''Solomon'' is a 75-minute serenata for two solo voices, chorus and orchestra written in 1742 by the English composer

William Boyce William Boyce may refer to: *William Boyce (composer) (1711–1779), English-born composer and Master of the King's Musick *William Binnington Boyce (1804–1889), English-born philologist and clergyman, active in Australia * William Waters Boyce ( ...

. The characters are named simply She and He; it is a love story and mildly bawdy. There are several well-known airs: ''Arise, My Fair''; ''O Fill With Cooling Juice''; ''Softly Rise, O Southern Breeze''; ''Tell Me, Lovely Shepherd''; and ''Ye Blooming Virgins''. These have been recorded by various singers, and ''Solomon'' in its entirety was recorded by

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in 1989. A performance in June 2014 at London's

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was aired by the BBC. The overture to ''Solomon'' was published during the composer's lifetime as his Symphony No. 6 in F major.

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Six of the best works by William Boyce , Classical-Music.com

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