Two Sacred Songs

About the author

Born in Bristol, England, Samuel Wesley was the son of noted Methodist and hymn-writer Charles Wesley and the nephew of John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist church.
Samuel Wesley was indisputably the greatest English organist of his day. His compositions were numerous and varied, and some are of the highest excellence. His instrumental music shows that he was to a certain extent a pioneer of the symphonic style in England, but it has sunk into oblivion. He is remembered by his choral works, notably the motets, which still receive fairly frequent performance in English cathedrals and elsewhere.
Samuel Wesley died in 1837 and was buried in Saint Marylebone Old Parish Church, London.

Summary

for solo voice or unison voices and organThese are charming, uncomplicated settings of texts by the composer's father, Charles Wesley.

Additional text

The first, Gentle Jesus, would make an excellent treble solo: it is fresh and innocent, and stylistically quite unfamiliar.

Product details

• Assisted by: Robin Langley (Editor), Geoffrey Webber (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Sheet music
• Released: 04.06.1998
• EAN: 9780193950658
• ISBN: 978-0-19-395065-8
• No. of pages: 8
• Dimensions: 181 mm x 255 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 15 g
• Series: Church Music Society Publications
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music