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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
Poulenc
Francis Poulenc
French composer
Orlando Gibbons
English composer
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
British composer
William Boyce
British composer
Stainer, Sir John
Sir John Stainer
British composer
Samuel Sebastian Wesley
English composer
Sir Walter Parratt
British musician
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
German composer
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms
German composer
Bruckner, Anton
Anton Bruckner
Austrian composer
William Byrd
William Byrd
English composer
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre
French musician
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
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Steve Reich
American composer
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Italian composer
Olivier Messiaen.
Olivier Messiaen
French composer
Antonio de Cabezón
Spanish composer
Blow, John
John Blow
English musician
Giovanni Gabrieli
Italian composer
Thomas Weelkes
English composer