List of compositions by William Boyce
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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.
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