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William Boyce (11 Sep 1711 - 07 Feb 1779)

Male Person - United Kingdom English baroque composer

Releases (2)

Official

Album

  1. Boyce: The Eight Symphonies Nov 1988
  2. Ode for St Cecilia's Day 2000

Relationships (3)

Students

  1. Thomas Linley
  2. John Stafford Smith
  3. Maurice Greene

Recordings by (54)

  1. Alleluia 1:45 (1982)
  2. Sinfonie Nr. 4 F-dur 5:44 (1990)
  3. Symphony No.4 In E 5:29 (1997)
  4. Symphony No 4 in F Highlights 2:20 (1998)
  5. No 1. Overture: I Vivace - Adagio - Allegro 3:33 (2000)
  6. No 1. Overture: II Gavot: Andante 1:37 (2000)
  7. No 1. Overture: III Minuetto allegro 1:40 (2000)
  8. No 2. Chorus. See the fam'd Apollo and the Nine 3:20 (2000)
  9. No 3. Duet. Immortal Love, with tuneful lyres 6:39 (2000)
  10. No 4. Recitative. Alof the strains melodious swiftly fly 0:46 (2000)
  11. No 5. Aria. What a tender, virtuous passion 3:16 (2000)
  12. No 6. Recitative. Hark the loud trumpet calls a youth to arms 0:49 (2000)
  13. No 7. Aria. The hero whom a fair one fires 4:47 (2000)
  14. No 8. Recitative. Ah! say, could Painting, could the weeping muse 0:33 (2000)
  15. No 9. Aria. What cruel pangs the lover feels 3:55 (2000)
  16. No 10. Recitative. Thus, whilst the Muse Love's boundless influence sings 0:13 (2000)
  17. No 11. Chorus. Spring from Gods, immortal Love 1:44 (2000)
  18. No 12. Overture. Largo - Allegro 3:21 (2000)
  19. No 13. Chorus. Hail, Harmony! 4:22 (2000)
  20. No 14. Aria. Glorious Power, to thee we owe 1:26 (2000)
  21. No 15. Recitative. At Music's sacred name 0:42 (2000)
  22. No 16. Aria. With celestial glory crown'd 3:24 (2000)
  23. No 17. Recitatative. Mortals, in hymns of tuneful joy 4:58 (2000)
  24. No 18. Aria. Music, gently soothing Power 5:58 (2000)
  25. No 19. Recitative. Pleas'd the celestial visitant surveys 0:47 (2000)
  26. No 20. Duet. As nature with the sun revives 3:37 (2000)
  27. No 21. Aria. The captive, bound in rankling chains 6:18 (2000)
  28. No 22. Recitative. The melting theme transports each mortal breast 0:29 (2000)
  29. No 23. Aria. Music can the passions raise 1:35 (2000)
  30. No 24. Recitative. Now the ætherial lyrist sweeps the strings 0:14 (2000)
  31. No 25. Aria. Mortals, scorn the boasted Nine 2:23 (2000)
  32. No 26. Recitative. Leave transient joys, and raise the theme 1:32 (2000)
  33. Allegro. Thus will your hymns, like incense, rise 0:23 (2000)
  34. No 27. Chorus. Display His goodness, Hail His might 3:17 (2000)
  35. O Where Shall Wisdom Be Found 2:02 (02 Mar 2009)
  36. Voluntary 1 in D: Larghetto 1:54 (2016)
  37. Voluntary 1 in D: Vivace 2:43 (2016)
  38. Sinfonie Nr. 3 C-Dur - Tempo di Minuetto 1:31 (2016)
  39. Sinfonie No.2 A-Dur - Vivace 1:05 (2017)
  40. Firmly I Believe and Truly 2:33 (03 Jun 2022)
  41. Introduction And Trumpet Voluntary 3:40 ()
  42. O were shall wisdom be found? 8:53 ()
  43. Wherewithal shall a young man 5:47 ()
  44. I have surely build thee an house 9:18 ()
  45. Voluntary IV 4:22 ()
  46. O praise the Lord 8:00 ()
  47. Turn Thee unto me 6:19 ()
  48. Voluntary I 3:51 ()
  49. By the waters of Babylon 8:15 ()
  50. The Lord is King 6:54 ()
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Credited as (23)

  1. William Boyce
  2. William Boyce; The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
  3. William Boyce; Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Ronald Thomas
  4. William Boyce; Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  5. William Boyce; Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon
  6. William Boyce; Bronwen Mills, Howard Crook, The Parley of Instruments, Roy Goodman
  7. Boyce; Serenata of London, Barry Wilde
  8. William Boyce; English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  9. William Boyce / Kathleen Wood
  10. William Boyce; Cantilena, Adrian Shepherd
  11. David Garrick; William Boyce
  12. William Boyce / Paul Schlossman
  13. Henry Purcell, Thomas Arne, William Boyce, William Byrd; Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  14. Henry Russell / [traditional] /William Boyce / Thomas Arne
  15. William Boyce Menuhin Festival Orchestra cond. Yehudi Menuhin
  16. Maurice Greene, William Boyce
  17. Purcell, Arne, Boyce, Byrd; The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  18. Dr. Boyce arranged by Kenneth Alford
  19. The Windsor Box and Fir Company, William Boyce
  20. William Boyce; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner
  21. W. Boyce; John Bath
  22. William Boyce & I Solisti di Zagreb
  23. The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman & William Boyce

Works (110)

Composed

  1. Symphony no. 5 in D major, op. 2 no. 5 (1739)
  2. Symphony no. 7 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 7 (1740 - 1741)
  3. Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 2 no. 6 (1742)
  4. Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3 (1749)
  5. Symphony no. 4 in F major, op. 2 no. 4 (1751)
  6. Symphony no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2 (1756)
  7. Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 1 (1756)
  8. Symphony no. 8 in D minor, op. 2 no. 8 (1760)
  9. Concerto Grosso in B minor: Minuet
  10. Firmly I Believe and Truly
  11. The Chaplet: In Vain I Try My Ev’ry Art
  12. The Chaplet
  13. Trio Sonata no. 1 in A minor
  14. Trio Sonata no. 3 in A major
  15. Trio Sonata no. 3 in A major: I. Largo
  16. Trio Sonata no. 3 in A major: II. Fuga. Allegro assai
  17. Trio Sonata no. 3 in A major: III. Adagio
  18. Trio Sonata no. 3 in A major: IV. Tempo di minuetto
  19. Trio Sonata no. 1 in A minor: I. Largo
  20. Trio Sonata no. 1 in A minor: II. Fuga. Allegro
  21. Trio Sonata no. 1 in A minor: III. Allegro ma non troppo
  22. Psalm 62: My soul truly waitheth still upon God
  23. Introduction and Trumpet Tune
  24. Concerto Grosso in B-flat major: Moderato - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro -Gavotte
  25. Concerto Grosso in B minor: Staccato - Largo - Allegro - Adagio - Minuet
  26. Concerto Grosso in E minor: Largo - Allegro - Alla Siciliana - Allegro
  27. Overture no. 10 in F major: Allegro - Dolce Moderato - Allegro assai
  28. Overture no. 11 in D major: Larghetto - Allegro - Larghetto - Tempo di Minuetto
  29. Overture no. 12 in G major: Allegro - Vivace - Allegro assai
  30. Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 1: I. Allegro
  31. Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 1: II. Moderato e dolce
  32. Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 1: III. Allegro
  33. Symphony no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro assai
  34. Symphony no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: II. Vivace
  35. Symphony no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: III. Presto (Allegro)
  36. Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro
  37. Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Vivace
  38. Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Tempo di Minuetto
  39. Symphony no. 4 in F major, op. 2 no. 4: I. Allegro
  40. Symphony no. 4 in F major, op. 2 no. 4: II. Vivace ma non troppo
  41. Symphony no. 4 in F major, op. 2 no. 4: III. Gavot: Allegro
  42. Symphony no. 5 in D major, op. 2 no. 5: I. Allegro ma non troppo – Adagio ad lib – Allegro assai
  43. Symphony no. 5 in D major, op. 2 no. 5: II. Tempo di Gavotta
  44. Symphony no. 5 in D major, op. 2 no. 5: III. Tempo di Minuetto
  45. Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 2 no. 6: I. Largo - Allegro - Largo
  46. Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 2 no. 6: II. Larghetto
  47. Symphony no. 7 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 7: I. Andante - Spirituoso
  48. Symphony no. 7 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 7: II. Moderato
  49. Symphony no. 7 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 7: III. Jigg: Allegro assai
  50. Symphony no. 8 in D minor, op. 2 no. 8: I. Pomposo - Allegro
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Links (9)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/123289491
  2. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103066
  3. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL4400544A

IMSLP

  1. https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Boyce,_William

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyce_(composer)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1356670

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/59348653

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313152

Picture

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