Samuel Wesley

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Born	February 24, 1766 • Bristol • England
Died	October 11, 1837 (aged 71) • London • England
Notable Family Members	son Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Francis Poulenc

French composer

Orlando Gibbons

English composer

Benjamin Britten

British composer

William Boyce

British composer

Sir John Stainer

British composer

Samuel Sebastian Wesley

English composer

Sir Walter Parratt

British musician

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer

Johannes Brahms

German composer

Anton Bruckner

Austrian composer

William Byrd

English composer

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre

French musician

Stevie Wonder

American singer, composer, and musician

Steve Reich

American composer

Girolamo Frescobaldi

Italian composer

Olivier Messiaen

French composer

Antonio de Cabezón

Spanish composer

John Blow

English musician

Giovanni Gabrieli

Italian composer

Thomas Weelkes

English composer

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