Composer Bio Information
Billings, William's bio information
1746 - 1800
Born: October 7, 1746, Boston, Massachusetts.
Died: September 26, 1800, Boston, Massachusetts.
Buried: Central Burying Ground, Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts.
Billings was one of the first major American composers. His works include:
• The New England Psalm-Singer, 1770
• The Singing Master’s Assistant, 1778
• Music in Miniature, 1779
• The Psalm-Singer’s Amusement, 1781
• Suffolk Harmony, 1786
• The Continental Harmony (Boston, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1794)
Sources
• Hughes, pp. 314-5
• Randel, pp. 78-9
Hymns
1. Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rods
Music
1. Boston
2. Chester
3. Majesty (Billings)
Died: September 26, 1800, Boston, Massachusetts.
Buried: Central Burying Ground, Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts.
Billings was one of the first major American composers. His works include:
• The New England Psalm-Singer, 1770
• The Singing Master’s Assistant, 1778
• Music in Miniature, 1779
• The Psalm-Singer’s Amusement, 1781
• Suffolk Harmony, 1786
• The Continental Harmony (Boston, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1794)
Sources
• Hughes, pp. 314-5
• Randel, pp. 78-9
Hymns
1. Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rods
Music
1. Boston
2. Chester
3. Majesty (Billings)
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - O Glad And Glorious Gospel 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 11:55:23am)
- # 2 - No Night There (Herbert) (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 11:46:40am)
- # 3 - The Same Old Way (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 11:39:26am)
- # 4 - God's Book (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 10:40:24am)
- # 5 - Lord Speak To Me (Sellers) (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 10:27:31am)
- # 6 - On To Victory (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 10:21:23am)
- # 7 - Somebody Cares 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 10:16:04am)
- # 8 - Nothing Can Help Us Like Prayer (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 09:03:28am)
- # 9 - Saviour, Teach Me Day By Day (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 08:49:49am)
- #10 - The Sweet, Sweet Song (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 07:56:59am)