William Billings (07 Oct 1746 - 26 Sep 1800)

Male Person - United States 18th century composer

Recordings by (27)

  1. Chester 1:41 (1986)
  2. America 1:35 (1986)
  3. O Praise the Lord of Heaven 4:26 (01 Mar 1992)
  4. Emmaus 1:50 (01 Mar 1992)
  5. Africa 3:10 (01 Mar 1992)
  6. Funeral Anthem: Samuel the Priest 4:32 (01 Mar 1992)
  7. Shiloh 3:11 (01 Mar 1992)
  8. Jordan 2:53 (01 Mar 1992)
  9. I am the Rose of Sharon 4:04 (01 Mar 1992)
  10. Euroclydon 3:53 (01 Mar 1992)
  11. Hear my Pray'r 2:12 (01 Mar 1992)
  12. Rutland 2:20 (01 Mar 1992)
  13. David's lamentation 1:48 (01 Mar 1992)
  14. As the Hart panteth 9:12 (01 Mar 1992)
  15. Creation 1:51 (01 Mar 1992)
  16. Brookfield 3:08 (01 Mar 1992)
  17. Easter Anthem: The Lord is ris'n indeed 3:19 (01 Mar 1992)
  18. Thomas-Town ("Great God, how frail") 2:35 (1996)
  19. Chester ("Let tyrants shake their iron rod") 2:15 (1996)
  20. Chesterfield ("Death may dissolve my Body now") 2:31 (1996)
  21. "Who is this that cometh from Edom" 6:01 (1996)
  22. "Let tyrants shake their iron rod" 2:24 (1997)
  23. Thomas-Town ("Great God, how frail a Thing is Man") 2:39 (2002)
  24. Who is this that cometh from Edom? 6:05 (2002)
  25. New-England Psalm-Singer: Chester 1:32 (2002)
  26. New-England Psalm-Singer: When Jesus Wept 1:20 (2002)
  27. When Jesus Wept 1:40 (01 May 2012)

Credited as (3)

  1. William Billings
  2. William Billings; His Majestie's Clerkes, Paul Hillier
  3. Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble; William Billings

Works (33)

Revised

  1. Chester (1778)

Composed

  1. Chester (1770)
  2. Shiloh (1781)
  3. Rutland (1781)
  4. Funeral Anthem: Samuel the Priest (1784)
  5. Easter Anthem (1787)
  6. Creation (1794)
  7. O Praise the Lord of Heaven (1794)
  8. Plymton
  9. Assurance
  10. Bethlehem
  11. A virgin unspotted
  12. Chesterfield
  13. The Dying Christian's Last Farewell
  14. Washington
  15. Richmond
  16. The Shepherd's Carol
  17. When Jesus Wept
  18. David's Lamentation
  19. I Am the Rose of Sharon
  20. Modern Music
  21. Lamentation over Boston
  22. Emmaus
  23. Africa
  24. Jordan
  25. Euroclydon
  26. Hear my Pray'r
  27. As the Hart panteth
  28. Brookfield
  29. Is any afflicted
  30. Christmas Voluntary

Lyrics

  1. Mount Rushmore: I. George Washington (1770)

Dedicated Works

  1. Symphony no. 14 "Symphony in Microtones": II. Homage to William Billings (1746-1800)

Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50011183
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50011183
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13891519v
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119078813
  5. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1489109
  6. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL4265212A
  7. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6s180sn
  8. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304406

IMSLP

  1. https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Billings,_William

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/648997

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/24786456

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1348460

Biographies

  1. http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C188