billings (1756-1800) represented one pinnacle of the uniquely American musical flowering in the latter 18 th Billings published four volumes of psalm settings, fuging tunes and anthems during his life, beginning with The New England Psalm Singer , published in 1770. This was followed by , the Psalm Singers Amusement (1781) and the Suffolk Harmony (1786). The early volumes sold well, the latter less so. By the time The Continental Harmony was published in 1792, Billings was in financial difficulties and his last work failed to restore his fortunes. He may well have been aware that The Continental Harmony And alert I would have to be, for Billings packs a lot of information into his long sentences. Nonetheless, his approach is methodical and well ordered. He begins with

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