Symphony no. 1
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Product ID: HE2 SO 22324
By William Boyce
Publisher:
Highland Etling
Arranger:
Folus
Series:
The Highland/Etling String Orchestra Series
Genre:
Baroque
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Duration:
12:15
Level: 3
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This authentic arrangement of William Boyce's Symphony No. 1 preserves the original melodic and harmonic material along with the three-movement Italian sinfonia form; however, the original key of B-flat major has been transposed to G major. The first movement is in an early sonata, the second movement features the first violins, and the last movement is a lively 6/8 dance. This pre-classical symphony will highlight all the members of your orchestra.
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Composer
William Boyce (1711-1779)
William Boyce (baptised 11 September 1711 – 7 February 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. A house in the present choir school is named after him. His first professional appointment came in 1734 when he was employed 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 one of the organists at the Chapel Royal in 1758. One of his students was the prodigy Thomas Linley.
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.
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