Music for OT-16-B (Jul 23)

Prelude:           Voluntary # 4 in G minor: Boyce
Processional Hymn: 849: The King of Love (vv 1-2-5-6)
Kyrie:             spoken
Gloria:            135: Angels and Saints: Janco
Readings:          624
Offertory:         356: I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say
Acclamations:      140-141-145: Angels and Saints: Janco
Agnus Dei:         146: Angels and Saints: Janco
Communion Hymn:    344: Shepherd Me O God
Post-Communion:    (11) Ave Verum Corpus: Mozart
Final Hymn:        348: There’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy
Postlude:          Voluntary # 5 in D major: Boyce

Music Notes:


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 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.