TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS v
3. INDEX OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES vii
4. INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS viii
5. PREFATORY NOTE ix
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
7. PROLOGUE. Eighteenth-Century Sacred Music in New England 1
8. CHAPTER I. William Billings's Early Years (1746-1769) 30
9. CHAPTER II. The New-England Psalm-Singer (1770—1777) 41
10. CHAPTER III. The Singing Master's Assistant (1778) 76
11. CHAPTER IV. Composer, Poet, Author, Editor (1779-1784) 103
12. CHAPTER V. American Artist in the 1780s 132
13. CHAPTER VI. Billings's Final Years (1790-1800) 157
14. EPILOGUE. The Reputation of Billings and His Music, 1800-1970 190
15. APPENDIX I. Copyright and William Billings 221
16. APPENDIX II. Performance of William Billings's Music 231
17. APPENDIX III. Illustrations 257
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 269
19. INDEX 291