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note, to be perhaps repeated for two or three bars, at quick and 

 equal intervals, and which cannot be effected on the harpfichord 

 by one finger, as any common mulician would attempt to do, but 

 requires a change of two. 



I laid an opera fong before Mailer Wefley with fuch a pallage, 

 and happening to be at the other end of the room when he came 

 to this part of the compofition, I knew from the execution, that 

 he muft haue made ufe of fuch a change of two fingers, the 

 neceffity of which that eminent profeffor of mufic Dr. Burney 

 had fhewn me. On this I alked him from whom he had learnt 

 this method of fingering; to which his anfwer was, " from no 

 " one ; but that it was impoffible to play the pajfage with the proper 

 ** effect hi any other manner." 



In his extemporary compolitions he frequently hazarded bold 

 and uncommon modulations ; fo that I have feen that moft ex- 

 cellent mufician Mr. Charles Wefley (his elder brother 11 ) tremble 

 for him. Sam however always extricated himfelf from the diffi- 

 culties in which he appeared to be involved, in the moft mafterly 

 manner, being always poffeffed of that ferene confidence which a 

 thorough knowledge infpires, though furrounded by mufical 

 profeflbrs, who could not deem it arrogance. 



And here I will give a proof of the goodnefs of his heart, and 

 delicacy of his feelings : 



I had defired him to compofe an eafy melody in the minor third, 



h Mr. Charles Wefley hath compofed fome Angular peices for two 

 organs, which would have great merit if performed by others, but have 

 ftlM more fo when executed by the two brothers, as they are fo well ac- 

 quainted with each other's manner of playing, and are lb amazingly ac- 

 curate in the precifion of their time. Such as have heard the two Pin's in 

 duets for the hautbois may well conceive the effect of'thefe comoofitions 

 from the Wefley's. 1 



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