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Samuel Sebastian Wesley: A Life (Paperback)
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Samuel Sebastian Wesley: A Life (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Studies in British Church Music
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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. He was also a troubled, difficult character, and
accounts of his abrasive personality or anecdotes about his fishing
exploits have tended to obscure his very real achievements as a
composer. Peter Horton has drawn on a wide range of source material
to produce a detailed account of Wesley's life and career as he
moved from cathedral to cathedral in search of an unattainable
ideal, his youthful idealism gradually giving way to the cynicism
and disillusion familiar to those who encountered him late in life.
He also examines his development as a composer and presents a study
of his complete output (including the many non-church works)
against the background of his restless career and in a wider
European context. The book is illustrated by a generous selection
of musical examples and plates, and includes the most detailed list
of works to appear in print.
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