Samuel Webbe the younger (1768–1843) was an English music teacher and composer.[1]
The son ofSamuel Webbe (1740–1816), he was born in London, and studied the organ, piano, and vocal composition under his father andMuzio Clementi.[2]
Webbe in his active interest inglee clubs followed in the footsteps of his father, and composed manycanons andglees. In 1798 he moved toLiverpool, as organist to theParadise Street Unitarian Chapel, whereJohn Yates (1755–1826) was minister.[2][3]
Around 1817 Webbe joinedJohn Bernard Logier in London, teaching the use of thechiroplast. There Webbe became organist to the chapel of the Spanish embassy, before returning to Liverpool, where he was appointed organist to St. Nicholas and to St. Patrick's Roman Catholic chapel. He died atHammersmith on 25 November 1843.[2]
Webbe published, with his father,A Collection of Original Psalm Tunes, 1800. He was also the author ofanthems,madrigals, and glees, besides a Mass and a Sanctus, and a Chant forSt Paul's Cathedral. He wrote settings for numerous songs and ballads. About 1830 he publishedConvito Armonico, a collection of madrigals, glees, duets, canons, and catches, by well-known composers.[2]
Webbe married Diana Smith in 1803. Their sonEgerton Webbe (1810–1840) wrote on musical subjects; and their daughter Louisa marriedEdward Holmes.[2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Webbe, Samuel (1770?-1843)".Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 60. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
