Samuel Wesley
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Samuel Wesley (24 February 1766 - 11 October 1837) was an English organist and composer in the late Georgian period. He was the son of noted Methodist and hymn-writer Charles Wesley, the grandson of Samuel Wesley (a poet of the late Stuart period) and the nephew of John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist church.
Career
Samuel showed his musical talent early in life. He played the violin as well as the organ, and worked as a conductor as well as a music lecturer. Many of his best-known compositions were written for the church; they include the motet In exitu Israel.Personal life
Samuel married Charlotte Louise Martin in 1793, with whom he had 3 children. A book published in 2001 provides a fascinating account of how Samuel Wesley's marriage to Charlotte finally broke up with her discovery of Samuel's affair with the 15 or 16 year old domestic servant/housekeeper Sarah Suter. Samuel and Sarah never married but had 7 children together, among them Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) who was a cathedral organist and composer of the Victorian period.Samuel died in 1837 and was buried in Saint Marylebone Old Parish Church, London.
References
- "The Letters of Samuel Wesley: Professional and Social Correspondence, 1797-1837" (edited by Philip Olleson and published 2001 by Oxford University Press)
External links
- [Works by Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)]
- [Family tree of Methodist founder John Wesley (link starts with Samuel Wesley)]
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