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| 30 Nov 2009 by John Cage Trust ... by the French composer Erik Satie entitled Socrate, originally conceived for voice and orchestra, and his Hymns and Variations (1979) for 12 amplified voices, based solely upon two early American hymn tunes by William Billings, ... John Cage Trust - http://johncagetrust.blogspot.com/ |
| 25 Nov 2009 by Chris Armstrong The Watts hymn was later set to music by the great colonial American composer William Billings as part of his anthem, Creation. Fighting Meltdowns and Clippers. Copernicus and Newton shared more than an interest in the heavens. ... Grateful to the dead - http://gratefultothedead.wordpress.com/ |
| 30 Nov 2009 by admin The American composer William Billings once wrote that “every man should be his own carver.” The revolutionary spirit embodied in that statement is incompatible with the maintenance of the arts industry, and we don't do ourselves any ... Rob Bettmann - http://robbettmann.com/ |
| 17 Nov 2009 by joyful-reality Who says Aaron Copland (a huge fav of mine) was the first great American composer? Listen to this from William Billings: Seek not in court or palace Nor royal curtains draw; Search the stable, see your God Extended on the straw. joyful-reality - http://joyfulreality.blogspot.com/ |
| 21 Oct 2009 by collectedworks It was only on the 7th attempt, that the de-composition / re-composition process (he was using American colonial tunes and hymns by the 18th century maverick composer William Billings) he was trying to make finally produced results that ... poetry & ideas - http://collectedworks-poetryideas.blogspot.com/ |
| 29 Oct 2009 by Philip L. Copeland Also featured is Finnish composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi's arrangement of “Death May Dissolve Me,” a work from William Billings, the United States' most famous early American composer. The work also features the spiritual poetry of Isaac ... UAB choirs - http://uabchoirs.blogspot.com/ - References |
| 1 Jun 2009 by Rick Anderson William Billings. America's first important composer, William Billings was a "singing master" in 18th-century New England and wrote some of the most stirring choral music in the English language. His music was like the young country ... PolyBlurt - http://polyblurt.blogspot.com/ |
| 10 Oct 2009 by Prof Oates If you'd like to sample music from this era, try just about anything written by William Billings (1746-1800), a Bostonian considered by many to be the first truly American composer. The album Early American Choral Music, Vol. ... Chuxstuff ... From Sentinel Ridge - http://chuxstuff.blogspot.com/ |
| 18 Oct 2008 by Drs. Fernette and Brock Eide now shall my inward joy arise, and burst into a song; almighty love inspires my heart; and pleasure tunes my tongue. (africa - william billings) i'm enjoying a wonderful collection of hymns and fugues from colonial american william ... Classical School Blog - http://classicalschool.blogspot.com/ |
| 29 Jan 2006 by Musickna The Boston composer William Billings (1756-1800) represented one pinnacle of the uniquely American musical flowering in the latter 18th century. Unique, because although the music was European in background, it was very different from ... Music - http://heronwatermusic.blogspot.com/ [ More results from Music ] |
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