Samuel Wesley : the man and his music
A vivid picture of the public and private life of a professional musician in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century London.
Biographies
1 online resource (xix, 360 pages) : illustrations
9781843830313, 1843830310
666968557
Childhood and youth, 1766-1773
Early upbringing and the family concerts, 1774-1787
Adolescence: Roman Catholicism, rebellion and Charlotte, 1780-1788
Life with Charlotte, 1791-1797
Beginning a career, 1797-1805
Discovering Bach, 1805-1808
Lectures and controversy, 1809
A developing career, 1810-1811
Vincent Novello and the Portuguese Embassy Chapel, 1811-1812
The oratorio business, 1813
The established career, 1814-1816
Breakdown and recovery, 1816-1823
The career re-established, 1823-1825
The Fitzwilliam music, 1825
Byrd, the Confitebor, and Handel's hymns, 1826-1828
The return to Bristol, 1829-1830
Last years, 1830-1837
Wesley and his musical environment
Sacred vocal music
Large-scale choral music with orchestra
Secular vocal music
Instrumental music
Keyboard music