Music for Easter-6-A (Apr 27)

Prelude:           Voluntary # 3 in C: Boyce
Processional Hymn: 264: Alleluia Alleluia Give Thanks
Kyrie:             Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Gloria:            Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Readings:          562
Intercessions:     115: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory:         397: They'll Know We Are Christians
                   (11) Beatus Vir (m4): Vivaldi
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Agnus Dei:         Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Communion Hymn:    429: You Satisfy The Hungry Heart
                   265: Regina Caeli
Final Hymn:        423: Lift High The Cross
Postlude:          Voluntary # 1 in D: Boyce

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
Spiritus Sanctus docebit vos, alleluia: quaecumque dixero
vobis, alleluia, alleluia (The Holy Spirit will teach you,
alleluia; all the things that I have said unto you, alleluia,
alleluia).


William Boyce (1711-1779), born in London, the youngest of
four children of a cabinet-maker. St Paul Cathedral Chorister
under Charles King (1687-1748), then pupil of Maurice Greene
(1695-1755), and Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667-1752) who was
one of the more influential foreign composers and teachers
flourishing in England at the time. Despite hearing loss from
age 24 which worsened over his lifetime, had remarkable career:
Oxford Chapel organist (Vere Street 1734-36); Chapel Royal
composer (1736-); St Michael organist (Cornhill 1736-38);
Cambridge graduate (PhD Music 1749); All Hallows organist (Thames
Street 1749-69); Master of the King's Music (1755); Chapel Royal
organist (1758-79). The collection of English Cathedral Music
started by Greene (left unfinished at death) was willed to Boyce,
who completed and published it in several volumes (1760-78);
reprinted and added to until 1849, it is the first publication of
English church music in score form (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
voice parts on a page) rather than in part form (each voice part
in a separate book). His own compositions include: services,
anthems, oratorios, symphonies, chamber music, opera, theater music.
His "Ten Voluntaries" were published posthumously (c1779-1793);
each is in two sections.