WESLEY, SAMUEL

(24 February 1766, Bristol, England – 11 October 1837, London)

Son ofCharles Wesley, perhaps the finest Englishorganistof his time. He greatly admired the Roman Catholicpolyphonictradition and composed sixmassesand over 50motetsto Latin texts as well as many Anglicananthems, hymns, and muchservicemusic as well asvoluntariesand other works for organ.