Composer

William Billings

American choral composer (1746-1800)

1746–1800

46 works and musical collections

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Born

1746

Died

1800

Birthplace

Boston

Place of death

Boston

Citizenship / historical state

United States

Period (estimated from birth year)

Classical

Biography

William Billings — American choral composer (1746-1800). William Billings was born in 1746 in Boston. The recorded year of death is 1800; place of death: Boston. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

Life and musical career

Occupations

composer

Awards

Songwriters Hall of Fame

VIAF ID

24786456

ISNI

0000000081037841

GND ID

119078813

Library of Congress ID

n50011183

MusicBrainz ID

8394fde7-5f20-415a-ab3a-119dfafcb5b9

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments

Horn, Trombone, Alto, Trumpet, Tuba

Genres represented

Classical

Source entries with composition dates

0

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Sheet music catalogue

Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details

Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
When Jesus Wept	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Piano Flute Voice 2 more instruments Choir Clarinet Classical	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Chester	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Voice Tenor Choir 2 more instruments Alto Recorder	View sheet music → Work & edition details
The Shepherd's Carol	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Horn Trombone Trumpet 1 more instruments Tuba Classical	View sheet music → Work & edition details
The Psalm-Singer's Amusement	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
The Suffolk Harmony, Consisting of Psalm Tunes, Fuges and Anthems	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
A Virgin Unspotted	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Piano violin Horn 3 more instruments Trombone Trumpet Tuba Classical	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Morpheus	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Guitar	View sheet music → Work & edition details
The Continental Harmony, Containing A Number of Anthems, Fuges, and Chorusses, in several parts. Never before published	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
The New England Psalm-Singer or American Chorister.	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Chester Choral - Trumpet 2	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Three Early American Shaped Note Anthems - Score	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Chester Choral - Score and Parts	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Savannah L.M.	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": 1st B	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": B	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": E	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
The Singing Master's Assistant, or Key to Practical Music. Being an Abridgement from the New-England Pslm-Singer; together with several other Tunes, never abefore published.	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Chester [Text by William Billings]	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Piano Voice	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Bethlehem	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Horn Trombone Trumpet 1 more instruments Tuba Classical	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Chester Choral - Horn in F	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Three Early American Shaped Note Anthems - Trumpet 1 in B-flat	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Chester Choral - Trombone	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Three Early American Shaped Note Anthems - Trumpet 2 in B-flat	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Three Early American Shaped Note Anthems - Horn in F	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Three Early American Shaped Note Anthems - Trombone	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Chester Choral - Trumpet 1	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Three Early American Shaped Note Anthems - Score and Parts	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Three Early American Shaped Note Anthems - Euphonium	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": Flute	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": Oboe	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": 1st F Horn	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": 1st Trombone	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": Baritone T.C.	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": Tuba	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": Mallets	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": 1st Percussion	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": 2nd Percussion	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": Score	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
America	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details Classical	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Chester Chorale	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Horn Trombone Classical	View sheet music → Work & edition details
When Jesus Wept [Arranged by Ada Richter, Text by William Billings]	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
3. Great Art Thou, O Music	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Kittery	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Voice Tenor Choir 5 more instruments Horn Trombone Trumpet Tuba Alto	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Easter Anthem	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Alto	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Stockbridge	Work details See work details	Listed instruments Tenor Alto	View sheet music → Work & edition details
Fantasy on "Chester": Piano Accompaniment	Work details See work details	Listed instruments See edition details	View sheet music → Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 24786456. Portrait: Swampyank at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.