Samuel Sebastian Wesley : A Life


Peter. Horton
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt
Oxford : : Oxford University Press, UK, , 2004.
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1 online resource (406 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of plates; List of tables; List of music examples; List of abbreviations; 1. London; 2. Hereford; 3. Exeter; 4. Leeds; 5. Winchester; 6. Gloucester; 7. Wesley the Romantic; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Work-List; Bibliography; Index of Works; Index. - Irascible, truculent, but a brilliant musician. Any of these words could accurately describe Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-76), the foremost organist and church music composer of his generation. Peter Horton paints a detailed picture of the life and career of this remarkable man whose output includes such favourites as 'Blessed be the God and Father' and 'The wilderness'. - ;Born into one of England's best-known families, Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-76) was not only the foremost organist and church musician of his generation, but a vigorous campaigner for higher standards in cathedral music.
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