The New-England psalm-singer : 1770 / William Billings ; Karl Kroeger, editor ; Richard Crawford, editorial consultant.

Author/creator Billings, William
Other author Kroeger, Karl, editor.
Other author Crawford, Richard, 1935-2024 editor.
Format Musical Score
Publication InfoBoston : The American Musicological Society & The Colonial Society of Massachusetts ; [Charlottesville?] : Distributed by the University Press of Virginia, 1981.
Description1 score (lxviii, 383 pages) : 1 facsimile ; 31 cm.
Subjects
Tune-books--Scores.
Hymns, English--United States. --18th century. --Scores.
Psalms (Music)--Scores.
Canons, fugues, etc.--Scores.

SeriesThe complete works of William Billings ; v. 1
Billings, William, 1746-1800. Works. 1977 ; v. 1. ^A1044777
Contents Preface -- An essay on the nature and properties of sound / by Charles Stockbridge -- On music: from a miscellany of the Rev. Dr. Byles -- An introduction to the rules of musick: with such directions for singing, as is most easy and necessary for learners -- An hymn / compos'd by the Rev. Mr. Whitefield -- A canon of 6 in one with a ground: wake ev'ry breath -- America -- Brookline -- Nantucket -- Hampshire -- New Town -- Malden -- Union -- Pembroke -- Concord -- New Boston -- Hingham -- Brookfield -- Pomfret -- St. Elisha's -- Duxborough -- Scituate -- Liberty -- Pembroke new -- Plymton -- New South -- Sudbury -- Water Town -- Fairfield -- Africa -- Hamton -- An hymn for Christmas, or, Charlston -- Cumberland -- North River -- Albany -- Suffolk -- Wheellers Point -- Unity -- Brattle Street -- Old Brick -- Roxbury -- Old South -- Greenland -- Old North, or, Morning hymn -- Boston, for Christmas -- Anthem: the Lord is king -- Anthem: as the hart panteth -- Massachusetts -- Bridgewater, or, Evening hymn -- Pleasant Street -- Nantasket -- Stoughton -- Orange Street -- Braintree -- Milton -- Dedham -- Princetown -- Corsica -- A canon of 4 in 1: now to the pow'r of God supreme -- Cambridge -- Chelsea -- Amherst -- Taunton -- Queen Street -- Anthem: the Lord descended from above -- A canon of 4 in 1: when Jesus wept -- Pitt -- Freedom -- Tower Hill -- New-Hingham -- Attleborough -- Pumpily -- Asia -- Friendship -- Wellfleet -- Eastham -- Middlesex -- Chesterfield -- East-Town -- Uxbridge -- Jamaica -- Essex -- Andover -- Lexington -- Summer Street -- Pownall -- Barre -- Nutfield -- Harvard -- Hebron -- New North -- Dighton -- Lynn -- Westfield -- Marblehead -- Ipswich -- Swanzey -- Dickinson -- Purchase Street -- Middletown -- Shirley -- Hanover -- Hanover new -- Georgia -- Marshfield -- Lincoln -- Orleans -- Providence -- Dorchester -- No. 45 -- The 18th psalm -- Wilks -- Anthem: her my prayer, O Lord -- A canon of 4 in 1: thus saith the high and lofty One -- Medford -- Hollis -- Newport -- Williamsburgh -- Holden -- Ashford -- Europe -- Chester -- Smithfield -- Lancaster -- Plainfield -- Hollis Street -- Medfield -- Waltham -- Lebanon, or, Funeral hymn -- Haverill -- Anthem: blessed is he that considereth the poor -- Sapphick ode: a new tune to Dr. Watt's Sapphick ode / by W.B.
Local noteJoyner-FOR JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, Billings, William, 1746-1800. Works. 1977, SEARCH BY SERIES TITLE OR CALL NUMBER M3 .B6.
General noteHymns, anthems, and canons.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 373-378) and indexes.
LCCN 88754110