Billings, William - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=1035
Biography of "The Father of New England Music"; notes on religious, hymnic, and patriotic compositions, acceptance by contemporary audiences, and influence on later composers. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. |
William Billings - http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1188.htm
Radio transcript and RAM audio of radio broadcast from the show Engines of Our Ingenuity. Features biography and musical and cultural impact. |
William Billings - http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/masterworks/medialib/composers/billings_profile.html
Brief article includes physical description and notes the "politically inflammatory lyrics"of his Singing Master's Assistant. |
William Billings - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0807574.html
Biography. |