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

Published [Princeton, N.J.] : Princeton University Press, [1975]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 303 pages) : illustrations, music, facsimiles Contents Prologue: Eighteenth-century sacred music in New England -- William Billing's early years -- The New-England Psalm-singer -- The singing master's assistant -- Composer, poet, author editor -- American artist in the 1780's -- Billing's final years -- Epilogue. The reputation of Billings and his music -- Copyright and William Billings -- Performance of William Billing's music -- Illustrations -- Bibliography Summary A young girl and her grandmother find a chipping sparrow with a broken wing and nurse her back to health so that she can return to the wild Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-290) Notes Print version record Subject Billings, William, 1746-1800. SUBJECT Billings, William, 1746-1800 fast Subject Composers -- United States -- Biography Sparrows -- Fiction Wildlife rescue -- Fiction Grandmothers -- Fiction BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians. MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice. MUSIC -- General. Composers Intellectual life SUBJECT Boston (Mass.) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century Boston (Mass.) -- Biography Subject Massachusetts -- Boston United States Genre/Form Biographies Form Electronic book Author Crawford, Richard, 1935- author. ISBN 9780691198453 0691198454

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