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William Billings

William Billings grave memorial at the Central Burying Ground on Boston Common
Psalm-Singer's Amusement by Billings, "printed and sold by the author at his house near the White Horse, Boston," 1781
Psalm-Singer's Amusement by Billings, 1781

William Billings (October 7, 1746 – September 26, 1800) was an American composer and is regarded as the first American choral composer[1] and leading member of the First New England School.

  1. ^ McKay 1975, pp. 82, 85.

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