An anthem, performed on occasion of King George the Third's wedding to Charlotte, presumably by W. Boyce
Collection
'An anthem, performed on occasion of... King George the Third his wedding with his Queen Charlotte, in the Royal Chapel at St. James's [London] on Tuesday Sept 8th 1761', presumably by W. Boyce ('The King shall rejoice'). No. 26685 is the score, bound as nos. 26652-81: no. 26686 contains twenty-two vocal parts and the organ part: no. 26687 contains the fifty-nine remaining instrumental parts: a list of the parts will be found at fol. 97 of no. 26686.
Dates
- Written in 1761
Extent
0.33 linear metres (3 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. Sch. C. 117a, fols. 1-2]
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MSS. Mus. Sch. C. 117a-c
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20912
Abstract
An anthem, performed on occasion of King George the Third's wedding to Charlotte, presumably by W. Boyce.
Biographical / Historical
William Boyce (1711-1779) was acomposer, organist and editor. See the Grove Music Online for further details.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 26685-26687
Hake catalogue (c.1855) no. 186
Hake catalogue (c.1855) no. 186
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition details unknown.
Physical Facet
On paper
- Title
- An anthem, performed on occasion of King George the Third's wedding to Charlotte, presumably by W. Boyce
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk