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I haven't yet found more than two sources that agree on Boyce's birth and death dates. There's a very wide range of dates given out there. For the moment, I've put in what allclassical.com says, because it's at least a modern source, and (generally) reliable. I'll check in Grove and see what that says next time I get a chance. -- Camembert
There is no known source containing Boyce's birth date. Burney misleading writes that Boyce was 69 at the time of his death, however parochial registers show he was baptised on 11th September 1711, considering all his siblings were baptised within 4-10 days of their birth, modern scholars assume the same applies to Boyce. The last edition of Grove I checked has his birth year as 1710, date unknown so I would check their sources before citing their entry. 92.23.45.35 ( talk) 16:17, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Although Boyce's productive life fits pretty squarely in the early Classical era, wasn't his output stylistically Baroque? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.109.82.96 ( talk) 22:32, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
"However, he also composed a set of eight symphonies, a form more characteristic of the Classical period." The symphonies are definitely in the baroque style. --- Dagme ( talk) 01:57, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
I seem to remember reading that Boyce was also a medical doctor. Or is it simply old age toying with my memory? Any info on this? Opus131 ( talk) 02:24, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
Agreed! --- Dagme ( talk) 01:58, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
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I haven't yet found more than two sources that agree on Boyce's birth and death dates. There's a very wide range of dates given out there. For the moment, I've put in what allclassical.com says, because it's at least a modern source, and (generally) reliable. I'll check in Grove and see what that says next time I get a chance. -- Camembert
There is no known source containing Boyce's birth date. Burney misleading writes that Boyce was 69 at the time of his death, however parochial registers show he was baptised on 11th September 1711, considering all his siblings were baptised within 4-10 days of their birth, modern scholars assume the same applies to Boyce. The last edition of Grove I checked has his birth year as 1710, date unknown so I would check their sources before citing their entry. 92.23.45.35 ( talk) 16:17, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Although Boyce's productive life fits pretty squarely in the early Classical era, wasn't his output stylistically Baroque? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.109.82.96 ( talk) 22:32, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
"However, he also composed a set of eight symphonies, a form more characteristic of the Classical period." The symphonies are definitely in the baroque style. --- Dagme ( talk) 01:57, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
I seem to remember reading that Boyce was also a medical doctor. Or is it simply old age toying with my memory? Any info on this? Opus131 ( talk) 02:24, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
Agreed! --- Dagme ( talk) 01:58, 6 February 2017 (UTC)