William Billings

For the American judge, see William Howard Billings.
William Billings grave memorial at the Central Burying Ground on Boston Common
Psalm-Singer's Amusement by Billings, "printed and sold by the author at his house near the White Horse, Boston," 1781
Psalm-Singer's Amusement by Billings, 1781 Playⓘ

William Billings (October 7, 1746 – September 26, 1800) was an American composer and is regarded as the first American choral composer[1] and leading member of the First New England School.

  1. ^ McKay 1975, pp. 82, 85.