EIGHT SYMPHONYS in Eight Parts. Six for Violins, Hoboys, or German Flutes. and Two for Violins, French Horns and Trumpets. with a Bass for the VIOLONCELLO and HARPSICORD. COMPOS'D BY Dr. Wm. BOYCE. OPERA SECONDA. London. Printed for I. Walsh in Catherine Street in the Strand. Of whom may be had by the same author. [list of works beginning with: "Twelve Sonatas for two Violins and a Bass." and ending with: "The Shepherd's Lottery and Chaplet in Score."] Just Publish'd for Concerts for Violins &c. [list of works beginning with: "Handel's 400 Selected Songs for the Harpsicord and Voice in 5 vols. and for Concerts for Violins &c. in 5 Parts."]

Scope and content:
Contents
  • SYMPHONY IB♭
    • AllegroC|
    • Moderato e Dolce3/8
    • Allegro6/8
  • SYMPHONY IIA
    • Allegro assai3/4
    • Vivace2/4
    • Presto Allegro3/8
  • SYMPHONY IIIC
    • Allegro3/4
    • VivaceC|
    • Tempo di Minuetto3/8
  • SYMPHONY IVF
    • Allegro2/4
    • Vivace ma non troppo9/8
    • Gavot AllegroC|
  • SYMPHONY VD
    • Allegro ma non troppoC
    • Allegro assai3/4
    • Tempo di GavottaC
    • Tempo di Minuetto3/8
  • SYMPHONY VIF
    • Largo3/2
    • AllegroC
    • Larghetto3/4
  • SYMPHONY VIIB♭
    • AndanteC
    • Spirituoso9/8
    • ModeratoC
    • JiggAllegro assai6/8
  • SYMPHONY VIIId
    • Pomposo3/2
    • AllegroC|
    • Largo Andante3/4
    • Tempo di GavottaC
Physical location:
M1001.B46 Op.2 1750
Physical description:
Nine parts, folio, 252x183 (266x190): VIOLINO PRIMO: Title, verso blank. Blank, [1]. Music, pp. 2-19. Blank, [20]. VIOLINO SECONDO: Title, verso blank. Music, pp. 1-15. Blank, [16]. VIOLA: Title, verso blank. Blank, [1]. Music. pp. 2-11. Blank, [12]. BASSO (2 copies): Title, verso blank. Blank, [1]. Music, pp. 2-16. HAUTBOY PRIMO: Title, verso blank. Blank, [1]. Music, pp. 2-7. Blank, [8]. Music, pp. 9-13. Blank, [14]. HAUTBOY SECONDO: Title, verso blank. Blank, [1]. Music, pp. 2-11. Blank, [12]. CORNO: see TYMPANY. TROMBA PRIMO: Blank, [i]. Music, p. [1]. Bound with TYMPANY. TROMBA SECONDO: Music, p. [1]. Verso blank. TYMPANY: Music, p. [1]. Verso blank. Bottom half of page of music headed "CORNO", with braced doubled staves for "Corno 1o." and Corno 2o.". Bound with TROMBA PRIMO.
Note:

Originally composed as overtures to eight of the composer's vocal works. See Robert J. Bruce's works-list inThe New Grove, v. 3, pp. 142-143.

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