Boyce, William

Preface

Boyce, William

17 Overtures and a Symphony

17 Overtures and a Symphony (Patron of arts / Forward, Janus / Discord, hence! / Again returns / Long did the churlish East / At length the fleeting year / From scenes of death / Ye powers who rule / Driven out / Pieriean Sisters or To arms, to arms, ye sons of might / Behold, the circle forms / When Othbert left / Again the sun / Prepare your songs / Peleus & Thetis / St. Cecila Ode / Ode for St. Cecilias Day / The Souls of the Righteous

Overture, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1769
Patron of arts p.1

Overture, Ode for the New Year, 1770
Forward, Janus p.12

Overture, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1770
Discord, hence! p.22

Overture, Ode for the New Year, 1771
Again returns p.36

Overture, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1771
Long did the churlish East p.48

Overture, Ode for the New Year, 1772
At length the fleeting year p.55

Overture, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1772
From scenes of death p.66

Overture, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1775
Ye powers who rule p.74

Overture, Ode for the New Year, 1777
Driven out p.88

Overture, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1755, and New Year, 1779
Pieriean Sisters (birthday 1755) or
To arms, to arms, ye sons of might (New Year 1779) p.95

Overture, Ode for the New Year, 1758
Behold, the circle forms p.103

Overture, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1758
When Othbert left p.109

Overture, Ode for the New Year, 1760
Again the sun p.113

Overture, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1768
Prepare your songs p.117

Overture
Peleus & Thetis (?1734) p.131

Overture, Part II, St. Cecila Ode (words John Lockman) (before 1740)
p.139

Overture, Ode for St. Cecilias Day (words Rev. Mr Vidal)(1740)
p.149

Symphony
The Souls of the Righteous (1760)
p.161

William Boyce was born in 1711 in Maiden’s Lane (now Skinners’ Lane) in the City of London. His exact date of birth is unknown but he was baptised on 11 September at St. James’s Garlickhythe, the church opposite the family’s home. He became a chorister at St. Paul’s Cathedral before studying composition with Maurice Greene…

Vorwort

William Boyce (getauft 11. September 1711, London – gest. 1. Februar 1779, London)

17 Ouvertüren und eine Symphonie

Ouvertüre, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1769
Patron of arts p.1

Ouvertüre, Ode for the New Year, 1770
Forward, Janus p.12

Ouvertüre, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1770
Discord, hence! p.22

Ouvertüre, Ode for the New Year, 1771
Again returns p.36

Ouvertüre, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1771
Long did the churlish East p.48

Ouvertüre, Ode for the New Year, 1772
At length the fleeting year p.55

Ouvertüre, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1772
From scenes of death p.66

Ouvertüre, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1775
Ye powers who rule p.74

Ouvertüre, Ode for the New Year, 1777
Driven out p.88

Ouvertüre, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1755, und New Year, 1779
Pieriean Sisters (birthday 1755) or
To arms, to arms, ye sons of might (New Year 1779) p.95

Ouvertüre, Ode for the New Year, 1758
Behold, the circle forms p.103

Ouvertüre, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1758
When Othbert left p.109

Ouvertüre, Ode for the New Year, 1760
Again the sun p.113

Ouvertüre, Ode for His Majesty’s Birthday, 1768
Prepare your songs p.117

Ouvertüre
Peleus & Thetis (?1734) p.131

Ouvertüre, Part II, St. Cecila Ode (words John Lockman) (before 1740) p.139

Ouvertüre, Ode for St. Cecilias Day (words Rev. Mr Vidal)(1740)
p.149

Symphonie
The Souls of the Righteous (1760)
p.161

William Boyce wurde im Jahre 1711 in Maiden’s Lane (heute Skinners’ Lane) in London geboren. Sein genaues Geburtsdatum ist unbekannt, jedoch wurde er am 11. September in St. James’s Garlickhythe getauft, der Kirche gleich gegenüber vom Haus seiner Familie…