The letters of Samuel Wesley : professional and social correspondence, 1797-1837 / edited by Philip Olleson.
| Author/creator |
Wesley, Samuel, 1766-1837 |
| Other author/creator | Olleson, Philip, editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. |
| Description | lxiii, 516 pages : music, portrait ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Correspondence. Selections |
| Contents | The letters, 1797-1837 -- Appendix: Undatable letters, c. 1806-1837. |
| Abstract | 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. His letters to his friends and fellow musicians, over 400 of which are gathered together here for the first time, are witty and perceptive and give an unparalleled portrait of Wesley the man, and an insider's view of life in the music profession in London in the early nineteenth century. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages xiv-xviii) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001269918 |
| ISBN | 0198164238 |
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