Baroque · English
William Boyce
1711 to 1779
English Baroque
Repertoire in dialogue
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A chorister at St Paul’s Cathedral and later a pupil of Maurice Greene, Boyce worked in London as composer and organist; he kept composing after he became deaf. His Ten Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord were published in 1779, the year of his death.
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The repertoire
Works in the project’s repertoire
4 works, all available to listen to.
Repertoire in dialogue
Flagship work
Ten Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord
Voluntary · Early edition
Compatible English style (voluntaries, solo stops)
This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.
The sources
Digitised collections
Early editions and manuscripts containing works by this composer, digitised by libraries and available in full.
Ten voluntaries for the organ or harpsichord
London, S. A. & P. Thompson, [178-]
Copy: University of Western Ontario, via Internet Archive
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