Letters of Samuel Wesley to Mr. Jacobs, Organist of Surrey Chapel, Relating to the Introduction Into This Country of the Works of John Sebastian Bach. Now First Published. Edited by His Daughter, Eliza Wesley
Samuel 1766-1837 Wesley, Benjamin 1778-1829 Jacobs
Letters of Samuel Wesley to Mr. Jacobs, Organist of Surrey Chapel, Relating to the Introduction Into This Country of the Works of John Sebastian Bach. Now First Published. Edited by His Daughter, Eliza Wesley
Samuel 1766-1837 Wesley, Benjamin 1778-1829 Jacobs
This book is a collection of letters written by Samuel Wesley, an English composer and organist, to his colleague Benjamin Jacobs. The letters concern the reception of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in England in the early 19th century and Wesley's efforts to promote Bach's work through public performances. The letters provide fascinating insights into the cultural politics of music in this period and shed light on the early reception of one of the greatest composers in Western history.
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