| 8429: | Ode for the Installation of the Duke of New- |
| 8430: | castle as Chancellor of Cambridge University, |
| 8431: | 1749 ; Fifteen anthems and a te deum and |
| 8432: | jubilate, 1780 ; Collection of twelve anthems |
| 8433: | and a service, 1790; Ode to charity; Pindar's |
| 8434: | first Pythian ode, 1749 ; Masque in the Tem- |
| 8435: | pest. Cathedral music, being a collection in |
| 8436: | score of the most valuable and useful compo- |
| 8437: | sitions for that service, etc. [containing |
| 8438: | examples of Aldrich, Batten, Bevin, Byrd, |
| 8439: | Blow, Bull, Child, Jer. Clark, Creyghton, |
| 8440: | Croft, Farrant, Gibbons, Goldwin, Humphreys, |
| 8441: | King Henry VIII., Lawes, Locke, Slorley, |
| 8442: | Purcell, Rogers, Tallis, Turner, Tye, Weldon, |
| 8443: | and Wise] London, 3 vols. foL, 1760-78 ; second |
| 8444: | edition, with memoir by Sir J. Hawkins, 1778, |
| 8445: | also editions by V. Novello and J. Warren, |
| 8446: | 1849. Eight symphonies for various instru- |
| 8447: | ments ; Twelve sonatas for two violins and |
| 8448: | bass, 1749. Organ concerto. Lyra Britannica, |
| 8449: | Collection of songs, duets, and cantatas, n.d. |
| 8450: | Overtures. Songs, duets, etc., in contempo- |
| 8451: | rary collections. |
| 8452: | |
| 8453: | Boyce, William,- only son of the above, |
| 8454: | was bon:i INIarch 25th, 1764. He was intended was borb March 25th, 1764. He was intended |
| 8455: | for the church, and sent to Oxford ; but com- |
| 8456: | naitting some irregularity, was obliged to quit |
| 8457: | that university without obtaining a degree. |
| 8458: | He then became a double-bass player at the |
| 8459: | opera and principal concerts, and was in the |
| 8460: | orchestra at the Birmingham Festivals, 1802-5. |
| 8461: | Considerable property coming to him, he lived |
| 8462: | in retirement some years before his death, |
| 8463: | which took place early in 1824. |
| 8464: | |
| 8465: | Boyd, Henry, musician of 18th century, |
| 8466: | was a teacher of psalmody and precentor in |
| 8467: | the Methodist Chapel, John Street, Glasgow. |
| 8468: | He died at Glasgow, November 17th, 1792. |
| 8469: | |
| 8470: | He compiled " A select collection of psalm |
| 8471: | and hymn tunes in three parts, adapted to a |
| 8472: | great variety of measures, to which is prefixed |
| 8473: | an introduction to the art of singing." .... |
| 8474: | Published for the benefit of his widow, 1793. |
| 8475: | Boyle, Frank, tenor vocalist, born at |
| 8476: | Barnstaple, August 13th, 1857. His father, |
| 8477: | William Boyle, has sung in the choir of Barn- |
| 8478: | staple Parish Church from his boyhood, and |
| 8479: | is still principal alto there. Frank, as a boy, |
| 8480: | displayed musical talent. His father taught |
| 8481: | him singing, and he had violin lessons from |
| 8482: | the late John Edwards, and organ lessons |
| 8483: | from Dr. J. H. Edwards. Was a chorister at |
| 8484: | Holy Trinity Church, and, after leaving |
| 8485: | school, entered a newspaper office, singing, at |
| 8486: | times, at local concerts. He soon decided to |
| 8487: | devote himself to music, and winning the |
| 8488: | Corporation of London Scholarship, entered |
| 8489: | the National Training School, South Ken- |
| 8490: | sington. While there he sang as j)rincipal |
| 8491: | tenor at St. Matthias, Stoke Newington. |
| 8492: | Sang in the Messiah at the Albert Hall, Good |
| 8493: | Friday, 1880, and ab the promenade concerts |
| 8494: | the same year. In 1882, was engaged for the |
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