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Samuel Sebastian Wesley (14 August 1810 – 19 April 1876) was an English organist and composer. Wesley married Mary Anne Merewether and had 6 children. He is often referred to as S.S. Wesley to avoid confusion with his father Samuel Wesley.
Samuel Sebastian Wesley (born Aug. 14, 1810, London—died April 19, 1876, Gloucester, Eng.) was a composer and organist, one of the most distinguished English church musicians of his time.
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May 1, 2012 · The Choir of Somerville College, OxfordRobert Pecksmith (organ)David Crown (conductor)Somerville College Chapel, 29 April 2012Website: http://www.somervillec...
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Samuel Sebastian Wesley (14 August 1810 – 19 April 1876) was an English organist and composer. Wesley married Mary Anne Merewether and had 6 children. He is often referred to as S.S. Wesley to avoid confusion with his father Samuel Wesley.
Samuel Sebastian Wesley (born London, 14 August 1810; died 19 April 1876) was an English organist and composer. He was the greatest English composer of church music of his day. He lived at a time when the standard of music in England had become very bad.
Samuel Sebastian Wesley, born in London in 1810, was the grandson of Charles Wesley, who, with his brother John formed the Methodist Church, and the son of Samuel Wesley. He was considered one of the most significant musicians of the 19 th Century English church.
Dec 15, 2023 · Biography: (summary) Samuel Sebastian Wesley was born in London, son of composer Samuel Wesley and named after his father and Johann Sebastian Bach. His grandfather was the hymn writer Charles Wesley and his great-uncle was theologian John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church.
