William Boyce (September 11, 1711 – February 7, 1779) is widely regarded as one of the most important English-born composers of the 18th century. September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... A composer is a person who writes music. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

Born in London, Boyce was a choirboy at St Paul's Cathedral before studying music with Maurice Greene after his voice broke. His first professional appointment came in 1734 when he got a job as an organist. 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. For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions vary. ... Maurice Greene (August 12, 1696 - December 1, 1755) was an English composer and organist. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... Master of the Queens Music (or Master of the Kings Music) is a prestigious post in the British royal court. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Chapel Royal did not originally refer to a building but an establishment in the Royal Household. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

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. Many of the pieces in the collection are still used in Anglican services today. This article is about hearing impairment in the patholocial sense. ... William Byrd William Byrd (1540? – July 4, 1623) was one of the most celebrated English composers in the Renaissance. ... Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (September 10, 1659 - November 21, 1695), a Baroque composer, is generally considered to be one of Englands greatest composers — indeed, he has often been called Englands finest native composer. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ...

Boyce is best known for his set of eight symphonies, his anthems and his odes. 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. A symphony is an extended piece of music for orchestra, especially one in the form of a sonata. ... An anthem is a choral composition to an English religious text sung in church services. ... Ode is a form of stately and elaborate lyrical verse. ... Costume for a Knight, by Inigo Jones: the plumed helmet, the heroic torso in armour and other conventions were still employed for opera seria in the 18th century. ... John Dryden John Dryden (August 19, 1631 – May 12, 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright. ... Incidental music is music in a play, television program, radio program or some other form not primarily musical. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Miranda and Ferdinand, Angelica Kauffmann, 1782. ... The Mythical British King Cymbeline is identified with Cunobelinus Cymbeline is a play by William Shakespeare. ... The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, commonly referred to as Romeo and Juliet, is a play by William Shakespeare concerning the fate of two young lovers who would do anything to be together. ... The Winters Tale is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... 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 end of the 17th century and the beginning of 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. // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Leonard Constant Lambert, (August 23, 1905 – August 21, 1951) was a British composer and conductor. ... See Conductor for other possible uses of the word. ...

External links

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