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Music of William Billings

Title
Music of William Billings [sound recording].
Author
Billings, William, 1746-1800.
Publication
[New York] : Columbia, [1969]

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AudioUse in library LS- 2760Off-site

Details

Additional Authors
  • Smith, Gregg.
  • Gregg Smith Singers. prf
Description
1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, microgroove, stereo.; 12 in.
Uniform Title
Choral music. Selections
Alternative Title
  • Choral music.
  • Continental harmony
Subjects
Note
  • Sacred and secular choruses (anthems, hymns, and fugue-tunes) for unaccompanied mixed voices.
  • Playable also on monaural equipment.
  • Biographical and program notes by Douglas Townsend on slipcase.
Contents
I am the rose of Sharon -- David's lamentation -- The bird -- Kittery -- Hopkinton -- When Jesus wept (fuging tune) -- The Lord is risen (Easter anthem) -- A virgin unspotted (Judea) -- Boston (Christmas anthem) -- The shepherd's carol -- Creation -- Connection -- Consonance -- Jargon -- Modern music -- Cobham -- Morpheus -- Swift as an Indian arrow flies -- Chester -- Be glad then America (an anthem for Fast Day).
LCCN
r 68003505
OCLC
  • ocm03173317
  • 3173317
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library