William Boyce

William Boyce (September 11, 1711 – February 7, 1779) is widely regarded as one of the most important English-born composers of the 18th century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system

Born in London, Boyce was a choirboy at St Paul's Cathedral before studying music with Maurice Greene after his voice broke. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A choirboy is a Boy member of a Choir, also known as a treble St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Maurice Greene (12 August 1696 - 1 December 1755 was an English Composer and organist. His first professional appointment came in 1734 when he was employed as an organist at the Oxford Chapel. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Marybone Chapel or Marylebone Chapel (originally known as the Oxford Chapel after its founder Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, and He went on to take a number of similar posts before being appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1755 and becoming organist at the Chapel Royal in 1758. Master of the Queen's Music (or Master of the King's Music) is a post in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or A Chapel Royal is a department of the Ecclesiastical Household of the monarch in right of each of the Commonwealth realms formally known as the royal Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

When Boyce's deafness became so bad that he was unable to continue in his organist posts, he retired and worked on completing the compilation Cathedral Music that his teacher Greene had left incomplete at his death. This led to Boyce editing works by the likes of William Byrd and Henry Purcell. William Byrd (c 1540 &ndash 4 July 1623 was an English Composer of the Renaissance. Henry Purcell (ˈpɜrsəl 10 September 1659 (? – 21 November 1695 was an English Baroque Composer. Many of the pieces in the collection are still used in Anglican services today. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs

Boyce is best known for his set of eight symphonies, his anthems and his odes. A symphony is a Musical composition, often extended and usually for Orchestra. The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in Music theory and religious contexts or more generally a song (or composition of Ode (from the Ancient Greek) is a form of stately and elaborate lyrical verse. He also wrote the masque Peleus and Thetis and songs for John Dryden's Secular Masque, incidental music for William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Cymbeline, Romeo and Juliet and The Winter's Tale, and a quantity of chamber music including a set of twelve trio sonatas. The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in sixteenth and early seventeenth century Europe though it was developed earlier in Italy John Dryden (– was an influential English poet Literary critic, Translator and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England Incidental music is Music in a play, Television program Radio program Video game, film or some other form not primarily musical William Shakespeare ( baptised The Tempest is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It is generally dated to 1610-11 and accepted as the last play written solely by him although This article is about Shakespeare's play For the mythical British king see Cunobelinus. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, first published in the First Folio in 1623 Chamber music is a form of Classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber The trio sonata is a Musical form which was particularly popular around the 17th century and the 18th century

Boyce was largely forgotten after his death and he remains a little-performed composer today, although a number of his pieces were rediscovered in the 1930s and Constant Lambert edited and sometimes conducted his works. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Leonard Constant Lambert ( August 23, 1905 &ndash August 21, 1951) was a British composer and conductor. Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures

External links

• William Boyce free scores in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)

• Free scores by William Boyce in the Werner Icking Music Archive (WIMA)