Voluntary I in D major

This is the first voluntary of a bundle of 10 Voluntaries by William Boyce.
William Boyce (1711-1779) was an English composer and organist. Like Beethoven later on, he became deaf but continued to compose. He knew Handel, Arne, Gluck, Bach, Abel and a very young Mozart, all of whom respected his work.

In general I like the slow part of a typical English voluntary more than the fast part. That's not different with this piece (for me at least), I love the beautiful lines and harmonics Boyce created. So I take the second part for granted, although it isn't that pompous as it sometimes can be. You definitely hear some Handelian bits here and there. Besides that, it's a rather tricky piece but a great exercise for the right hand.