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Boyce, William

composer, organ


born: 07 Feb 1710 London, England Source: 1  

born: 00 Sep 1711 London, England Source: 2  
born: ------- 1710 London, England Source: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11  
born: 1711  

baptised: 11 Sep 1711 Source: 12  

died: ------- 1779  
died: 16 Feb 1779 Kensington, London, England Source: 1  
died: 07 Feb 1779 Kensington, London, England Source: 2  
died: 07 Feb 1779 Kensington, London, England Source: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11  

active in church: 1758-1779 London, England Source: 2  

The Music Sack has 65 items with information about William Boyce:


 1993 Source: 1

Young, Carlton R.
Companion to the United Methodist hymnal
Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993, 940 p.

Number of People : 691


 1991

Poultney, David
Dictionary of western church music
By David Poultny
Chicago: American Library Association, 1991, 234 p.

Number of People : 81


 1991

Darasse, Xavier
Catagrel, Gilles
Roubinet, Michel
Sabatier, Francois
Guillard, Georges
Francois-Sappey, Brigitte
Guide de la musique d'orgue
Sous la direction de Gilles Catagrel avec la collaboratino de Xavier Darasse, Brigitte Francois-Sappey, Georges Guillard, Michel Roubinet, Francois Sabatier
Fayard, 1991, 840 p.

Number of People : 250


 1991

Shaw, Harold Watkins
The succession of organists of the Chapel Royal and the cathedrals of England and Wales from c1538
Also of the organists of the collegiate churches of Westminster and Windsor, certain academic choral foundations, and the cathedrals of Armagh and Dublin
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991

Number of People : 902


 1986

Grove, George / Sir
British opera in retrospect. A project to encourage the performance of British operas
Sponsored and organised by the British Music Society for European music year, 1985
Opera Project Management Committee, 1986, 149 p.

Number of People : 184


 1986

Composers and arrangers

The above item is part of :
Rogal, Samuel J.
Guide to hymn tunes of American methodism
Compiled by Samuel J. Rogal
New York: Greenwood Press, 1986
      (Series: Music Reference Collection; 7)

Number of People : 478


 1985 Source: 12

Matthews, Betty
The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain : list of members 1738-1984
London: Royal Society of Musicians, 1985

Number of People : 2,163

More Details : (2 Sections)


 1983

Annotated index of organists and unsuccessful candidates with biographical notes drawn form original sources

Part three In:
Dawe, Donovan
Organists of the City of London
A record of one thousand organists with an annotated index
By Donovan Daw
London: Donovan Dawe, 1983

Number of People : 950


 1982

Bartlett, Ian
Boyce's homage to St. Cecilia.
Musical Times, 123 (1982), S. 758-761.
       Mit 3 Notenbeisp.

Number of People : 1


 1980 Source: 2

Sadie, Stanley
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
London: Macmillan, 1980

Number of People : 20,506


 1980

Bruce, Robert
Bartlett, Ian
William Boyce's "Solomon"
Music and Letters 61 (1980), S. 28-49.
       Mit 3 Notenbeisp. u. 1 Taf.

Number of People : 1


 1979

Dearnley, Christopher
William Boyce : "a worthy man"
English Church Music. 1979, S. 36-37.

Number of People : 1


 1979

Bartlett, Ian
Boyce and early English oratorio.
Musical Times, 120 (1979), S. 293-297, 385-387 u. 389-391.
       Mit Notenbeisp.

Number of People : 1


 1979 Source: 6

Robijns, Jozef
Zijlstra, Miep
Algemene muziek enciclopedie
hoofdred., J. Robijns en Miep Zijlstra
Haarlem: De Haan, [1979]-1984

Number of People : 16,262


 1979

McIntosh, Robert Dale
The dramatic music of William Boyce
Washington (Seattle). 1979. dissertation.

Number of People : 1


 1979

Kassler, Jamie Croy
The science of music in Britain, 1714-1830
A catalogue of writings, lectures and inventions. In two volumes
New York: Garland, 1979

Number of People : 527


 1979

McIntosh, Robert Dale
The Dramatic Music of William Boyce.
Washington. 1979. Ph.D. 357 p.
  - Dissertation Abstracts International: 40-530

Number of People : 1


 1978

Hoffman, G.
William Boyce, 1711-1779 : the orchestral works
Auckland (Auckland, N.Z.). 1978. dissertation. [Note: "1978/79"]

Number of People : 1


 1978

West, James Franklin
William Boyce, 1711-1779 : six unpublished symphonies
Peabody Conservatory of Music (Baltimore). 1978. dissertation.

Number of People : 1


 1977

Hayden, Andrew
British hymn writers and composers
A check-list
Croydon, England: Hymn Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 1977

Number of People : 2,118


 1977

Stieger, Franz
Opernlexikon
Teil II: Komponisten
Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 1977

Number of People : 9,633


 1977

McGuinness, Rosamond
English court odes 1660-1820
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1977, 249 p.

Number of People : 4


 1975

Johnstone, H. Diack
The genesis of Boyce's "Cathedral music"
Music and Letters. 56 (1975), S. 26-40.
       Mit 2 Taf.

Number of People : 1


 1975

Sundstrom, Einar
Morin, Gosta
Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sohlman's musiklexikon
2. rev. och utvidgade uppl.
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl-Alan Moberg och Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, 1975-1979, 5 v.

Number of People : 10,962


 1974

Bruce, Robert J.
William Boyce : some manuscript recoveries.
Music and Letters. 55 (1974), S. 437-443.

Number of People : 1


 1973

Unger-Hamilton, Clive
The great symphonies
New York: Facts on File, 1973

Number of People : 94


 1971

Londeix, J.M.
125 ans de musique pour saxophone
Paris: Leduc, 1971

Number of People : 1,295


 1971

Beechey, Gwilym
Memoirs of Dr. William Boyce.
With an introduction and notes.
The Musical Quarterly. 57 (1971), S. 87-106.
       Mit 3 Taf.

Number of People : 1


 1970

Honneger, Marc
Dictionnaire de la musique
Publie sous la direction de Marc Honneger
Paris: Bordas, 1970-76

Number of People : 6,183


 1970

Biographical sketches

p. 293 In:
Hixon, D.L.
Music in early America
A bibliography of music in Evans
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1970, 607 p.

Number of People : 177


 1968

Dawe, Donovan
New Light on William Boyce.
Musical Times, 109 (1968), S. 802-807.

Number of People : 1


 1966

Ewen, David
Great composers 1300-1900
A biographical and critical guide
Compiled and edited by David Ewen
New York: H. W. Wilson Company, 1966, 429 p.

Number of People : 198


 1965

Zenei lexikon
Budapest: Zenemukiado Vallalat, 1965

Number of People : 4,351


 1964

[no biographical article]

The above item is part of :
Smith, Carleton Sprague
Sprague-Smith, Carleton
Wolfe, Richard J.
Secular music in America 1801-1825
A bibliography by Richard J. Wolfe
Introduction by Carleton Sprague Smith
New York: New York Public Library, 1964

Number of People : 330


 1964

Smith, W.J.
Five centuries of Cambridge musicians 1464-1964
By W.J. Smith
Cambridge: W. Heffer, 1964, 75 p.

Number of People : 178


 1962

Wunderlich, Charles Edward
A history and bibliography of early American musical periodicals, 1782-1852
By Charles Edward Wunderlich
1962, 783 p.
       Note: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Michigan

Number of People : 1,087


 1962

Notes on the composers

p. 662 In:
Frost, Maurice
Historical companion to hymns ancient & modern
Edited by Maurice Frost, Litt.D.
London: William Clowes, 1962, 716 p.

Number of People : 336


 1960

Cudworth, Charles L.
Boyce and Arne : "The generation of 1710"
Music and Letters. 41 (1960), S. 135-145.

Number of People : 1


 1960

Shaw, Harold Watkins
William Boyce.
Musical Times, 101 (1960), S. 479-482.

Number of People : 1


 1960

Sadie, Stanley
The Chamber music of Boyce and Arne.
The Musical Quarterly. 46 (1960), S. 425-436.

Number of People : 1


 1959

Eitner, Robert
Biographisch-bibliographisches Quellen-Lexikon der Musiker und Musikgelehrten
Christlicher Zeitrechnung bis Mitte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts
Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlaganstalt, 1959

Number of People : 26,838


 1956

Nice, John Robert van
The larger sacred choral works of William Boyce (1710-1779).
A study and edition of selected compositions for choir and orchestra.
Vol. 1-3
State University of Iowa (Iowa City). 1956. dissertation. 687 S.

Number of People : 1


 1954

Pena, Joaquin
Angles, Higinio
Querol Gavalda, Miguel
Diccionario de la musica labor
Iniciado por Joaquin Pena
Continuado por Higinio Angles
Con la colaboracion de Miguel Querol y otros distinguidos musicologos espanoles y extranjeros
Barcelona: Editorial Labor, 1954, 2V, 2318P.

Number of People : 7,942


 1953

Taylor, Eric
William Boyce and the theatre.
The Music Review. 14 (1953), S. 275-287.

Number of People : 1


 1953

Routley, Erik
Parry, K.L.
Companion to congregational praise
Edited by K.L. Parry, Minster of Highbury Chapel, Bristol
With notes on the music by Erik Routley, lecturer and chaplain of Mansfield College, Oxford
London: Independent Press Ltd., 1953

Number of People : 698


 1952

Haeussler, Armin
The story of our hymns
The handbook to the hymnal of the evangelical and reformed church
St. Louis, Missouri: Eden Publishing House, 1952, 1088 p.

Number of People : 575


 1951 Source: 7

Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sundstrom, Einar
Sohlman's musiklexikon : nordiskt och allmant upplagsverk for tonkonst, musikliv och dans
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl Allan Moberg [och] Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, [1951-]

Number of People : 8,662


 1940

Baker, Theodore
Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians
Fourth edition revised and enlarged
New York: G. Schirmer, 1940

Number of People : 6,835


 1937

Schmidl, Carlo
Dizionario universale dei musicisti
Milan: Sonzogno, 1937, 2V p.

Number of People : 11,317


 1936 Source: 5

Frank, Paul
Altmann, Wilhelm
Kurzgefasstes Tonkunstler Lexikon : fur Musiker und Freunde der Musik
Begrundet von Paul Frank
Neu bearbeitet und erganzt von Wilhelm Altmann
Regensburg: Gustave Bosse, 1936, 730 p.

Number of People : 17,230


 1927 Source: 4

Norlind, Tobias
Allmant musiklexikon
Stockholm: Wahlstrom & Widstrand, 1927-28, 2V p.

Number of People : 4,739


 1921

West, John Ebenezer
Cathedral organists past and present.
A record of the succession of organists of the cathdrals, chapels royal, and principal collegiate churches of the United Kingdom, from about the period of the Reformation until the present day.
With biographical notes, extracts from the chapter books, anecdotes, &c.
London: Novello, 1921, 141 p.

Number of People : 634


 1919

Remy, Alfred
Baker, Theodore
Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians
Third edition
Revised and enlarged by Alfred Remy, M.A.
New York: G. Schirmer, 1919, 1094 p.

Number of People : 7,067


 1900

Baker, Theodore
Biographical dictionary of musicians
Compiled and edited by Theodore Baker, Ph.D.
New York: G. Schirmer, 1900, 653 p.

Number of People : 5,682

More Details : (1 Section)


 1900 Source: 3

Grove, George / Sir
A dictionary of music and musicians
London: MacMillan, 1900

Number of People : 443


 1897

Stratton, Stephen Samuel
Brown, James D.
British musical biography.
A dictionary of musical artists, authors and composers born in Britain and its colonies.
By James D. Brown and Stephen S. Stratton
Birmingham: S.S. Stratton, 1897, 462 p.

Number of People : 4,164


 1896

Baptie, David
Sketches of the English glee composers, historical, biographical and critical
(from about 1735-1866)
London: William Reeves, 1896, 235 p.

Number of People : 243


 1891 Source: 9

Bumpus, John S.
The organists & composers of St. Paul's cathedral
By John S. Bumpus
London: Bowden, Hudson, 1891, 272 p.

Number of People : 159


 1891 Source: 8

Love, James
Scottish church music : its composers and sources
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1891

Number of People : 387

More Details : (1 Section)


 1886 Source: 10

Brown, James Duff
Biographical dictionary of musicians.
With a bibliography of English writings on music
Paisley, Scotland: A. Gardner, 1886, 637 p.

Number of People : 4,300


 1883

Baptie, David
A handbook of musical biography
London: W. Morley, 1883, 256 p.

Number of People : 3,177


 1882

Barrett, William Alex
English church composers
London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882

Number of People : 56


 1875 Source: 11

Fetis, Francois-Joseph
Biographie universelle des musiciens : et bibliographie generale de la musique.
Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1875-83

Number of People : 5,657


 1834

Bingley, William
Musical biography : or, memoirs of the lives and writings of the most eminent musical composers and writers, who have flourished in the different countries of Europe during the last three centuries
London: R. Bentley, 1834, 395 p.

Number of People : 463


 1825

Sainsbury, John S.
A dictionary of musicians. From the earliest ages to the present time. Comprising the most important biographical contents of the works of Gerber, Choron, and Fayolle Count Orloff, Dr. Burney, Sir John Hawkins, &c, &c, together with upwards of a hundred original memoirs of the most eminent living musicians
Edited by John S. Sainsbury
Printed for Sainsbury and Co., 1825, 2V p.

Number of People : 724


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