List of compositions by the English composer William Boyce (1711–1779).
Works Vocal music Services Te Deum, G major, verse service (ca. 1725) Te Deum and Jubilate, A major, verse service (ca. 1740) Te Deum and Jubilate, A major, short service (ca. 1750) Burial Service, E minor, 4 voices (1751) for Captain T. Coram, 3 April 1751; ed. by J. Page, in Harmonia sacra, London, 1800 Te Deum and Jubilate, C major, full service (ca. 1760) Kyrie, A major (????) Sanctus, A/G major (????)
Anthems Begin unto my God with timbrels, verse (1769 or earlier, lost) text published in A Collection of Anthems used in His Majesty's Chapel Royal, London, 1769 Behold O God our defender, full (1761) for the coronation of George III, 1761 Be thou my judge, O Lord, verse (1749 or earlier) Blessed is he that considereth the poor, verse (????) Blessed is he that considereth the sick, verse, with orchestra (1741; pub. London, 1802) Blessed is the man that ferrets the Lord, verse (1736 or earlier) Blessing and glory, verse (1769 or earlier) By the waters of Babylon, verse (ca. 1740) Come, Holy Ghost, full (1761) for the coronation of George III, 1761 Give the king thy judgements, verse (ca. 1740) Give the king thy judgements, verse (ca. 1760) Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, verse (1736 or earlier) Great and marvellous are thy works, full (1769 or earlier, lost) text published in A Collection of Anthems used in His Majesty's Chapel Royal, London, 1769 Hear my crying, verse (ca. 1740) Hear my prayer, full, with orchestra (ca. 1760) The heavens declare the glory of God, verse (1736) Help me, O Lord, full (1726) How long wilt thou forget me, verse (1736 or earlier) How long wilt thou forget me, verse, incomplete (ca. 1740) I cried unto the Lord, verse (1736 or earlier) If we believe, verse (ca, 1745) I have set God always before me, verse (1749 or earlier) I have surely built thee a house, verse (1759) for reopening of St Margaret's, Westminster, 1759 I was glad, full (1761) for the coronation of George III, 1761 I will always give thanks, verse (1736 or earlier) I will magnify thee, O God, verse (1749 or earlier) ed. by J. Page, in Harmonia sacra, London, 1800 The King shall rejoice, verse, with orchestra (1761) for the marriage of George III, 1761; ed. in Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era, viii, 1970 The King shall rejoice, full, with orchestra (1761) for the coronation of George III, 1761 The King shall rejoice, verse, with orchestra (1766) for the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy, 1766 Let my complaint come before thee, verse (1736 or earlier) ed. by J. Page, in Harmonia sacra, London, 1800 Let my prayer come up, full (1761) for, coronation of George III, 1761 Like as the hart, verse (ca. 1740) The Lord is a sun and a shield, full, with orchestra (1761) for the coronation of George III, 1761 The Lord is full of compassion, verse (1736 or earlier) The Lord is King and hath put on glorious apparel, verse (1736 or earlier) The Lord is King be the people never so impatient, verse (1763) for thanksgiving for the Peace of Paris, 1763 The Lord is my light and my salvation, verse (1749 or earlier) The Lord liveth, verse (1769 or earlier) Lord, teach us to number our days, verse (ca. 1750) Lord, thou hast been our refuge, verse, with orchestra (1755; pub. London, 1802) for Festival of the Sons of the Clergy, 1755 Lord, what is man that thou art mindful of him, verse (ca. 1740) Lord, what is man that thou shouldest visit him, verse (ca. 1770) Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle, verse (1749 or earlier) My heart is fixed, verse (1749 or earlier, lost) text published in A Collection of Anthems used in His Majesty's Chapel Royal, London, 1769 My heart is inditing, verse, with orchestra (1761) for the coronation of George III, 1761 My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, verse (1769 or earlier, lost) text published in A Collection of Anthems used in His Majesty's Chapel Royal, London, 1769 O be joyful in God all ye lands, verse (ca. 1735) O be joyful in God all ye lands, verse (1736 or earlier) O be jovful in God all ye lands, verse, with orchestra (1749; pub. London, 1752) O give thanks unto the Lord and call upon His name, verse (1736 or earlier) O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, verse (1762) for the birth of Prince George, 1762 O praise the Lord, verse (ca. 1763) O sing unto the Lord a new song, verse (ca. 1740) O sing unto the Lord a new song, verse (1749 or earlier, lost) text published in A Collection of Anthems used in His Majesty's Chapel Royal, London, 1769 O where shall wisdom be found?, verse (1769 or earlier) Ponder my words, verse (1745 or earlier) Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, full, with orchestra (1761) for the coronation of George III, 1761 Praise the Lord, ye servants, verse (1749 or earlier) Save me, O God, full (ca. 1735) Sing, O heavens, verse (ca. 1763) Sing praises unto the Lord, verse (1736 or earlier) Sing unto the Lord (????) The souls of the righteous, full, with orchestra (1760) for the funeral of George II, 1760 [Ov. pub. in Musica Britannica, vol. 13, 1957; complete ed. in Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era, vii, 1970] Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, verse (1736 or earlier) Turn thee unto me, full (1736 or earlier) Turn thee unto me, verse (1749 or earlier) Unto thee, O Lord, verse (1749 or earlier, lost) text published in A Collection of Anthems used in His Majesty's Chapel Royal, London, 1769 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way, verse (1749 or earlier)
Chants and hymns Double Psalm Chant, D major (????) Double Psalm Chant, F major (????) Chant, D major, Divine Harmony (1770) doubtful, attributed to Mr. Davis Faint is my head and sick my heart (????) Hosanna to the King (????) How long O my God shall I plead (????) I'll celebrate thy praises, Lord (????) Lord, how my bosom foes increase (????) The Lord my pasture shall prepare (????) The Lord does them support that fall (????) The man is blest of God through Christ (????) O God who dost for ever live (????) Palms of glory, raiment bright (New English Hymnal 230) Servant of God, well done (????) To the call of pressing need (????) Weigh the words of my profession (????) When rising from the bed of death (????) To Sion's hill I lift my eyes (????)
Other sacred works David's Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan, sacred cantata, solo voices, chorus, orchestra (1736) (text: J. Lockman) Lo! On the Thorny bed of care (????) Noah: An oratorio (????, lost) Vital spark of heavenly repair (????) Hither, ye sons of harmony repair ('Monumental inscription to the memory of Mr. Gostling, late minor canon of the Cathedral of Canterbury'), 4 voices and basso continuo (ca. 1777) (text: J. Hawkins) O how perverse is flesh and blood, partsong (ca. 1725) also 12 hymns published in 18th-century anthologies
Theatre works Peleus and Thetis, masque (by 1740) (text: G. Granville, Lord Lansdowne) [Overture pub. in Musica Britannica, vol. 13, 1957] Secular Masque (1745; fp. 1750) (text: J. Dryden) [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 6 in 12 Overtures, 1770] The Chaplet, musical entertainment in 2 parts (fp. 1749) (text: M. Mendez) [Overture pub. as Symphony No. 3 in 8 Symphonys, 1760] The Shepherd's Lottery, musical entertainment in 2 parts (fp. 1751) (text: M. Mendez) [Overture pub. as Symphony No. 4 in 8 Symphonys, 1760] The Tempest, masque (fp. 1757) (text: D. Garrick, after Shakespeare) Harlequin's Invasion, or A Christmas Gambol, pantomime (fp. 1759) (text: Garrick) a collaboration with M. Arne and T. Aylward Heart of Oak [The official march of the Royal Navy; originally written as part of Harlequin's Invasion]
Music in other theatre works Dirge (in Cymbeline, tragedy; Shakespeare) (1746) 2 Songs (in Lethe, or Aesop in the Shades, farce; D. Garrick) (1749) Instrumental music (in The Roman Father, tragedy; W. Whitehead) (1750, lost) Pastoral interlude (in The Rehearsal, or Bays in Petticoats, comedy; Clive (1750) Dirge (in Romeo and Juliet, tragedy; Garrick, after Shakespeare) (1750) Song (in The Conscious Lovers, comedy; R. Steele) (ca. 1752) Song (in The Gamester, tragedy; E. Moore) (Feb 1753) Instrumental music (in Boadicea, tragedy; R. Glover) (1753, lost) Music for animating the statue, 3-pt song (in Florizel and Perdita, or The Winter's Tale, comedy; Garrick, after Shakespeare) (1756) 2 Songs, duet (in Amphitryon, comedy; J. Hawkesworth, after J. Dryden) (1756) 2 Odes (in Agis, tragedy; J. Home) (1758) Other songs by Boyce adapted in: The Temple of Peace (1749); Midas (1762); Love in the Village (1762); The Royal Chase (ca. 1765); The Summer's Tale (1765); The Disappointment, or The Force of Credulity (1767); Tom Jones (1769); Harlequin's Museum, or Mother Shipton Triumphant (1792)
Court odes Pierian sisters hail the morn, ode for the King's Birthday, 1755 [Overture pub. in Musica Britannica, vol. 13, 1957] Hail! hail! auspicious day, ode for New Year's Day, 1756 [Overture pub. as Symphony No. 1 in 8 Symphonys, 1760] When Caesar's natal day, ode for the King's Birthday, 1756 [Overture pub. as Symphony No. 2 in 8 Symphonys, 1760] While Britain, in her monarch blest, ode for New Year's Day, 1757 Rejoice, ye Britons, hail the day!, ode for the King's Birthday, 1757 Behold, the circle forms! prepare!, ode for New Year's Day, 1758 [Overture pub. in Musica Britannica, vol. 13, 1957] When Othbert left the Italian plain, ode for the King's Birthday, 1758 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 7 in 12 Overtures, 1770, with music from 1765 New Year's ode; also in Musica Britannica, vol. 13, 1957] Ye guardian powers, to whose command, ode for New Year's Day, 1759 [1st 2 movements of overture the same as those of Behold, the circle forms, 1758] Begin the song – ye subject choirs, ode for the King's Birthday, 1759 Again the sun's revolving sphere, ode for New Year's Day, 1760 [Overture pub. in Musica Britannica, vol. 13, 1957] Still must the muse, indignant hear, ode for New Year's Day, 1761 'Twas at the nectar'd feast of Jove, ode for the King's Birthday, 1761 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 8 in 12 Overtures, 1770] God of slaughter, quit the scene, ode for New Year's Day, 1762 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 5 in 12 Overtures, 1770] Go, Flora, said the impatient queen, ode for the King's Birthday, 1762 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 1 in 12 Overtures, 1770] At length the imperious lord of war, ode for New Year's Day, 1763 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 3 in 12 Overtures, 1770] Common births, like common things, ode for the King's Birthday, 1763 To wedded love the song shall flow, ode for the King's Birthday, 1764 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 10 in 12 Overtures, 1770] Sacred to thee, O commerce, ode for New Year's Day, 1765 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 7 in 12 Overtures, 1770, with music from 1758 Birthday ode] Hail to the rosy morn, ode for the King's Birthday, 1765 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 2 in 12 Overtures, 1770] Hail to the man, so sings the Hebrew bard, ode for the King's Birthday, 1766 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 11 in 12 Overtures, 1770] When first the rude o’erpeopled north, ode for New Year's Day, 1767 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 12 in 12 Overtures, 1770] Friend to the poor! for sure, O king, ode for the King's Birthday, 1767 Let the voice of music breathe, ode for New Year's Day, 1768 [Ov. pub. as Overture No. 9 in 12 Overtures, 1770] Prepare, prepare your songs of praise, ode for the King's Birthday, 1768 [Overture pub. in Musica Britannica, vol. 13, 1957] Patron of arts! at length by thee, ode for the King's Birthday, 1769 [Overture pub. in Musica Britannica, vol. 13, 1957] Forward, Janus, turn thine eyes, ode for New Year's Day, 1770 [Overture pub. in Musica Britannica, vol. 13, 1957] Discord, hence! the torch resign, ode for the King's Birthday, 1770 [Overture pub. in Musica Britannica, vol. 13, 1957]