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Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Short Name: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Full Name: Wesley, Samuel Sebastian, 1810-1876
Birth Year: 1810
Death Year: 1876

Samuel Sebastian Wesley (b. London, England, 1810; d. Gloucester, England, 1876) was an English organist and composer. The grandson of Charles Wesley, he was born in London, and sang in the choir of the Chapel Royal as a boy. He learned composition and organ from his father, Samuel, completed a doctorate in music at Oxford, and composed for piano, organ, and choir. He was organist at Hereford Cathedral (1832-1835), Exeter Cathedral (1835-1842), Leeds Parish Church (1842­-1849), Winchester Cathedral (1849-1865), and Gloucester Cathedral (1865-1876). Wesley strove to improve the standards of church music and the status of church musicians; his observations and plans for reform were published as A Few Words on Cathedral Music and the Music System of the Church (1849). He was the musical editor of Charles Kemble's A Selection of Psalms and Hymns (1864) and of the Wellburn Appendix of Original Hymns and Tunes (1875) but is best known as the compiler of The European Psalmist (1872), in which some 130 of the 733 hymn tunes were written by him.

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Wikipedia Biography

Samuel Sebastian Wesley (14 August 1810 – 19 April 1876) was an English organist and composer. Wesley married Mary Anne Merewether and had 6 children. He is often referred to as S.S. Wesley to avoid confusion with his father Samuel Wesley.

Tunes by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (132)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
ACHILLS. S. Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)234321 43671 21715
ALCESTER (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley, 1810-1876 (Arranger)1453215 16543 65432
ALLELUIA (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)4411716 56712 35665
APOSTLESSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)211123 44334 23217
ARRANSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)751217 13217 6517
ASHBURTON (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)533432 66565 4367
ATONEMENT (Wesley)S. S. Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)337165 43212 2
AURELIASamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)93633343 32116 54345
BARNBY'S HYMNARY, TUNE 596Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus.D. (1810-1876) (Composer)215171 21717 12343
BASEL (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)255567 11765 34212
BATH NEWS. S. Wesley (1810-76) (Composer)332717 61436 76536
BEDMINSTERSamuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)332122 34517 65311
BERKSHIRE (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)151364 32125 132
DONCASTER (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)1451346 55657 12551
[Chant] (Wesley 35314)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)235314 43213 25634
BOLTON (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)215171 42117 12343
BOVEYSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)234567 12171 17
BOWDENSamuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Harmonizer)553432 13517 65565
BRECKNOCKSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)553217 13216 54342
BRIGHTON (13565)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Harmonizer)213565 44351 71232
BRIXTONSamuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)317121 71234 3323
BUDESamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)613211 43325 12432
BURYSamuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)311712 35322 43117
CAMBRIDGE (Harrison)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Arranged)2113212 17123 54325
CASTLEFORDS. S. Wesley (Arranger)313216 54335 1765
[Chant] (Wesley 54326)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)254326 51321
CHICHESTER NEWSamuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Harmonizer)253451 62765 67176
CHILTONSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)213216 54351 63455
CLEVEDON (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)531571 76654 32123
COLCHESTER (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley (Composer)2235142 17151 76254
COMMUNION (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)232122 36543 33517
CORNWALL (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)2235321 17653 21436
DAWN (Wesley)S. S. Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)235156 53214 43654
DAY-STARSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)251717 66555 13321
NUREMBURG (12314)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, (1810-1876) (Harmonizer)212314 32235 54512
KENT (Lampe)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)453716 54332 54576
DIES IRAE (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)255132 17312 34434
DURHAM (Ravenscroft)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Harmonizer)115365 31243 56655
ELLINGHAM (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)1533211 23453 51765
ELTHAM (Gawthorn)S. S. Wesley (Harmonizer)715325 43252 76554
ENGEDI (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (Composer)212532 12171 25321
EPIPHANY (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)851654 32132 17712
EPWORTH (C. Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)113513 26543 51765
EPWORTH (S. S. Wesley)S. S. Wesley (1810-76) (Composer)356517 66553 21232
ETERNITY (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)756651 44321 43511
EWYAS HAROLDSamuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus.D. (1810-1876) (Composer)1234322 21165 43543
FAITH (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)533214 43565 43325
FIDUCIA (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (Composer)817143 21234 5642
GILBOASamuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)213532 17154 32351
GLASBURYSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)355671 43217 17761
GLASTONBURY (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)256717 65565 67176
GRACE DIEUSamuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)251325 12215 55176
GROSMONT (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)253123 45517 65431
GROSVENOR (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)235111 65564 53543
GWEEDORESamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)534326 51153 21123
HALTON HOLGATES. S. Wesley (1810-1876) (Harmonizer)931512 34436 57143
HAMPTON (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus.D. (1810-1876) (Composer)234565 43215 31765
HARBRIDGESamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)232143 22536 54323
HAREWOOD (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley (Composer)5056712 17543 2
HAWARDENSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)1651776 55123 21517
HAYES (William Hayes)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Harmonizer)254366 54321 77123
HEIMWEHS. S. Wesley (Composer)451717 66555 13321
HEREFORD (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)3133212 43321 22
[Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts] (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)431425 31433 33217
[Holy, holy, holy Lord] (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley (Composer)411336 53453 22567
HORA NOVISSIMA (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus.D. (1810-1876) (Composer)312343 32321 2321
HORNSEY (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (Composer)555132 34532 12561
HOUGHTON (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley (Composer)633432 17136 54217
BRESLAUSamuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Harmonizer)111161 27667 12567
MENDEBRASS. S. Wesley (Composer)112333 21215 13555
KENSINGTON (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)217567 12371 23123
KINGDOM (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (Composer)313256 54356 55455
LEAD ME, LORDSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)4832143 21332 53212
LEYDEN (Spohr)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus. D. (1810-1876) (Arranger)833234 25176 65543
LISBON (Read)S. S. Wesley, 1810-76 (Harmonizer)116512 33214 32511
LIVERPOOL (Wainwright)S. S. Wesley (Harmonizer)213515 42165 56655
LOB SEI DEM ALLMÄCHTIGEN GOTT (Crüger)Johann Crüger, 1598-1662 (Composer)111235 43251 76554
[Lord, have mercy upon us] (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley (Composer)233333 32223 45554
[Chant] (Wesley 33422)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)433422 21171
MARAH (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (Composer)273665 67317 62765
MARTYRS (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)332432 65714 33216
GRATITUDE (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)1635332 14322 34567
DOVER (Williams)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)153657 11717 65345
MORNING (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810 - 1876 (Composer)532117 12321
MORNING HYMN (Barthélemon)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Arranger)412333 43222 5454
ITALIAN HYMNSamuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Harmonizer)553121 71123 45432
NEEDHAM (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)613256 542
NUNC DIMITTIS (THE SONG OF SIMEON)S. S. Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)211277 76656
[O Lord, my God, O Lord, my God]S. S. Wesley (Composer)233343 26554 32343
[O Spirit of the living God] (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (Composer)532127 12365 43233
ORISONSSamuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)555311 11111 55311
PATMOS (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810 - 1876 (Composer)553333 33266
PILGRIMAGE (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (Composer)217123 32123 46551
PROVIDENCE (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (1810-76) (Composer)312343 25433 24345
RADFORDSamuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810 - 1876 (Composer)1251231 43322 34533
REFUGE (Wesley)S. S. Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)331712 33454 23565
RELIANCE (WESLEY)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)313456 54322 13345
REMEMBRANCE (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley (Composer)635321 65435 15655
RIDGE (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)211765 32343 42
ROSS (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus. Doc. (1810-1874) (Composer)132143 23234 57654
SEBASTIAN (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley (Composer)433221 11123 55443
SEELENBRÄUTIGAMSamuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810 - 1876 (Harmonizer)711712 12321 34543
SERUGSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)317121 71321 43217
SNOHOMISHSamuel S. Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)453154 33214 36514
SOMERLEYSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)232117 12321 5
ST. MICHAEL NEWSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)235317 12321 23455
ST. OLAVE (Hudson)S. S. Wesley (Harmonizer)113456 17143 23
ST. SEBASTIAN (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)833432 17136 54217
O DER ALLESSamuel Sebastian Wesley (19th c.) (Arranger)112323 45512 32171
STREATLEYSamuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Harmonizer)132171 23543 21712
SUSANNAHDr. S. S. Wesley (Composer)251364 31251 325
[Chant] (Wesley 51653)S. S. Wesley (Composer)251653 12171
EDEN (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley (Composer)4433221 11113 55443
[Chant] (Wesley 56171)S. S. Wesley (Composer)256171 43221
TIMES. S. Wesley (1810-76) (Composer)332165 54371 23654
TRINITY (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (Composer)631425 31144 31712
TUNE 272Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus. D. (1819-1876) (Composer)515345 66532 14321
ULM (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)251556 71764 56653
USEDOMSamuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Harmonizer)215342 32123 45654
WELLS (Wesley)S. S. Wesley (1810-76) (Composer)313517 16655 55534
WESLEY (Wesley)Samuel S. Wesley (Composer)513215 43234 56321
WESLEYSSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)417123 21611 21332
WESTON (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) (Composer)212321 27134 51765
WETHERBYSamuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)2535321 56655 17765
[When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion] (Wesley)S.S. Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)356717 14322 1
WIGAN (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)913243 65432 17132
WILLINGHAM (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)151346 55654 23671
WIMBLEDON (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810 - 1876 (Composer)1651243 22345 65332
WINSCOTTSamuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)3033216 54334 32171
AYLESBURY (Chetham)Samuel S. Wesley (Harmonizer)215432 15765 45321
WRESTLING JACOB (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 (Composer)813523 2123
[Zion, the marvelous story be telling] (Wesley)Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Composer)656665 43512 17532

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