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ERIC Number: EJ372734
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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William Billings: Teacher, Innovator, Patriot.
Daniels, Rose Dwiggins
Music Educators Journal, v74 n9 p22-25 May 1988
Discusses the life of William Billings, an early American composer and a leader in one of the earliest forms of organized music education in the United States: singing schools and singing societies. Examines his contributions to the U.S. musical heritage and briefly surveys his publications. (GEA)
Descriptors: Biographies, Elementary Secondary Education, History, Music, Music Teachers, Musical Composition, Musicians
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Billings (William); Eighteenth Century; Music Composers