The New-England Psalm-Singer (William Billings)
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Short Title: The New-England Psalm-Singer
Full Title: The New-England Psalm-Singer; or, American Chorister. Containing A Number of Psalm-Tunes, Anthems and Canons, In Four and Five Parts, Never before Published.
Editor - Composer: William Billings, Composer
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Description: The first book of original music by a single composer printed in America.
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Contents
| No. | Page | Title | Author | First Line | Key | Meter | Vo. | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Canon of 6 | Mather Byles | Wake every breath and every string | C | L.M. | 6 | Engraved by Paul Revere |
| 2 | 1 | America | Mather Byles | To thee the tuneful anthem soars | D | 88.88.88. | 4 | |
| 3 | 2a | Brookline | no text | A | C.M. | 4 | Ps. 19 | |
| 4 | 2b | Nantucket | no text | D | S.M. | 4 | Hymn 6 | |
| 5 | 3a | Hampshire | no text | a | L.M. | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3b | New Town | no text | A | L.M. | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4a | Malden | no text | G | L.M. | 4 | Ps. 106 | |
| 8 | 4b | Union | no text | C | S.M. | 4 | Ps. 25 | |
| 9 | 5a | Pembroke | no text | D | L.M. | 4 | Hymn 17 | |
| 10 | 5b | Concord | no text | a | C.M. | 4 | Ps. _ | |
| 11 | 6a | New Boston | no text | D | 66.688. | 4 | Ps. 148 | |
| 12 | 6b | Hingham | no text | b | S.M. | 4 | ||
| 13 | 7a | Brookfield | no text | d | L.M. | 4 | Hymn 75 | |
| 14 | 7b | Pomfret | no text | G | C.M. | 4 | Ps. 92 | |
| 15 | 8a | St. Elisha's | no text | D | L.M. | 4 | Hymn 14 | |
| 16 | 8b | Duxborough | no text | e | L.M. | 4 | ||
| 17 | 9a | Scituate | no text | b | L.M. | 4 | ||
| 18 | 9b | Liberty | GBOGKA1 | G | S.M. | 4 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Pembroke New | no text | D | 88.88.88. | 4 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Plymton | no text | b | 88.88.88. | 4 | ||
| 21 | 12a | New South | no text | C | S.M. | 4 | ||
| 22 | 12b | Sudbury | no text | F | C.M. | 4 | ||
| 23 | 13a | Water Town | no text | D | L.M. | 4 | ||
| 24 | 13b | Fairfield | no text | a | S.M. | 4 | ||
| 25 | 14a | Africa | no text | E | C.M. | 4 | ||
| 26 | 14b | Hamton | no text | C | L.M. | 4 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Christmas Hymn / Charlston | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | F | C.M. | 4 |