The Letters of Samuel Wesley
Professional and Social Correspondence 1797-1837
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 5 April 2001
- ISBN 9780198164234
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages580 pages
- Size 242x163x34 mm
- Weight 1122 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 3 plates, 20 music examples 0
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Short description:
Samuel Wesley (1766-1837), the son of the hymn-writer Charles Wesley and the nephew of John Wesley, was one of the leading composers and organists of his day, a rebel, and a misfit. He converted from Methodism to Roman Catholicism, and his controversial views on marriage led to the desertion of his wife and a long-term relationship with a woman 28 years his junior. His music has become increasingly well known in recent years, and these letters to his friends and fellow musicians are the most extensive of any musician of the period, offering an unparalleled view of life as a professional musician in London in the early nineteenth century.
MoreLong description:
Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) was the son of the hymn-writer Charles Wesley and the nephew of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. He was one of the leading composers in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England, and the finest organist of his day. He was also a misfit and a rebel, renowned for his outspoken views, his frequently wild behaviour, and his irregular personal life. He converted from Methodism to Roman Catholicism, and his controversial views on marriage led to the desertion of his wife and a long-term relationship with a woman 28 years his junior. His music has become increasingly well known in recent years, and these letters to his friends and fellow musicians, over 400 of which are gathered together here for the first time, present both a witty, perceptive, and unparalleled portrait of Wesley the man, and an insider's view of life in the music profession in London in the early nineteenth century.
... excellent Biographical Introduction ... Philip Olleson has done a tremendous service to the historians of both music and Methodism by not only making the correspondence accessible but providing such extensive and scholarly footnotes ... a valuable addition to the available literature on the Wesley family at a time when Samuel's music is becoming more widely available.
Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations and Cue Titles
Chronology
Biographical Introduction
Textual Introduction
THE LETTERS
Appendix: Undatable Letters
Index
