Samuel Webbe
Birth Year: | 1740 |
Death Year: | 1816 |
Notes: | English composer. A Roman Catholic, in 1776 he succeeded George Paxton as organist of the Sardinian Embassy Chapel, a position which he held until 1795: he was also organist and choirmaster of chapel of the Portuguese Embassy in Lincoln's Inn Fields, Webbe also published nine books of glees, between the years 1764 and 1798, and some songs. Arguably his glees are his best claim on posterity, though his church music was particularly influential. |
Compositions:
Title | Alternate Title(s) |
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Arabella Young | |
Swiftly from the Mountain Blow | |
When Winds Breathe Soft | |
You Gave Me Your Heart |