William Billings (jan 1, 1746 – apr 1, 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
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Date:
jan 1, 1746
apr 1, 1800
~ 54 years