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William Boyce
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William Boyce was born in London and died on 7 February 1779 in Kensington, where he was buried at St Paul's Cathedral. A British composer, he held a Doctor of Music degree, studied under Maurice Greene, and played the organ. His career began in 1734, working in symphony and ode within the Baroque music movement, and he held the position of Master of the King's Music. He spoke English, and has been described by sources including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Last.fm tags his work as Classical, baroque, english, early music and symphony.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1711
- Died
- 1779
- Works
- 47
Top works
- Solomon
- Trio sonata no. 2 in F
- Two anthems for the Georgian court
- Anthems and a short service
- Festival and other anthems
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1711
- Active to
- 1779
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 48,607
- Total plays
- 317,172
Tags
William Boyce (September 11, 1711 – February 7, 1779) is widely regarded as one of the most important English-born composers of the 18th century. 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 at the Oxford Chapel. He went on to take a number of similar posts before being appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1755 and becoming organist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Kensington
- Occupation
- composer
- Position held
- Master of the King's Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Music
- Student of
- Maurice Greene
- Genre
- ode
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- William Boyce.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of death
- 1779-02-07
- date of birth
- 1710-00-00
- Commons category
- William Boyce
- Commons Creator page
- William Boyce
- start of work period
- 1734-00-00
- P8168
- Los TNT
- P12749
- Valyncy
- place of burial
- St Paul's Cathedral
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to William Boyce, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
William Boyce by John Russell, 1776 William Boyce (baptised 11 September 1711 – 7 February 1779) was an English composer and organist. Like Beethoven later on, he became deaf but continued to compose. He knew Handel, Arne, Gluck, J. C. Bach, Abel, and a very young Mozart, all of whom respected his work.
Life
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