Autograph letter signed, dated : West Norwood Jan. 2 1895, to [Joseph Bennett], 1895 Jan. 2.

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Autograph letter signed, dated : West Norwood Jan. 2 1895, to [Joseph Bennett], 1895 Jan. 2.

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Relating an incident told to him by Dr. [Samuel Sebastian] Wesley concerning his anthem The Wilderness: the Dean & Chapter of St. Paul's declined to subscribe to the work and later asked for the loan of copies; Wesley declined the request, and the Cathedral commissioned John Goss to write music to the same words.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Goss, John, 1800-1880

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Bennett, Joseph, 1831-1911

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Sloman, Robert, 1830?-1895.

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English organist and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : West Norwood Jan. 2 1895, to [Joseph Bennett], 1895 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669881 ...

Mary Flagler Cary Music Collection (Pierpont Morgan Library)

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