Sunday, September 11, 2022

September 11 - William Boyce (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for September 11th are here: Arvo Pärt (2019) , Harry Connick Jr.; William Boyce (2020), and Friedrich Kuhlau; Eduard Hanslick (2021)

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William Boyce (bapt.11 September 1711 – 7 February 1779) was an English composer, organist, and music editor.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Afterlife

His three volume Cathedral Music (1760–73) was the first collection of church music in England after the Restoration and the first to be printed in score. Many of the pieces in the collection are still used in Anglican services today. – adapted from Britannica.com and Wikipedia


He was buried under the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral. – Wikipedia


Does William Boyce’s ghost devoutly roam

The ample space of his eternal home

Where music from his monumental tome

Still echoes underneath the lofty dome?

 

 

 

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