New-York tribune., 1902-06-08

II, the facsimile of portion of 1.-The King shall
rejoice" given herewith, 1 have included only the
six original voices and the figured instrumental
bass The lowest line is an addition made by
Handel when he utilized the chorus the oratorio
Deborah" in 1888.
DR. William Boyce. organist and composer to
the Chapel Royal. composer and master or the
kings band, editor OF famous collection of
ca athedrai music and compose of the song Heart
of Oak" was the author of most of the music set
to the anthems used at the coronation of George
III Q760-Is20. There is story to the effect that
he refused TO write music for -Zadok the
Priest" on the score that it would be presumptu.
Gus in him with Handels music at hand. The list
of pieces sung probably as follows
During the procession1,I was glad, -, Boyce
After the recognition-"The King shall rejoice
the anointlng-zadok the Prizes, lest, Handel aands
After the crowning-'Praise the Lord Boyce
During the enthroning-Te Deum, Boyce.
During the act of homage-'The Lord is Sum-,
Boyce.
Before the offertory-"My heart is indting,
Boyce-
Boyce vas not only church musician; he wrote
voluminously for the theatre. He died in 1719, and
lies buried in St. Pauls Cathedral. BY the time
that George " Qs20ls3) assembled the throne the
modern notion of large chors had taken root undel
the fructifyng influence of amateur singing So
cietes. The new king for himself or vicariousy,
wanted the musical pomp of his coronation to sur
pass that of his predecessors So a choir OF 2N
voices brought together and the kings band
played, being augmented to 100 men. Moreover,
there vocal music well as trumpetfng and
drumming during the march from the hall 10 the
abbey II was like the procession into the
church chancel in ordinary service. Section re-
Heved section the combined choirs passed on
singing. 20 Lord. grant the king a long life
The music in the service consisted of Il was
glad" composed by Thomas Atwood, THE King
shall rejoice by William Knyvett. and Blessed
be Thou. Lord God OF Israel by James Kent.
Handlers ''zadok the Priest" and Boyces 'Te
Deum'' composed for the coronation OF George III.
also performed. Knyvett, who had the honor
of composing pieces for two succeeding corona
tions. had been appointed composer to the Chapel
Royal in 1902: Kent organst and composer to
the Cathedral and College of Winchester. Both
mediocre composers. All the brilliancy in
the list shines from the of Atwood
who appointed composer TO the Chapel Royal
In 1886. He Mozart's only English pupil. and
Michael Kelly. the Irish tenor. who sang in Mo-
zarts operas in Vienna Che was the ''Ochellf' who
assumed the two parts of Basilio and Curzo at the
fist performance Of lie Nozze di Figaro'), de-
scribes his relations with the great master as
follows:
My friend Atwood Ia worthy man and an orna-
ment to the musical world was Mozarts favorite
what Mozart said to me about him. His words
Sincere affection S and fOae esteem He coaducts him
self with great propriety and feel much pleasure
than any scholar ever had. and l predict that he
will prove sound musician
From 1876 TIL his death In 1S3shat is. for forty
two years-Mozart's ''favorite scholar organ
ist al ST. Paul's Cathedral and he lies buried under
the organ ia the crypt of that church. Attwood's
grandson A. w. Atwood. is at present ranching in
Texas.
The coronation of william " Qs50-lS3D
conducted in spirit of rigid economy" says a
writer in The Daily Telegraph its cost being
only one-fth Of the amount spent upon the pageant
of 1921. No use made or Westminster Hall.
the walking procession to and from the Abbey
discontinued. ard subsequently abolished. The
royal cortege drove from St. Jamess Palace to the
venerable Minister where the usual ceremonies
were9 44ormed. These. according to MacauIay,