two Masses, the Missa Solemnis and the previously mentioned Missa de Spiritu Sancto, his largest work, scored for solo voices and chorus, with strings, oboes, horns, trumpets and drums. 6 symphonies and 4 orchestral overture-type works 5 organ concertos; 4 violin concertos; 2 harpsichord concertos; 2 string quartets; the Sinfonia Obligatto in D for organ, violin and 'cello; a quintet for strings, organ and two horns. at least 65 piano (probably fortepiano) pieces (including many arrangements of popular tunes "as a rondo", e.g. Jacky Horner, (Poor) Will Putty, Widow Waddle, The deserter's meditations, Moll Pately, Kitty alone and I) and over 100 hymn tunes. His rondo arrangement of The Christmas Carol (God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen) was apparently the first version of the tune to appear in print, before 1815. anthems described by Wesley himself in a letter "too numerous to particularize". a number of arrangements of work by other composers, including adapting many of Bach's organ works to be played on the less flexible English organ of the day. Many of these were transcribed as organ duets. Many of his best-known compositions were written for the church; they include the motet In exitu Israel. His secular compositions include the five-part madrigal 'O singe unto mie roundelaie', entered for the Prize Cup, offered by the Madrigal Society in 1813 and set to the well-known poem by Thomas Chatterton. However, much of his work was published at the time of composition and then forgotten, and so copies of these works are rare and mostly unavailable in modern performing editions. A considerable body of work exists in manuscript only. Wesley's compositional style was eclectic, with influences from the late Baroque era, Classicism and, later, early Romanticism. References Michael Kassler, "Samuel Wesley's 'madness' of 1817–18", History of Psychiatry, v. part 4 (2003), pp. 459–74. J T Lightwood, "Samuel Wesley, Musician", London, Epworth (1937) External links Works by Samuel Wesley (1766–1837) Family tree of Methodist founder John Wesley (link starts with Samuel Wesley) BBC Composer of the Week: Samuel Wesley, 3–7 February, 2020 English classical composers English classical organists British male organists Freemasons of the Premier Grand Lodge of England Composers for pipe organ Musicians from Bristol 1766 births 1837 deaths Samuel 3 Sacred music composers Classical-period composers 18th-century keyboardists English male classical composers String quartet composers 18th-century British composers 18th-century British male musicians 19th-century British composers English Roman Catholics 19th-century British male musicians