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William Billings of Boston : Eighteenth-Century Composer /
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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2019]
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| Colección: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
5554 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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