Born into one of the most distinguished families in eighteenth-century England, Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) distinguished himself as a child prodigy, an ardent devotee of the music of J. S. Bach, and as a composer, performer and music lecturer. His four extant overtures, written from the year 1778 to 1824, offer an insight into his development as a composer. This edition, drawn from the Wesley manuscripts housed in the British Library, is preceded by a commentary dealing with Wesley's life, the history of the overture as an independent for, and with Wesley's place in the history of English instrumental music.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935807 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Walker, Jeremy |
| Contributors | Adkins, Cecil, Collins, Michael |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 63 p., score (p. 65-309), Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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