Charles Wesley junior
Illustration — First page of Wesley's cantata The western sky was purpled o'er, in the composer's hand Charles Wesley junior (11 December 1757 – 23 May 1834) was an English organist and composer. He was the son of Sarah and Charles Wesley (the great hymn-writer and one of the founders of Methodism), and the brother of Samuel Wesley, also an organist and composer. He is usually referred to as "Charles Wesley junior" to avoid confusion with his more famous father.
Charles Wesley junior
Charles Wesley · This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Links to the British Library's website may be broken as the library recovers from a October 2023 cyber attack, and will · Public domain
- Born
- 1757 · Bristol.
- Died
- 1834 · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Kingdom of Great Britain
- Occupation
- composer
- Fields
- classical
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — First page of Wesley's cantata The western sky was purpled o'er, in the composer's hand Charles Wesley junior (11 December 1757 – 23 May 1834) was an English organist and composer. He was the son of Sarah and Charles Wesley (the great hymn-writer and one of the founders of Methodism), and the brother of Samuel Wesley, also an organist and composer. He is usually referred to as "Charles Wesley junior" to avoid confusion with his more famous father.
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Born at Bristol in 1757, died in London in 1834.
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