Wesley Bequest

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Reference
- GB 2027 Add MS 34996-35027
Alternative Id.
Dates of Creation
- 18th century-19th century
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 32 items

Scope and Content

The compositions in Add MS 34997-35011 are almost entirely by Samuel Wesley, and in his handwriting.

Access Information

Unrestricted

Not Public Record(s)

Custodial History

Bequeathed by Miss Eliza Wesley, daughter of Samuel Wesley in 1896.

Personal Names

Wesley, Eliza, 1819-1895

Archive Record|Table of contents

Wesley BequestAdd MS 34996-35027

SAMUEL WESLEY'S "First Music book, from which he learned his notes." Paper; ... Add MS 34996

RUTH, an oratorio, by Samuel Wesley. Autograph. Paper; ff. 89. 8 Sept.-26 O ... Add MS 34997

"PASTICCIO BOOK, containing Anthems, Hymns," harpsichord soloes, fragments ... Add MS 34998

PART of the oratorio "The Death of Abel," Anthems, Hymns, Services, Songs, ... Add MS 34999

MASS, in full score, dedicated to Pope Pius VI., by Samuel Wesley. Autograp ... Add MS 35000

ANTIPHONS and fragments of Masses, in score or in parts, by Samuel Wesley. ... Add MS 35001

"CONFITEBOR," in full score, by Samuel Wesley. Autograph. Paper; ff. 185. A ... Add MS 35002

ANTIPHONS, Songs, Glees, fragments of the original score of the Ode to St. ... Add MS 35003

"AN ODE to St. Cecilia," in full score, by Samuel Wesley. copy. Paper; ff. ... Add MS 35004

GLEES, Songs, etc., mostly in score, by Samuel Wesley. Mostly autograph. Pa ... Add MS 35005

PIANOFORTE ALBUM, containing in addition to numerous preludes, etc., by Sam ... Add MS 35006

ORGAN, pianoforte, and chamber music, in score and in parts, by Samuel Wesl ... Add MS 35007

Violin concertos, chamber music, etc., by Samuel Wesley. Autograph. Paper; ... Add MS 35008

VIOLIN and organ concertos, in score and in parts, by Samuel Wesley. Autogr ... Add MS 35009

OVERTURES in score and in parts, by Samuel Wesley. Partly autograph. Paper; ... Add MS 35010

SYMPHONIES, etc., in score and in parts, by Samuel Wesley. Partly autograph ... Add MS 35011

ORIGINAL PAPERS of Samuel Wesley to his mother (1776- 1812) and his wife (1 ... Add MS 35012

COLLECTIONS of Eliza Wesley relating to Samuel Wesley her father, consistin ... Add MS 35013

LECTURES on musical subjects by Samuel Wesley. Autograph. The lecturers have been so much altered from their original form that it is impossible to say when or where many of them were first delivered. Two volumes. Paper; ff. 176, 262. Quarto and Folio.Add MS 35014-35015

A SYNOPSIS by Miss Eliza Wesley of the Lectures by Samuel Wesley her father ... Add MS 35016

REGISTER of juvenile concerts given by the brothers Charles and Samuel Wesl ... Add MS 35017

ORGAN CONCERTOS in score, by Charles Wesley. Autograph. At f. 55 b is a son ... Add MS 35018

ORIGINAL LETTERS of Samuel Sebastian Wesley, addressed to his father, mothe ... Add MS 35019

MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS by Eliza Wesley relating to Samuel Sebastian Wesl ... Add MS 35020

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, book 2.Add MS 35021

MEMORANDA and correspondence relating to Bach's Fugues in the preceding vol ... Add MS 35022

MISCELLANEOUS music, viz.: (a) Anthem by Maurice Greene. f 1;-(b) Part of H ... Add MS 35023

MISCELLANEOUS MUSIC, viz.: (a) Chants by John Alcock, Robert Wainwright, He ... Add MS 35024

COLLECTION of minuets, airs, etc., arranged for the pianoforte or harpsicho ... Add MS 35025

MUSICAL autograph album of Eliza Wesley, containing short pieces, inscripti ... Add MS 35026

COLLECTIONS by Eliza Wesley relating to English and foreign composers, musi ... Add MS 35027