William Billings (1 janv. 1746 – 1 avr. 1800)
Description:
America's first composer and leader of the First New England School. He was famous for fuging tunes.Key term:
fuging tune: 18th century American type of psalm or hymn tune that features a passage in free imitation, usually preceded and followed by homophonic sections
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1746
1 avr. 1800
~ 54 years