Symphony No. 6 in F Major

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• Originally, this was the overture to Solomon, a cantata-like work that Boyce called a “serenata,” based on the biblical Song of Solomon.¹
• Solomon was one of Boyce’s first successes as a composer. Boyce chose to be depicted holding this score when Thomas Hudson painted his portrait in 1745.²
• Form: French overture.

1. Bruce and Ian Bartlett, “Boyce, William,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed August 8, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000040029.
2. “William Boyce (1711-1779)” Art UK, accessed August 12, 2019, https://www.artuk.org/discover/artworks/william-boyce-17111779-228583.