Samuel Wesley

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Samuel Wesley

Samuel Wesley (born February 24, 1766 in Bristol , † October 11, 1837 ) was an English organist and composer. He was the son of Charles Wesley , nephew of John Wesley and grandson of Samuel Wesley (senior) . His son Samuel Sebastian Wesley was also known as an organist and composer.

Life

Wesley grew up a child prodigy . He learned to play the violin, harpsichord and organ at an early age and was already known for his talent for composition and improvisation at the age of eight. He gained a considerable reputation as an organist; His numerous compositions include pieces for organ and piano, works for strings, harpsichord and organ as well as six symphonies. On the occasion of his conversion to Catholicism, he wrote a mass in 1784 under the title Missa de Spiritu Sancto , which he gave Pope Pius VI. dedicated.

He was in the cemetery of the parish of St. Marylebone in London's City district Marylebone buried.

Samuel Wesley's handwriting: text of his Missa da Spritu Sancto .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Philip Olleson: Samuel Wesley: the man and his music. P. 29. Partial online view

literature

  • Philip Olleson (Ed.): The Letters of Samuel Wesley: Professional and Social Correspondence, 1797-1837 . New York 2001
  • Wesley, Samuel . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 28 : Vetch - Zymotic Diseases . London 1911, p. 530 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).

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personal data
SURNAME Wesley, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1766
PLACE OF BIRTH Bristol
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1837